Category: Boundary Bay
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Centennial Beach, September 24, 2024
PHOTO: Brewer’s Blackbird by Terry Carr….. 12 Delta Nats met at Centennial Beach in Tsawwassen on a lovely fall morning. Around the parking lot were White-crowned Sparrows, Towhees, Starlings and Crows, but the Eagles have not yet returned. In the pond were Mallards and two Northern Shovelers. Large flocks of Canada Geese and Cackling Geese…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Centennial Beach, February 27, 2024
PHOTO: Brant Geese by Terry Carr…..Fourteen Delta Nats met at Centennial Beach in Boundary Bay Regional Park on a cold clear morning. Roger, Terry, Margaretha, David, Mike, Jacquie, Christine, Lorna, Jim, Dottie, Bob, Lidia, Lisa and Jonathan W. There was a large flock of American Wigeon on the grass but a careful scan did not…
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Birdwatching on Boundary Bay Dyke at 64th Street with the Delta Naturalists (December 13, 2023)
On this morning, the sun’s rays flowed copiously from beneath the sky’s heavy skirts of cloud, making the horizon blush burgundy. American Bald Eagle, European Starling, and a Northern Flicker adorned the large winter bare tree at the start of our walk at the southernmost end of 64th Street. Song Sparrow chirped shyly from the roadside foliage and…
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Delta Naturalists Field Trip to Boundary Bay Dyke at 64th on December 12, 2023: Short-eared Owl
For the Tuesday December 12 outing to Boundary Bay at 64th there was an outstanding turnout of just 2 of us. With only two sets of eyes (Christine and Alan) we formally throw down the gauntlet to the group on Wednesday to match. Weather was absolutely stellar for December being sunny and 6C with no…
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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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DNCB Outing No. 2023-38A to Centennial Beach, September 19, 2023
Seven Delta Nats met at Centennial Beach in Boundary Bay Regional Park – Bob, Joe, Dottie, Mike, Lorna, John and Terry. Ekjot joined us for part of the walk as well. While we were waiting in the parking lot, Joe spotted a Cooper’s Hawk fly into a cottonwood. It was well camouflaged, but luckily Joe…
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-52B to Boundary Bay Dyke from 72nd to 64th, December 28, 2022
After weeks of winter’s wrath, the Gods of Birdwatching struck a truce with their colleagues over at the weather department and blessed our group with a partly sunny morning. There were 15 of us in total (from left to right): Dave, Lorna, Glen, Rosemary, Thea (yours truly), Mike, Noreen, Chris, Margaretha, Jim, Grant, Terry, Roger,…
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Ladner Christmas Bird Count (East Tsawwassen Area), December 18, 2022
Our team for Area I included five walking groups and one feeder watch. Terry Carr counted the waterfowl on the ponds at the Beach Grove golf course; Liz and Alan Stewart and Joe Stephenson surveyed the interior of Boundary Bay Park, David Hoar, Noreen Rudd and Margaretha Schramm did the shoreline areas of the park,…
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-50A to Brunswick Point & Boundary Bay Dyke at 72 St, December 13, 2022
Ten DNCBers met at Brunswick Point on a cool, calm morning – Grant, Lee, John, Jim, Roger, Mike, Bryan D, Margareta, Lori and Terry. In the fields at the side of the road were Dunlin, Black-bellied Plovers, Mallards, White-crowned and Golden-crowned Sparrows. Lee saw a Tree Sparrow, but it disappeared before the rest of us…
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-49C to Boundary Bay Dyke at 72nd, December 8, 2022
Thursday December 8, a tiny contingent of six Delta Naturalists (Dirk, Syd, Margaretha, Liz W, Roger, and myself) went to 72nd dyke to look for the Mountain Bluebird as reported on Metro Vancouver’s Rare Bird Alert Monday Dec. 5. We were fortunate to see a bright vibrant blue male feeding close to the dyke 200 metres east of…