Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Harbour Seal

• 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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  Delta Naturalists Society

  July 24, 2013

  *DNCB, Black Turnstone, Bonaparte’s Gull, Galiano Island, Harbour Porpoise, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Mayne Island, Mink, Pender Island, Pigeon Guillemot, Rhinoceros Auklet, Salt Spring Island

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-16 to Point Roberts, USA

  Photos by Marion S & Ken B – click on photo to see larger version It was a glorious Wednesday morning as Lucky 13 DNCBers (PB Lorna, Photog Marion, Second-timer Kirsten, “Sick Day” Deborah, Scope Bearer Mike, Bird Book Back-up Hans-Ulf, Loquacious Eleanor, Guru Anne, Spotter Kay, Do-It-All Ken & Anne, and our new best…

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  April 24, 2013

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, California Sea Lion, Harbour Seal, Lighthouse Marine Park, Lily Point Park, Pigeon Guillemot, Point Roberts, Red Crossbill, Ruddy Turnstone

• DNCB Outing No. 2012-44 on the Gulf Islands Ferries

  Twenty-one of us left the Tsawwassen Ferry terminal on Wednesday, October 10 at 10:10 a.m. on the Queen of Nanaimo to begin our DNCB Gulf Islands Ferry outing.  It was foggy, but fairly mild, most of the day; we saw some Loons, Guillemots, Grebes, lots of Bonaparte Gulls and had a full day of non-stop…

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  October 10, 2012

  *DNCB, Galiano Island, Gulf Islands, Harbour Seal, Mayne Island, Pender Island, Salt Spring Island

• DNCB Outing No. 2011-17 to Alaksen NWA and Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  Twelve participants (see “To” list for names), including a visiting couple from Slovenia, enjoyed a pleasant sunny Wednesday morning of casual birding through south Ladner to Alaksen National Wildlife Area (NWA) and Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  Hi-lites were: four White-fronted Geese with a large flock (~1500 birds) of Lesser Snow Geese, flock (~100) of Black-bellied Plovers…

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  April 27, 2011

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl, Black-bellied Plover, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Cliff Swallow, Greater White-fronted Goose, Harbour Seal, Mute Swan, Northern Harrier, Reifel, Sandhill Crane, TFN, Yellow-rumped Warbler