Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Cammidge House

• “Birds-on-the-Bay” Outing No. 2011-37 in Boundary Bay Regional Park

  About 20 participants, including Nat members, newbies and visitors from the UK, Richmond, West Vancouver, New Westminster and even Boundary Bay, enjoyed a rushed but productive 2 ½ hour walk this morning around Boundary Bay Regional Park in Tsawwassen.  Hi-lites were: the large numbers of newly-arrived waterfowl in the Bay, a few Shorebirds and a

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  September 14, 2011

  *DNCB, *DNS, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Cammidge House, Centennial Beach, Peregrine Falcon

• Delta Nats “Birds on the Bay” Outing No. 2011-16 in Boundary Bay Regional Park

  About 20 participants (including several non-Deltans from West Van, Burnaby, etc) enjoyed a beautiful Wednesday morning of birding on Delta Nats Spring “Birds on the Bay” outing in Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP). Hi-lites of the 2 ½ hour walk were: lots of Shorebirds up-close-and-personal including Dunlin, Sanderlings, Short-billed Dowitchers, Greater Yellowlegs, Marbled Godwits and

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  April 20, 2011

  *DNS, BBRP, Beach Grove, Birds-on-the-Bay, Cammidge House, Centennial Beach, Great Horned Owl

• Birds on the Bay Outing #2011-02A in Boundary Bay Park

  At 9:00 a.m. this morning (Wed. Jan. 12), Rochelle and I were alone at Cammidge House.  An unusual heavy, for Delta, snowfall hit the Lower B.C. Mainland last night and this freaks out the locals.  At writing this, it’s now 7:00 p.m. and the snow is nearly all melted away.  However, Delta Nats first 2011

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  January 12, 2011

  *DNS, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Cammidge House, Centennial Beach, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Mew Gull, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Sanderling

• DNCB Outing #123 to Reifel and Alaksen

  DNCB’s: I’m baaack! after 6 glorious weeks holidaying in Western Australia, with friends and relies.  Nine birders (Rick & Marg, Lorna, Roger, Terry, Anne, Hans-Ulf, Jimmy and me) enjoyed an almost sunny and raptor-filled Monday morning (Dec 13) at Reifel Bird Sanctuary and next door’s Alaksen Wildlife Refuge.  Our destination bird was the Yellow-breasted Chat

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  December 13, 2010

  *DNCB, *DNS, Alaksen NWA, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Cammidge House, Cedar Waxwing, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Great Horned Owl, Hooded Merganser, Lesser Snow Goose, Marsh Wren, Merlin, Northern Goshawk, Northern Harrier, Northern Hawk Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Pacific Wren, Peregrine Falcon, Reifel, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sandhill Crane, Trumpeter Swan, Westham Island, Wood Duck, Yellow-breasted Chat

• Birds on the Bay Outing in Boundary Bay Park

  Almost 50 participants enjoyed a beautiful sunny walk this morning (October 16) in Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP).  It was a Birds on the Bay event, with Nature Vancouver also joining up with the host Delta Naturalists.  We started at historic Cammidge House and walked to the pond at Centennial Beach where one Northern Shoveler was

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  October 16, 2010

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

• DNCB Outing No. 96: Birds on the Bay June walk

  About 20+ participants joined me this morning on our last Spring “Birds on the Bay” outing at Boundary Bay Regional Park in Tsawwassen.  We had visiting birders from Finland, China, England and Richmond as well as some “newbie’s” from Ladner and Tsawwassen.  It was cool at 9:00 a.m., but developed into a warm and sunny

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  June 16, 2010

  *DNS, Birds-on-the-Bay, Cammidge House

• DNCB Outing No. 90B: Birds on the Bay

  On a gorgeous Wednesday morning, 15 to 20 participants (some came and went during the walk) enjoyed a Spring “Birds on the Bay” stroll around Boundary Bay Regional Park in Tsawwassen.  We started and finished at historic Cammidge House.  On our walk around the pond at Centennial Beach, a lonely female Lesser Scaup was resting

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  May 12, 2010

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