Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Hooded Merganser

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-16A to Boundary Bay Dyke from 64th St to 72nd St on April 19, 2022

  Thirteen DNCBers walked Boundary Bay Dyke from 64th St to 72nd St – Jacquie, Lee, Anne, Glen, Dottie, Bob, Margaret, Lindly, Bryan, John, Colin, Stephanie and Terry. Although the forecast was for rain, we were pleasantly surprised to wake up to sunshine in Tsawwassen. But there was a bitterly cold wind which kept many of

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  April 19, 2022

  *DNCB, 64 Street, 72 Street, Bald Eagle, Beach Grove, Black-bellied Plover, Boundary Bay, Caspian Tern, Common Yellowthroat, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Great Horned Owl, Hooded Merganser, Northern Harrier, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Western Sandpiper, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-15B to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway and Reifel Bird Sanctuary, April 13, 2022

  Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway Report Glen was already at the terminal pull-in stop when I arrived just after 8:30 am, and Bryan Debou joined us shortly after, arriving impressively by electric bicycle!  The tide was high, and Bufflehead flocks were the dominant feature on the north side: I estimated about 200 birds, total, in sight, both

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  April 13, 2022

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Brown Creeper, Common Yellowthroat, Dunlin, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Greater White-fronted Goose, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Killdeer, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sandhill Crane, Townsend’s Solitaire, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-15A to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway and Reifel Bird Sanctuary, April 12, 2022

  Five DNCBers met on the Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway on a cold, wet morning – Mike B1, Lorna, Lori, Hasan and Terry. A few of the usual species were there – Mallards, Wigeon, Scaup, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Surf Scoters, Harlequins, Brant, Loons, Cormorants, Gulls, Oystercatchers and Black Turnstones. We parked again at the beginning of the

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  April 12, 2022

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Dunlin, Harlequin Duck, Hooded Merganser, Long-billed Dowitcher, Northern Harrier, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Sandhill Crane, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-14B to Brydon Lagoon and Hi-Knoll Park on April 6, 2022

  It was a lovely spring morning with Song Sparrows serenading from the hedgerows when 7 of us… Lorna, Mike, Roger, Rayme, Richard, Brian and Louise… decided to check out the lake while we waited for Lorraine and Jonathan to arrive.  They did catch up just as we were following an Orange-crowned Warbler popping in and

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  April 6, 2022

  *DNCB, Barred Owl, Hi-Knoll Park, Hooded Merganser, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-eared Slider Turtle, Ring-necked Duck, Wood Duck, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-14A to Brydon Lagoon and Hi-Knoll Park on April 5, 2022

  Twelve Delta Nats met at Brydon Lagoon in Langley – Lidia, John, Ontario Brian, Jacquie, Lee, Lindly, David, Noreen, Glen, Angela, Bryan D and Terry.  We usually do this outing in early April while the Fawn Lilies and Trilliums are blooming in the adjacent Hi-Knoll Park. Two pairs of Hooded Mergansers could be seen on

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  April 5, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Cliff Swallow, Common Redpoll, Cooper’s Hawk, Hi-Knoll Park, Hooded Merganser, Northern Harrier, Pied-billed Grebe, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Duck, Wilson’s Snipe, Wood Duck, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-10B to Brunswick Point, March 9, 2021

  It was a cold, sunny morning for the Wednesday Brunswick Point outing.  There were 16 of us – Lorna, Richard, Lidia, Brian, Louise, Gabriele, Margaretha, Glen, Janet, Marion, Warren, Lynne, Colin, Stephanie, Bryan and Terry. Just before the parking area there was an American Kestrel on a wire.  By the time we got out of

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  March 9, 2022

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Brunswick Point, Dunlin, Hooded Merganser, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Red-breasted Merganser, Ring-necked Pheasant, Rough-legged Hawk, Trumpeter Swan

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-05B to Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty & Reifel Bird Sanctuary, February 2, 2022

  It was -3 degrees C with snow forecast, but a handful of the group assembled at 8am at the ferry jetty. The sky was overcast, the tide very high, and very few birds were on the water. The most interesting observation was the large group of Black Oystercatchers that had roosted on the gravel spit.

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  February 2, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Cackling Goose, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Hooded Merganser, Merlin, Mute Swan, Northern Harrier, Red-breasted Merganser, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Rough-legged Hawk, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-05A to Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty & Reifel Bird Sanctuary, February 1, 2022

  Seven DNCBers met on the Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway at 8am – David, Noreen, Chris, Jim, Joe, Pat, Terry. The tide was high, and there was a very cold wind. There were fewer birds than usual – Black Oystercatchers, Surf Scoters, Common Goldeneye, Mallards, American Wigeon, Bufflehead, Double-crested and Pelagic Cormorants, Brant and a Common Loon.

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  February 1, 2022

  *DNCB, Black Oystercatcher, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Great Horned Owl, Hooded Merganser, Northern Harrier, Pelagic Cormorant, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sandhill Crane, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-02C to Serpentine Fen on January 15, 2022

  We planned a joint DNCB and Langley Field Naturalists Outing to Serpentine Fen on Saturday, January 15. There were 8 Delta Nats and 12 Langley Nats so the two groups walked the loop in opposite directions. The Delta Nats were Glen, Pat, Thea, Rosemary, Nadine, Susan, Joe and Terry. It was foggy but dry. This

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  January 15, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Eurasian Wigeon, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Merganser, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Peregrine Falcon, Purple Finch, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Duck, Serpentine Fen, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-52 to Centennial Beach, December 28, 2021

  At 9am I seemed to be the only DNCBer in the Centennial Beach parking lot. It was a very cold minus 9 degrees. There was snow on the ground, and the sky had mixed sun and cloud. The trees around the parking lot were full of Eagles and Crows. After deciding that no one else

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  December 28, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Centennial Beach, Cooper’s Hawk, Hooded Merganser, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Purple Finch, Rough-legged Hawk, Western Meadowlark