Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Hooded Merganser

• DNCB Report No. 2017-50 to Point Roberts, USA

  More photos at our DNCB Flickr site Rain & Snow: Another DNCB Tuesday of crappy weather.  Only three of us (Mike, Terry and me) went to Pt. Roberts where it poured rain, and we birded without leaving the vehicle.  However, Terry got some good photos that you can see on our Flickr site at: www.flickr.com/groups/dncb,…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  December 19, 2017

  *DNCB, Coyote, Harlequin Duck, Hooded Merganser, Lighthouse Marine Park, Pelagic Cormorant, Point Roberts, Red-breasted Merganser

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-49 Birds on the Bay in Boundary Bay Regional Park

  More photos at our DNCB Flickr site It was a gorgeous sunny Wednesday morning for our quarterly Birds on the Bay outing in Boundary Bay Regional Park.  We had about 25 participants (I lost count with so many children) including several Newbies and kids, and lots of neat sightings.  Check out the photo evidence on…

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  December 13, 2017

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Black Oystercatcher, Boundary Bay, Centennial Beach, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Hooded Merganser, Merlin, Mew Gull, Northern Harrier, Western Meadowlark

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-47 to Burnaby Lake Park

  More photos at our DNCB Flickr site Seven DNCB “Martyrs” endured the 4th miserable and rainy Tuesday in a row at the normally beautiful & bountiful Burnaby Lake Park.  Our Leader Roger M was at Petra’s, but unfortunately was called away to a Family “Taxi” emergency.  Only two photos taken by Ladner Jack on our…

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  November 28, 2017

  *DNCB, American Dipper, Burnaby Lake, Hooded Merganser

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-46 to Iona Regional Park

  More photos at our DNCB Flickr site It was another miserable Tuesday so only three of us battled the rain at Iona Regional Park.  And, as always happens, it was a very enjoyable and almost comfortable outing, with lots of brilliant sightings.  Check out David’s photos on our Flickr site at: www.flickr.com/groups/dncb, then click the…

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  November 21, 2017

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Canvasback, Dunlin, Hooded Merganser, Iona Beach Regional Park, Long-billed Dowitcher, Pectoral Sandpiper, Peregrine Falcon, Pied-billed Grebe, Red Crossbill, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Rusty Blackbird, Sewage Lagoons, Spotted Sandpiper, Western Sandpiper

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-45 to Stanley Park

  More photos at our DNCB Flickr site It was a miserable, rainy and cold Tuesday morning; nine hard core DNCBers sort of enjoyed a shortened, and relatively productive outing, to Stanley Park in Vancouver.  Check out Jack’s, Brian’s and Terry’s beaut photos, despite the rain, on our Flickr site at: www.flickr.com/groups/dncb, then click the magnifying…

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  November 14, 2017

  Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Harlequin Duck, Hooded Merganser, Lost Lagoon, Pelagic Cormorant, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-necked Grebe, Red-throated Loon, River Otter, Siwash Rock, Stanley Park

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-44 to Terra Nova Park, Richmond

  More photos at our DNCB Flickr site Eighteen DNCBers spent a cold but dry Tuesday morning at Terra Nova Park in Richmond.  It was a particularly successful outing with several rare and photogenic sightings (e.g. Red Crossbills, Rough-legged Hawk, etc.).  Check out the photo evidence on our Flickr site at:  www.flickr.com/groups/dncb, then click the magnifying…

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  November 7, 2017

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Cooper’s Hawk, Hooded Merganser, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Peregrine Falcon, Red Crossbill, Red-tailed Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Terra Nova, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-43 to Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal and Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  More photos at our DNCB Flickr site Thirty (Wow! See names at end) folk enjoyed another brilliant Fall Tuesday morning in Delta on our DNCB outing to Roberts Bank (aka Salish Sea or Georgia Strait) at the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal, then through the Ladner and Westham Island farmers’ fields to Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  Lots of…

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  October 31, 2017

  *DNCB, Barn Owl, Barred Owl, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Brown Creeper, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Hooded Merganser, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Long-billed Dowitcher, Mute Swan, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Pelagic Cormorant, Red-necked Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Rough-legged Hawk, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-14 to Brydon Lagoon, Hi-Knoll Park and Surrey Lake Park

  More photos at our DNCB Flickr site For the umpteenth outing in a row, it poured rain, but 13 hardy DNCBers saw a lot of neat stuff on Wednesday at Brydon Lagoon and Hi-Knoll Park, then drove to Surrey Lake Park before lunch.  Check out the brilliant photos of flowers, folk and fowl on our…

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  April 12, 2017

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Brydon Lagoon, Hi-Knoll Park, Hooded Merganser, Pied-billed Grebe, Pileated Woodpecker, Pink Fawn Lily, Surrey Lake, Western Trillium, White Fawn Lily, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-10 to Serpentine Fen

  Rainy-day Birders at Serpentine Fen – minus Glen (photographer) & Al S. (departed early) Click on photo to see large version more photos at our DNCB Flickr site Eleven stubborn DNCBers braved the constant rain (It’s BC!) on Tuesday on our surprisingly fruitful outing to Serpentine Wildlife Management Area, aka Serpentine Fen in Surrey.  Check…

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  March 14, 2017

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Coyote, Eurasian Wigeon, Hooded Merganser, Muskrat, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Purple Finch, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Duck, Ring-necked Pheasant, Serpentine Fen, Trumpeter Swan, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-06 to Ferry Terminal, TFN, Reifel Bird Sanctuary & Alaksen NWA

  more photos at our DNCB Flickr site Check out photos on our DNCB Flickr site: go to www.flickr.com/groups/dncb, then click the magnifying glass icon in the “Photo Pool” row, and add 2017-06 to “DNCB Photos” in the Search box at the top of the page. Our trip today is the one we cancelled last week…

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  February 14, 2017

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Eurasian Wigeon, Hooded Merganser, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Pelagic Cormorant, Peregrine Falcon, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Sandhill Crane, TFN, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Virginia Rail