The birders group visited the Courtenay Airpark on Sunday for their first walk of the year and found 31 species, including a White-throated Sparrow foraging with a group of other sparrows. The complete list follows:
Snow Goose (imm.) 3
Canada Goose 500
Trumpeter Swan 3
American Wigeon 20
Mallard 60
Green-winged Teal 8
Bufflehead 40
Common Goldeneye 2
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Eurasian Collared-Dove 5
Anna’s Hummingbird 1
Mew Gull 10
Iceland (Thayer’s) Gull 30
Glaucous-winged Gull 5
Gull sp. 140
Bald Eagle 2
Steller’s Jay 1
Northwestern Crow 30
Common Raven 1
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 10
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
European Starling 80
House Finch 1
Spotted Towhee 1
Fox Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
White-crowned Sparrow 20
Golden-crowned Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Brewer’s Blackbird 15
The next bird walk will be Thursday, January 16th (location TBA) and is open to all members of Comox Valley Nature. For more information on joining the club, visit our website (link in first comment.) ... See MoreSee Less
The birders group visited Point Holmes on December 1st and found 32 species.
Trumpeter Swan 4
American Wigeon 30
Mallard 10
Harlequin Duck 25
Surf Scoter 150
White-winged Scoter 5
Black Scoter 25
Long-tailed Duck 1
Bufflehead 10
Common Goldeneye 5
Red-breasted Merganser 10
Horned Grebe 3
Red-necked Grebe 3
Eurasian Collared-Dove 7
Black-bellied Plover 5
Black Turnstone 15
Glaucous-winged Gull 40
Common Loon 10
Bald Eagle 2
Northern Flicker 2
Steller’s Jay 3
Northwestern Crow 8
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
European Starling 10
House Finch 5
Spotted Towhee 3
Song Sparrow 4
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Golden-crowned Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 15
Red-winged Blackbird 35
Brewer’s Blackbird 50 ... See MoreSee Less
