Year: 2012
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DNCB Outing No. 2012-38 to Tsawwasen Ferry Port & Reifel Sanctuary
On another beautiful Wednesday morning in LotusLand, thirteen DNCBer’s (Ken & Anne, Jonathan & Lorraine, Bryan & Janet, Hans, Jackie, Jane, Mike, newbies Marguerite and Sheila, and me) enjoyed birding utopia again at the Tsawwassen Ferry Port, then on to Reifel Bird Sanctuary. Hi-lites were: a Great-horned Owl (GHO), 5 Stilt Sandpipers and lots of
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DNCB Outing No. 2012-37 to Manning Park
Fourteen DNCBer’s enjoyed a super “nature” Wednesday at Manning Provincial Park in the Cascade Mountains, located about 2 to 3 hours drive from Vancouver, between the coastal rain forest and the semi-arid Okanagan. We were four car loads: 1. Comedic Leader Roger M with Mike, Kay and the affable and first-time-sleeping-in Lorna; 2. our Guru
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Starry Night at Deas Island Park
Metro Vancouver Parks estimate that there were about 450 people (~200 fewer than last year), mostly kids, at the Starry Night event at Deas Island Park tonight (Sat. Aug. 18, 7:30-10:00 p.m.). It was a very comfortable evening, but the clouds prevented Jim Ronback and the Astronomers (including Delta Nat Terry McComas) from seeing any
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DNCB Outing No. 2012-36 to Tsa Ferry Port and Reifel
It was another glorious Wednesday morning for 8 DNCBer’s (Bryan & Janet, Jane Z, Mike B, Kay G, Alan P, Jackie D and me). We started at the Tsawwassen Ferry Port, drove to and toured Reifel Bird Sanctuary, and then climaxed the morning with delicious ice cream sundaes at Emma Lea’s farm. Some neat hi-lites
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DNCB Outing No. 2012-35 to Maplewood Flats
Lucky thirteen again (Jane Z, Marion S, Ken & Anne, Director of Operations Roger, Mike B, Lorna, Hans-Ulf, Kay G, Guru Anne, new photog Leona B, local expert and leader Derek K, and me) enjoyed a very interesting and comfortable Wednesday morning of birding at Maplewood Flats park in North Vancouver. A few hi-lites of
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DNCB Outing No. 2012-34 to Blackie Spit
Seven eager birders, Lorna, Kay, Hans, Gerhard, Marion S, and Mike and Roger met at Petra’s and then departed for Blackie Spit where we met Ken and Anne B. Kay, driving on her own, managed to find us after a few dead ends including Elgin Pond. We lucked out with a beautiful day with moderate temperatures and
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DNCB Outing No. 2012-33 to Iona RP
Eleven birders (Anne M, Jane Z, Lorna C, Marion S, Bryan without Janet, Gerhard L, Richmond’s Donna T & Alan P, newbie Jackie D, Mike B and me) enjoyed a gorgeous Summer morning wandering around Iona Regional Park. Hi-lites included: Killdeer family, Spotted Sandpipers and other Shorebirds, and Marion’s Banana bread and Jane’s fresh Okanagan
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DNCB Outing No. 2012-32 to Alaksen NWA
Ten participants (Roger & Mike, Ken & Anne, Kay, Gerhard, Jane, holidaying returnees Anne M and Lorna, and me) enjoyed another gorgeous BC Wednesday morning at Alaksen National Wildlife Area on Westham Island. Check out Ken’s and other’s photos on our DNCB Picasa site at http://picasaweb.google.com/dncbirding. Since a few folk did not have Passports, at
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DNCB Outing No. 2012-31 to Minnekhada Regional Park
A lucky Thirteen birders (Marion S, Marian P, Mike B, Gerhard L, Bryan & Janet, Ken & Anne, Jane Z, Alan B, Roger M, Kay G and me) spent a gorgeous Wednesday morning at Minnekhada Regional Park in Coquitlam. Hi-lites included young families of Western Tanagers, Cedar Waxwings and Hooded Mergansers, a Black Bear with
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