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DNCB Outing No. 2021-25B to Sturgeon Slough on June 23, 2021
It was another gorgeous day, a little hazy, but mostly not too hot. A group of five on Wed met at 8:30ish. We watched Purple Martins actively building nests on and in old pylons, some in cavities in the post sides, and others in cavities on the tops of the posts. We forget sometimes that
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DNCB Outing No. 2021-25A to Sturgeon Slough on June 22, 2021
6 of us met at 8:30 am on a bright sunny morning for a new walk in the Pitt Meadows area, with hopes of seeing the Yellow-breasted Chat that has been hanging out here for awhile. I had arrived a bit earlier so that I could check out Catbird corner a few kilometres up the
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DNCB Outing No. 2021-24B to Iona Regional Park on June 16, 2021
Fourteen birders met at Iona Regional Park on a lovely sunny morning. A brilliant male Yellow-headed Blackbird posed in the parking area. Tree, Violet-green, and Barn Swallows were hunting insects over the pond, Marsh Wrens were singing, and Red-winged Blackbirds were active. Along the path were Song Sparrows, Towhees, Willow Flycatchers, hummingbirds and damselflies. Bushes
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DNCB Outing No. 2021-24A to Iona Regional Park on June 15, 2021
Only five of us showed up at 8am on a cool, slightly wet morning at Iona Regional Park: Pat, Angela, Janet, Glen, and me. We were rewarded soon enough, as our four-hour leisurely walk around the beach, ponds, and shrub-lined trails, turned out to be mostly sunny. 30 bird species were recorded, a relatively low
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DNCB Outing No. 2021-23B to Colony Farm Regional Park on June 9, 2021
10 of us gathered at Colony Farm at 7:30 am on a cloudy but dry morning. We were locals Jonathan and Lorraine, Warren and Lynne, Stephanie and Colin, Brian and Louise, Janet, and me. I had arrived 45 minutes earlier to check out the field to the west which had singing Willow Flycatchers, a Ring-necked
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DNCB Outing No. 2021-23A to Colony Farm Regional Park on June 8, 2021
In accordance with Covid restrictions limiting outdoor groups to 10 people, a small group met at Colony Farm Regional Park in Port Coquitlam on Tuesday. In the parking lot were the first of many Cedar Waxwings that we saw along the way. We started at the usual Lazuli Bunting viewing area below the labyrinth, near
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DNCB – Sturgeon Slough June 4, 2021
COVID response measures meant that we could have large group outings. The previous official DNCB Outing was on 10 March 2020 (2020-10 to Iona Regional Park). Here is a summary of some individual and small group outings since then (with Flickr photo links). Some people added photos to the group Flickr site. (Flickr) June 4, 2021
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DNCB Outing No. 2021-22 to Campbell Valley Regional Park on June 1, 2021
Highlights were Black-headed Grosbeaks and Douglas Squirrels. Photos on Flickr
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DNCB Outing No. 2020-10 to Iona Regional Park
It was a cold and windy Tuesday morning, but twenty-two DNCBers enjoyed a productive and fun outing wandering the trails of Iona Regional Park (IRP) and the Sewage Lagoons next door. You can check out the brilliant photo evidence on our DNCB Flickr site. Some car-pooled from Petra’s at 7:30 am, others drove directly from
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DNCB Outing No. 2020-09 to De Boville Slough & Blakeburn Lagoons, Coquitlam
Eighteen DNCBers, including four South African Newbies, enjoyed a rain-free morning along the DeBoville Slough trail, then the boardwalk around the Blakeburn Lagoons. We had lots of neat species, and some almost-interesting chatter; check out the brilliant photo evidence on our DNCB Flickr site. Just after 7:30 am, seven of us car-pooled together from Petra’s
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