Delta Naturalists Society

Author: Delta Naturalists Society

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-45 to Stanley Park and Ambleside Park, West Vancouver

  More photos by Roger Meyer (RM), Marion Shikaze (MS) & Terry Carr (TC) at DNCB Picasa site Such a glorious morning to be arriving at Second Beach to spend a morning with the birds.  Quiet waters, clear skies and glorious sunshine and rafts of birds just offshore seemed to make the long drive through morning

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  November 12, 2014

  *DNCB, Ambleside Park, Bald Eagle, Beaver, Beaver Lake, Harlequin Duck, Lost Lagoon, Raccoon, River Otter, Second Beach, Stanley Park

• BBRP Fall Nest Box Review

  Photos by Terry Carr Click on any photo to see large version More photos on the DNCB Picasa site (Oct. 21 and Nov. 7, 2014). On October 21, Roger and Terry opened 18 of our 31 nest boxes in Boundary Bay Regional Park.  On November 7, Roger, Mike and Terry opened the rest.  These nest

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  November 7, 2014

  *DNCB, BBRP, Centennial Beach

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-44 to Point Roberts, WA

  Photo albums by Terry Carr (TC), Jim Kneesch (JK), Liz Stewart (LS) and Ken Borrie (KB) are posted at DNCB Picasa site – some of these photos have been added to this Report On Wednesday, November 5, twelve birders braved threatening skies to depart Petra’s at 8:15.  Bound for Point Roberts were Roger, Terry, Mike,

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  November 5, 2014

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Common Murre, Harlequin Duck, Northern Shrike, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Western Meadowlark

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-43 to Blackie Spit & White Rock Pier

  DNCB at Blackie Spit (minus Mike) photo by Roger, click to see large version More photos by Glen Bodie (GB), Bryan King (BK), Liz Stewart (LS), Roger Meyer (RM), Terry Carr (TC) & Ken Borrie (KB) at DNCB Picasa. At about 8:30, eighteen enthusiastic bird aficionados assembled at Blackie Spit Park, which is named after

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  October 29, 2014

  *DNCB, Blackie Spit, Eurasian Wigeon, Harlequin Duck, Long-billed Curlew, Marbled Godwit, White Rock Pier, Willet

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-42 to Boundary Bay Dike at 104th Street

  More photos by Terry (TC), Roger (RM) & Liz (LS) at DNCB Picasa site. Seven hardy birders braved the gusts of wind coming off the outgoing high tide at the foot of 104th Street in Delta to walk the Boundary Bay dyke to “the mansion”. At 8:00 am Roger, Terry, Hans, Bryan and Janet, and

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  October 22, 2014

  *DNCB, 104 Street, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Boundary Bay, Delta Heritage AirPark, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-41 to Queen Elizabeth Park & VanDusen Botanical Garden

  Photos by Roger Meyer (RM) & Liz Stewart (LS) On a rainy Wednesday, six of us made it to Petra’s for the morning’s outing.   Two cars were required: Hans, Mike, Sheila and myself, Roger (filling in for Tom who is probably reclining in the Australian sun with a cold drink in hand) in one, and

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  October 15, 2014

  Barred Owl, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Merlin, Queen Elizabeth Park, VanDusen Botanical Garden

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-40 to Iona Regional Park

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Jonathan Mwenifumbo (JM), Glen Bodie (GB), Marion Shikaze (MS), Liz Stewart (LS), Roger Meyer (RM) Nineteen DNCBers spent a lovely Fall Wednesday morning of birding at Iona Regional Park.  Lots of hi-lites, and some beaut photos by Liz, Marion, Glen, Terry and others expected on our DNCB Picasa site. Rush

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  October 8, 2014

  *DNCB, American Pipit, Bald Eagle, Iona Beach Regional Park, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Long-billed Dowitcher, Pectoral Sandpiper, Peregrine Falcon, Pied-billed Grebe, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Wilson’s Snipe

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-39 to Ferry Port & Reifel

  For one of the biggest trips, as far as attendance is concerned, we will have one of the shortest blogs due to master-blogger Tom’s absence, and I (Roger) will not list all the names due to a) my poor memory b) large numbers.  Please refer to our incomplete group photo to see if you were

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  October 1, 2014

  Black Oystercatcher, Northern Harrier, Pelagic Cormorant, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Sora, TFN, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-38 to 104th St. on BBRP Trail

  Our outing to 104th St. on the BBRP dike trail was very abbreviated as it rained very heavily.  Surprisingly, we started with 12 folk, Ken B, WR Al & Pauline, newbies Liz Walker and her son, Mike B, Marylile & Rob, Otto and me.  The Wimps left after our target bird, the Ash-throated Flycatcher, refused

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  September 24, 2014

  *DNCB, 104 Street, American Pipit, BBRP, Black-bellied Plover, Cackling Goose, Centennial Beach, Greater White-fronted Goose, Long-billed Dowitcher

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-37 to Blaine and Birch Bay, USA

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Glen Bodie (GB), Bill Denham (BD), Liz Stewart (LS), Marion Shikaze (MS), Ken Borrie (KB) on our DNCB Picasa site Nineteen DNCBers enjoyed another “foreign” outing around Drayton Harbour/Semiahmoo Park and then to a new DNCB destination Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve at Birch Bay.  Lots of hi-lites as recorded below

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  September 17, 2014

  *DNCB, Birch Bay, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Drayton Harbor, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Pelagic Cormorant, Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve, Semiahmoo Spit