Delta Naturalists Society

DNCB Outing No. 2013-2 to the “Brambling Bush” and Queen Elizabeth Park

Twenty DNCBer’s (Wow, big group – Roger & Sheila, Marion & Marti and newbie Charlie, Bryan & Janet, Susan & Gerhard, Mike & Lorna, Paul & Quinn, Terry & Kay, Eileen & Annie K, Donna, and me; I missed one) battled the cold and snow this morning in downtown Vancouver to see the rare Brambling
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Delta Naturalists Society

January 14, 2013

*DNCB, *Vancouver, Brambling, Queen Elizabeth Park, Red-tailed Hawk
DNCB Outing No. 2013-1 to Surrey Lake Park and Serpentine Wildlife Area

Thirteen DNCBer’s (Guides Ken & Anne with daughter Christie, Lorna, Kay, Anne M, Paul & Quinn, Donna, Surrey’s Gareth, Jonathan & Lorraine and me) spent a very wet Monday morning at Surrey Lake Park, then at Serpentine Wildlife Area. Check out Ken’s photos on our Picasa site at http://picasaweb.google.com/dncbirding. Four of us (Anne, Lorna, Kay
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January 7, 2013

*DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl, Muskrat, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Serpentine Fen, Surrey Lake
DNCB Outing No. 2012-55 to Ladner Farm Fields & Reifel Bird Sanctuary

On New Year’s Eve Monday morning, twelve DNCBer’s (Donna, Lorna, Jane, Ken & Anne, Roger, Paul & newbie Sue with Quinn, Bryan without Janet, Kay and me) enjoyed an initially foggy and occasionally snowy morning, that cleared up nicely as we wound our way through the Ladner farm fields to Reifel Bird Sanctuary. Lots of hi-lites
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December 31, 2012

*DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Rough-legged Hawk, TFN
DNCB Outing Report No. 2012-54 to 64th St. Dike and Reifel

Six brave souls (Susan, Lorna, Marion, Marti, Ken and me) enjoyed a dry and surprisingly nice Monday morning of birding on the dike at 64th Street, then at Reifel Bird sanctuary. Hi-lites were: some neat Warblers, Saw-whet and Snowy Owls and some beaut Waterfowl (e.g. Ruddy Ducks). Check out Marion’s photos on our DNCB Picasa site
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December 17, 2012

*DNCB, 64 Street, Bald Eagle, Cooper’s Hawk, Gyrfalcon, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Rough-legged Hawk, Snowy Owl
DNCB “Birds on the Bay” Outing No. 2012-53 to BBRP

On a mild and unusually almost sunny Wednesday morning, December 12, about 24 folk (wow!) participated in our quarterly DNCB Birds on the Bay outing in Boundary Bay Regional Park. Hi-lites were: good looks at several duck and shorebird species, a posing Cooper’s Hawk, interesting ornithological explanations of Finches and Brant, birding with an eclectic group of weirdos, and the
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Delta Naturalists Society

December 12, 2012

*DNCB, *DNS, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Cammidge House, Centennial Beach, Cooper’s Hawk, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk
Report on DNCB Outing No. 2012-52 to BBRP and the Dike at 72nd & 64th Streets

I’m baaaaack!!! Nine DNCBer’s (Lorna, Gerhard, Paul and home-schooled daughter Quinn, Sheila, Kay, Ken, Roger and me) met at Petra’s last Wednesday, December 5 for my first DNCB outing since returning from 7+ weeks holidaying in Western Australia. Hi-lites of our outing to Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP), then the dike at both 72nd and 64th Streets were:
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December 5, 2012

*DNCB, 12 Avenue, 64 Street, 72 Street, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Centennial Beach, Merlin, Peregrine Falcon, Rough-legged Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Short-eared Owl, Snowy Owl
DNCB Outing No. 2012-51 72nd Street Boundary Bay

As usual with a local outing, the group of ten birding enthusiasts met at Petra’s to decide on the day’s destination. If not for Sheila’s decision-making we would probably still be sitting there… “72nd it is” she says, and off we went. The group of ten included Ken and Anne A, Jane, Kay, Terry, Mike, Sheila, Marion, the
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November 28, 2012

*DNCB, 64 Street, 72 Street, Bald Eagle, Boundary Bay, Cooper’s Hawk, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Short-eared Owl
DNCB Outing No. 2012-50 1. 72nd St. 2. Reifel Is via Ferry Terminal

Due to extremely complicated circumstances, there are two parts to today’s outing (actually, just trying to avoid making myself look bad having initially cancelled the outing despite Lorna’s protestations… you were right Lorna, sorry!) Version 1 summary (Marion and Marti) Three stalwart birders, Lorna, Marion S. and Marti, left Petra’s around 9:20 a.m. Roger and
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November 21, 2012

*DNCB, 72 Street, Bald Eagle, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Rough-legged Hawk, Short-eared Owl
DNCB Outing No. 2012-49 to 72 Street dyke & Reifel

When nine regular DNCBs (Lorna, Marion S, Kay, Sheila, Mike B, Terry, Janet & Bryan, & Ken) met at Petra’s Café, designated leader Lorna’s first job was to assign Terry as trip leader and Ken as Blogmaster, thereby freeing herself for the important business of spotting birds. Highlights from the dyke at the end of
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November 14, 2012

*DNCB, 72 Street, Bald Eagle, Long-eared Owl, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Rough-legged Hawk, Short-eared Owl, Snowy Owl
DNCB Outing No: 2012-48 From Beach Grove Lagoon to 104th Street

With a beautiful sunny morning it was no surprise that there was an 800% increase in members turning out over last week’s dismal performance. Eight of us, Lorna, Mike, Marion, Brian and Janet, Gerhard, Terry, and Roger, left Petra’s for the foot of 12th Ave to survey the lagoon. Right away, in the parking lot,
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November 7, 2012

*DNCB, 104 Street, 12 Avenue, 72 Street, American Kestrel, Beach Grove, Boundary Bay, Cooper’s Hawk, Long-eared Owl, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Short-eared Owl, Tropical Kingbird

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DNCB Outing No. 2013-2 to the “Brambling Bush” and Queen Elizabeth Park

DNCB Outing No. 2013-1 to Surrey Lake Park and Serpentine Wildlife Area

DNCB Outing No. 2012-55 to Ladner Farm Fields & Reifel Bird Sanctuary

DNCB Outing Report No. 2012-54 to 64th St. Dike and Reifel

DNCB “Birds on the Bay” Outing No. 2012-53 to BBRP

Report on DNCB Outing No. 2012-52 to BBRP and the Dike at 72nd & 64th Streets

DNCB Outing No. 2012-51 72nd Street Boundary Bay

DNCB Outing No. 2012-50 1. 72nd St. 2. Reifel Is via Ferry Terminal

DNCB Outing No. 2012-49 to 72 Street dyke & Reifel

DNCB Outing No: 2012-48 From Beach Grove Lagoon to 104th Street

Delta Naturalists Outing to Brunswick Point, December 17, 2025