Shorebird migration has started so the birders group visited Oyster Bay this morning where they found the following 25 species:
Canada Goose
Common Loon
Red-necked Grebe
Turkey Vulture
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
Baird's Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Lesser Yellowlegs
Bonaparte's Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Flicker
Merlin
Purple Martin
Bushtit
European Starling
Brown-headed Cowbird
Purple Finch
The birders group visited the Linton Conservation Area last Thursday and found the following 14 species:
Bald Eagle 2
Pacific-slope Flycatcher 5
Common Raven 1
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 5
Brown Creeper 1
Pacific Wren 2
Swainson's Thrush 6
American Robin 4
Cedar Waxwing 3
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow Warbler 2
Spotted Towhee 1
Western Tanager 1
Black-headed Grosbeak 1
Another option for a nature walk this Saturday, which happens to be Canada’s Parks Day, is being offered by Comox Valley Regional District at Driftwood Marine Park.There is no better way to enjoy yourself on National Parks Day than to explore a new park. Join naturalists at 10 am Saturday, July 21st at Driftwood Marine Park near Miracle Beach (Clarkson Rd entrance). www.comoxvalleyrd.ca/nature-programs
