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 February 04, 2007:
The Sunday Bird Walk went to the Englishman River Estuary, Plummer Road
side, in Parksville. Eleven birders found the following forty-three
species: COMMON and PACIFIC LOONS, HORNED GREBE, BRANT,DOUBLED-CRESTED and
PELAGIC CORMORANTS, GREAT BLUE HERON, CANADA GOOSE, BRANT GOOSE, AMERICAN
WIGEON, MALLARD, NORTHERN PINTAIL, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, SURF and WHITE-WINGED
SCOTERS, BUFFLEHEAD, COMMON GOLDENEYE, BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, BALD EAGLE, MEW
GULL,THAYER'S GULL, GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL, BLACK TURNSTONE, BLACK-BELLIED
PLOVERS, DUNLIN, BELTED KINGFISHER, NORTHERN FLICKER, STELLERS JAY,
NORTHWESTERN CROW, CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEE, BEWICK'S WREN, GOLDEN-CROWNED
KINGLET, AMERICAN ROBIN, VARIED THRUSH, EUROPEAN STARLING, SPOTTED TOWHEE,
SONG SPARROW, GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW, HOUSE SPARROW, HOUSE FINCH, PURPLE
FINCH, DARK-EYED JUNCO and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD.

Friday February 02:
Two WILSON'S SNIPE were seen feeding in a small steam on the Cottonwood Golf
Course in south Nanaimo.
A white juvenile SNOW GOOSE was spotted in with CANADA GEESE at Rathtevor
Provincial Park.

Thursday February 01:
A pair of TOWENSEND'S WARBLERS and CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEES are visiting
suet feeders in the 1100 block of Stymie Close Chartwell area of Qualicum
Beach. A RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET was spotted in the 6000 block of Tweedsmuir
Crescent in Nanaimo.
There was an unconfirmed report of two TURKEY VULTURES over the Nanaimo
dump along Cedar Road in south Nanaimo.

Wednesday January 31:
The Wednesday Bird Walk went to the Little Qualicum River Estuary.
Among the highlights of the morning were TRUMPETER SWANS, WESTERN GREBE,
PACIFIC LOONS, a large raft of BLACK SCOTERS and seven GREAT BLUE HERONS
that flew over us through the fog.
The morning fog lifted for an hour for the thirteen birders to find the
following fifty species: PACIFIC LOON, COMMON LOON, HORNED GREBE, WESTERN
GREBE, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, TRUMPETER SWAN, CANADA GOOSE, AMERICAN
WIGEON, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, MALLARD, NORTHERN PINTAIL, GREATER SCAUP, LESSER
SCAUP, HARLEQUIN DUCK, LONG-TAILED DUCK, BLACK SCOTER, SURF SCOTER,
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, COMMON GOLDENEYE, BUFFLEHEAD, RED-BREASTED MERGANSER,
COMMON MERGANSER, GREAT BLUE HERON, BALD EAGLE, SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, BLACK
TURNSTONE, DUNLIN, BLACK OYSTERCATCHER, MEW GULL, GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL,
WESTERN GULL,THAYER'S GULL, HERRING GULL, MARBLED MURRELET,BELTED
KINGFISHER, NORTHERN FLICKER, STELLER'S JAY, NORTHWESTERN CROW, HERMIT
THRUSH, AMERICAN ROBIN, EUROPEAN STARLING, MARSH WREN, BEWICK'S WREN, WINTER
WREN, GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET,CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEE, HOUSE FINCH, SONG
SPARROW, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD and BREWER'S BLACKBIRD

Tuesday January 30:
A white juvenile SNOW GOOSE was seen in with a flock of CANADA GEESE at
Parksville Community Park near Parksville Bay. The SNOW GOOSE was being
hassled by the CANADAS but was holding its own. AMERICAN WIGEONS, WESTERN,
GLAUCOUS-WINGED and THAYER'S GULLS were also in the Park.

Monday January 29:
Three EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in the 100 block of Copper Place in
Parksville. Over five PINE GROSBEAKS were seen along Granite Park Road in
Nanaimo. ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRDS are visiting feeders in Yellow Point.

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, February 08, 2007 at 7:00 pm
Nanoose Library,
Nanoose Bay
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Nanaimo Field Naturalists
Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at 7:30 PM,
Bowen Park Activity Centre,
Nanaimo.
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Arrowsmith Naturalists
Monthly Meeting,
Guest Speaker -- Dr. Richard Mackie, University of Victora.
"Steam in the Mountains: The Logging History of Vancouver Island before
1950".
Monday, February 26, 2007 at 7:30 pm.
Springwood Middle School,
Parksville
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EVERYONE IS WELCOME ON THE WEDNESDAY MORNING BIRD WALK, sponsored by the
BACKYARD WILDBIRD AND NATURE STORE. We will be ?Fair Weather Birders? for
the winter--snow, rain and/or heavy winds will deter us. We will leave The
Parksville Civic and Technology Centre on Jensen Avenue and McCarter Street
at 9 a.m. every Wednesday, and go to a different area in and around
Parksville/Qualicum Beach each week. BRING YOUR BINOCULARS AND JOIN US FOR
A MORNING OF BIRDING.
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The Wednesday Bird Walk on February 07, 2007 will be going to the Deep Bay.
We will meet at the east parking lot of The Parksville Civic and Technology
Centre at Jensen Avenue and McCarter Street at 9:00 a.m. in Parksville or at
the Parking lot at the Deep Bay Marina at about 9:30 a.m. DEEP BAY IS ABOUT
30 MINUTES UP ISLAND FROM PARKSVILLE
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EVERYONE IS WELCOME ON THE SUNDAY MORNING BIRD WALK, sponsored by the
BACKYARD WILDBIRD AND NATURE STORE. We leave the store at 9 a.m. and go to a
different area in and around Nanaimo each week. BRING YOUR BINOCULARS AND
JOIN US FOR A MORNING OF BIRDING.
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The Sunday Bird Walk on February 11, 2007 will be going to Nanoose
Estuary--weather permitting--winds, torrential rains and snow will deter us!
Meet at the Bird Store at 9:00 a.m. or the beach behind the Church Camp off
Highway 19 and Arlington Road at about 9:15 a.m.
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Good Birding!
Neil Robins
Nanaimo
British Columbia
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