Today, January 19th, 11 birders spent a pleasant morning (with only a brief shower) at Courtenay Airpark and found 29 species. Highlights included great views of Ring-billed Gulls and White-crowned Sparrows.
Canada Goose
Trumpeter Swan
American Wigeon
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Greater Scaup
Surf Scoter
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Great Blue Heron
Northern Harrier
Bald Eagle
Mew Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Anna’s Hummingbird
Northwestern Crow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bewick’s Wren
European Starling
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
American Goldfinch
