Delta Naturalists Society

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• DNCB Outing No. 2021-43B to Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th on October 27, 2021

  It was a windy windy day on the Dike at 104th St.  All ten of us (*see below) managed to keep our hats on and the rain stayed away.  We were a little early at 9am but the tide came in quickly – it didn’t bring that many shorebirds with it. The crows and Eagles

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  October 27, 2021

  *DNCB, 104 Street, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Delta Heritage AirPark, Dunlin, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sanderling, Varied Thrush

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-43A to Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th on October 26, 2021

  Eleven hardy souls gathered at 9 AM in the SE winds and hoped for the rain to hold off during our stroll along the dyke.  Lidia had arrived earlier when there were still a few sandbars, but the low pressure combined with the SE wind had brought a “Storm Surge” high tide which had obliterated

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  October 26, 2021

  *DNCB, 104 Street, American Pipit, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Cackling Goose, Delta Heritage AirPark, Dunlin, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Sanderling, Western Sandpiper, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-42 to Iona Beach Regional Park on October 19, 2021

  We had a beautiful morning for our DNCB trip to Iona.  Even before I got out of my car, I was enjoying the sight of a Cooper’s Hawk sitting just a few metres away.  Snow Geese were calling overhead and gathering on the shore as the tide went out and there were many Ring-billed and

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  October 19, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Caspian Tern, Common Yellowthroat, Cooper’s Hawk, Iona Beach Regional Park, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pied-billed Grebe, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-41B to Ladner Harbour Park and Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th, October 13, 2021

  A small contingent of 6 (Pat, Manli, Lidia, Gabriel, Noreen & David) started at the parking lot and walked the road to the start of the Shirley Trail checking the slough for Roger’s Pied-billed Grebe from Tuesday that had been there as we drove in.  It was hidden, but Mallards, a Great Blue Heron, and

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  October 13, 2021

  *DNCB, 104 Street, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Black-bellied Plover, Brown Creeper, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Hermit Thrush, Ladner Harbour Park, Least Sandpiper, Marbled Godwit, Marsh Wren, Pacific Golden Plover, Pacific Wren, Pectoral Sandpiper, Peregrine Falcon, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Ruff, Sanderling, Virginia Rail, Western Sandpiper, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-41A to Ladner Harbour Park and Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th, October 12, 2021

  We met at Ladner Harbour Park at 8am on a cool, dry morning. Roger saw a Pied-billed Grebe by the bridge before the parking lot. Our walk began along the recently completed Shirley’s Path with its impressive new bridge; then continued along the usual loop through the trees to the river and the viewing platform.

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  October 12, 2021

  *DNCB, 104 Street, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Dunlin, Ladner Harbour Park, Marsh Wren, Merlin, Pectoral Sandpiper, Pied-billed Grebe, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sanderling, Wilson’s Snipe, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-40B to Brunswick Point on October 6, 2021

  Despite a forecast of rain, our birding morning at Brunswick Point dawned fine. 14 participants turned up, more or less according to the sign-up list. Flocks of Snow Geese crowded the fields at the end of the road and more were seen in fields closer to the farm. After the walk, I contacted Sean Boyd,

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  October 6, 2021

  *DNCB, Bewick’s Wren, Black-bellied Plover, Brunswick Point, Cackling Goose, Lesser Snow Goose, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Marsh Wren, Merlin, Pacific Wren, Purple Finch, Western Sandpiper, White Pelican

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-40A to Brunswick Point on October 5, 2021

  It started off as a wet morning but soon cleared up as the walk progressed. It was a very dull morning with a high blustery wind. Photography wasn’t easy. Nine people signed up for the Tuesday morning walk, and all showed up in spite of the bad forecast. The nine were: Mike B1, Lorna, Mike

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  October 5, 2021

  *DNCB, Brunswick Point, Merlin, Northern Harrier, White-fronted Goose

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-39B to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel on September 29, 2021

  As usual, the birding day I chose turned out to be the rainiest day in the week. More than half of the signed up group of 14 decided to stay home and most of us were late. Only Noreen and David made it to the Tsawwassen jetty to peer at birds through the early morning

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  September 29, 2021

  *DNCB, Barn Owl, Belted Kingfisher, Brown Creeper, Cooper’s Hawk, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Long-billed Dowitcher, Northern Harrier, Purple Finch, Reifel, River Otter, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Ruddy Duck, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-39A to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel on September 28, 2021

  The Tuesday people were lucky with the weather. Despite a wet forecast, the rain stopped before 7am. It was windy and cold when 5 of us met on the Tsawwassen ferry causeway at 7:45. But the wind had died down and the sky was clearing when 14 met at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary at 9am.

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  September 28, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Oystercatcher, Cedar Waxwing, Dunlin, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Long-billed Dowitcher, Marsh Wren, Merlin, Mute Swan, Peregrine Falcon, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Virginia Rail, Wood Duck, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-38B to White Rock Pier & Blackie Spit on September 22, 2021

  It was pouring with rain when I left home but eased up on the drive into White Rock. I haven’t been that far afield for birding for over a year. At the pier, I met up with Pam Mason, Liz Stewart, Janet Heavyside. and Brian Roberts. Brian is one of our regular “from away” visiting

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  September 22, 2021

  *DNCB, American Pipit, Black Turnstone, Blackie Spit, California Gull, Caspian Tern, Horned Grebe, Lapland Longspur, Parasitic Jaeger, Red-necked Grebe, White Rock Pier