Year: 2011
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-22 to Burnaby Lake Park
Fifteen participants (Rick & Marg, Ken & Anne, Roger & Lorna, Hans & Eleanor, Mike & Terry, Anne, Paul, Jim, Ron and me; Wow, big group) enjoyed a beautiful Wednesday morning of birding on an “away trip” to Roger Meyer’s Burnaby Lake Park. Hi-lites of the outing were: Black-throated Gray Warbler, Western Tanager, Warbling Vireo,
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-21 to Boundary Bay dike and North 40
Eight participants (Roger, Lorna, Anne, Hans-Ulf, Mike, Eleanor, Jimmy and me – names mentioned at our Guru Anne’s request because we forgot the obligatory Group photo) enjoyed a very comfortable morning of birding along the Boundary Bay dike and at the old Wireless Station (aka North 40) behind Boundary Bay Airport. Hi-lites of the outing
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DNCB Outing No. 2001-20 to Queen Elizabeth Park
Nine participants (Rick & Marg, Roger & Rose, Lorna, Mike, Donna, Marian and me) enjoyed a luxurious, sunny Wednesday morning of birding at the colourful Queen Elizabeth Park. Hi-lites were Anna’s Hummingbird, Western Tanager, Western Wood-Pewee, Olive-sided Flycatcher, several Warbler species and some almost-stimulating conversation. Check out photos of these and other birds, the gorgeous
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-19 Vancouver Wireless Station “North 40”
Not surprisingly, with several regulars off to the convention at William’s Lake and the damp morning, only four stalwart birders were present for our tour of the Boundary Bay Airport lands (the “North 40”). Mike and Roger met at Petra’s where Tom checked in to make sure we were going to fulfill our duty to
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-18 to Brunswick Point
On a sunny, but chilly, Wednesday morning a small turnout at Petra’s including Mike, Hans, Marg, Rick, Roger and Deborah (taking a day off work to be with us) met to decide on the days birding adventure. Tom, however, had left instructions that we were to go to Brunswick Point where, he said, curlews were
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Delta Nats “Birds on the Bay” Outing No. 2011-16 in Boundary Bay Regional Park
About 20 participants (including several non-Deltans from West Van, Burnaby, etc) enjoyed a beautiful Wednesday morning of birding on Delta Nats Spring “Birds on the Bay” outing in Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP). Hi-lites of the 2 ½ hour walk were: lots of Shorebirds up-close-and-personal including Dunlin, Sanderlings, Short-billed Dowitchers, Greater Yellowlegs, Marbled Godwits and
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-15 to Iona RP
Eight birders (Bill & Mary, Lorna, Terry, Jim, Mike) joined me this morning on an uncharacteristically sunny Monday morning outing to Iona Regional Park and the next door Sewage Lagoons. Even Roger showed up for a cameo appearance before he and his Rose left for Hawaii this afternoon. Hi-lites were: Virginia Rail, several Yellow-rumped Warblers,
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-14 to Kings Links Golf Course
Lorna and I spent another miserable Monday morning birding near the dike around Boundary Bay at 72nd and 64th Streets. The rain pis.ed down and the wind was colder than a witch’s t.t (Excuse my language, but I hope you get my point). Hi-lites were a Peregrine Falcon, pair of Hooded Mergansers and Lorna’s peanut
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