Sunday Bird Walk: Englishman River Estuary, March 07/04. 9:30 a.m. to
11:20 a.m.

Observers: 12 Sunday birders

Weather: Light rain, very strong winds and about 7?C.

Highlights: The Peregrine Falcon carrying prey flew right in front and
above us. There were two Eurasian Wigeon in with the American Wigeon.
Several flocks of Dunlin and Black Turnstones flew in small clouds over
the shoreline.

Number of Species: 59
Pacific Loon
Brandt's Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Greater Scaup
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Bald Eagle
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Killdeer
Black Oystercatcher
Black Turnstone
Dunlin
Mew Gull
California Gull
Herring Gull
Thayer's Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Hutton's Vireo
Steller's Jay
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bushtit
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Bewick's Wren
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Varied Thrush
European Starling
Spotted Towhee
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Purple Finch
House Finch
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin

The Sunday Bird Walks are presented by
THE BACKYARD WILDBIRD & NATURE STORE
6-6404 METRAL DRIVE, NANAIMO
Phone 390-3669
Toll Free 1-888-249-4145
e-mail: thebackyard at shaw.ca

The next Sunday bird walk will be held on March 21/04

Good birding
Neil Robins
Nanaimo
British Columbia