Delta Naturalists Society

Author: Delta Naturalists Society

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-22 to Cheam Lake Regional Park & Chilliwack Great Blue Heron Reserve

  Full set of photos by Glen (GB) & Marion (MS) at DNCB Picasa site For a trip that was on the brink of cancellation, this DNCB outing turned out surprisingly well.  Tom, Terry and Roger had all abandoned the leadership position claiming various reasons, so I had been volunteered to spearhead the ascent of the

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  June 3, 2015

  *DNCB, Cheam Lake Regional Park, Chilliwack Great Blue Heron Reserve, Green Frog, Osprey, Red-eyed Vireo, Turkey Vulture, Vaux’s Swift, Warbling Vireo, Western Tanager

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-21 to Maplewood Flats

  Sixteen DNCBers enjoyed another gorgeous Wednesday morning wandering the trails in Maplewood Flats Conservation Area in North Vancouver.  We didn’t see a lot of birds, heard several (e.g. Gray Catbird), saw the nesting Osprey and Purple Martins, and really just enjoyed a nice walk in a beautiful area.  Check out the photo evidence at: https://picasaweb.google.com/113357506005013094897.

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  May 27, 2015

  Bald Eagle, Black-tailed Deer, Green Heron, Maplewood Flats, Osprey, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Pelagic Cormorant

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-20 to Burnaby Mountain & SFU

  photos by Liz (LS), Terry (TC), Glen (GB), Pascale & Alberto (P&A), Rick (RW), Roger (RM) at DNCB Picasa site Twenty-five DNCBers enjoyed a gorgeous, warm and sunny Wednesday morning on spectacular Burnaby Mountain, and then a visit with David Lanks and his Ruffs at his “chicken coop” laboratory at Simon Fraser University (SFU).  This

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  May 20, 2015

  *DNCB, Burnaby Mountain, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Ruff, SFU

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-19 to Colony Farm

  photos by Liz (LS), Terry (TC), Glen (GB), Pascale & Alberto (P&A), Rick (RW) at DNCB Picasa site Twenty-four DNCBers enjoyed another beautiful Wednesday morning wandering around Colony Farm in Coquitlam.  Hi-lites were: Lazuli Buntings, families of Pied-billed Grebes and Hooded Mergansers, and a tasty lunch at the Gillnetter Restaurant in PoCo. Eight of us

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  May 13, 2015

  *DNCB, Cinnamon Teal, Colony Farm RP, Cooper’s Hawk, Hooded Merganser, Lazuli Bunting, Mourning Dove, Muskrat, Northern Harrier, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk

• DNS Displays at Delta Regional Heritage Fair (May 9) & Mother’s Day Tea With the Birds (May 10)

  Click to enlarge photo.  More photos at DNCB Picasa site Delta Nats had a display at the Delta Regional Heritage Fair at the Harris Barn on May 9, presided over by Terry, Donna and Moira.  On May 10 the display at the Mother’s Day Tea with the Birds at Cammidge House was presided over by

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  May 10, 2015

  *BBPA, *DNS, Cammidge House, Delta Regional Heritage Fair, Harris Barn, International Migratory Bird Day, Mother’s Day

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-18 Serpentine Fen and Kwomais Point Park

  photos by Liz (LS), Terry (TC), Glen (GB), Marion (MS), Pascale & Alberto (P&A) at DNCB Picasa site At little after 8:00 on another sunny Wednesday morning, nineteen DNCBirders began flocking together in the parking lot of Serpentine Fen. The area, which covers almost 240 acres (97 ha) of the lower flood plain of the

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  May 6, 2015

  *DNCB, Barred Owl, Cinnamon Teal, Kwomais Point Park, Muskrat, Northern Harrier, Red Crossbill, Serpentine Fen, Sora, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-17 to Minnekhada Regional Park, Coquitlam

  Photos by Terry (TC), Glen (GB), Liz (LS), Marion (MS), Roger (RM), Pascale (PC) at DNCB Picasa site We had a group of 17 today with warm weather and a sprinkling of rain at the end. We were joined by newcomers Janet, Pat, and Maureen.  On the way to the lodge I (Kathy) stopped at

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  April 29, 2015

  *DNCB, Minnekhada Park, Northern Pygmy-Owl, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Sandhill Crane

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-16 Brunswick Point from Delta Port Way

  Brunswick Pointers (RM) See more photos at DNCB Picasa website A somewhat cryptic Report from Tom’s sick bed Twenty five participants spent a gorgeous day at Brunswick Point at the peak season for migrating shorebirds.  We followed the convoluted directions to a parking area under Deltaport Way railway bridge. Kathy Ellwood brought our DNS Scope

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  April 22, 2015

  *DNCB, Black-bellied Plover, Brunswick Point, Chipping Sparrow, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Northern Harrier, Orange-crowned Warbler, Peregrine Falcon, White-fronted Goose

• Watershed Park Fish Release and Nature Walk

  On a gorgeous Sunday, April 19, Delta Nats participated again in Delta Corp’s annual Fish Release at Watershed Park in North Delta.  It was a very successful event with hundreds of kids, parents and grandparents participating.  Terry, Marylile & Rob and their team of Roger, Joyce and Lorna set up our renovated “hands-on” Display at

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  April 19, 2015

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Fish Release, Watershed Park

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-15 to Drayton Harbour & Semiahmoo Spit

  photos by Terry (TC), Glen (GB), Marion (MS), Pascale & Alberto (P&A) at DNCB Picasa site Seventeen DNCBers enjoyed another gorgeous Wednesday morning in Blaine, Washington, circling Drayton Harbour.  Hi-lites included many Grebes and other Waterfowl in beautiful breeding plumage and some Whimbrels too.  Check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Picasa site.  

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  April 15, 2015

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Black-bellied Plover, Blaine Marine Park, Caspian Tern, Cooper’s Hawk, Drayton Harbor, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Long-tailed Duck, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Semiahmoo Spit