Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Cammidge House

• 2017-18A Mother’s Day Tea with the Birds

  Someone must have appeased the weather gods; Mother’s Day was a bit cool and windy, but the sun was shining, making it a very pleasant day for the annual Tea with the Birds. Estimates varied but there were 80 to 100 visitors enjoying the displays and refreshments and 40 or more on the birding walk

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  May 14, 2017

  *BBPA, *DNCB, Cammidge House, Mother’s Day

• Birds on the Bay Outing No. 2016-50 in Boundary Bay Regional Park

  Photos by Brian Avent (BA), Chris McVittie (CMcV), Glen Bodie (GB), Terry Carr (TC), Jack MacDonald (JMacD), Nance Forster (NF), Roger Meyer (RM).  More photos at our DNCB Flickr site. With a beautiful, sunny morning and a panoramic view of the North Shore mountains and a chilly –6 degrees, sixteen hardy souls met in front

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  December 14, 2016

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Black-bellied Plover, Cammidge House, Centennial Beach, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Hooded Merganser, Mourning Dove, Northern Harrier, Purple Finch, Western Meadowlark

• DNCB Birds-on-the-Bay Outing No. 2016-23 in Boundary Bay Regional Park

  About 25 participants, including lots of Newbies, enjoyed our quarterly Birds on the Bay (BOTB) outing this morning in Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP).  There are not a plethora of birds in BBRP in June, it being nesting time and wintering Shorebirds and Waterfowl have gone to their northern, inland or Arctic nesting grounds, but

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  June 8, 2016

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Black Swift, Cammidge House, Centennial Beach, Long-billed Dowitcher, Northern Harrier

• DNCB Birds on the Bay Outing No. 2016-10 in Boundary Bay Regional Park

  more photos by Jim (JK), Glen (GB), Pat (PS) on the DNCB Picasa site. Almost 30 folk (see 29 names at end) enjoyed a dry but windy quarterly Birds on the Bay outing in Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP) yesterday (Wednesday).  Not a lot of birds seen, but a few neat species, and a super

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  March 9, 2016

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Black Oystercatcher, Cammidge House, Centennial Beach, Eurasian Teal, Northern Harrier, Red-breasted Merganser, Western Gull

• DNCB Birds on the Bay Outing No. 2015-49 in Boundary Bay Regional Park

  On a surprisingly beautiful sunny Wednesday morning, 30 participants, some visiting from Korea, Spain and North Vancouver, participated in our quarterly Birds on the Bay outing in Boundary Bay Regional Park.  Check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Picasa site.  You will also see photos of the installation of our Delta Nats “Tesla (formerly

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  December 9, 2015

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Birds-on-the-Bay, Boundary Bay, Cammidge House, Long-billed Dowitcher, Mew Gull, Northern Harrier, Red-breasted Merganser, Thayer’s Gull

• DNCB Birds on the Bay Outing No. 2015-23 in Boundary Bay Regional Park

  Photos by Glen (GB), Ken (KB), Jim (JK), Terry (TC), Pascale & Alberto (P&A) at DNCB Picasa site About 33 folk enjoyed a glorious Wednesday morning on our quarterly DNCB “Birds on the Bay” outing at Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP).  Although bird sightings were at a premium, there were some pretty flower sightings, beautiful

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  June 10, 2015

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Cammidge House, Centennial Beach

• DNS Displays at Delta Regional Heritage Fair (May 9) & Mother’s Day Tea With the Birds (May 10)

  Click to enlarge photo.  More photos at DNCB Picasa site Delta Nats had a display at the Delta Regional Heritage Fair at the Harris Barn on May 9, presided over by Terry, Donna and Moira.  On May 10 the display at the Mother’s Day Tea with the Birds at Cammidge House was presided over by

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  May 10, 2015

  *BBPA, *DNS, Cammidge House, Delta Regional Heritage Fair, Harris Barn, International Migratory Bird Day, Mother’s Day

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-50 Birds on the Bay

  See full set of photos by Terry Carr (TC), Liz Stewart (LS) & Glen Bodie (GB) on our DNCB Picasa site More pictures from the above photographers will be added to the Report below, soon! DNCBers: I’m Baaaaack!  On a typical mild but overcast Winter Wednesday morning in Delta, about 20 DNCBers enjoyed our quarterly

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  December 17, 2014

  *DNCB, American Pipit, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Boundary Bay, Cammidge House, Centennial Beach, Cinnamon Teal, Eurasian Wigeon, Merlin, Red-tailed Hawk, Virginia Rail

• DNCB “Birds on the Bay” Outing No. 2014-10 in BBRP

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Jonathan Mwenifumbo (JM) & Marion Shikaze (MS) A huge group of about 35 nature lovers enjoyed a brilliant Wednesday morning walk in Boundary Bay Regional Park on Delta Nats quarterly Birds on the Bay event.  A few neat sightings, a lot of chat-bonding, and a finale of some scrumptious grub,

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  March 12, 2014

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Cammidge House, Centennial Beach, Cooper’s Hawk, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk

• DNCB “Birds on the Bay” outing No. 2013-49 in Boundary Bay Regional Park

  Click on photo to enlarge photos by Terry Carr (TC), Glen Bodie (GB) & Roger Meyer (RM) Over 20 folk participated in one way or another in our quarterly Birds on the Bay (BOTB) outing in Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP) on Wednesday, December 11.  The weather was cool and clear, the Bay unusually covered

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  December 11, 2013

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Cammidge House, Centennial Beach, Cooper’s Hawk, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Wilson’s Snipe