Category: Westham Island
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DNCB Outing No. 2012-29 to the Ferry Terminal and Reifel
Another awesome Wednesday of Delta Nats Casual Birding at the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal and then on to our Mecca, Reifel Bird Sanctuary on Westham Island. Fifteen participants (Ken & Anne, Jonathan & Lorraine, Marion S, Hans-Ulf & Gerhard, Roger M, Mike B, Eleanor C, Kay G, Eric L, Jane Z, Alan P and me) saw…
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DNCB Outing No. 2012-14 to Colony Farm
We had a large group (24) on a pleasant (not Ontario balmy) Monday morning on our “away trip” to Colony Farm Regional Park in Coquitlam. Hi-lites were: Virginia Rails, Northern Shrike, Yellow-rumped Warblers and lots of other neat stuff. Check out the photos of the outing on our DNCB Picasa site at http://picasaweb.google.com/dncbirding. Three car…
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-49 to Ferry Port and Reifel
Six DNCBer’s (Mike, Roger, Hans, Anne M, Terry and me) enjoyed a beautiful, sunny Monday morning of birding at the Tsawwassen Ferry Port and then at Reifel Bird Sanctuary. Hi-lites were: sunrise looks at hundreds of waterfowl in the Bay at the Ferry Terminal, two Tundra Swans among a flock of 50+ Trumpeters, feeding the…
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-46 to Brunswick Point and Reifel
On a cold and windy Monday morning, five birders in long-johns (only guys for a change: Roger, Mike, Terry, Jim and me) enjoyed a successful outing to Brunswick Point and then at Reifel Bird Sanctuary. Some hi-lites of the many species seen today included: a Ring-necked Pheasant, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 60,000+ Snow Geese, 100+ Trumpeter Swans…
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DNCB Outing 2011-43 to Reifel Bird Sanctuary
An enthusiastic group consisting of Eleanor, Lorna, John, Peggy, Kay, Roger, Mike, Hans and Tom, met at Petra’s for a sunny day of birding. Because of time constraints (Tom having to leave for Trinidad later in the day) we decided to focus on Reifel Island. As usual, we got our wires crossed regarding the route…
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-41 to Tsawwassen and Delta Ports
Nine birders (Hans, Lorna, Marian, Eleanor, Mike, Terry, returnee Annie K, newbie Gareth and me) spent a glorious Monday morning along the causeways to and at the two Tsawwassen Ports, Ferry and Coal/Cargo. The tide was high and the hi-lites were the thousands of waterfowl in the Bay (actually the Georgia Strait), topped off with…
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-40 to Boundary Bay & Reifel Island
Happy Thanksgiving… a dull and rainy start to the day. Meeting at Petra’s were a hardy few. Regulars Lorna, Tom, Marion, Mike and Roger were joined by newcomers Bruce and Niki who are soon to be local residents. Because of the inclement weather we decided to start at the foot of 12th Avenue and bird…
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