Delta Naturalists Society

Year: 2015

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-16 Brunswick Point from Delta Port Way

  Brunswick Pointers (RM) See more photos at DNCB Picasa website A somewhat cryptic Report from Tom’s sick bed Twenty five participants spent a gorgeous day at Brunswick Point at the peak season for migrating shorebirds.  We followed the convoluted directions to a parking area under Deltaport Way railway bridge. Kathy Ellwood brought our DNS Scope

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  April 22, 2015

  *DNCB, Black-bellied Plover, Brunswick Point, Chipping Sparrow, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Northern Harrier, Orange-crowned Warbler, Peregrine Falcon, White-fronted Goose

• Watershed Park Fish Release and Nature Walk

  On a gorgeous Sunday, April 19, Delta Nats participated again in Delta Corp’s annual Fish Release at Watershed Park in North Delta.  It was a very successful event with hundreds of kids, parents and grandparents participating.  Terry, Marylile & Rob and their team of Roger, Joyce and Lorna set up our renovated “hands-on” Display at

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  April 19, 2015

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Fish Release, Watershed Park

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-15 to Drayton Harbour & Semiahmoo Spit

  photos by Terry (TC), Glen (GB), Marion (MS), Pascale & Alberto (P&A) at DNCB Picasa site Seventeen DNCBers enjoyed another gorgeous Wednesday morning in Blaine, Washington, circling Drayton Harbour.  Hi-lites included many Grebes and other Waterfowl in beautiful breeding plumage and some Whimbrels too.  Check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Picasa site.  

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  April 15, 2015

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Black-bellied Plover, Blaine Marine Park, Caspian Tern, Cooper’s Hawk, Drayton Harbor, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Long-tailed Duck, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Semiahmoo Spit

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-14 to Brydon Lagoon & Hi-Knoll Park

  Photos by Terry (TC), Glen (GB), Liz (LS), Marion (MS), Ken (KB), Roger (RM), Pascale & Alberto (P&A) at DNCB Picasa site At about 8:20 on that glorious Wednesday morning, twenty-one birding brigade members assembled in the Langley parking lot for an outing around Brydon Lagoon and through Hi-Knoll Park.  While waiting for the masses

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  April 8, 2015

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Great Horned Owl, Hi-Knoll Park, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-13 to Several Ladner Parks in Delta

  Photos by Terry (TC), Glen (GB), Marion (MS), David (DM), Alberto (P&A), Ken (KB) at DNCB Picasa site Another large, eclectic group of 28 DNCBers enjoyed a gorgeous April Fool’s Day outing in Delta at three/four Ladner Parks.  Hi-lites included, many nesting birds, early Warbler sightings, Kinglets everywhere, and a very pleasant lunch at the

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  April 1, 2015

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Cooper’s Hawk, Ladner Harbour Park, Ladner S.Arm Marsh, Mourning Dove, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Pheasant, White-throated Sparrow

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-12 to Queen Elizabeth Park, Vancouver

  Photos by Marion (MS), Jim (JK), Liz (LS), Terry (TC), Glen (GB), David M (DM) and Pascale & Alberto (P&A) at Picasa website Twenty-two DNCBers enjoyed our last Tuesday morning of birding (Wednesdays next month) at Queen Elizabeth Park and the Bloedel Conservatory in Vancouver.  Hi-lites included a Barred Owl, beautiful Spring blossoms and early

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  March 24, 2015

  Barred Owl, Bloedel Conservatory, Queen Elizabeth Park

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-11 to Iona Regional Park

  Photos by Glen (GB), Ken (KB) and Pascale & Alberto (P&A) Almost 30 (actually 28-see names at end) DNCBer’s toured Iona Regional Park and the adjacent Sewage Lagoons on another dry and comfortable Tuesday morning.  Hi-lites included lots of Waterfowl species, a few Shorebirds, lots of idle chatter with Newbies, and a tasty lunch at

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  March 17, 2015

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Iona Beach Regional Park, Red-tailed Hawk, Short-eared Owl, Virginia Rail

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-10 “Birds on the Bay” Event in Boundary Bay Regional Park

  Photos by Terry (TC), Glen (GB), Liz (LS), Ken (KB) and Pascale & Alberto (P&A) on DNCB Picasa site About 30 “casual” birders (see names at end) spent a very enjoyable 2 1/2 hour ramble around Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP) on an overcast but dry and comfortable Wednesday morning.  This was our Delta Nats

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  March 11, 2015

  Bald Eagle, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Centennial Beach, Eurasian Wigeon, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-9 to Beaty Biodiversity Museum, UBC

  See full set of photos by Terry (TC), Marion (MS), Ken (KB) & Pascale & Alberto (P&A) at DNCB Picasa site A brilliant, sunny but cool day saw 9 members meet at Petra’s to carpool to UBC, Old Marine Drive for 9 a.m.  Others met there as did our westside resident guide, Bev Ramey.  From

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  March 3, 2015

  *DNCB, Beaty Biodiversity Museum, UBC

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-8 to Point Roberts, USA

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Glen Bodie (GB), Tony Mitra (TM) & Marion Shikaze (MS) More than 20 birders (actually 23, duly named at report end) joined our DNCB group on a beautiful February Tuesday morning at a number of Parks in Pt. Roberts, USA.  We had tonnes of neat species, many up-close-and-personal.  Check out

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  February 24, 2015

  *DNCB, *Special Birds, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Brandt’s Cormorant, Common Murre, Harbour Porpoise, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Pelagic Cormorant, Pigeon Guillemot, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Rhinoceros Auklet, Western Meadowlark