A short report highlighting the work done in the Courtenay River Airpark this year(2017) is now available under Publications.
The birders group visited Lerwick Nature Park and Storm Basin this morning where they observed 23 species. Their highlights were hearing multiple singing Willows Flycatchers, good looks at a Bewick's Wren, and seeing Fairy Lane.
Band-tailed Pigeon 2
Anna’s Hummingbird 3
Rufous Hummingbird 1
Bald Eagle 1
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Willow Flycatcher 3
Pacific-slope Flycatcher 4
Warbling Vireo 3
Northwestern Crow 5
Common Raven 1
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 1
Pacific Wren 1
Bewick’s Wren 2
Swainson’s Thrush 2
American Robin 10
European Starling 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 2
Yellow Warbler 4
Spotted Towhee 12
Song Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Red-winged Blackbird 3
The birders group visited Paradise Meadows on Thursday and found 24 species. The highlight was a Red-breasted Sapsucker acting like a flycatcher, grabbing moths and dragonflies out of the air.
Mallard 1
Sooty Grouse 1
Anna’s Hummingbird 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Wilson’s Snipe 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Red-breasted Sapsucker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Olive-sided Flycatcher 4
Gray Jay 6 + chicks
Steller’s Jay 2
Tree Swallow 2
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
American Robin 9
Varied Thrush 4
Pine Siskin 9
Song Sparrow 3
White-crowned Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 7
Red-winged Blackbird 1
The birders group visited Bear Creek Nature Park and found 24 Species. The highlights were good clear sightings of Black-throated Gray warbler, Western Tanager and Black-headed Grosbeak.
Anna’s Hummingbird 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Bald Eagle 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-breasted Sapsucker 4
Hammond’s Flycatcher 2
Pacific Slope Flycatcher 6
Warbling Vireo 3
Chestnut-baked Chickadee 10
Pacific Wren 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
Swainson’s Thrush 10
American Robin 9
Cedar Waxwing 1
Black-headed Grosbeak 2
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Black-throated Gray Warbler 1
Townsend’s Warbler 3
Spotted Towhee 3
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 5
Western Tanager
