Delta Naturalists Society

Category: California Quail

• DNCB Okanagan Field Trip, June 12-16, 2022

  The following report was compiled by Thea Beckman as a personal account of the DNCB’s field trip to the Okanagan. As such, a personal perspective is used in the story-telling and the determination of birding highlights, list-keeping, and identification criteria. Should you have any questions, contact Thea directly at thea.beckman@gmail.com DAY 1—Manning Park Resort & Beaver

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  June 16, 2022

  *DNCB, *EC Manning Park, Bald Eagle, Beaver Lodge Wetlands, Bighorn sheep, Black-billed Magpie, Black-headed Grosbeak, Bobolink, Bullock’s Oriole, California Quail, Calliope Hummingbird, Cedar Waxwing, Cinnamon Teal, Clark’s Nutcracker, Cliff Swallow, Columbian Ground Squirrel, Common Nighthawk, Common Raven, Common Yellowthroat, Cooper’s Hawk, Eastern Kingbird, Gadwall, Ginty’s Pond, Golden Eagle, Gray Catbird, Great Horned Owl, Haynes Point Provincial Park, House Wren, Killdeer, Kobau Regional Park, Lazuli Bunting, Lewis’s Woodpecker, MacGillivray’s Warbler, Mahoney Lake, Marsh Wren, Merlin, Mourning Dove, Northern Harrier, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Okanagan, Okanagan River, Okanagan Wastewater Treatment Plant, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Osoyoos, Osoyoos Desert Centre, Osprey, Oxbow Trail at Road 22, Pied-billed Grebe, Red Crossbill, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Red-necked Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Redhead, Ruffed Grouse, Say’s Phoebe, Sora, Spotted Sandpiper, Townsend’s Warbler, Trumpeter Swan, Turkey Vulture, Twenty-minute Lake, Vaux’s Swift, Veery, Virginia Rail, Warbling Vireo, Western Kingbird, Western Tanager, Western Wood-Pewee, White Lake IBA, White-throated Swift, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No 2019-45 to Whidbey Island, USA

  Fourteen DNCBers enjoyed a beautiful sunny and clear Tuesday visiting several parks on Whidbey Island in Washington State, plus a magnificent ferry ride.  There are already some spectacular shots on our DNCB Flickr site (more to come). Some left Petra’s at 7:00 am and we all met at the Peace Arch Park parking lot at

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  October 29, 2019

  *DNCB, Black Turnstone, Brandt’s Cormorant, Brown Creeper, California Quail, Common Murre, Coupeville, Cranberry Lake, Crocket Lake, Deception Pass, Elephant Seal, Garter snake, Harbour Porpoise, Harlequin Duck, Heermann’s Gull, Least Sandpiper, Long-tailed Duck, Mew Gull, Pacific Loon, Pelagic Cormorant, Peregrine Falcon, Pied-billed Grebe, Pigeon Guillemot, Port Townsend, Red-necked Grebe, Red-throated Loon, Rhinoceros Auklet, Semi-palmated Plover, Surfbird, Whidbey Island

• DNCB Outing No. 2019-16 to Whidbey Island, USA

  Sixteen DNCBers enjoyed a gorgeous Wednesday on our “away” outing to a number of parks on Whidbey Island.  We saw several species, including pelagic birds that we don’t often see in the BC lower mainland.  Check out the brilliant photos of the birds and vistas on our DNCB Flickr site. We met at 7:30 am

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  April 24, 2019

  *DNCB, Black Oystercatcher, Brandt’s Cormorant, Brown Creeper, California Quail, Cliff Swallow, Common Murre, Coupeville, Cranberry Lake, Crockett Lake, Deception Pass Campground, Gray Whale, Harlequin Duck, Long-billed Dowitcher, Mourning Dove, Northern Harrier, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pied-billed Grebe, Pigeon Guillemot, Port Townsend, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Rhinoceros Auklet, Rosario Point, Turkey Vulture, Whidbey Island, White Pelican

• 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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  May 16, 2018

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black Scoter, Black Turnstone, Brandt’s Cormorant, California Quail, California Sea Lion, Common Murre, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Lighthouse Marine Park, Northern Harrier, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific Loon, Pelagic Cormorant, Pigeon Guillemot, Point Roberts, Rhinoceros Auklet, Sanderling, Steller Sea Lion

• DNCB Outing No. 2018-18 to Whidbey Island, USA

  Sixteen DNCBers really enjoyed our “away” outing to Deception Pass and Whidbey Island USA last Wednesday.  It was a gorgeous day and we saw lots of neat stuff.  Check out the photo evidence at: https://www.flickr.com/search/?group_id=3027315%40N23&text=2018-18&view_all=1. Some left Petra’s at 7:00 am and we met at the Peace Arch Park parking lot at 7:30 am.  Marion

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  May 2, 2018

  *DNCB, Bonaparte’s Gull, Brandt’s Cormorant, Brown Creeper, California Quail, Chipping Sparrow, Common Murre, Coupeville, Deception Pass, Harbour Porpoise, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Orange-crowned Warbler, Osprey, Pelagic Cormorant, Pigeon Guillemot, Pileated Woodpecker, Port Townsend, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Red-throated Loon, Rhinoceros Auklet, Townsend’s Chipmunk, Whidbey Island, Yellow Warbler