NANAIMO BIRD REPORT -----â GO BIRDING--EXPLORE NATUREâ
To report your sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or e-mail us at
thebackyard@shaw.ca
Please remember, when reporting a sighting, to leave your name and phone
number along with the date, the species and location of your sighting.
Sunday, June 16, 2013:
The Sunday bird walk went to Springwood Park in Parksville. It was partly
sunny and quite warm.
Common Yellowthroat were singing just off the road.
A female
American Kestrel was perched on a hydro line over the meadows. We
head a
Red-eyed Vireo singing for the longest time but we couldnât get sight
of him. We spotted a
Sharp-shinned Hawk perched high in a snag to finish
the walk.
Twelve birders including two visiting birders from Seattle saw and heard the
following forty-six species:
Turkey Vulture,
Bald Eagle,
Red-tailed Hawk,
Sharp-shinned Hawk, American
Kestrel,
Band-tailed Pigeon,
Anna's Hummingbird,
Rufous Hummingbird, Hairy
Woodpecker,
Northern Flicker,
Pileated Woodpecker,
Red-breasted Sapsucker,
Willow Flycatcher,
Pacific-slope Flycatcher,
Northwestern Crow, California
Quail,
Ring-necked Pheasant,
Common Raven,
Violet-green Swallow, Common
Nighthawk,
Chestnut-backed Chickadee,
Red-breasted Nuthatch,
Brown Creeper,
Bewick's Wren,
Pacific Wren,
Bushtit,
Swainson's Thrush,
American Robin,
Cedar Waxwing,
European Starling,
Orange-crowned Warbler,
Yellow Warbler,
McGillivray's Warbler,
Common Yellowthroat,
Wilson's Warbler, Western
Tanager,
Spotted Towhee,
Brown-headed Cowbird,
Song Sparrow, White-crowned
Sparrow,
Dark-eyed Junco,
Black-headed Grosbeak,
Purple Finch, American
Goldfinch,
Pine Siskin and
Red Crossbill.
Saturday, June 15:
Common Nighthawk were seen over Morell Circle in Nanaimo.
A large number of
Cedar Waxwing were seen in the 7200 block of Aulds Road
in Nanaimo.
Thursday, June 13:
A Three-toed Woodpecker, A
Gray Jay and
Band-tailed Pigeon were seen at
Paradise Meadows at Mount Washington.
A
Common Nighthawk, a
Dark-eyed Junco and
Red Crossbill were seen at
Miracle Beach
Wednesday, June 12:
A
Black Swift and a
Red-breasted Sapsucker were seen at Sproat Lake.
Tuesday, June 11:
The Tuesday bird walk went to the Moorecroft Regional Park in Nanoose Bay.
The morning was mostly cloudy with a few sunny periods. We were entertained
by watching all of the many Annaâs and
Rufous Hummingbird at the feeders
near the caretakerâs house. A pair of
Downy Woodpecker was feeding at the
suet feeders there. A
Pileated Woodpecker led us through the first part of
the walk, first by chopping on a stump and then leading us for a long
distance along the trail, feeding on the ground. Our scopes gave us great
views of a
Townsend's Warbler singing at the top of a very tall conifer
tree. We saw a lone
Marbled Murrelet on the Strait of Georgia riding the
waves. We spotted a
Varied Thrush feeding in the grass at the meadow. A
Pacific-sloped Flycatcher,
Black-throated Gray Warbler, a
Cedar Waxwing, a
Red-winged Blackbird and a
Yellow-rumped Warbler appeared at the marsh to
put on a display for us.
Twenty birders, including two visiting birders from Ohio saw and heard the
following thirty-five species:
Canada Goose,
Turkey Vulture,
Bald Eagle,
Belted Kingfisher, Marbled
Murrelet,
Anna's Hummingbird,
Rufous Hummingbird,
Red-breasted Sapsucker,
Downy Woodpecker,
Hairy Woodpecker,
Northern Flicker,
Pileated Woodpecker,
Pacific-slope Flycatcher,
Orange-crowned Warbler,
Yellow-rumped Warbler,
Black-throated Gray Warbler,
Townsend's Warbler,
Northwestern Crow, Common
Raven,
Brown Creeper,
Chestnut-backed Chickadee,
Red-breasted Nuthatch,
Pacific Wren, Swainsonâs Thrush,
Varied Thrush,
American Robin, Cedar
Waxwing,
European Starling,
Western Tanager,
Red-winged Blackbird, Spotted
Towhee,
Chipping Sparrow,
Song Sparrow,
White-crowned Sparrow, Dark-eyed
Junco and
American Goldfinch.
A Black and White Warbler was reported at Spider Lake but there are no
confirming photos.
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Everyone is welcome to join us for a 2-3 hour bird walk on the Sunday and
Tuesday mornings. We leave from the Store at 9 a.m. Sunday Mornings and go
to a different location in and around Nanaimo and from the Parksville Beach
Community Park at 9 a.m. on Tuesdays and go to different areas in and around
the Oceanside area.
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The Tuesday bird walk on June 18, 2013 will be going to the Lot Ten in
Qualicum Beach. We will meet at Parksville Bay next to the Lions Playground
at 9:00 a.m. or at Lot Ten on the forest side of Highway 19a at Kinkade Road
in north Qualicum Beach at about 9:30 a.m.
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The Sunday Bird Walk on June 24, 2013, will be going to Buttertubs Marsh in
Nanaimo. We will meet at the bird store at 9:00 a.m. or at the parking area
at Buttertubs Marsh off Bowen Road at about 9:15 a.m.
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Good birding
Neil Robins
THE BACKYARD WILDBIRD & NATURE STORE
6314 Metral Drive
Nanaimo B.C.
V9T-2L8
Phone: 250-390-3669
Fax: 250-390-1633
Email: thebackyard@shaw.ca
Blog: www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com