Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Band-tailed Pigeon

• 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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  Delta Naturalists Society

  August 12, 2015

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

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-24 to Pitt-Addington Marsh Wildlife Management Area

  Photos by Roger (RM), Terry (TC), Glen (GB), Jonathan (JM), Pascale & Alberto (P&A), Eric (EL) & Liz (LS) at DNCB Picasa site Twenty-three DNCBers enjoyed another glorious and very warm Wednesday morning on an “away” outing to Pitt-Addington Marsh Wildlife Management Area, aka Pitt Lake, Pitt Polder, Grant Narrows, north of Coquitlam.  Lots of

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  June 17, 2015

  *DNCB, American Redstart, Bald Eagle, Band-tailed Pigeon, Black Bear, Bullock’s Oriole, Cliff Swallow, Eastern Kingbird, Grant Narrows, Osprey, Pitt Lake, Pitt-Addington Marsh WMA, River Otter, Turkey Vulture, Western Tanager

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-24 to Minnekhada Regional Park, Coquitlam

  Photos to be added soon! Fourteen DNCBers enjoyed a brilliant hike/outing in Minnekhada Regional Park on Wednesday.  Hi-lite sightings included Bears, several Woodpecker and Flycatcher species and a not-too-strenuous walk in a beautiful mountainous park.  Check out the photo evidence on our  DNCB Picasa link. Two vehicles car-pooled eight of us from Petra’s at 7:30

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  June 18, 2014

  *DNCB, Band-tailed Pigeon, Black Bear, Minnekhada Park, Red-breasted Sapsucker

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-30 to Yew Lake/Cypress Bowl

  Marian, Gerhard, Glen, Kay, John, Sheila and myself (Roger) departed Petra’s at 7:30 sharp heading for Cypress Bowl.  Deciding to avoid the downtown rush hour traffic, I took the shortcut via the Second Narrows bridge (picking Mike up on the way) and arrived only 20 minutes and 18 seconds after Gerhard and Glen in their

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  July 31, 2013

  *DNCB, Band-tailed Pigeon, Cypress Mountain, Gray Jay, Townsend’s Warbler, Turkey Vulture, Vaux’s Swift, Yellow Warbler, Yew Lake

• DNCB Outing NO. 2013-23 Grant Narrows/Pitt Lake/Katzie Slough

  The morning did not look promising as it was raining lightly in Tsawwassen as we met at Petra’s.  Newcomer Glen,  Sheila, Terry, Kay, (latecomer) Lorna, and myself  (Roger) left for Pitt Meadows in two cars and picked up Mike in New West on the way.  Just before reaching the lake we stopped to view a

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  June 12, 2013

  *DNCB, Band-tailed Pigeon, Bullock’s Oriole, Cedar Waxwing, Cliff Swallow, Grant Narrows, Gray Catbird, Osprey, Pitt Lake, Pitt-Addington Marsh WMA, Swainson’s Thrush, Trumpeter Swan, Turkey Vulture, Vaux’s Swift, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2012-24 to Grant Narrows Park

  Seven birders (Lorna, Kay, Marion S, rookie Jane K, Eric L, Anne M and me) got drenched on this morning’s “away” outing to beautiful Grant Narrows Regional Park (now operated by the Katzie Development Corp.) at Pitt Lake.  Hi-lites included: beaut looks at several Warbler species, including a MacGillivray’s Warbler, nesting Ospreys, and finally seeing

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  May 23, 2012

  *DNCB, Band-tailed Pigeon, Black Swift, Bullock’s Oriole, Caspian Tern, Cedar Waxwing, Cliff Swallow, Grant Narrows, Gray Catbird, Long-tailed Duck, MacGillivray’s Warbler, Mute Swan, Osprey, Pitt Lake, Pitt-Addington Marsh WMA, Purple Finch, Swainson’s Thrush, Vaux’s Swift, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson’s Snipe, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• 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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  June 22, 2011

  *DNCB, American Bittern, American Redstart, Band-tailed Pigeon, Bullock’s Oriole, Cedar Waxwing, Cliff Swallow, Eastern Kingbird, Grant Narrows, Gray Catbird, Mute Swan, Osprey, Pitt Lake, Pitt-Addington Marsh WMA, Swainson’s Thrush, Warbling Vireo, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 98 to Pitt Polder

  Casual Birding outing #98 Ten birders (John & Kay & Miyako, Rick & Marg, Lorna, Anne, Eleanor, Roger and me) spent a very enjoyable, comfortable and rain-less Wednesday morning at Grant Narrows Regional Park, aka Pitt Polder.  This was an “away” outing as it took us a little more than an hour to get to

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  June 30, 2010

  *DNCB, Band-tailed Pigeon, Black Swift, Bullock’s Oriole, Cedar Waxwing, Cliff Swallow, Eastern Kingbird, Grant Narrows, Gray Catbird, Orange-crowned Warbler, Osprey, Pied-billed Grebe, Pitt Lake, Pitt-Addington Marsh WMA, Spotted Sandpiper, Swainson’s Thrush, Turkey Vulture, Warbling Vireo, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson’s Snipe, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 91 to Maplewood Flats

  Casual birding outing #91 Ten participants (Roger, John & Kay, Don & Rochelle, Hans, Terry, Anne, Eleanor and me) spent a gorgeous morning wandering around Maplewood Flats in North Vancouver this morning.  It was an hour’s drive to get there (a bit longer for us with our Librarian Navigator) in our two vehicle convoy, but

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  May 17, 2010

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Band-tailed Pigeon, Chipping Sparrow, Maplewood Flats, Osprey, Pelagic Cormorant, Purple Martin, Raccoon, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler