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DNCB Outing No. 2011-26 to Brunswick Point & the North Forty
Seven weirdos weathered a windy Wednesday (Roger & Rose, Mike & Lorna, Hans Ulf, Sleepy Alan and me) at Brunswick Point, and then a more enjoyable and successful late stint at the North Forty. Hi-lites were an American Bittern, nesting Cooper’s Hawks, Bullock’s Oriole and Lively Lorna’s Butter Tarts. See photos of our outings on
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2011-25A North Forty Report
Son Scott and I visited the North Forty Park behind Boundary Bay Airport today (Sunday, June 26) for a couple of hours in mid afternoon (3:00 to 5:00 p.m.). It was hot, sunny and a beaut outing: we got all our Destination Birds (LB, BO and Candy), up-close-and-personal. It is so nice to go with
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-25 to Pitt Lake Park
Nine participants (Rick & Marg, Roger & Mike, Lorna, Anne, first-timer John Whittaker, our local guru Larry Cowan and me) enjoyed a beautiful morning of birding at the Pitt Polder Park at Grant Narrows. Hi-lites including our “destination birds” were: Gray Catbird, American Redstart, Eastern Kingbird, Bullock’s Oriole, other “candy” Warblers and Lorna’s PB sandwich.
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-24 to SAMWMA and Ladner Harbour Park
Nine participants enjoyed a quiet (i.e. not a lot of neat species seen) Wednesday morning of birding at the South Arm Marshes Wildlife Management Area (SAMWMA) and Ladner Harbour Park, before the shameful riots and the Canucks heart-breaking loss. We (Lorna, Roger & Mike, Ken & Anne, Donna, Anne M., Eleanor and me) had gorgeous
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-23 to Elgin Park and Blackie Spit
A Dirty Dozen of birders (Rick & Marg, Ken & Anne & newbie Christie, Eleanor, Lorna, Mike B, Anne M, Marian, Donna and me) spent a beautiful Wednesday morning at historic Stewart Farm and Elgin Park, and then at Blackie Spit Park in South Surrey. Hi-lites were several Willow Flycatchers, Purple Martins, and lots of
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-22 to Burnaby Lake Park
Fifteen participants (Rick & Marg, Ken & Anne, Roger & Lorna, Hans & Eleanor, Mike & Terry, Anne, Paul, Jim, Ron and me; Wow, big group) enjoyed a beautiful Wednesday morning of birding on an “away trip” to Roger Meyer’s Burnaby Lake Park. Hi-lites of the outing were: Black-throated Gray Warbler, Western Tanager, Warbling Vireo,
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-21 to Boundary Bay dike and North 40
Eight participants (Roger, Lorna, Anne, Hans-Ulf, Mike, Eleanor, Jimmy and me – names mentioned at our Guru Anne’s request because we forgot the obligatory Group photo) enjoyed a very comfortable morning of birding along the Boundary Bay dike and at the old Wireless Station (aka North 40) behind Boundary Bay Airport. Hi-lites of the outing
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DNCB Outing No. 2001-20 to Queen Elizabeth Park
Nine participants (Rick & Marg, Roger & Rose, Lorna, Mike, Donna, Marian and me) enjoyed a luxurious, sunny Wednesday morning of birding at the colourful Queen Elizabeth Park. Hi-lites were Anna’s Hummingbird, Western Tanager, Western Wood-Pewee, Olive-sided Flycatcher, several Warbler species and some almost-stimulating conversation. Check out photos of these and other birds, the gorgeous
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-19 Vancouver Wireless Station “North 40”
Not surprisingly, with several regulars off to the convention at William’s Lake and the damp morning, only four stalwart birders were present for our tour of the Boundary Bay Airport lands (the “North 40”). Mike and Roger met at Petra’s where Tom checked in to make sure we were going to fulfill our duty to
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-18 to Brunswick Point
On a sunny, but chilly, Wednesday morning a small turnout at Petra’s including Mike, Hans, Marg, Rick, Roger and Deborah (taking a day off work to be with us) met to decide on the days birding adventure. Tom, however, had left instructions that we were to go to Brunswick Point where, he said, curlews were
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