Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Harbour Seal

• DNCB Outing No. 2015- 39 to Elgin Park and Blackie Spit

  Starting at about 8:00 on another great Wednesday morning, twenty seven enthusiastic members of the Flighty Flock assembled at the Historic Stewart Farm for an outing through Elgin Park and later around Blackie Spit.  The land along the Nicomekl River was pre-empted by John Hardy in the 1880s and then settled by John Stewart who

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  September 30, 2015

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, American Pipit, Blackie Spit, Cooper’s Hawk, Elgin Heritage Park, Harbour Seal, Long-billed Curlew, Osprey, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-necked Grebe

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-32 to Port Moody Parks

  Twelve DNCBers enjoyed another gorgeous Summer Wednesday morning at “new to me” Rocky Point Park and then Buntzen Lake Park in Port Moody.  Some beautiful flowers, vistas, and even a few neat bird sightings; you can savour the photo evidence by Liz, Marion, Glen and Pascale & Alberto on our DNCB Picasa site. Marian took

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  August 12, 2015

  *DNCB, *Port Moody, Band-tailed Pigeon, Buntzen Lake, California Gull, Harbour Seal, Rocky Point

• DNCB “Ferry” Outing No. 2015-30 to Victoria

  Eight DNCBers (Terry, PB Lorna, Mike B, White Rock Al, Islanders Rick & Marg, visiting “Pommy” Greg W and me) enjoyed another gorgeous Wednesday in paradise, riding the ferry to Vancouver Island, double-decker bus to Victoria, and then wandering through spectacularly-colourful Beacon Hill Park.  We saw a few neat birds and brilliant flowers, but basically

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  July 29, 2015

  *DNCB, *Victoria, Beacon Hill Park, Common Murre, Harbour Porpoise, Harbour Seal, Heermann’s Gull, Pelagic Cormorant, Pigeon Guillemot

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-15 to Drayton Harbour & Semiahmoo Spit

  photos by Terry (TC), Glen (GB), Marion (MS), Pascale & Alberto (P&A) at DNCB Picasa site Seventeen DNCBers enjoyed another gorgeous Wednesday morning in Blaine, Washington, circling Drayton Harbour.  Hi-lites included many Grebes and other Waterfowl in beautiful breeding plumage and some Whimbrels too.  Check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Picasa site.  

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  April 15, 2015

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Black-bellied Plover, Blaine Marine Park, Caspian Tern, Cooper’s Hawk, Drayton Harbor, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Long-tailed Duck, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Semiahmoo Spit

• 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 No. 2015-1 to Blaine and Semiahmoo Parks, Washington, USA

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Tony Mitra (TM), Jim Kneesch (JK) & Bill Denham (BD) Thirteen lucky DNCBers had a very productive Tuesday morning of birding around Drayton Harbour in Blaine, Washington.  Hi-lites included four Grebe species, some pelagic divers, and a tasty lunch in the recently re-opened and renovated Semiahmoo Resort restaurant.  Check out

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  January 6, 2015

  *DNCB, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Black Turnstone, Blaine Marine Park, Canvasback, Drayton Harbor, Eared Grebe, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Long-tailed Duck, Pelagic Cormorant, Pigeon Guillemot, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Red-throated Loon, Ruddy Duck, Semiahmoo Spit

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-47 to Blaine, WA

  At 8:45 a.m., a group of nine hardy DNCBirders, comprised of regulars Mike, Hans, Kirsten, Lorna, Gareth, White Rock Leona and Al, together with some-timer Wim as well as newcomer Tom from Langley, assembled at the entrance to Blaine Marine Park for another outing around the second favourite “foreign” destination, Drayton Harbour and Semiahmoo Spit.

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  November 26, 2014

  *DNCB, Black Turnstone, Blaine Marine Park, Drayton Harbor, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Pelagic Cormorant, Ruddy Duck, Semiahmoo Spit

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-46 to Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty, & Brunswick Point from Deltaport Way

  Photos by Roger Meyer (RM), Terry Carr (TC), Liz Stewart (LS), Jim Kneesch (JK) and Marion Shikaze (MS) (maybe Glen Bodie (GB) soon?) at DNCB Picasa site Sixteen eager birders bundled up for the chilly morning and set out to find birds along the Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty and the Delta Port end of the Brunswick Point

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  November 19, 2014

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Black-bellied Plover, Brunswick Point, Cooper’s Hawk, DeltaPort Causeway, Eurasian Wigeon, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Pelagic Cormorant, Peregrine Falcon, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-37 to Blaine and Birch Bay, USA

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Glen Bodie (GB), Bill Denham (BD), Liz Stewart (LS), Marion Shikaze (MS), Ken Borrie (KB) on our DNCB Picasa site Nineteen DNCBers enjoyed another “foreign” outing around Drayton Harbour/Semiahmoo Park and then to a new DNCB destination Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve at Birch Bay.  Lots of hi-lites as recorded below

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  September 17, 2014

  *DNCB, Birch Bay, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Drayton Harbor, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Pelagic Cormorant, Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve, Semiahmoo Spit

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-32 on Galiano Island

  On Wednesday, seventeen “weathered” birders enjoyed a wet but mild ferry ride and strenuous but healthy walk around beautiful Galiano Island.  The idiosyncratic group included: our self-proclaimed Leader Roger with newbie ferry-afficionado Kristin, our chauffeur White Rock Al, photog & administrator Terry, the quiet ones Sheila & Hans, PB Lorna back in the fold, Point

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  August 13, 2014

  *DNCB, Bellhouse Park, Cooper’s Hawk, Galiano Island, Harbour Seal, Heermann’s Gull, Pelagic Cormorant, Pigeon Guillemot