Delta Naturalists Society

Year: 2014

• World Migratory Bird Day Events

  On Saturday evening, May 10 and Sunday afternoon, May 11, Delta Nats hosted two events to celebrate and promote World Migratory Bird Day.  Ursula started this last year and organized the events again this year. Saturday evening’s Delta Nature event at the Tsawwassen Arts Centre (TAC) had three excellent Presentations by David Hancock, the world’s

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  May 10, 2014

  *DNCB

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-18 to Barnston Island

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Glen Bodie (GB), Bill Denham (BD), Liz Stewart (LS), Greg Hall (GH), Jim Kneesch (JK), Marion Shikaze (MS), Ken Borrie (KB) See their photo albums at DNCB Flickr site. Twenty-one DNCBers enjoyed another gorgeous Wednesday morning wandering around a new destination, Barnston Island (BI) in Surrey.  Some hi-lites included good

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  May 7, 2014

  Bald Eagle, Barnston Island, Great Horned Owl, Osprey, Red-tailed Hawk, Turkey Vulture

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-17 to Serpentine Fen and Kwomais Park

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Jim Kneesch (JK), Liz Stewart (LS), Ken Borrie (KB), Marion Shikaze (MS), Greg Hart (GH), Glen Bodie (GB) – click on any photo to see larger version – see DNCB Picasa site for more photos Eight people left Petra’s about 7:30 under Terry Carr’s leadership, and stopped first at Beach

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  April 30, 2014

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl, Barred Owl, Cinnamon Teal, Great Horned Owl, Kwomais Point Park, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Serpentine Fen, Sora

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-16 to Brydon Lagoon & Hi-Knoll Park

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Ken Borrie (KB) & Liz Stewart (LS); Twenty-eight (Wow again) participants enjoyed an Al Grass led nature outing on Wednesday morning in Langley’s Brydon Lagoon and Hi-Knoll Park.  We had some neat bird sightings, but the hi-lites really were two things: the brilliant descriptions, explanations and history of the various

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  April 23, 2014

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Hi-Knoll Park, Red-tailed Hawk

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-15 to Iona Regional Park

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Bryan King & Jonathan Mwenifumbo (JM) It poured rain on Wednesday morning, but 10 keeners showed up at Iona Regional Park for our weekly DNCB outing.  Hi-lites were: another Sora, Canvasbacks, beaut Swallows, Lapland Longspurs for a couple, and a super lunch at the Flying Beaver.  Our photogs were a

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  April 16, 2014

  Bald Eagle, Iona Beach Regional Park, River Otter, Sora

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-14 to Colony Farm Regional Park, Coquitlam

  Photos by Bill (BD), Bryan (BK), Jim (JK), Jonathan (JM), Ken (KB), Marion (MS), Roger (RM) & Terry (TC) Twenty-two birders (wow) enjoyed another gorgeous and productive Wednesday morning at Colony Farm Regional Park in Coquitlam. Hi-lites included: both Sora and Virginia Rails, several Mountain Bluebirds and lots of other warblers and waterfowl in breeding

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  April 9, 2014

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Colony Farm RP, Mountain Bluebird, Mourning Dove, Red-tailed Hawk, Sora, Virginia Rail

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-13 to Ladner Harbour and South Arm Marsh Parks

  Revisit this Blog… photos will be added to this report SOON! Eighteen slackers spent another gorgeous Wednesday morning at several Ladner Parks including Ladner Harbour Park, Brigantine Park and the South Arm Marsh Park.  Among the hi-lites were several nesting species, some interesting Spring behaviour antics, and some gorgeous ducks.  Check out the photo evidence

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  April 2, 2014

  *DNCB, Ladner Harbour Park, Ladner S.Arm Marsh

• Delta Nats Barn Owl Box Report

  Our two Barn Owl Boxes in Boundary Bay and North 40 Parks were checked this March and neither was occupied.  However, there were positive signs. Photos, and videos, by Roger Meyer Click on any photo to see larger version Boundary Bay Barn Owl Box On Friday, March 14, I joined Metro Vancouver’s Lynden Mager and

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  March 27, 2014

  *DNS, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl Box, BBRP, Centennial Beach, Cooper’s Hawk, North Forty/VWS

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-12 to Victoria

  Photos by Terry (TC), Roger (RM), Jonathan (JM), Rick (RW), Marion (MS), Jim (JK) & Ken (KB) Twenty-seven (wow!) smiling birders enjoyed a glorious Monday on the ferry, double-decker bus and walk around Victoria harbour and parks.  Read this report on our DNCB Blog and enjoy the super photos on the DNCB Picasa link.  (Names

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  March 24, 2014

  *DNCB, *Victoria, Beacon Hill Park, Black Oystercatcher, Fisherman’s Wharf, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Holland Point Park, Laurel Point, Long-tailed Duck, Ogden Point, Pacific white-sided dolphin, Pigeon Guillemot, Rhinoceros Auklet, Steller Sea Lion

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-11 to Stanley Park

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Glen Bodie (GB), Jonathan Mwenifumbo (JM), Marion Shikaze & Bill Denham (BD) Nineteen birders including several “newbies”, plus a dog, spent a pleasant Monday morning at Stanley Park in downtown Vancouver. The weather was mild and dry; hi-lites included: lots of waterfowl species in breeding plumage, some neat “little birds”,

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  March 17, 2014

  *DNCB, Beaver Lake, Douglas Squirrel, Harlequin Duck, Lost Lagoon, Stanley Park