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DNCB Outing No. 2021-33A to Burnaby Lake on August 17, 2021
It was an overcast day, which frustrated some photographers, but it didn’t slow down the chat-fest among the 10 people on our walk in Burnaby Lake Park. The 10 were Jonathan and Lorraine, Brian and Louise, Roger M, Mike B, Lorna, Pat, Janet H and Glen. There were a lot of Wood Ducks, young and
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DNCB Outing No. 2021-32B to Terra Nova on August 11, 2021
While four of us, Noreen and David, Lidia and Marion S. were waiting at the parking lot, we kept hearing a loud sharp “aoowww”! We soon spotted a Green Heron being harassed by a swallow as it sat in a bare-branched tree out in the marsh. The heron continued to call after the swallow left,
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DNCB Outing No. 2021-32A to Terra Nova on August 10, 2021
Eleven**(see below) birders showed up at 8:00 am to spend a delightful few hours wandering through the Terra Nova natural area in West Richmond. The species count was not that high… 26, but there were some nice sightings. A Western Tanager male on a tree top, with his brilliant colours seeming to glow in the
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DNCB Outing No. 2021-31 to Surrey Bend Regional Park on August 3, 2021
12 people signed up for our outing to Surrey Bend on Tuesday August 3 – and no one signed up for Wednesday. The 12 were Chris, Jim, Pat, Janet, Marion, Lidia, David, Noreen, Kirsten, Gabriele, Margaretha and Glen. We contemplated forming 2 groups of 6, but in the end we mixed it all up as
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DNCB Outing No. 2021-30B to Blackie Spit on July 28, 2021
A group of 7 met at 8:00 – they were David and Noreen, Warren and Lynn, Roger2, Mike B2, and Marion S. The spit area was very quiet except for the usual Ring-billed Gulls accompanied by a singular California Gull, Savannah sparrows,and a juvenile Brown-headed Cowbird, plus several harbour seals kept an eye on us
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DNCB Outing No. 2021-30A to Blackie Spit on July 27, 2021
Eleven people met at Blackie Spit on Tuesday – Glen, Chris, Jim, Roger M, Mike B1, Janet, Johnny Mac, Pat, Marian P, Lorna, and Terry. It was a gorgeous day, flowers were blooming, and we saw 17 bird species. There were no shorebirds on the spit, but there were the usual Ring-billed Gulls and Savannah
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DNCB Outing No. 2021-28B to Maplewood Flats on July 14, 2021
Seven folks met at 8:30. By then David and Noreen had already found 7 species, including the best one of the day, with photo, an Evening Grosbeak by the still water behind the old office. Later searches did not produce the bird again. We were Jonathan and Lorraine with grand-daughter Melia, David and Noreen, newbie
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DNCB Outing No. 2021-28A to Maplewood Flats on July 13, 2021
10 of us met at Maplewood Flats on Tuesday morning (Roger M, Chris, Glen, Anne, Lidia, Pat, Janet, Marylile, Mike, Terry.)Unfortunately to discourage bears there are no longer any bird feeders.Highlights included Evening Grosbeak and Purple Martins.Photos are on flickr This is Anne Murray’s ebird list – 25 species. Rufous Hummingbird 2 Glaucous-winged Gull 6
