Delta Naturalists Society

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• Delta Nats Barn Owl Box Report

  Our two Barn Owl Boxes in Boundary Bay and North 40 Parks were checked this March and neither was occupied.  However, there were positive signs. Photos, and videos, by Roger Meyer Click on any photo to see larger version Boundary Bay Barn Owl Box On Friday, March 14, I joined Metro Vancouver’s Lynden Mager and

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  March 27, 2014

  *DNS, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl Box, BBRP, Centennial Beach, Cooper’s Hawk, North Forty/VWS

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-12 to Victoria

  Photos by Terry (TC), Roger (RM), Jonathan (JM), Rick (RW), Marion (MS), Jim (JK) & Ken (KB) Twenty-seven (wow!) smiling birders enjoyed a glorious Monday on the ferry, double-decker bus and walk around Victoria harbour and parks.  Read this report on our DNCB Blog and enjoy the super photos on the DNCB Picasa link.  (Names

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  March 24, 2014

  *DNCB, *Victoria, Beacon Hill Park, Black Oystercatcher, Fisherman’s Wharf, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Holland Point Park, Laurel Point, Long-tailed Duck, Ogden Point, Pacific white-sided dolphin, Pigeon Guillemot, Rhinoceros Auklet, Steller Sea Lion

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-11 to Stanley Park

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Glen Bodie (GB), Jonathan Mwenifumbo (JM), Marion Shikaze & Bill Denham (BD) Nineteen birders including several “newbies”, plus a dog, spent a pleasant Monday morning at Stanley Park in downtown Vancouver. The weather was mild and dry; hi-lites included: lots of waterfowl species in breeding plumage, some neat “little birds”,

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  March 17, 2014

  *DNCB, Beaver Lake, Douglas Squirrel, Harlequin Duck, Lost Lagoon, Stanley Park

• DNCB “Birds on the Bay” Outing No. 2014-10 in BBRP

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Jonathan Mwenifumbo (JM) & Marion Shikaze (MS) A huge group of about 35 nature lovers enjoyed a brilliant Wednesday morning walk in Boundary Bay Regional Park on Delta Nats quarterly Birds on the Bay event.  A few neat sightings, a lot of chat-bonding, and a finale of some scrumptious grub,

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  March 12, 2014

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Cammidge House, Centennial Beach, Cooper’s Hawk, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-9 to Delta Heritage AirPark and North Forty Park

  Eleven hardy, or silly, DNCBers spent a miserable, rainy Monday morning walking the dike path at Delta Heritage AirPark (104th St.) and then in the North Forty “Dog” Park (near Boundary Bay Airport).  Check out the photo evidence when Roger posts them with this Report on our Blog soon. Seven of us (Roger with Mike,

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  March 3, 2014

  *DNCB, 104 Street, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl Box, Delta Heritage AirPark, North Forty/VWS, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk

• Spring Preparation of Delta Nats BBRP Bird Boxes

  Photos by Donna Thomson (DT), Roger Meyer (RM), Terry Carr (TC) & Peter Ward (PW) Nine committed Delta Nats showed up at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at the 12th St. parking lot of BBRP to assist in the Spring Preparation of our 30 Bird Boxes in the Park.  It was a gorgeous, sunny

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  February 25, 2014

  *DNCB, BBRP, Centennial Beach, Nestbox

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-8 to Tynehead and Surrey Lake Park

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC) Ten hardy DNCBers spent a snowy Monday morning at beautiful Tynehead Regional Park, then Surrey Lake Park.  Check out Terry’s photo evidence on the Picasa link to our Blog. It was snowing lightly when Terry, Gerhard and I left Petra’s around 8:00 a.m.  The roads were clear and the drive

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  February 24, 2014

  *DNCB, Douglas Squirrel, Ruddy Duck, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Surrey Lake, Tynehead Regional Park

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-7 to Alaksen NWA

  Fourteen DNCBers enjoyed a pleasant Monday morning of birding at the Alaksen National Wildlife Area (next door to Reifel).  Hi-lites included: read the report and select your own hi-lites.  Check out the photo evidence by Terry, Rick, Glen and hopefully others, on our DNCB Picasa site. Ten of us (Roger with Mike, PB Lorna and

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  February 17, 2014

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl, Barred Owl, Black Oystercatcher, Canoe Pass, Coyote, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Muskrat, TFN, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-6 to Stanley Park

  The following is a summary (of necessity, very short ) of the DNCB outing today. 🙂 Three very hearty, determined, birders, met today at the Second Beach Parking lot in Stanley Park.  After waiting a while, knowing the stalwart Delta Nats never cancel a scheduled outing, we three eventually set out in the bucketing rain, to see

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  February 10, 2014

  *DNCB

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-5 to Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  Thirty plus DNCBer’s (WOW) congregated on this beautiful Monday morning for a very productive outing at Reifel Bird Sanctuary, our “DNCB Mecca”.  Hi-lites included: Great-horned and Saw-whet Owls, Rough-legged Hawk, Merlin and American Kestrel, Northern Shrike, Ring-necked Pheasant and lots of other species in gorgeous breeding plumage.  Check out photos on the DNCB Picasa link.

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  February 3, 2014

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Black Oystercatcher, Cooper’s Hawk, Great Horned Owl, Harbour Seal, Merlin, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Northern Shrike, Reifel, Ring-necked Pheasant, Rough-legged Hawk, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Virginia Rail