Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Caspian Tern

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-31 to Reifel Via Ferry Jetty and TFN Lands

  Photos by Brian Avent (BA), Chris McVittie (CMcV), Jim Kneesch (JK), Pat Smart (PS), Maureen Sinilaid (MS), & Terry Carr (TC) More photos at our DNCB Flickr site With a balmy summer’s morning and a light breeze off the water, six dedicated birders left Petra’s for the day’s outing.  With Mike, Roger 2, Terry and

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  August 9, 2017

  *DNCB, Black Oystercatcher, Caspian Tern, Cedar Waxwing, Harlequin Duck, Long-billed Dowitcher, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Pelagic Cormorant, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-necked Phalarope, Reifel, Spotted Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper, TFN, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Wilson’s Phalarope

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-13 to Iona Regional Park

  More photos at our DNCB Flickr site Twelve crazy birders braved the rain, again for the 5th consecutive outing, on a surprisingly very successful outing to Iona Regional Park.  Check out the photo evidence of Wednesday’s outing on our Flickr site at: www.flickr.com/groups/dncb, then click the magnifying glass icon in the “Photo Pool” row, and

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  April 5, 2017

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Caspian Tern, Dunlin, Iona Beach Regional Park, Mountain Bluebird, Orange-crowned Warbler, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Sewage Lagoons, Virginia Rail, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-35 to Drayton Harbour & Semiahmoo Spit, Blaine, Washington

  Ten DNCBers enjoyed a wet but fun Wednesday morning circling Drayton Harbour and Semiahmoo Bay in Blaine, Washington.  Check out some photo evidence on our new DNCB Flickr website. Eight of us (Pat & Manli, plus WR Al, and Mike drove Chris, Terry, Roger and me) met at the Peace Arch Park parking lot at

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  August 31, 2016

  *DNCB, Blaine Marine Park, Caspian Tern, Cooper’s Hawk, Drayton Harbor, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Pelagic Cormorant, Red-necked Grebe, Ruddy Duck, Semiahmoo Spit

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-37 to Boundary Bay and Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  About 25 folk participated in various aspects of Wednesday’s “erratic” DNCB outing to Boundary Bay at 104th and 96th Streets, then Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  This was the alternate destination as our Mt. Baker outing (poor weather) was postponed to next Wednesday, Sept. 23.  There is some super photo evidence on our DNCB Picasa site. Seven

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  September 16, 2015

  104 Street, 96 Street, American Golden-Plover, American Pipit, Bald Eagle, Bank Swallow, Boundary Bay, Caspian Tern, Dunlin, House Wren, Least Sandpiper, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Orange-crowned Warbler, Red-tailed Hawk, Redhead, Reifel, Sandhill Crane, Sora, Virginia Rail, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-15 to Drayton Harbour & Semiahmoo Spit

  photos by Terry (TC), Glen (GB), Marion (MS), Pascale & Alberto (P&A) at DNCB Picasa site Seventeen DNCBers enjoyed another gorgeous Wednesday morning in Blaine, Washington, circling Drayton Harbour.  Hi-lites included many Grebes and other Waterfowl in beautiful breeding plumage and some Whimbrels too.  Check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Picasa site.  

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  April 15, 2015

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Black-bellied Plover, Blaine Marine Park, Caspian Tern, Cooper’s Hawk, Drayton Harbor, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Long-tailed Duck, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Semiahmoo Spit

• DNCB Outing No. 2012-24 to Grant Narrows Park

  Seven birders (Lorna, Kay, Marion S, rookie Jane K, Eric L, Anne M and me) got drenched on this morning’s “away” outing to beautiful Grant Narrows Regional Park (now operated by the Katzie Development Corp.) at Pitt Lake.  Hi-lites included: beaut looks at several Warbler species, including a MacGillivray’s Warbler, nesting Ospreys, and finally seeing

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  May 23, 2012

  *DNCB, Band-tailed Pigeon, Black Swift, Bullock’s Oriole, Caspian Tern, Cedar Waxwing, Cliff Swallow, Grant Narrows, Gray Catbird, Long-tailed Duck, MacGillivray’s Warbler, Mute Swan, Osprey, Pitt Lake, Pitt-Addington Marsh WMA, Purple Finch, Swainson’s Thrush, Vaux’s Swift, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson’s Snipe, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler