Delta Naturalists Society

Year: 2023

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-19A to Joe Brown Park, May 9, 2023

  Ten birders met at Joe Brown Park in Surrey on a lovely spring morning – Jacquie, Lidia, Dottie, Jonathan, Lindly, Lorraine, Terry, John, Lorna, Jim. All the new foliage made it difficult to see the birds. We heard some species that we did not see – including Pacific-slope Flycatcher and Black-throated Gray Warbler. nThe highlight

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  May 9, 2023

  *DNCB, Barred Owl, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Joe Brown Park, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo, Western Tanager, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-18B to Queen Elizabeth Park, May 3, 2023

  18 eyeballs and 18 ears (of various degrees of acuity) did their best to find the birds hiding in Queen Elizabeth Park on this warm sunny day – but it was a challenge. It was probably half-and-half between eyeballs and ears with some help for the latter from Merlin. Those doing the searching were Brian

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  May 4, 2023

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Orange-crowned Warbler, Red-tailed Hawk, Wilson’s Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-18A to Queen Elizabeth Park, May 2, 2023

  Eight birders met at Queen Elizabeth Park on a cool morning that soon warmed up. We parked below the tennis courts on 37th Avenue to avoid the 4 dollar an hour parking fee. It was relatively quiet birdwise. We did see Bushits, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Wilson’s Warblers, Orange-crowned Warblers, Black-capped Chickadees, Song Sparrows, Anna’s Hummingbirds, Dark-eyed

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  May 2, 2023

  *DNCB, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific Wren, Queen Elizabeth Park, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-17B to Reifel Bird Sanctuary, April 26, 2023

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  April 26, 2023

  Bald Eagle, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Cinnamon Teal, Cliff Swallow, Common Yellowthroat, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hammond’s Flycatcher, Marsh Wren, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Townsend’s Warbler, Varied Thrush, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-17A to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, April 25, 2023

  This outing’s first stop was at the taxi pullout of the Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty.  Five members including Jonathan, Lorraine, Mike, Lorna and guest outing leader Grant.  Weather was a pleasant 10 C with light winds which was a welcome break from the four- layer wind howlers of recent past. We were instantly greeted by an

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  April 25, 2023

  Black Oystercatcher, Caspian Tern, Cliff Swallow, Horned Grebe, Marsh Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-16B to Point Roberts, April 19, 2023

  Another cold, windy, rainy day at Point Roberts for our intrepid group. Brian, Louise and Lindley were the only ones to stop at Kiniski’s Reef Tavern and saw Surf Scoters, Horned Grebe, Glaucous winged Gulls, Common Loon, Double Crested Cormorants, Mallards, Bald Eagles, Crows and Starlings. They were soon joined at Lighthouse Marine Park by

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  April 19, 2023

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Oystercatcher, Harlequin Duck, Horned Grebe, Killdeer, Northern Harrier, Pelagic Cormorant, Point Roberts, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-16A to Point Roberts, April 18, 2023

  One intrepid birder appeared at Lighthouse Marine Park, Point Roberts, this morning, for what turned out to be a solo birding expedition. The wind blew in from the SE, raising troughs of white caps, and any bird heading towards Boundary Bay was pressed hard to keep going.  Double-crested and Pelagic Cormorants still managed to gracefully

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  April 18, 2023

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Pelagic Cormorant, Point Roberts, Red-necked Grebe, Sanderling

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-15C to North 40 Park Reserve, April 15, 2023

  On a steely grey Saturday morning, 11 birders met at the entrance of North 40 Park Reserve to kick the weekend off with an injection of nature and fresh weather. They were: Bruce, Nicki, Christine, Susan, Kim (who discovered the DNS outings through Facebook), John, Catherine, Karen, Roger, yours truly (Thea, group leader), and the

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  April 15, 2023

  *DNCB

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-15B to North 40 Park Reserve, April 12, 2023

  A dozen DNCB birders met at the North 40 Dog Park early on a frosty morning that promised lots of sunshine.  Present were Anne, Marion, David, Noreen, John McF, Lidia, Liz s.,Lorna, Margaretha, Mike B, Brian, Louise. Lidia arrived with the news that among the gulls at the turf farm there was a flock of

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  April 12, 2023

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Cackling Goose, Cooper’s Hawk, North Forty/VWS

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-15A to North 40 Park Reserve, April 11, 2023

  Three painfully optimistic birders, Bob, Dottie and Lee, left White Rock in the pouring rain, arriving at the North 40 Park Reserve just in time for the rain to end.  It was cloudy, chill and damp, and absent any other birders we could find. Croaks sounded from the water-filled ditches, likely bullfrogs, but a rabbit

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  April 11, 2023

  Bald Eagle, North Forty/VWS, Purple Finch, Yellow-rumped Warbler