Delta Naturalists Society

Year: 2014

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-42 to Boundary Bay Dike at 104th Street

  More photos by Terry (TC), Roger (RM) & Liz (LS) at DNCB Picasa site. Seven hardy birders braved the gusts of wind coming off the outgoing high tide at the foot of 104th Street in Delta to walk the Boundary Bay dyke to “the mansion”. At 8:00 am Roger, Terry, Hans, Bryan and Janet, and

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  October 22, 2014

  *DNCB, 104 Street, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Boundary Bay, Delta Heritage AirPark, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-41 to Queen Elizabeth Park & VanDusen Botanical Garden

  Photos by Roger Meyer (RM) & Liz Stewart (LS) On a rainy Wednesday, six of us made it to Petra’s for the morning’s outing.   Two cars were required: Hans, Mike, Sheila and myself, Roger (filling in for Tom who is probably reclining in the Australian sun with a cold drink in hand) in one, and

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  October 15, 2014

  Barred Owl, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Merlin, Queen Elizabeth Park, VanDusen Botanical Garden

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-40 to Iona Regional Park

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Jonathan Mwenifumbo (JM), Glen Bodie (GB), Marion Shikaze (MS), Liz Stewart (LS), Roger Meyer (RM) Nineteen DNCBers spent a lovely Fall Wednesday morning of birding at Iona Regional Park.  Lots of hi-lites, and some beaut photos by Liz, Marion, Glen, Terry and others expected on our DNCB Picasa site. Rush

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  October 8, 2014

  *DNCB, American Pipit, Bald Eagle, Iona Beach Regional Park, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Long-billed Dowitcher, Pectoral Sandpiper, Peregrine Falcon, Pied-billed Grebe, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Wilson’s Snipe

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-39 to Ferry Port & Reifel

  For one of the biggest trips, as far as attendance is concerned, we will have one of the shortest blogs due to master-blogger Tom’s absence, and I (Roger) will not list all the names due to a) my poor memory b) large numbers.  Please refer to our incomplete group photo to see if you were

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  October 1, 2014

  Black Oystercatcher, Northern Harrier, Pelagic Cormorant, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Sora, TFN, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-38 to 104th St. on BBRP Trail

  Our outing to 104th St. on the BBRP dike trail was very abbreviated as it rained very heavily.  Surprisingly, we started with 12 folk, Ken B, WR Al & Pauline, newbies Liz Walker and her son, Mike B, Marylile & Rob, Otto and me.  The Wimps left after our target bird, the Ash-throated Flycatcher, refused

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  September 24, 2014

  *DNCB, 104 Street, American Pipit, BBRP, Black-bellied Plover, Cackling Goose, Centennial Beach, Greater White-fronted Goose, Long-billed Dowitcher

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-37 to Blaine and Birch Bay, USA

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Glen Bodie (GB), Bill Denham (BD), Liz Stewart (LS), Marion Shikaze (MS), Ken Borrie (KB) on our DNCB Picasa site Nineteen DNCBers enjoyed another “foreign” outing around Drayton Harbour/Semiahmoo Park and then to a new DNCB destination Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve at Birch Bay.  Lots of hi-lites as recorded below

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  September 17, 2014

  *DNCB, Birch Bay, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Drayton Harbor, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Pelagic Cormorant, Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve, Semiahmoo Spit

• DNCB Birds on the Bay Outing No. 2014-36 in Boundary Bay Regional Park

  We had another gorgeous Wednesday morning as almost 30 folk (actually 26), including several Newbies, left Cammidge House (CH) at 9:00 a.m. on our quarterly Birds on the Bay (BOTB) outing in Boundary Bay Regional Park.  Lots of hi-lites including a Wilson’s Snipe, some Warblers and Shorebirds with the climax a delectable array of goodies

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  September 10, 2014

  *DNCB, American Pipit, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Centennial Beach, Least Sandpiper, Northern Harrier, Semi-palmated Sandpiper, Wilson’s Snipe

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-35 to Mt. Baker in Washington, USA

  Ten DNCBers had another stellar “away” outing to Mt. Baker Park in Washington on Wednesday.  Lots of hi-lites and you can see the photo evidence on our DNCB Flickr site. We met at and left from the Peace Arch Park parking lot (behind the Duty-Free Shop) at 7:30 a.m. in three vehicles; excellent car-pooling.  It

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  September 3, 2014

  *DNCB, American Dipper, American Pipit, Bald Eagle, Gray Jay, Hoary Marmot, Mt. Baker, Pika, Townsend’s Warbler, Western Tanager

• DNCB outing No. 2014-34 to Lighthouse Park in West Vancouver

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Glen Bodie (GB) & Marion Shikaze (MS) Eighteen DNCBers spent another beautiful Wednesday morning wandering through the woods of Lighthouse Park in West Vancouver.  Not a lot of birds seen but some gorgeous scenery in a gorgeous setting.  Check out the photo evidence on our Picasa site at: https://picasaweb.google.com/113357506005013094897. Ten

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  August 27, 2014

  *DNCB, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Douglas Squirrel, Lighthouse Park, Townsend’s Warbler, Western Tanager

• DNCB Outing Report No. 2014-33 to Reifel

  Twenty-four DNCBers enjoyed another glorious Delta Wednesday morning at Reifel Bird Sanctuary. Hi-lites included: seeing our target bird Stilt Sandpipers and lots of inane chatter among an eclectic group of like-minded weirdoes.  Check out Ken’s, Tony’s and others’ photos (soon) on our DNCB Picasa site. Nine of us left Petra’s at 7:30 a.m. (Aussie Nance

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  August 20, 2014

  *DNCB, Cooper’s Hawk, Pelagic Cormorant, Reifel, Semi-palmated Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper, TFN, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway