Nine birders enjoyed an overcast, calm, and rain free day of birding yesterday at the Englishman River Estuary, Parksville Community Park, and the mouth of the Little Qualicum River.
The day brought a Total of 61 species – 41 at the Englishman plus 20 additional in Parksville and Qualicum.
Englishman River Estuary
Brant
Canada Goose
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Surf Scoter
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Bald Eagle
Mew Gull
Thayer’s Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Anna’s Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Steller’s Jay
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Pacific Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Spotted Towhee
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
Parksville Community Park
Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose
Black-bellied Plover
Black Turnstone
Dunlin
California Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon
Little Qualicum River mouth
Trumpeter Swan
Greater Scaup
Harlequin Duck
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Red-breasted Merganser
Great Blue Heron
Common Murre
Ancient Murrelet
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-winged Blackbird
