Delta Naturalists Society

Year: 2017

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-21 to Little Campbell Hatchery and A Rocha

  More photos by Glen Bodie (GB), Jack MacDonald (JMacD), Jim Kneesch (JK), Ken Borrie (KB), Pat Smart (PS), Terry Carr (TC) at our DNCB Flickr site At least 22 DNCBers enjoyed a fantastic outing on Wednesday in Surrey, visiting the Little Campbell River (LCR) Hatchery and adjacent Forest Trail, and then to A Rocha’s Canadian

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  May 31, 2017

  *DNCB, A-Rocha, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl, Barred Owl, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Brookdale EC, Cliff Swallow, Little Campbell River Hatchery, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Purple Finch, Semiahmoo Fish & Game Club, Swainson’s Thrush, Townsend’s Warbler, Warbling Vireo, Western Tanager, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-20 to Burnaby Lake

  More photos by Chris McVittie (CMcV), Jack MacDonald (JMacD), Jim Kneesch (JK), Maureen Sinilaid (MS), Pat Smart (PS), Glen Bodie (GB), Terry Carr (TC), Roger Meyer (RM) & Ken Borrie (KB) at our DNCB Flickr site More photos of this Outing are on our Flickr website at: www.flickr.com/groups/dncb, then click the magnifying glass icon in

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  May 24, 2017

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Brown Creeper, Burnaby Lake, Douglas Squirrel, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Orange-crowned Warbler, Osprey, Pied-billed Grebe, Pileated Woodpecker, Shrew Mole, Swainson’s Thrush, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• BBRP – Swallow Box Activity Report

  by Chris McVittie (May 23, 2017) Swallow eggs, taken with endoscope (CMcV) These last few days, I have either opened or used an endoscope to check the boxes.  Up until this opening I have just observed nest box activity [on a number of outings]. The nest boxes are quite active with eggs being laid.  Only one

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  May 23, 2017

  *DNCB, *DNS, BBRP, Nestbox

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-19A in Brisbane, Australia

              Powerful Owl (AM) A cast of two participated in an “away” outing in Brisbane, Australia on Thursday (local time). We also lucked out on some beaut sightings. Two of us car-pooled from South Bank at 7:30 am, with Brian chauffeuring. Driving was a breeze as we headed west out of town to a secret

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  May 18, 2017

  *DNCB

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-19 to Colony Farm

  DNCB at Colony Farm (RM)  (click on photo to enlarge) A cast of “thousands” participated in our away outing to Colony Farm Regional Park (CF) in Coquitlam on Wednesday. The decent weather and prospect of some neat sightings brought out over 30 DNCBers (see List at end). We really lucked out with some beaut sightings.

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  May 17, 2017

  *DNCB, Colony Farm RP, Lazuli Bunting, Northern Harrier, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Olive-sided Flycatcher, River Otter, Western Wood-Pewee, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• 2017-18A Mother’s Day Tea with the Birds

  Someone must have appeased the weather gods; Mother’s Day was a bit cool and windy, but the sun was shining, making it a very pleasant day for the annual Tea with the Birds. Estimates varied but there were 80 to 100 visitors enjoying the displays and refreshments and 40 or more on the birding walk

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  May 14, 2017

  *BBPA, *DNCB, Cammidge House, Mother’s Day

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-18 to Queen Elizabeth Park, Vancouver

  DNCB at Queen Elizabeth Park (RM) More photos of this Outing are on our Flickr website at: www.flickr.com/groups/dncb, then click the magnifying glass icon in the “Photo Pool” row, and add 2017-18 to “DNCB Photos” in the Search box at the top of the page. We had 19 participants (names at end) enjoying a, finally,

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  May 10, 2017

  *DNCB, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Queen Elizabeth Park, Warbling Vireo, Western Tanager, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-17 to Tennant Lake, Washington

  DNCB at Tennant Lake (DH) More photos of this Outing are on our Flickr website at: www.flickr.com/groups/dncb, then click the magnifying glass icon in the “Photo Pool” row, and add 2017-17 to “DNCB Photos” in the Search box at the top of the page. Ten weather-wary DNC Birding Brigadiers gathered with umbrellas in hand on

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  May 3, 2017

  Tennant Lake

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-16 to Deer Lake, Burnaby

  More photos at our DNCB Flickr site Most of the photos of this Outing are on our Flickr website at: www.flickr.com/groups/dncb, then click the magnifying glass icon in the “Photo Pool” row, and add 2017-16 to “DNCB Photos” in the Search box at the top of the page. 24 people met at the Royal Oak

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  April 26, 2017

  *DNCB, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Deer Lake, Hutton’s Vireo, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Ring-necked Duck, Ring-necked Pheasant, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-15 to Ladner Parks

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Glen Bodie (GB), Brian Avent (BA), Chris McVittie (CMcV), David Hoar (DH) & Roger Meyer (RM). More photos at our DNCB Flickr site Thirteen DNCBers enjoyed a surprisingly almost-rainfree and birdy Wednesday morning wandering through a few parks in Ladner.  Enjoy the close-up-and-personal photos on our Flickr website at: www.flickr.com/groups/dncb,

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  April 19, 2017

  *DNCB, Brown Creeper, Dunlin, Ladner Harbour Park, Ladner S.Arm Marsh, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Orange-crowned Warbler, Wilson’s Snipe, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler