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DNCB Trip to Princeton, BC, May 13 to 17, 2023

PHOTOS ARE ON Flickr DAY ONE – Manning Park, Swan Lake, and Separation and Martin Lakes DAY TWO – China Ridge Trail and Ferguson Pond DAY THREE – Chain, Link, and Osprey Lakes and Ferguson Pond DAY FOUR – Swan Lake, Separation Lakes POSTSCRIPT – DAY 5 – August Lake, Cormack Marsh and Manning Park
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May 13, 2023

*DNCB, *EC Manning Park, 20 Minute Lake, American Kestrel, American Pipit, August Lake, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Beaver Lodge Wetlands, Black-billed Magpie, Blue-winged Teal, Bullock’s Oriole, Calliope Hummingbird, Canada Jay, Cassin’s Vireo, Chain Lake, China Ridge Trail, Chipping Sparrow, Cinnamon Teal, Clark’s Nutcracker, Cliff Swallow, Common Yellowthroat, Cooper’s Hawk, Cormack Marsh, Dusky Flycatcher, Evening Grosbeak, Ferguson Pond, Hairy Woodpecker, House Wren, Killdeer, Lark Sparrow, Lewis’s Woodpecker, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Link Lake, Marsh Wren, Martin Lake, Merlin, Mountain Bluebird, Mountain Chickadee, Mourning Dove, Nashville Warbler, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Okanagan, Orange-crowned Warbler, Osprey, Osprey Lake, Pied-billed Grebe, Pileated Woodpecker, Princeton, Pygmy Nutcracker, Red Crossbill, Red-naped Sapsucker, Red-necked Phalarope, Red-tailed Hawk, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Ruddy Duck, Ruffed Grouse, Sandhill Crane, Say’s Phoebe, Separation Lake, Sora, Spotted Sandpiper, Swan Lake, Townsend’s Solitaire, Turkey Vulture, Vaux’s Swift, Vesper Sparrow, Virginia Rail, Warbling Vireo, Western Bluebird, Western Kingbird, Western Meadowlark, Western Tanager, Williamson’s Sapsucker, Wilson’s Phalarope, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Yellow-rumped Warbler
DNCB Outing No. 2023-19B to Joe Brown Park, May 10, 2023

Glen got to Joe Brown a few minutes before our 8am scheduled arrival and turned on Merlin Sound ID. In a few minutes it had identified 15 birds while just standing there at the entrance to the trail. But most of them were never seen as we walked through the park perhaps because all the
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May 10, 2023

Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Brown Creeper, Common Yellowthroat, Cooper’s Hawk, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Joe Brown Park, Merlin, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Purple Finch, Red Crossbill, Red-tailed Hawk, Swainson’s Thrush, Townsend’s Warbler, Warbling Vireo, Western Tanager, Wilson’s Warbler
DNCB Outing No. 2023-19A to Joe Brown Park, May 9, 2023

Ten birders met at Joe Brown Park in Surrey on a lovely spring morning – Jacquie, Lidia, Dottie, Jonathan, Lindly, Lorraine, Terry, John, Lorna, Jim. All the new foliage made it difficult to see the birds. We heard some species that we did not see – including Pacific-slope Flycatcher and Black-throated Gray Warbler. nThe highlight
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May 9, 2023

*DNCB, Barred Owl, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Joe Brown Park, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo, Western Tanager, Yellow-rumped Warbler
DNCB Outing No. 2023-18B to Queen Elizabeth Park, May 3, 2023

18 eyeballs and 18 ears (of various degrees of acuity) did their best to find the birds hiding in Queen Elizabeth Park on this warm sunny day – but it was a challenge. It was probably half-and-half between eyeballs and ears with some help for the latter from Merlin. Those doing the searching were Brian
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May 4, 2023

*DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Orange-crowned Warbler, Red-tailed Hawk, Wilson’s Warbler
DNCB Outing No. 2023-18A to Queen Elizabeth Park, May 2, 2023

Eight birders met at Queen Elizabeth Park on a cool morning that soon warmed up. We parked below the tennis courts on 37th Avenue to avoid the 4 dollar an hour parking fee. It was relatively quiet birdwise. We did see Bushits, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Wilson’s Warblers, Orange-crowned Warblers, Black-capped Chickadees, Song Sparrows, Anna’s Hummingbirds, Dark-eyed
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May 2, 2023

*DNCB, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific Wren, Queen Elizabeth Park, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler
DNCB Outing No. 2023-17B to Reifel Bird Sanctuary, April 26, 2023

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April 26, 2023

Bald Eagle, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Cinnamon Teal, Cliff Swallow, Common Yellowthroat, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hammond’s Flycatcher, Marsh Wren, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Townsend’s Warbler, Varied Thrush, Yellow-rumped Warbler
DNCB Outing No. 2023-17A to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, April 25, 2023

This outing’s first stop was at the taxi pullout of the Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty. Five members including Jonathan, Lorraine, Mike, Lorna and guest outing leader Grant. Weather was a pleasant 10 C with light winds which was a welcome break from the four- layer wind howlers of recent past. We were instantly greeted by an
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April 25, 2023

Black Oystercatcher, Caspian Tern, Cliff Swallow, Horned Grebe, Marsh Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Yellow-rumped Warbler
DNCB Outing No. 2023-16B to Point Roberts, April 19, 2023

Another cold, windy, rainy day at Point Roberts for our intrepid group. Brian, Louise and Lindley were the only ones to stop at Kiniski’s Reef Tavern and saw Surf Scoters, Horned Grebe, Glaucous winged Gulls, Common Loon, Double Crested Cormorants, Mallards, Bald Eagles, Crows and Starlings. They were soon joined at Lighthouse Marine Park by
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April 19, 2023

*DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Oystercatcher, Harlequin Duck, Horned Grebe, Killdeer, Northern Harrier, Pelagic Cormorant, Point Roberts, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe
DNCB Outing No. 2023-16A to Point Roberts, April 18, 2023

One intrepid birder appeared at Lighthouse Marine Park, Point Roberts, this morning, for what turned out to be a solo birding expedition. The wind blew in from the SE, raising troughs of white caps, and any bird heading towards Boundary Bay was pressed hard to keep going. Double-crested and Pelagic Cormorants still managed to gracefully
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April 18, 2023

*DNCB, Bald Eagle, Pelagic Cormorant, Point Roberts, Red-necked Grebe, Sanderling
DNCB Outing No. 2023-15C to North 40 Park Reserve, April 15, 2023

On a steely grey Saturday morning, 11 birders met at the entrance of North 40 Park Reserve to kick the weekend off with an injection of nature and fresh weather. They were: Bruce, Nicki, Christine, Susan, Kim (who discovered the DNS outings through Facebook), John, Catherine, Karen, Roger, yours truly (Thea, group leader), and the
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April 15, 2023

*DNCB