Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Hooded Merganser

• Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, December 3, 2024

  PHOTO: Short-eared Owl by Jim Kneesch….. Today’s outing started with three brave birders at Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty where the weather was crisp but fog free.  Chris, Jim and Grant enjoyed a spectacle of over 4000 Dunlin dancing across the sky.  After surveying the expected ducks (Mallards, Northern Pintails and Green-winged Teal) we wondered where the

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  December 3, 2024

  Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Oystercatcher, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Dunlin, Hooded Merganser, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Lesser Snow Goose, Northern Harrier, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-breasted Merganser, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Sandhill Crane, Short-eared Owl, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Virginia Rail

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Blaine, November 27, 2024

  PHOTO: Snow Bunting by Chris McVittie……. Glen, Chris and Jim carpooled to Blaine on Wednesday morning. There was not a single car ahead of us in the Nexus lane. When we reached the first stop on Marine Drive in Blaine, the tide was way out, not the usual abundance of waterbirds. We quickly moved on

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  November 27, 2024

  *DNCB, Ancient Murrelet, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Belted Kingfisher, Blaine Marine Park, Drayton Harbor, Dunlin, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Hooded Merganser, Long-tailed Duck, Pelagic Cormorant, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Semiahmoo Spit, Snow Bunting

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Point Roberts, October 30, 2024

  PHOTO:Red-breasted Merganser by Glen Bodie….. It was dark. It was cold. It was wet. It was lonely. What a great opportunity to get out and see the birds! The party of one crossed the border just before 9am and headed for the lookout at Kiniski’s. Initially the water was very smooth, but the wind soon

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  October 30, 2024

  *DNCB, Belted Kingfisher, Black Turnstone, Harlequin Duck, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Lighthouse Marine Park, Point Roberts, Red-breasted Merganser

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Point Roberts, October 29, 2024

  PHOTO: American Kestrels by Christine Gaio….. Ten DNCBers stopped at Kiniski’s where the pilings had the usual large gathering of Double-crested and Pelagic Cormorants. There were more Cormorants on the water and flying by. Also on the water were Horned Grebes, Surf Scoters, Red-breasted Mergansers, Common Loons and a Pacific Loon with its thinner beak

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  October 29, 2024

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Cackling Goose, Cooper’s Hawk, Coyote, Harlequin Duck, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Long-tailed Duck, Orca, Pelagic Cormorant, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Sanderling

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel Bird Sanctuary, April 23, 2024

  PHOTO: Wilson’s Warbler by Terry Carr….. Six Delta Nats met on the Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway – Lori Y & Joe, Lidia, Susan, Lorna, Terry. The water was very calm but the ducks were far from shore – White-winged Scoters, Surf Scoters, Common Goldeneye, Green-winged Teal, Bufflehead, Mallards, Red-breasted Mergansers and Scaup. Bald Eagles were eating

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  April 23, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Common Yellowthroat, Gadwall, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Long-billed Dowitcher, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Purple Martin, Red-breasted Merganser, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, River Otter, Sandhill Crane, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Wilson’s Warbler, Wood Duck, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Birding Outing to Iona Beach Regional Park with the Delta Naturalists, February 20, 2024

  PHOTO: Red-winged Blackbird & Pussy Willows by Terry Carr. Five birders met at Iona Beach Regional Park in Richmond after a particularly slow journey through the tunnel – Lidia, David, Noreen, Lorna and Terry. Although showers were forecast, they were few and far between. The South Pond was lined with pussy willows. Red-winged Blackbirds were

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  February 20, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Gadwall, Hooded Merganser, Iona Beach Regional Park, Killdeer, Long-eared Owl, Marsh Wren, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Trumpeter Swan

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel Bird Sanctuary on February 14, 2024

  PHOTO: Northern Shovelers & decoy by Glen Bodie…….. It was a clear, cold day – just what 18 birders needed to get them out of bed. We were Alan and Liz, Brian and Louise, Colin and Stephanie, Jonathan and Lorraine, Warren and Lynne, David and Noreen, Christine, Moira, Margaretha, Nick, Richard and Glen. Only 5

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  February 14, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Black Oystercatcher, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Brown Creeper, Dunlin, Gadwall, Great Horned Owl, Harlequin Duck, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Pied-billed Grebe, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Virginia Rail

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• Nature Outing to Stanley Park with the Delta Naturalists, January 10, 2024: Ducks & Sea Lions

  PHOTO: California Sea Lions by Glen Bodie……. In spite of varying dire weather predictions, 6 brave birders met at Second Beach in Stanley Park – Terry, Lorna, Lidia, Brian, Stephanie and Glen. As usual, the weather forecast was flawed and we had a much warmer day than expected with no rain and even moments when the

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  January 10, 2024

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Black Oystercatcher, California Sea Lion, Gadwall, Glaucous Gull, Harbour Seal, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Lost Lagoon, Ruddy Duck, Stanley Park, Wood Duck

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• Delta Naturalists Fieldtrip to Stanley Park: Sea Birds & Sea Lions, on Dec 20, 2023

  PHOTO: Barrow’s Goldeneye by Terry Carr…….. The sun may have been firmly behind the clouds but the weather was truly fine—mild and not a breath of wind—for a Wednesday outing to Stanley Park. Eight Delta Nats Thea, Terry, Nicki, Christine, Colin, Stephanie, Pat, and Manli met on the seawall below the Second Beach pool, where a

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  December 20, 2023

  *DNS, *Vancouver, Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Beaver Lake, Brown Creeper, California Sea Lion, Cooper’s Hawk, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Lost Lagoon, Mew Gull, Pacific Wren, Pelagic Cormorant, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Ruddy Duck, Second Beach, Short-billed Gull, Stanley Park, Wood Duck

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• Birdwatching on Boundary Bay Dyke at 64th Street with the Delta Naturalists (December 13, 2023)

  On this morning, the sun’s rays flowed copiously from beneath the sky’s heavy skirts of cloud, making the horizon blush burgundy. American Bald Eagle, European Starling, and a Northern Flicker adorned the large winter bare tree at the start of our walk at the southernmost end of 64th Street. Song Sparrow chirped shyly from the roadside foliage and

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  December 13, 2023

  *DNCB, 64 Street, American Kestrel, Belted Kingfisher, Bewick’s Wren, Black-bellied Plover, Boundary Bay, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Gadwall, Hooded Merganser, Killdeer, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Red-tailed Hawk, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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