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
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 11, 2007:
The Sunday Bird Walk went to the Nanoose Estuary. Fourteen birders found
the following twenty-eight species: PACIFIC LOON, COMMON LOON, HORNED GREBE,
CANADA GOOSE, TRUMPETER SWAN, MUTE SWAN, AMERICAN WIGEON, MALLARD, NORTHERN
PINTAIL, GREEN-WINGED TEAL,WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, BLACK SCOTER, SURF SCOTER,
BUFFLEHEAD, COMMON GOLDENEYE, RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, BALD EAGLE, COOPERS
HAWK, SHARP-SHINNED HAWK,MEW GULL, THAYER'S GULL, GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL,
NORTHWESTERN CROW, COMMON RAVEN, SONG SPARROW, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD,
BEWICK'S WREN and HOUSE FINCH.

Saturday February 10:
A slate-colored DARK-EYED JUNCO was seen feeding in a backyard at Superior
and Lantzville Roads in Lower Lantzville.

Friday February 09:
A PEREGRINE FALCON was spotted near Cassidy in south Nanaimo.

Wednesday February 07:
The Wednesday Bird Walk on Febuary 07 was cancelled because of the rainy
weather. We scouted out the area at Deep Bay and saw at least 150 plus
LONG-TAILED DUCKS (oldsquaw), probably over 100 PACIFIC LOONS in a large
raft off shore and variety of seabirds on the water. Two birders from
Gabrolia Island did brave the rain for the Wednesday Bird Walk and we spent
some more time studying the LONG-TAILED DUCKS, not five feet from shore.
Very nice! We shall try Deep Bay again next Wednesday and look for nicer
weather!!
We sighted the following thirty-five species: PACIFIC LOON, COMMON LOON,
HORNED GREBE, BRANDT'S CORMORANT, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, TRUMPETER SWAN,
CANADA GOOSE, AMERICAN WIGEON, MALLARD, GREATER SCAUP, LESSER SCAUP,
LONG-TAILED DUCK, BLACK SCOTER, SURF SCOTER, WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, COMMON
GOLDENEYE, BUFFLEHEAD, RED-BREASTED MERGANSER , GREAT BLUE HERON, BALD
EAGLE, BLACK TURNSTONE, DUNLIN, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL,
THAYER'S GULL, ROCK PIGEON, NORTHERN FLICKER, STELLER'S JAY, NORTHWESTERN
CROW,COMMON RAVEN, AMERICAN ROBIN, EUROPEAN STARLING, SONG SPARROW,
DARK-EYED JUNCO and SPOTTED TOWHEE.

Monday February 05:
Three GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were seen at the Surfside mobile home park
in Parksville.

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
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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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The Nanoose Naturalists
Monthly Meeting
Thursday,March 08, 2007 at 7:00 pm
Nanoose Library,
Nanoose Bay
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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 14, 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, near the cafe, at the Deep Bay Marina at about 9:40 a.m.
DEEP BAY IS ABOUT 40 MINUTES UP ISLAND ON HIGHWAY 19A 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 18, 2007 will be going to Neck Point Park
in Nanaimo--weather permitting--winds, torrential rains and snow will deter
us!
Meet at the Bird Store at 9:00 a.m. or at the parking lot at Neck Point Park
off Hammond Bay Road at about 9:20 a.m.
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Good Birding!
Neil Robins
Nanaimo
British Columbia
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