Category: Hooded Merganser
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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 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 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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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 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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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 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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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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DNCB Outing No. 2023-37A to Mt. Baker, Washington, on September 14, 2023
Seven Delta Nats had gorgeous weather for an outing to Washington’s Mount Baker – Lidia, Joe, Terry, Stephanie, Colin, Lorna, Jim. After buying day passes for the vehicles at the Glacier Public Service Center, our first stop was Picture Lake. This is a great spot for reflections of Mount Shuksan and its glaciers. A short…
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DNCB Outing No. 2023-14B to Brydon Lagoon & Hi-Knoll Park, April 5, 2023
On a cool spring morning, 9 folks met to explore Brydon Lagoon and Hi-Knoll Park—we were Brian and Louise, Alaina and her two young sons, Cole and Arthur (who have some pretty impressive birding skills—keep it up boys, you are the future), Lindly, Margaret, Marion, and Karen (who was misled by Google as she tried…
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