Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Reifel

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-35 to Tsawassen Ferry Port & Reifel

  Report & more photos coming soon! Meanwhile, enjoy the photos posted on the DNCB Picasa Site by Terry & Johnathan Fourteen DNCBer’s participated in our “alternative” outing to the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal and then through the Ladner fields to Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  Because of poor weather, the scheduled outing to Mt. Baker was postponed to

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  September 4, 2013

  *DNCB, Black Oystercatcher, Harlequin Duck, Reifel, Rough-legged Hawk, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-27 to Tsa Tsu Heronry, Tsawwassen Ferry Port, Alaksen and Reifel

  Photos by Terry, Jonathan, Marion, Glen, Roger & Ken will be added soon! I persuaded/conned my naturalist friend Justin Peter with Worldwide Quest Nature Tours to write the DNCB report for our “local” outing on Wednesday morning to the Heronry at Tsa Tsu Shores, the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal, through the Tsawwassen First Nations territory and

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  July 10, 2013

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Barn Owl, Black Oystercatcher, Harlequin Duck, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Northern Harrier, Reifel, TFN, TsaTsu Heronry, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway

• DNCB Outing 2013-11: TFN and Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  Twelve DNCB’ers {Lorna, Mike, Hans, Gerhard, Marion, Paul, Sue, Quinn, Ken, Anne, Bryan, and me (Janet)} met at Petra’s for a morning of brilliantly sunny and thoroughly wind-chilly birding.  In honour of our missing leaders, no one presumed to sit in “the head chair” which was reverently overturned and decorated (see photos on our DNCB

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  March 18, 2013

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Great Horned Owl, Peregrine Falcon, Reifel, TFN

• DNCB Outing No. 2012-55 to Ladner Farm Fields & Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  On New Year’s Eve Monday morning, twelve DNCBer’s (Donna, Lorna, Jane, Ken & Anne, Roger, Paul & newbie Sue with Quinn, Bryan without Janet, Kay and me) enjoyed an initially foggy and occasionally snowy morning, that cleared up nicely as we wound our way through the Ladner farm fields to Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  Lots of hi-lites

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  December 31, 2012

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Rough-legged Hawk, TFN

• DNCB Outing Report No. 2012-54 to 64th St. Dike and Reifel

  Six brave souls (Susan, Lorna, Marion, Marti, Ken and me) enjoyed a dry and surprisingly nice Monday morning of birding on the dike at 64th Street, then at Reifel Bird sanctuary.  Hi-lites were: some neat Warblers, Saw-whet and Snowy Owls and some beaut Waterfowl (e.g. Ruddy Ducks).  Check out Marion’s photos on our DNCB Picasa site

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  December 17, 2012

  *DNCB, 64 Street, Bald Eagle, Cooper’s Hawk, Gyrfalcon, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Rough-legged Hawk, Snowy Owl

• DNCB Outing No. 2012-50 1. 72nd St. 2. Reifel Is via Ferry Terminal

  Due to extremely complicated circumstances, there are two parts to today’s outing (actually, just trying to avoid making myself look bad having initially cancelled the outing despite Lorna’s protestations… you were right Lorna, sorry!) Version 1 summary (Marion and Marti) Three stalwart birders, Lorna, Marion S. and Marti, left Petra’s around 9:20 a.m.  Roger and

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  November 21, 2012

  *DNCB, 72 Street, Bald Eagle, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Rough-legged Hawk, Short-eared Owl

• DNCB Outing No. 2012-49 to 72 Street dyke & Reifel

  When nine regular DNCBs (Lorna, Marion S, Kay, Sheila, Mike B, Terry, Janet & Bryan, & Ken) met at Petra’s Café, designated leader Lorna’s first job was to assign Terry as trip leader and Ken as Blogmaster, thereby freeing herself for the important business of spotting birds.  Highlights from the dyke at the end of

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  November 14, 2012

  *DNCB, 72 Street, Bald Eagle, Long-eared Owl, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Rough-legged Hawk, Short-eared Owl, Snowy Owl

• DNCB Outing No. 2012-47 To Reifel Island via the Ferry Jetty & TFN Lands

  It was a dark and stormy…and the small group (myself) met at 8:00 am at Petra’s to decide on the day’s  trip.  Because of the heavy traffic the group (myself) decided to  give the others a bit of extra time to arrive.  At 9:30 I felt that our group of one was as big as

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  October 31, 2012

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Cooper’s Hawk, Northern Harrier, Reifel, Rough-legged Hawk, TFN, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway

• DNCB Outing No. 2012-42 to Brunswick Point & Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  Thirteen “lucky” DNCBer’s enjoyed another gorgeous Wednesday morning in our Delta paradise on an outing to Brunswick Point and Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  Hi-lites were: newly-arrived Western Meadowlarks and Sparrow species, roosting Peregrine Falcon and lots of other different species (e.g. Pine Siskins).  Check out photos on our Picasa link (first link in the right column)

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  September 26, 2012

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Brunswick Point, Cooper’s Hawk, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, TFN, Westham Island

• DNCB Outing No. 2012-38 to Tsawwasen Ferry Port & Reifel Sanctuary

  On another beautiful Wednesday morning in LotusLand, thirteen DNCBer’s (Ken & Anne, Jonathan & Lorraine, Bryan & Janet, Hans, Jackie, Jane, Mike, newbies Marguerite and Sheila, and me) enjoyed birding utopia again at the Tsawwassen Ferry Port, then on to Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  Hi-lites were: a Great-horned Owl (GHO), 5 Stilt Sandpipers and lots of

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  August 29, 2012

  *DNCB, Cooper’s Hawk, Great Horned Owl, Northern Harrier, Reifel, TFN, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway