Delta Naturalists Society

DNCB Outing No. 2017-08 to Queen Elizabeth Park, Vancouver

more photos at our DNCB Flickr site Fourteen DNCBers enjoyed a weird but magical Tuesday morning of birding at Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver. Check out the spectacular photo evidence on our Flickr site: www.flickr.com/groups/dncb, then click the magnifying glass icon in the “Photo Pool” row, and add 2017-08 to “DNCB Photos” in the Search
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February 28, 2017

*DNCB, Hutton’s Vireo, Queen Elizabeth Park
DNCB Outing No. 2017-07 to Blaine and Semiahmoo Bay, Washington

Photos below by Brian Avent (BA), Terry Carr (TC) & Pat Smart (PS) more photos at our DNCB Flickr site Ten happy DNCBers enjoyed a magical morning of birding around Drayton Harbour in Blaine Washington, seeing lots of neat species, some uncommon. Check out the spectacular photo evidence on our Flickr site: www.flickr.com/groups/dncb, then click
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February 21, 2017

*DNCB, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Black Oystercatcher, Blaine Marine Park, Canvasback, Drayton Harbor, Eared Grebe, Harlequin Duck, Long-tailed Duck, Pacific Loon, Pelagic Cormorant, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Ruddy Duck, Semiahmoo Spit, Trumpeter Swan
DNCB Outing No. 2017-06 to Ferry Terminal, TFN, Reifel Bird Sanctuary & Alaksen NWA

more photos at our DNCB Flickr site Check out photos on our DNCB Flickr site: go to www.flickr.com/groups/dncb, then click the magnifying glass icon in the “Photo Pool” row, and add 2017-06 to “DNCB Photos” in the Search box at the top of the page. Our trip today is the one we cancelled last week
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February 14, 2017

*DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Eurasian Wigeon, Hooded Merganser, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Pelagic Cormorant, Peregrine Falcon, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Sandhill Crane, TFN, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Virginia Rail
DNCB Outing No. 2017-05 to Beach Grove Park and Pt. Roberts, WA

Photos by Brian Avent (BA), Terry Carr (TC), Tony Mitra (TM), Roger Meyer (RM), Jim Kneesch (JK), Pat Smart (PS), Glen Bodie (GB), David Hoar (DH) more photos at our DNCB Flickr site Twenty-one DNCBers (list of participants at end) enjoyed a brilliant sunny Tuesday morning checking out the Great Horned Owl (GHO) nest at
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January 31, 2017

*DNCB, Bald Eagle, Beach Grove, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Common Murre, Great Horned Owl, Harbour Porpoise, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Lighthouse Marine Park, Lily Point Park, Long-tailed Duck, Mew Gull, Pelagic Cormorant, Point Roberts, Red-necked Grebe, Sanderling
DNCB Outing No. 2017-04 to Stanley Park

more photos at our DNCB Flickr site Twenty DNCBers enjoyed a very pleasant Tuesday morning wandering around Stanley Park in downtown Vancouver. Lots of neat photo evidence on our Flickr site: go to www.flickr.com/groups/dncb, then click the magnifying glass icon in the “Photo Pool” row, and add 2017-04 to “DNCB Photos” in the Search box at
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January 24, 2017

*DNCB, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Beaver Lake, Black Oystercatcher, Hooded Merganser, Lost Lagoon, Pelagic Cormorant, Stanley Park
DNCB Outing No. 2017-03 to White Rock Pier and Blackie Spit

more photos at our DNCB Flickr site Only nine keeners weathered Tuesday’s rain, and enjoyed a surprisingly productive and fun morning at the White Rock pier and then Blackie Spit Park. Check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Flickr site: go to www.flickr.com/groups/dncb, then click the magnifying glass icon in the “Photo Pool” row,
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January 17, 2017

