Year: 2011
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-31 to Tsawwassen Ferry Port and Reifel Bird Sanctuary
The Dirty Dozen (Rick & Mark, Ken & Anne, Roger & Mike, Alan & Lorna, Anne & Hans-Ulf, Eleanor and me) spent a gorgeous and productive Wednesday morning of birding along the causeway to the Tsawwassen Ferry Port and then at Reifel Bird Sanctuary. Hi-lites were: Black Oystercatchers, Caspian Terns, our destination bird the Willet,
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-30 to Deas Island Park
Eight DNCBers (Rick & Marg, Ken & Anne. Alan & Lorna, Mike and me) enjoyed a beautiful Wednesday morning walk through Deas Island Regional Park (my backyard). Hi-lites were several Wood Creepers, Pileated Woodpeckers fly-past, blooming Wildflowers and a cold Corona to climax the outing. Ken has created a nice photo montage of the outing
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-29 to Iona Island
This Wednesday saw a small turnout with Mike, Lorna, Marian and Roger meeting at Petra’s and being joined at the Iona parking lot by Ken and Anne, their daughter Christie, and a new participant, David, who added some humor and experience to the group. We had been orphaned again with Tom volunteering at the Canadian
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-28 to Boundary Bay Park
Nine birders (Roger & Mike, Alan & Marian, Ken & Anne, Anne M, Lorna and me) left Petra’s at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday and just went down 12th Avenue to the parking lot at the entrance to Boundary Bay Regional Park. Our morning walk through the Park was fairly quiet bird wise, but featured some
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-27 to Alaksen and Reifel
It was a beautiful, sunny Wednesday morning, so sixteen birders (some new, some old, too many to name all, but newbies were Al and Julie and sophomore attendee “young-eyes” Christie) enjoyed a very pleasant outing through the Tsawwassen First Nations (TFN) Reserve, Alaksen National Wildlife Area (NWA) and then a few hours wandering through our
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-26 to Brunswick Point & the North Forty
Seven weirdos weathered a windy Wednesday (Roger & Rose, Mike & Lorna, Hans Ulf, Sleepy Alan and me) at Brunswick Point, and then a more enjoyable and successful late stint at the North Forty. Hi-lites were an American Bittern, nesting Cooper’s Hawks, Bullock’s Oriole and Lively Lorna’s Butter Tarts. See photos of our outings on
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2011-25A North Forty Report
Son Scott and I visited the North Forty Park behind Boundary Bay Airport today (Sunday, June 26) for a couple of hours in mid afternoon (3:00 to 5:00 p.m.). It was hot, sunny and a beaut outing: we got all our Destination Birds (LB, BO and Candy), up-close-and-personal. It is so nice to go with
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-25 to Pitt Lake Park
Nine participants (Rick & Marg, Roger & Mike, Lorna, Anne, first-timer John Whittaker, our local guru Larry Cowan and me) enjoyed a beautiful morning of birding at the Pitt Polder Park at Grant Narrows. Hi-lites including our “destination birds” were: Gray Catbird, American Redstart, Eastern Kingbird, Bullock’s Oriole, other “candy” Warblers and Lorna’s PB sandwich.
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-24 to SAMWMA and Ladner Harbour Park
Nine participants enjoyed a quiet (i.e. not a lot of neat species seen) Wednesday morning of birding at the South Arm Marshes Wildlife Management Area (SAMWMA) and Ladner Harbour Park, before the shameful riots and the Canucks heart-breaking loss. We (Lorna, Roger & Mike, Ken & Anne, Donna, Anne M., Eleanor and me) had gorgeous
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-23 to Elgin Park and Blackie Spit
A Dirty Dozen of birders (Rick & Marg, Ken & Anne & newbie Christie, Eleanor, Lorna, Mike B, Anne M, Marian, Donna and me) spent a beautiful Wednesday morning at historic Stewart Farm and Elgin Park, and then at Blackie Spit Park in South Surrey. Hi-lites were several Willow Flycatchers, Purple Martins, and lots of
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