Delta Naturalists Society

Year: 2014

• DNCB “Birds on the Bay” Outing No. 2014-10 in BBRP

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Jonathan Mwenifumbo (JM) & Marion Shikaze (MS) A huge group of about 35 nature lovers enjoyed a brilliant Wednesday morning walk in Boundary Bay Regional Park on Delta Nats quarterly Birds on the Bay event.  A few neat sightings, a lot of chat-bonding, and a finale of some scrumptious grub,

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  March 12, 2014

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Cammidge House, Centennial Beach, Cooper’s Hawk, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-9 to Delta Heritage AirPark and North Forty Park

  Eleven hardy, or silly, DNCBers spent a miserable, rainy Monday morning walking the dike path at Delta Heritage AirPark (104th St.) and then in the North Forty “Dog” Park (near Boundary Bay Airport).  Check out the photo evidence when Roger posts them with this Report on our Blog soon. Seven of us (Roger with Mike,

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  March 3, 2014

  *DNCB, 104 Street, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl Box, Delta Heritage AirPark, North Forty/VWS, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk

• Spring Preparation of Delta Nats BBRP Bird Boxes

  Photos by Donna Thomson (DT), Roger Meyer (RM), Terry Carr (TC) & Peter Ward (PW) Nine committed Delta Nats showed up at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at the 12th St. parking lot of BBRP to assist in the Spring Preparation of our 30 Bird Boxes in the Park.  It was a gorgeous, sunny

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  February 25, 2014

  *DNCB, BBRP, Centennial Beach, Nestbox

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-8 to Tynehead and Surrey Lake Park

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC) Ten hardy DNCBers spent a snowy Monday morning at beautiful Tynehead Regional Park, then Surrey Lake Park.  Check out Terry’s photo evidence on the Picasa link to our Blog. It was snowing lightly when Terry, Gerhard and I left Petra’s around 8:00 a.m.  The roads were clear and the drive

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  February 24, 2014

  *DNCB, Douglas Squirrel, Ruddy Duck, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Surrey Lake, Tynehead Regional Park

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-7 to Alaksen NWA

  Fourteen DNCBers enjoyed a pleasant Monday morning of birding at the Alaksen National Wildlife Area (next door to Reifel).  Hi-lites included: read the report and select your own hi-lites.  Check out the photo evidence by Terry, Rick, Glen and hopefully others, on our DNCB Picasa site. Ten of us (Roger with Mike, PB Lorna and

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  February 17, 2014

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl, Barred Owl, Black Oystercatcher, Canoe Pass, Coyote, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Muskrat, TFN, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-6 to Stanley Park

  The following is a summary (of necessity, very short ) of the DNCB outing today. 🙂 Three very hearty, determined, birders, met today at the Second Beach Parking lot in Stanley Park.  After waiting a while, knowing the stalwart Delta Nats never cancel a scheduled outing, we three eventually set out in the bucketing rain, to see

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  February 10, 2014

  *DNCB

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-5 to Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  Thirty plus DNCBer’s (WOW) congregated on this beautiful Monday morning for a very productive outing at Reifel Bird Sanctuary, our “DNCB Mecca”.  Hi-lites included: Great-horned and Saw-whet Owls, Rough-legged Hawk, Merlin and American Kestrel, Northern Shrike, Ring-necked Pheasant and lots of other species in gorgeous breeding plumage.  Check out photos on the DNCB Picasa link.

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  February 3, 2014

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Black Oystercatcher, Cooper’s Hawk, Great Horned Owl, Harbour Seal, Merlin, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Northern Shrike, Reifel, Ring-necked Pheasant, Rough-legged Hawk, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Virginia Rail

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-4 to Terra Nova Park in Richmond

  Sixteen DNCBers spent a foggy Monday morning at the newly-furbished Terra Nova Park in Richmond.  The birding was quiet, but we did have a few moments of excitement. Eight of us (Mike with PB Lorna, Hans and Roger, and Anne M, Glen and Sheila with me) carpooled at 8:00 a.m. from Petra’s and made good

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  January 27, 2014

  *DNCB, Red-tailed Hawk, Terra Nova

• DNCB 2014-03 to Burnaby Lake

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Bill Denham (BD), Marion Shikaze (MS), Roger Meyer (RM) & Ken Borrie (KB) Another large group of 25 DNCBers fought through the fog and enjoyed a pleasant Monday morning walk at Piper Spit and along the trails of Burnaby Lake Park.  Hi-lites included; an American Dipper, Ruddy Duck and lots

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  January 20, 2014

  *DNCB, American Dipper, Burnaby Lake, Douglas Squirrel, Ruddy Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-02 to Iona Regional Park

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Bill Denham (BD), Marion Shikaze (MS), Bryan King (BK) & Ken Borrie (KB) On a mild March-like Monday morning (>12 degrees), a large group of twenty four DNCBer’s enjoyed some beautiful birding at Iona Regional Park and the adjacent Sewage Lagoons.  Check out the photo evidence on the DNCB Picasa

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  January 13, 2014

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Eurasian Wigeon, Iona Beach Regional Park, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Praire Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, River Otter, Rough-legged Hawk, Western Meadowlark