Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Belted Kingfisher

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-46B to White Rock Pier & Blackie Spit, November 15, 2023

  On a still, cloudy day, 6 DNCBers met at White Rock Pier: Thea, Rosemary, Nicki, Marion, Lindly and Glen. It was still cool and dark so the passerines had not stirred in the bushes. We headed out on the pier with collections of Mallards, Surf Scoters and White-winged Scoters on both sides. We also saw

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  November 17, 2023

  Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Scoter, Black-bellied Plover, Blackie Spit, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Harbour Seal, Horned Grebe, Marbled Godwit, Red-breasted Merganser, Short-billed Gull, Varied Thrush, White Rock Pier

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-43B to Point Roberts, October 25, 2023

  Last night was wet and windy, and the day started cloudy, with poor light. Not the least put off by these poor conditions, 17 Casual Birders gathered at Point Roberts. A few of us stopped off at Kiniski’s beach first for a brief look. On the ocean there were White-winged and Surf Scoters, Horned Grebe,

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  October 25, 2023

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Common Murre, Cooper’s Hawk, Harlequin Duck, Horned Grebe, Lapland Longspur, Long-tailed Duck, Point Roberts, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Short-billed Gull, Trumpeter Swan, Varied Thrush, Western Grebe

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-38B to Centennial Beach, September 20, 2023

  10 of us gathered this morning at Boundary Bay Regional Park: park regulars David and Noreen, Colin, Chris, Lee, Lidia, Stephanie, Warren, Pat, and me (Anne). The weather was a little cool and grey, but with sunny spells between the clouds. We decided to go around the park “widdishins” – along the back trails northward

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  September 20, 2023

  *DNCB, American Pipit, Belted Kingfisher, Boundary Bay, Caspian Tern, Centennial Beach, Great Horned Owl, Killdeer, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Orange-crowned Warbler, Townsend’s Solitaire, Western Sandpiper, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-36A to Blackie Spit, September 5, 2023

  Eleven birders met at Blackie Spit – Terry, Lorna, Lidia, Dottie, Jacquie, Bob, Lee, Brian R, Jim, Mike and Chris (not in photo). The tide and birds were far away – herons, ducks, gulls and shorebirds. On the spit were American Pipits and Savannah Sparrows. A Pileated Woodpecker flew past the parking area. Chris found

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  September 6, 2023

  *DNCB, American Pipit, Belted Kingfisher, Blackie Spit, Cedar Waxwing, Northern Harrier, Orange-crowned Warbler, Peregrine Falcon, Pileated Woodpecker, Short-billed Dowitcher

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-35A to Sidney Spit, August 30, 2023

  Eight birders had a very enjoyable trip to Sidney Spit. The weather was perfect after the stormy weather of the previous day. Brian A, Lidia, Margaret, Lorna and Terry took the 7am Victoria ferry. From the windows on the walkway to the departure lounge we saw some cute gull chicks. At the Tsawwassen terminal were

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  August 30, 2023

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Oystercatcher, Black-tailed Deer, Bonaparte’s Gull, Brandt’s Cormorant, Brown Creeper, California Gull, California Sea Lion, Caspian Tern, Common Murre, Harbour Seal, Heermann’s Gull, Herring Gull, Killdeer, Least Sandpiper, Orca, Pelagic Cormorant, Pigeon Guillemot, Red-necked Grebe, Semipalmated Plover, Sidney Spit National Park, Turkey Vulture, Western Sandpiper

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-33B to Terra Nova, Wed. 16 August, 2023

  There was a nice breeze coming off the river as we met at 8am – Warren and Lynne, Chris, Johnny Mac, Anne, Lidia and Glen. A flock of 20+ small, white, fast somethings flew up-river and then disappeared onto the water. The city was doing some construction work around the adventure park which was a

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  August 16, 2023

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Terra Nova, Western Tanager

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-25B to Sturgeon Slough, Pitt Meadows, June 21, 2023

  An enthusiastic group of 16 gathered at the Sturgeon Slough overpass on Rannie Road just after the Summer Solstice (07:56) – Brian & Louise, Colin & Stephanie, Chris, Jim, Glen, Lidia, Terry, Mike, Russel, Roger, Lindly, Marion, Noreen and David. Bryan DeB joined later to make 17. The Tuesday outing had been cancelled due to

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  June 21, 2023

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Swift, Black-headed Grosbeak, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Eastern Kingbird, Green Heron, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Osprey, Sturgeon Slough, Willow Flycatcher, Wood Duck, Yellow-breasted Chat

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-16B to Point Roberts, April 19, 2023

  Another cold, windy, rainy day at Point Roberts for our intrepid group. Brian, Louise and Lindley were the only ones to stop at Kiniski’s Reef Tavern and saw Surf Scoters, Horned Grebe, Glaucous winged Gulls, Common Loon, Double Crested Cormorants, Mallards, Bald Eagles, Crows and Starlings. They were soon joined at Lighthouse Marine Park by

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  April 19, 2023

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Oystercatcher, Harlequin Duck, Horned Grebe, Killdeer, Northern Harrier, Pelagic Cormorant, Point Roberts, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-13B to Deas Island Regional Park, March 29, 2023

  Although it was chilly at 8:00 am on Wednesday, the sun shone the whole time, and it gradually warmed up as our group of seven made its way around Deas Island. We were Brian and Louise, Liz, Marion, Vicki, Margaretha, and Angela. Roger M. joined us briefly to make sure we found the Great Horned

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  March 29, 2023

  *DNCB, Belted Kingfisher, Bewick’s Wren, Brown Creeper, Deas Island Regional Park, Great Horned Owl, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-11B to DeBoville Slough, March 15, 2023

  It was a small group today – Warren and Lynne, Colin and Stephanie, Richard, Lidia and Glen – which I am sure accounts for the small number of birds we saw. You can see the eBird list in the link below with only 20 species. Some of us had trouble finding the trailhead with an

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  March 15, 2023

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Cooper’s Hawk, Purple Finch, Red-tailed Hawk