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
Birding Vancouver Island: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland
Please remember, when reporting a sighting, to leave your name and phone
number, along with the date and location of your sighting.

Sunday October 08, 2006:
AMERICAN WIGEON, COMMON MERGANGERS, MALLARDS, NORTHERN PINTAIL,
WHITE-WINGED, SURF and BLACK SCOTERS, MEW and GLACOUS-WINGED GULLS, a BALD
EAGLE, GREAT BLUE HERONS and SAVANNAH SPARROWS were seen at the Nanoose Bay
Estuary.

Saturday October 07:
A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was spotted at Columbia Beach
A female ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD, DARK-EYED JUNCOS and STELLER'S JAY are visiting
feeders in the 2300 block of Marlborough Drive in the Lynburn area of
Nanaimo.
ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRDS are regularly visiting feeders in the morning and
evening each day in the 500 block of Vancouver Avenue in Nanaimo.

Friday October 06:
An unidentified ALBATROSS was seen at 12 noon today about 200
yards from a deck in Saltair, cruising north up the Stuart Channel. It had
the
typical large wingspan of an ALBATROSS, with a light grey body and darker
grey
wings.

Thursday October 05:
ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRDS, PILEATED WOODPECKER, AMERICAN ROBIN,
DARK-EYED JUNCOS, STELLER'S JAYS and SONG SPARROWS were seen in a backyard
along Ellis Place next to Planta Park in Nanaimo.

Monday October 02:
DUNLINS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, PIGEON GUILLEMOT were sighted at the
Englishman River Estuary, Plummer Road side in Parksville.
ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD, STELLER'S JAYS, NORTHERN FLICKERS, HOUSE
FINCHES,PURPLE FINCHES, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, CHESTNUT-BACKED
CHICKADEES, DARK-EYED JUNCOS, SPOTTED TOWHEES and a SHARP-SHINNED
HAWK were seen in a yard in the 2100 block of Lancashire Avenue in Nanaimo.

Sunday October 01,
BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS and SAVANNAH SPARROWS were seen at French
Creek.
A RUDDY TURNSTONE was seen in with over twenty BLACK TURNSTONES, a
THAYERS GULL and EUROPEAN STARLINGS were spotted along the tide line at
Qualicum Beach.
BLACK, SURF and WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were seen off Kinkade Road north
of Qualicum Beach.
One WHIMBREL was spotted on the rocky beach off north Helliwell Park at
Hornby Island.

Saturday September 30:
One DOWNY WOODPECKER was seen along upper Bay Street in Nanaimo.
200 PACIFIC LOONS were seen off south Helliwell Park bluffs at Hornby
Island.

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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The Nanoose Naturalists
Monthly Meeting
Thursday, October 12 at 7:00 pm
Nanoose Library,
Nanoose Bay
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Arrowsmith Naturalists
Monthly Meeting,
Monday, October 23 at 7:30 pm.
Springwood Middle School,
Parksville
Guest Speaker
"Michele Deakin "
of the Seagrass Conservation Working Group
will speak on
"Eel Grass - Key to Ocean Survival"
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Nanaimo Field Naturalists
Monthly Meeting
Guest Speaker " Mike Yip"
Wednesday, October 25 at 7:30 PM,
Bowen Park Activity Centre,
Nanaimo.
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The Sunday Bird Walk on October 15, will be going to the Nanaimo River
Estuary.
Meet at the Bird Store at 8:30 a.m. or at the end of Raines Road at about
9:00
a.m.
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Good Birding!
Neil Robins
Nanaimo
British Columbia














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