Subject: [Tweeters] Nanaimo bird alert
Date: Jul 22 14:54:17 2007
From: The Backyard - thebackyard at shaw.ca


To report your sightings
please phone the Store at 390-3669
or e-mail us at thebackyard at shaw.ca
www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com

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

Sunday July 22, 2007:
The Sunday Bird Walk went to the Ladysmith Harbour in Ladysmith. The
highlights included the sighting of six Red Crossbills, a Peregrine Falcon
and over sixty Purple Martins. Thirteen birders found the following
thirty-two species: Great Blue Heron, Double-crested Cormorant, Turkey
Vulture, Bald Eagle, Peregrine Falcon, Glaucous-winged Gulls, Western
Sandpiper, Black Oystercatcher, Rock Pigeon, Northern Flicker, Northwestern
Crow, Common Raven, European Starling, Purple Martin, Violet-green Swallow,
Barn Swallow, Tree Swallow, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Brown Creeper,
Bewick's Wren, American Robin, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow Warbler,
Spotted Towhee, Song Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Golden-crowned Sparrow,
Purple Finch, Red Crossbill, House Finch, Pine Siskin and American
Goldfinch.

An Evening Grosbeak was spotted along Arbot Road near Westwood Lake in
Nanaimo.

Saturday July 21:
Several Northern Flickers, Chestnut-backed Chickadees, Red-breasted
Nuthatch, House Finch, Pine Siskins, Spotted Towhees, American Robins,
Northwestern Crows, Dark-eyed Juncos, Brown Creeper, Golden-crowned Kinglet,
Rufous Hummingbird and Band-tailed Pigeon were seen in the 5500 block of
Ventura Drive in Nanaimo.


Wednesday July 18:
A Black-headed Grosbeak was spotted along Northwind Drive in Upper
Lantzville.
Two Albino Common Ravens were seen in the 3200 block of Grandon Road in
Qualicum Beach.

Tuesday July 17:
Common Nighthawks and Black Swifts were seen along Despard Avenue in
Parksville.

Monday July 16:
An American Kestrel was seen at the corner of Despard Avenue and Meridian
Way in Parksville.
A Bullock's Oriole was seen in the 3600 block of Glen Oaks in the
Stephenson's Point area of Nanaimo.

Tuesday July 10:
A Caspian Tern was seen near the Sands Funeral Chapel area in downtown
Nanaimo.

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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The Nanoose Naturalists
Monthly Meeting
Thursday September 13, 2007 at 7:00 pm
Nanoose Library,
Nanoose Bay
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Arrowsmith Naturalists
Monthly Meeting,
Monday, September 24, 2007 at 7:30 pm.
Springwood School
Parksville
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We will not be holding the Wednesday Bird Walks in Parksville for the rest
of the summer months. We will resume them in the fall and will provide the
exact date as fall approaches.
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The Sunday Bird Walk on July 29, 2007 will be going to Buttertubs Marsh in
Nanaimo.
Meet at the Bird Store at 9:00 a.m. or at the parking lot at Buttertubs
Marsh on the Bowen Road side at about 9:15 a.m.
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Good Birding!
Neil Robins
Nanaimo