Category: Steller Sea Lion
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Delta Naturalists Outing to White Rock Pier & Blackie Spit, November 18, 2025
PHOTO: Long-tailed Duck by Christine Gaio….. 16 Delta Nats met on White Rock Pier – Claude, Jim, Jacquie, Lee, Freddie, Connie, Teresa, Lorna, Mike, Dottie, Dorothy, Bob, Lidia, Christine, Susan, Terry. We had hoped to see the feeding frenzy that had been going on for several days. Birds, Seals and Sea Lions have been feeding

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Blaine, January 5, 2025
PHOTO: Dunlin by Terry Carr….. NOTE: Tuesday outing to Blaine was cancelled Brrrrrr. I think that was the coldest day of birding since I joined the Delta Nats. At least it was dry or we might well have cancelled. We met just across the tracks on the Blaine Harbour road – Terry, Christine, Colin and

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Point Roberts, January 22, 2025
PHOTO: Belted Kingfisher by Brian Avent……. A few birders met at Kiniski’s on a calm zero degree but sunny morning – Lindly, Brian and Louise, Margaretha and Glen. There were the usual Double-crested Cormorants on the pilings and a large flock of Canada Geese at the shoreline. We saw a number of divers in the

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Point Roberts, September 3, 2024
PHOTO: Common Loon by Terry Carr…. 9 Delta Nats crossed the border to meet at Lighthouse Marine Park in Point Roberts. Newbies, Srikar and Chandani, had taken public transit to Tsawwassen from Vancouver’s West End. Everyone was suitably impressed by how early they had started out that morning. Some of us had stopped first at

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DNCB Outing No. 2021-49A to Point Roberts, USA, December 7, 2021
Six of us gathered at the beach parking lot in front of Kiniski’s Reef Tavern just before 8 AM in a heavy mist with calm water that helped in the viewing (Nicki, Roger, Terry, Anne, David, and Noreen). A Great Blue Heron and single Glaucous-winged Gull were on the pilings, and numerous Canada Geese floated
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DNCB Outing No. 2019-13 to Point Roberts, USA
Fifteen DNCBers visited several spots in Pt. Roberts on Wednesday joining thousands of birds as Spring migration continues. Check out some amazing photos, including several species in gorgeous breeding plumage, on our DNCB Flickr site. The weather was miserable and pouring rain when I got to Petra’s, but when we left at 7:40 am toward
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DNCB Outing No. 2018-20 to Pt. Roberts, USA
Nineteen DNCBers enjoyed another gorgeous Wednesday morning birding at some new and old spots in Point Roberts, USA. Check out the photo evidence of the place, the people, and some amazing birds and flowers on our Flickr site. We (9) gathered at Petra’s, car-pooling prudently (3 vehicles) at 7:30 am and very smoothly across the
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DNCB Outing No. 2018-13 to Point Roberts, USA
Photos by Michael Audet (MA), Brian Avent (BA), Jack MacDonald (JMacD) It was pouring rain on Tuesday morning, but eleven stalwart DNCBers showed up, surprising me, and enjoyed a decent and productive outing at various sites in Point Roberts. Check out our photog wizards’ offerings on our Flickr site at: https://www.flickr.com/search/?group_id=3027315%40N23&text=2018-13&view_all=1, including Ladner Jack’s “Goldeneye
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DNCB Outing No. 2016-5 to Point Roberts, WA
Twenty-three DNCBers, including several Newbies, enjoyed a beautiful Tuesday morning in Pt. Roberts (see participants’ names at end). Check out the photo evidence by Roger (RM), Terry (TC), Glen (GB), Brian (BA), Jim K (JK), Marion (MS) and Chris (McV) on our DNCB Picasa site. Fourteen of us met at and left Petra’s at 8:00
