Bird AlbumCanada · British Columbia
Nanaimo – Buttertubs West Marsh
155 species and 99,985 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April–May and July–September, with up to 106 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Spotted TowheePipilo maculatus
American RobinTurdus migratorius
Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Steller's JayCyanocitta stelleri
Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
Chestnut-backed ChickadeePoecile rufescens
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
Pine SiskinSpinus pinus
Bewick's WrenThryomanes bewickii
Anna's HummingbirdCalypte anna
Canada GooseBranta canadensis49 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 155 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Nanaimo – Buttertubs Marsh1 km187 species
- Nanaimo River Estuary7 km224 species
- Englishman River Estuary – Plummer Rd side28 km210 species
- ts’uḵw’um (Wilson Creek) Estuary35 km226 species
- Iona Island56 km279 species
- Richmond – Terra Nova57 km206 species
All 155 species recorded here
- American Robin Turdus migratorius
- Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus
- Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
- Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
- Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens
- Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
- Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
- American Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus
- Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus
- Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
- Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata
- Brown Creeper Certhia americana
- Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
- Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
- Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
- Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber
- Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
- Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus
- Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
- Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
- Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
- Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
- Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
- Eastern Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
- Red Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
- Western Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula
- Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina
- Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri
- Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
- Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus
- Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
- Wood Duck Aix sponsa
- Pacific Wren Troglodytes pacificus
- Virginia Rail Rallus limicola
- Pine Siskin Spinus pinus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla
- Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
- Purple Martin Progne subis
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Barred Owl Strix varia
- Cooper's Hawk Astur cooperii
- MacGillivray's Warbler Geothlypis tolmiei
- White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Hairy Woodpecker Leuconotopicus villosus
- Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
- Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius
- Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Hutton's Vireo Vireo huttoni
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Black-throated Grey Warbler Setophaga nigrescens
- Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
- Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
- Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
- Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii
- Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator
- Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Townsend's Warbler Setophaga townsendi
- Northern Shrike Lanius borealis
- Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
- Western Wood Pewee Contopus sordidulus
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Evening Grosbeak Hesperiphona vespertina
- Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi
- American Black Swift Cypseloides niger
- Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockiorum
- Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis
- Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides
- Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Cassin's Vireo Vireo cassinii
- Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
- Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya
- Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
- American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
- American Pipit Anthus rubescens
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
- Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina
- Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Short-billed Gull Larus brachyrhynchus
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- California Gull Larus californicus
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Canvasback Aythya valisineria
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- American Goshawk Astur atricapillus
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Nanaimo – Buttertubs West Marsh?
April–May and July–September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 106 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Nanaimo – Buttertubs West Marsh?
155 species, from 99,985 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Nanaimo – Buttertubs West Marsh in November?
The most recorded in November: Spotted Towhee, American Robin, Northern Flicker, Song Sparrow and Dark-eyed Junco.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.