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
Website: www.thebirdstore.ca

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

Wednesday April 12, 2006:
Two BAND-TAILED PIGEONS were seen in the 7500 block of Superior Road in
lower Lantzville.
Twelve GREATER YELLOWLEGS, one AMERICAN PIPIT, and one ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW
were spotted at the Nanaimo River Estuary in south Nanaimo.
Several ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS were seen and heard at the Fairwinds Golf
Course in Nanoose Bay.

Tuesday April 11:
A WILSON'S SNIPE was seen at Somenos Creek in Duncan.
A MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS were seen at Neck Point Park
in Nanaimo.
A COMMON YELLOWTHROAT was seen at the Morrell Nature Sanctuary in Nanaimo.
A HOUSE WREN was spotted at Beban Park in Nanaimo.
A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was seen in the 1200 block of Nelson Street in
Nanaimo.

Monday April 10:
Two HOUSE FINCH and a PURPLE FINCH were seen in the 500 block of Sperling
Road in Nanaimo.
A female RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD was seen coming to feeders in the 200 block of
Dawkins Lane in Nanaimo.

Sunday April 09:
A female MOUNTIAN BLUEBIRD, three TREE SWALLOWS, over 200 VIOLET-GREEN
SWALLOWS, a NORTHERN HARRIER and two YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were seen at
the Nanaimo River Estuary in south Nanaimo.
A pair of WOOD DUCKS, an AMERICAN DIPPER and two YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were
seen at the Little Qualicum River Fish Hatchery in Qualicum Beach.
Two AMERICAN GOLDFINCH are visiting feeders in the Eagle Park area of
Nanaimo.
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS, a yellow variance HOUSE FINCH and AMERICAN GOLDFINCH
are coming to feeders in the Little Qualicum River Estates just north of
Qualicum Beach.
The Sunday Bird Walk went to Legacy Marsh in upper Lantzville. Fifteen
birders found thirty-six species. Among the highlights were a pair of
PEREGRINE FALCONS, a MERLIN, GOLDEN-CROWNED and RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS and a
kettle of TURKEY VULTURES circled above us.
The sightings for today were:
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Canada Geese
Wood Duck
Mallard
Pied-billed Grebe
BuffleHead
Ring-neched Duck
Hooded Merganser
Red-tailed Hawk
Merlin
Pergrine Falcon
Rufous Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Steller's Jay
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bushtit
Bewick's Wren
Winter Wren
Marsh Wren
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Purple Finch

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
www.thebirdstore.ca
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Arrowsmith Naturalists
Monthly Meeting,
Springwood School Parksville
Monday, April 24, 7:30 pm.
Mariana Vetrici wil speak on
"How Superior Seedlings are Produced
for Reforestation"
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Nanaimo Field Naturalists
Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, April 26, 7:30 PM,
Bowen Park Activity Centre,
Nanaimo.
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The Nanoose Naturalists
Monthly Meeting
Thursday, May 11, 7:00 pm
Nanoose Library,
Nanoose Bay
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There will not be a Sunday Bird Walk on April 16, 2006. "HAPPY EASTER!"
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The next Sunday Bird Walk, April 23, 2006 will be going to Morrell Nature
Sanctuary . Meet at the Bird Store at 8:30 am or at the parking lot at
Morrell Nature Sanctuary (off Nanaimo Lakes Road) at about 8:45 am.
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PURPLE MARTINS should begin to show up in the next week or so.
Please send your first sighting reports with location, date, time and
observer
information to Bruce Cousens at pmartins at island.net.
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Good Birding!
Neil Robins
Nanaimo
British Columbia
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