The Nanaimo Bird Alert
provided by
The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
To report your sightings phone
The Bird Alert at: 390-3029 or
The Store at: 390-3669
e-mail: thebackyard at shaw.ca

Please remember when reporting a sighting to leave your name, phone
number along with the date and location of your sighting.


Monday October 04, 2004:
A RED-TAILED HAWK was observed being pursued by two COMMON RAVENS over Corfield Road in Parksville.

Sunday October 03:
The Sunday Bird Walk went to Neck Point Park. Ten Sunday birders found the following 42 Species:
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Red-necked Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Mallard
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Common Merganser
Peregrine Falcon
California Quail
Black Oystercatcher
Spotted Sandpiper
Black Turnstone
Surfbird
Mew Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Anna's Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Flicker
Steller's Jay
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bushtit
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Bewick's Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Varied Thrush
European Starling
Townsend's Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
House Finch
Pine Siskin

Thursday September 30:
One BOHEMIAN WAXWING was seen along Dorsett Road in Qualicum Beach.
An ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD is coming to feeders in the 2000 block of Cooke Street in Comox.

Wednesday September 29:
An ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD was seen coming to feeders along Benson View Road In Nanaimo.

Tuesday September 28:
One MUTE SWAN was seen feeding in saltwater at the mouth of the Little
Qualicum River. Two RED THROATED LOONS were seen close to shore at Qualicum Beach.

For further information on these sightings or for help in identifying a
bird please call:

The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
at (250) 390-3669
Toll Free at 1-888-249-4145
e-mail: thebackyard at shaw.ca

There will be no Sunday Bird Walk this Sunday October 10. The Sunday Bird Walks will resume on October 17.

Good Birding!
Neil Robins
Nanaimo
British Columbia