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DNCB Outing No. 2013-35 to Tsawassen Ferry Port & Reifel
Report & more photos coming soon! Meanwhile, enjoy the photos posted on the DNCB Picasa Site by Terry & Johnathan Fourteen DNCBer’s participated in our “alternative” outing to the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal and then through the Ladner fields to Reifel Bird Sanctuary. Because of poor weather, the scheduled outing to Mt. Baker was postponed to
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DNCB Outing No. 2013-34 to Blackie Spit
More Photos will be added SOON! Sixteen DNCBers enjoyed another glorious and productive Wednesday morning at Blackie Spit in South Surrey. The rain held off and it turned out to be warm, almost muggy. Hi-lites included: Long-billed Curlew, Marbled Godwit, Pigeon Guillemot, lots of newly-arrived migrating Shorebirds, beaut Warbler sightings, some almost-interesting newbies, and PB
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DNCB Outing Report No. 2013-33 to Manning Provincial Park
Fifteen DNCBers enjoyed another glorious Wednesday morning on our annual “away” outing to Manning Provincial Park (MP). Hi-lites included: Townsend’s Warblers, hand-feeding Clark’s Nutcrackers, Whiskey Jacks and Ground Squirrels, beautiful Wildflowers, spectacular scenery and idyllic walks through old-growth forest, along winding streams and on mountain paths. Check out Tony’s, Marion’s, Terry’s and others photos on
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Delta Nats Display Events – Starry Night and Richmond Raptor Festival
Your Delta Naturalists’ Society was busy this past weekend participating with its hands-on, educational and entertaining Display at two events, Metro Vancouver Parks Starry Night at Deas Island Park on Saturday evening, August 17 and then again on Sunday, August 18 at the annual Richmond Raptor Festival at Terra Nova Park. There were hundreds of
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DNCB Outing No. 2013-32 to Deer Lake Park, Burnaby
Photos by Marion S, Tony M & Marian P Click on any photo to see large version Sixteen DNCBers enjoyed a rare muggy Wednesday morning of birding at Deer Lake Park, a new destination for many of us. Incredible local naturalist, George Clulow led us on this brisk walk on well-kept trails and boardwalks through
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DNCB Outing No. 2013-30 to Yew Lake/Cypress Bowl
Marian, Gerhard, Glen, Kay, John, Sheila and myself (Roger) departed Petra’s at 7:30 sharp heading for Cypress Bowl. Deciding to avoid the downtown rush hour traffic, I took the shortcut via the Second Narrows bridge (picking Mike up on the way) and arrived only 20 minutes and 18 seconds after Gerhard and Glen in their
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DNCB Outing No. 2013-29B Cruise in San Juan Islands
Six DNCBers (Tom, Sheila, Anne M, Pauline, Lorna, Al) met in Blaine to take the San Juan Island Cruise (see website/blog http://www.whales.com/). Terry Carr took the same tour earlier on July 13. The following Report by naturalist Victoria Souze is posted on the website of San Juan Cruises at http://blog.whales.com/2013/08/bird-watching-cruise-report-%E2%80%93-july-27-2013/ We left the harbor on
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DNCB Outing No. 2013-29 on the Gulf Island Ferries
Nineteen DNCBers met on the Salt Spring Ferry round 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday for our all-day Island Ferry “Birding” Outing. It was a glorious day and it was a wonderful Island Cruise, but we didn’t see a lot of different bird species. Some hi-lites included: Rhinoceros Auklets, Pigeon Guillemots, Bonaparte Gulls, spectacular scenery and scrumptious
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DNCB Outing No. 2013-28 to Hi Knoll Park & Brydon Lagoon
other DNCB 2013-28 Photos coming soon! Below this Report are details of • Gulf Island Ferry Tour Wednesday, July 24 • Bellingham boat trip – Saturdays until Aug 24 We had another huge turn-out (21 participants) on another glorious BC Wednesday morning as we toured Hi-Knoll Park and Brydon Lagoon in Surrey, virgin territory for
