Author: Delta Naturalists Society
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DNCB Outing No. 2012-8: Fraser River From #5 Road to Garry Point
Meeting at Petra’s were Gerhard, Lorna, Hans and friend Derek from Calgary, Mike, Roger, and Terry, recently returned from his Florida holiday. Leaving at 8:00am to meet the others in Richmond, valuable minutes were lost on a detour due to someone, who shall remain nameless, having forgot to bring his binoculars (on a birding trip??).
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DNCB Outing No. 2012-5 to Blaine, Washington
On a gorgeous Monday morning, thirteen birders (White Rock Al, Anne M, Eleanor, Lorna, John Mc, Jon & Lorraine, Ken & Anne and newbie Ken G, Leona, Roger and me) participated in our “international” outing to Drayton Harbour and Semiahmoo Bay in Blaine Wa. USA. Our target birds were pelagic species that we do not
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DNCB Outing No. 2012-04 to Burnaby Lake Park
Thirteen participants (Jonathan & Lorraine, Ken & Anne, Bryan & Janet, newbies Marion & Vancouver Island Martie, Lorna, Surrey John Mick, Roger, Sasquatch Russell and me) enjoyed a dry, mild and occasionally even sunny, Monday morning at Burnaby Lake Regional Park. Hi-lites were: Sharp-shinned Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, both Ruby and Golden-crowned Kinglets, lots of duck
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DNCB Outing No. 2012-3 to Beach Grove & BBRP Parks, Tsa Ferry Port and TFN
Ten birders (Ken & Anne, Jonathan & Lorraine, Roger, Mike, Lorna, Hans, Eleanor and me) spent a cold, miserable morning at Beach Grove Park, Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP), Tsa Tsu Shores, Tsawwassen Ferry Port, and on the Tsawwassen First Nations reserve (TFN). Hi-lites were: Great-horned Owl, Brant Geese, Western Grebes, Black-bellied Plovers, a Rough-legged
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DNCB Outing No. 2012-2 to Elgin Park and Blackie Spit
Eleven birders (Ken & Anne, Bryan & Janet, Jonathan & Lorraine, Anne M, Lorna, White Rock Al, John Mac and me) enjoyed a chilly but fun Monday morning in South Surrey at Elgin Heritage Park and Blackie Spit. We saw a lot of neat species today including: Long-billed Curlew, Marbled Godwit, Long-billed Dowitchers and other
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Bird Box Opening at BBRP
Eight Delta Nats spent a glorious Thursday morning “opening and cleaning” the 28 bird nesting boxes at Boundary Bay Regional Park. Bird Box Guru Don Farquhar dropped by at 9:30 a.m. at our 12th Street parking lot meeting place to give us a “revised” map. We split into two groups: Roger, Ken, Alan and Donna
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DNCB Outing No. 2012-1 to Tsawwassen Ferry and Delta Container Ports and Brunswick Point
I’m baack!!! Happy New Year. Eleven birders (Roger, Hans-Ulf, Lorna, Terry, Ken & Anne, and four Newbies John McFarland, Julie, Bryan & Janet, and me) spent a mild Monday morning at the Tsawwassen Ferry Port, then the Deltaport Container Port, then Brunswick Point. We saw lots of neat stuff; some hi-lites being a Gyrfalcon, three
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-51 Brunswick Point
Considering how close it was to Christmas we had a good turnout on a chilly, damp morning. Ken and Anne, Anne Murray, Mike, Alan, Kay, Donna, Tom and Roger met at Petra’s to decide on the morning’s venture. Due to Tom having some lame excuse for having to leave early we decided to stay close
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-50 Birds-on-the-Bay in BBRP
About 20 participants enjoyed a cool and overcast (but dry) morning at Boundary Bay Regional Park on the quarterly Delta Nats Casual Birds-on-the-Bay outing. Hi-lites were the Brant Geese, a brilliant Hooded Merganser, some almost-interesting chatter, and a delicious gourmet lunch including home-made scones and cookies made by the Delta Nats Ladies (Thanks Jennifer, Eleanor
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