Delta Naturalists Society

DNCB Outing No. 2015-11 to Iona Regional Park

Photos by Glen (GB), Ken (KB) and Pascale & Alberto (P&A) Almost 30 (actually 28-see names at end) DNCBer’s toured Iona Regional Park and the adjacent Sewage Lagoons on another dry and comfortable Tuesday morning. Hi-lites included lots of Waterfowl species, a few Shorebirds, lots of idle chatter with Newbies, and a tasty lunch at
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March 17, 2015

*DNCB, Bald Eagle, Iona Beach Regional Park, Red-tailed Hawk, Short-eared Owl, Virginia Rail
DNCB Outing No. 2015-10 “Birds on the Bay” Event in Boundary Bay Regional Park

Photos by Terry (TC), Glen (GB), Liz (LS), Ken (KB) and Pascale & Alberto (P&A) on DNCB Picasa site About 30 “casual” birders (see names at end) spent a very enjoyable 2 1/2 hour ramble around Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP) on an overcast but dry and comfortable Wednesday morning. This was our Delta Nats
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March 11, 2015

Bald Eagle, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Centennial Beach, Eurasian Wigeon, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike
DNCB Outing No. 2015-9 to Beaty Biodiversity Museum, UBC

See full set of photos by Terry (TC), Marion (MS), Ken (KB) & Pascale & Alberto (P&A) at DNCB Picasa site A brilliant, sunny but cool day saw 9 members meet at Petra’s to carpool to UBC, Old Marine Drive for 9 a.m. Others met there as did our westside resident guide, Bev Ramey. From
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March 3, 2015

*DNCB, Beaty Biodiversity Museum, UBC
DNCB Outing No. 2015-8 to Point Roberts, USA

Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Glen Bodie (GB), Tony Mitra (TM) & Marion Shikaze (MS) More than 20 birders (actually 23, duly named at report end) joined our DNCB group on a beautiful February Tuesday morning at a number of Parks in Pt. Roberts, USA. We had tonnes of neat species, many up-close-and-personal. Check out
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February 24, 2015

*DNCB, *Special Birds, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Brandt’s Cormorant, Common Murre, Harbour Porpoise, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Pelagic Cormorant, Pigeon Guillemot, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Rhinoceros Auklet, Western Meadowlark
DNCB Outing 2015-7 to Blackie Spit & White Rock Pier

Check out photos by Terry (TC), Glen (GB), Greg (GH), Marion (MS) & Ken (KB) on DNCB Picasa link The as-always happy and enthusiastic DNCB birders met in the Blackie Spit parking lot for our weekly outing to view birds and “occasionally” exchange friendly banter. Twenty of us assembled for the
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February 17, 2015

*DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black Turnstone, Blackie Spit, Cooper’s Hawk, Long-billed Curlew, Pelagic Cormorant, Red-breasted Merganser, Snow Bunting, White Rock Pier
DNCB Outing 2015-6 to Stanley Park

Photos by Terry (TC), Tony (TM), Jim (JK) & Roger (RM) Complete sets of photos at our DNCB Picasa site and at Tony’s Picasa site. Sixteen keeners braved the threatening skies to meet at Second Beach at 9:00 a.m. A damp mist prevailed as our group made our way to the Sea Wall. Tony, Jim,
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February 10, 2015

*DNCB, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Beaver Lake, Lost Lagoon, Raccoon, Second Beach, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Stanley Park
DNCB Outing 2015-5 to Ferry Causeway & Reifel Bird Sanctuary

Photos by Liz (LS), Terry (TC), Jim (JK), David M (DM), Tony (TM), and Roger (RM). Twenty-one DNCBers enjoyed a bountiful birding morning, 56 years after the “Day the Music Died”, at our “Mecca” Reifel Bird Sanctuary. Hi-lites included rarities Harris’s and Swamp Sparrows, Northern Saw-whet and Great Horned Owls, three Wren species, and lots
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February 3, 2015

*DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Black Oystercatcher, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Bonaparte’s Gull, Cooper’s Hawk, Eurasian Wigeon, Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, Great Horned Owl, Harris’s Sparrow, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Pelagic Cormorant, Peregrine Falcon, Red-necked Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Rough-legged Hawk, Sandhill Crane, Swamp Sparrow, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway
DNCB Outing No. 2015-4 to Terra Nova Park in Richmond

Twenty-five DNCBers enjoyed a very mild (~14 degrees) and pleasantly dry Tuesday morning wandering around the rejuvenated Terra Nova Park (TNP) in Richmond. Lots of neat bird sightings including a rarely seen Common Teal. Check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Picasa site. We 25 were: Gurus Anne M and Mary T, photogs Terry,
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January 27, 2015

*DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Cooper’s Hawk, Coyote, Eurasian Teal, Eurasian Wigeon, Red-tailed Hawk, Terra Nova
DNCB Report No. 2015-3 to Point Roberts, WA

Twenty-four DNCBers enjoyed another glorious sunny Tuesday morning wandering around a number of Parks in Point Roberts, USA. Hi-lites included seeing lots of neat species, some in breeding plumage, plus 3 Grebe species, 3 Scoter species, 3 Cormorant species, and a delicious lunch in the Caffe Capanna. Check out Jim’s, Liz’s and other’s photos on
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January 20, 2015

*DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black Scoter, Black Turnstone, Brandt’s Cormorant, Common Murre, Harbour Porpoise, Harlequin Duck, Lighthouse Marine Park, Lily Point Park, Long-tailed Duck, Northern Harrier, Pelagic Cormorant, Pigeon Guillemot, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk
DNCB Outing 2015-2 to Iona Regional Park

Twenty-five (WOW!) DNCBers braved the very foggy conditions on Tuesday and had a decent, not super, morning of birding at Iona Regional Park. Hi-lites were few although the White-fronted Geese and a Northern Shrike carrying prey were neat. And lunch at the Flying beaver was a treat. Check out photos by Liz, Glen, Terry, Jim
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January 13, 2015

*DNCB, Bald Eagle, Iona Beach Regional Park, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Red-tailed Hawk, Virginia Rail, White-fronted Goose

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DNCB Outing No. 2015-11 to Iona Regional Park

DNCB Outing No. 2015-10 “Birds on the Bay” Event in Boundary Bay Regional Park

DNCB Outing No. 2015-9 to Beaty Biodiversity Museum, UBC

DNCB Outing No. 2015-8 to Point Roberts, USA

DNCB Outing 2015-7 to Blackie Spit & White Rock Pier

DNCB Outing 2015-6 to Stanley Park

DNCB Outing 2015-5 to Ferry Causeway & Reifel Bird Sanctuary

DNCB Outing No. 2015-4 to Terra Nova Park in Richmond

DNCB Report No. 2015-3 to Point Roberts, WA

DNCB Outing 2015-2 to Iona Regional Park

Delta Naturalists Outing to Centennial Beach, December 23, 2025