*DNCB, Blackie Spit, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Harlequin Duck, Long-billed Dowitcher, Marbled Godwit, Pacific Loon, Pelagic Cormorant, Peregrine Falcon, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Red-throated Loon, Ruddy Duck, White Rock Pier
DNCB Outing No. 2017-02 to Iona Regional Park

Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Brian Avent (BA), Pat Smart (PS), Liz Stewart (LS), Chris McVittie (CMcV), Maureen Sinilaid (MS), Roger Meyer (RM) more photos at our DNCB Flickr site Twelve DNCBers enjoyed a cool but dry, sunny and very pleasant Tuesday morning at another prominent birding spot in the Lower BC Mainland, Iona Regional
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January 10, 2017

*DNCB, Bald Eagle, Dunlin, Iona Beach Regional Park, Long-billed Dowitcher, Mew Gull, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Duck, Sewage Lagoons, Tufted Duck, Virginia Rail, Wilson’s Snipe
DNCB Outing No. 2017-01 to Tsawwassen Ferry Port & Brunswick Point

more photos at our DNCB Flickr site Part 1: Sightings with Tom (by Tom Bearss) Ferry Terminal: Scaup (probably Greater), one Brant, rafts of thousands of ducks, mostly Mallard, Northern Pintail and American Wigeon (at least one Eurasian), Bufflehead, both Common and Barrow’s Goldeneye, both Double-crested and Pelagic Cormorants, Green-winged Teal, a swarm of over
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January 3, 2017

*DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Black Scoter, Black-bellied Plover, Brunswick Point, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Long-billed Dowitcher, Mute Swan, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Pelagic Cormorant, Peregrine Falcon, Red-breasted Merganser, Ring-necked Pheasant, River Otter, Short-eared Owl, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Western Meadowlark, Western Sandpiper
DNCB Outing No. 2016-52: Ladner Christmas Bird Count

more photos at our DNCB Flickr site Our regular DNCB Outing date fell on the day of the Ladner CBC, so we decided to make the Ladner CBC our last outing of 2016! The count is part of the regional Christmas Bird Count, which is part of a much larger count across the continent. Counts
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December 27, 2016

*DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl, CBC Ladner, Dunlin, Herring Gull, Mew Gull, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Red-tailed Hawk, Thayer’s Gull
DNCB Outing No. 2016-51 to Drayton Harbour & Semiahmoo Spit, USA

More photos at our DNCB Flickr site. Ten DNCBers enjoyed a cool (~7 degrees Celsius), but dry and comfortable Tuesday morning of birding around Drayton Harbour and Semiahmoo Bay in Blaine, Washington. Check out the photo evidence on our Flickr site at: https://www.flickr.com/groups/dncb, enter DNCB 2016-51 in top Search box. Five of us (Roger, Mike,
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December 20, 2016

*DNCB, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Black Oystercatcher, Black Scoter, Blaine Marine Park, Drayton Harbor, Dunlin, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Mew Gull, Pelagic Cormorant, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-necked Grebe, Red-throated Loon, Ruddy Duck, Semiahmoo Spit

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DNCB Outing No. 2017-08 to Queen Elizabeth Park, Vancouver

DNCB Outing No. 2017-07 to Blaine and Semiahmoo Bay, Washington

DNCB Outing No. 2017-06 to Ferry Terminal, TFN, Reifel Bird Sanctuary & Alaksen NWA

DNCB Outing No. 2017-05 to Beach Grove Park and Pt. Roberts, WA

DNCB Outing No. 2017-04 to Stanley Park

DNCB Outing No. 2017-03 to White Rock Pier and Blackie Spit

DNCB Outing No. 2017-02 to Iona Regional Park

DNCB Outing No. 2017-01 to Tsawwassen Ferry Port & Brunswick Point

DNCB Outing No. 2016-52: Ladner Christmas Bird Count

DNCB Outing No. 2016-51 to Drayton Harbour & Semiahmoo Spit, USA

Delta Naturalists Outing to Centennial Beach, December 23, 2025