Author: Delta Naturalists Society
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DNCB Outing No. 2015-32 to Port Moody Parks
Twelve DNCBers enjoyed another gorgeous Summer Wednesday morning at “new to me” Rocky Point Park and then Buntzen Lake Park in Port Moody. Some beautiful flowers, vistas, and even a few neat bird sightings; you can savour the photo evidence by Liz, Marion, Glen and Pascale & Alberto on our DNCB Picasa site. Marian took
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DNCB Outing No. 2015-31 to Mill Lake Park in Abbotsford
More photos on the DNCB Picasa website Seventeen DNCBers converged on Mill Lake, Abbotsford, on a gusty dull August day, the group from Petra’s being unusually late. There were few birds to be seen on the 2.7 km walk around the lake, which included a variety of habitats from open park, many tall trees, lots
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DNCB “Ferry” Outing No. 2015-30 to Victoria
Eight DNCBers (Terry, PB Lorna, Mike B, White Rock Al, Islanders Rick & Marg, visiting “Pommy” Greg W and me) enjoyed another gorgeous Wednesday in paradise, riding the ferry to Vancouver Island, double-decker bus to Victoria, and then wandering through spectacularly-colourful Beacon Hill Park. We saw a few neat birds and brilliant flowers, but basically
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DNCB Outing No. 2015-29 to Manning Park
There were about 30 folk from four BC Nature Clubs (Chilliwack, Langley, White Rock/Surrey and Delta) on Wednesday’s outing to Manning Park. It was very slightly overcast, but a gorgeous day. Gerhard and I left the Ladner Bus Exchange at 6:45 a.m. and had a very pleasant and relaxing drive along the SFPR, Highway’s 1
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DNCB Outing No. 2015-28 to Several Ladner Parks
Fifteen DNCBers spent another gorgeous Wednesday morning tramping around several parks in Ladner, namely Ladner Harbour Park, Earle Burnett Park and South Arm Marshes Wildlife Management Area (SAMWMA). Not a lot of birds seen, but there is beautiful photo evidence on our DNCB Picasa site. Eight of us left Petra’s at 7:30 a.m., Roger F
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DNCB Outing No. 2015-27 to Burnaby Lake
Photos by Roger (RM), Glen (GB), Marion MS), Ken (KB), Pat (PS) posted at DNCB Picasa site – more photos will be added to this Report, please check back SOON! Fourteen DNCBirders met at Piper Spit, Burnaby Lake, on a warm, if not hazy from forest fire smoke, day. They were Tom, Ken and Anne,
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DNCB Outing No. 2015-26 to Reifel Bird Sanctuary
Sixteen patriotic DNCBers spent Canada Day morning, first on the dike at Boundary Bay, then at our Mecca, Reifel Bird Sanctuary. It was another gorgeous Summer day in Delta with some interesting sightings. Check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Picasa site. Only five men (Roger, Terry, Gerhard, Hans and me) were at Petra’s
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DNCB Outing No. 2015-25 to Campbell Valley Regional Park
Photos by Ken (KB), Glen (GB), Marion (MS), Pascale & Alberto (P&A), Jim (JK), Liz (LS) & others at DNCB Picasa site Because the southeastern part of the park was visited last July, it had been decided to explore the northern section. Thus at about 8:15 on another fantastic Wednesday morning, twenty one avian enthusiasts
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DNCB Outing No. 2015-24 to Pitt-Addington Marsh Wildlife Management Area
Photos by Roger (RM), Terry (TC), Glen (GB), Jonathan (JM), Pascale & Alberto (P&A), Eric (EL) & Liz (LS) at DNCB Picasa site Twenty-three DNCBers enjoyed another glorious and very warm Wednesday morning on an “away” outing to Pitt-Addington Marsh Wildlife Management Area, aka Pitt Lake, Pitt Polder, Grant Narrows, north of Coquitlam. Lots of
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DNCB Birds on the Bay Outing No. 2015-23 in Boundary Bay Regional Park
Photos by Glen (GB), Ken (KB), Jim (JK), Terry (TC), Pascale & Alberto (P&A) at DNCB Picasa site About 33 folk enjoyed a glorious Wednesday morning on our quarterly DNCB “Birds on the Bay” outing at Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP). Although bird sightings were at a premium, there were some pretty flower sightings, beautiful
