Author: Delta Naturalists Society
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DNCB Outing No. 2015-41 to Iona Regional Park
Photos by Terry (TC), Glen (GB), Marion (MS), Tony (TM), Roger (RM), Pascale & Alberto (P&A) Wow! We had about 33 almost-manageable participants on a gorgeous Wednesday morning at Iona Regional Park and the adjacent Sewage Lagoons. The tide was high, sky clear and jacket-less temperature. Check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Picasa
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DNCB Outing No. 2015-40 to Serpentine Fen
Eighteen drenched DNCBers enjoyed a brief Wednesday morning outing at the Serpentine Wildlife Management Area in Surrey. A few interesting sightings on our rain-shortened outing; check out the photo evidence (more to come) on our DNCB Picasa site. We met at the Serpentine parking lot near the Barn Owl barn at 8:00 a.m. and quickly
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DNCB Outing No. 2015- 39 to Elgin Park and Blackie Spit
Starting at about 8:00 on another great Wednesday morning, twenty seven enthusiastic members of the Flighty Flock assembled at the Historic Stewart Farm for an outing through Elgin Park and later around Blackie Spit. The land along the Nicomekl River was pre-empted by John Hardy in the 1880s and then settled by John Stewart who
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DNCB Outing Report No. 2015-38 to Mt. Baker
Fourteen DNCBers enjoyed a beautiful, sunny, first day of Autumn, wandering a few of the trails in Mount Baker National Forest. We saw a few neat birds (American Dippers) and animals (Mountain Goats), but the spectacular scenery was the winner again, as it is on most of our annual Baker outings. Check out the magnificent
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DNCB Outing No. 2015-37 to Boundary Bay and Reifel Bird Sanctuary
About 25 folk participated in various aspects of Wednesday’s “erratic” DNCB outing to Boundary Bay at 104th and 96th Streets, then Reifel Bird Sanctuary. This was the alternate destination as our Mt. Baker outing (poor weather) was postponed to next Wednesday, Sept. 23. There is some super photo evidence on our DNCB Picasa site. Seven
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DNCB “Birds on the Bay” Outing No. 2015-36 in Boundary Bay Regional Park
Photos by Tony (TM), Terry (TC), Marion (MS), Jim (JK), Glen (GB) & Pascale & Alberto (P&A) more photos at DNCB Picasa site Almost 40 folk (Wow!) from all over the BC Lower Mainland participated in our Delta Naturalists’ quarterly “Birds on the Bay (BOTB)” outing in Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP) on Wednesday (this
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DNCB Ferry Outing No. 2015-34 to Salt Spring Island
Nine DNCBers spent another beautiful Wednesday on Salt Spring Island and riding the ferries among the Gulf Islands. Not a lot of bird sightings, but a fun trip, climaxed with a pod of Killer Whales welcoming us to Tsawwassen Ferry terminal on our evening return. Check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Picasa site.
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DNCB Outing No. 2015-33 to Tynehead Regional Park
Eleven DNCBers enjoyed a very pleasant Wednesday morning wandering the trails of Tynehead Regional Park in Surrey. Not many birds around, but a few neat bird, flower and fish sightings and some decent conversation. Check out the photo evidence (by Jonathan, Glen, etc.) on our DNCB Picasa site. Only three of us met at Petra’s
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