Delta Naturalists Society

Category: 96 Street

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-37B to Boundary Bay Dyke from 104th to 96th, September 14, 2022

  With a rising tide and a 12 foot High for 09:12 at Crescent Beach, the group gathered before 8 AM to catch the shorebirds moving inshore.  There were lots of Western Sandpipers closer in and Black-bellied Plovers a bit farther out with some Sanderling along the tide edge.  Without a scope the identification of the

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  September 14, 2022

  *DNCB, 104 Street, 96 Street, American Kestrel, American Pipit, Black Turnstone, Boundary Bay, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Caspian Tern, Common Yellowthroat, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pectoral Sandpiper, Red Knot, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-37 to Boundary Bay and Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  About 25 folk participated in various aspects of Wednesday’s “erratic” DNCB outing to Boundary Bay at 104th and 96th Streets, then Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  This was the alternate destination as our Mt. Baker outing (poor weather) was postponed to next Wednesday, Sept. 23.  There is some super photo evidence on our DNCB Picasa site. Seven

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  September 16, 2015

  104 Street, 96 Street, American Golden-Plover, American Pipit, Bald Eagle, Bank Swallow, Boundary Bay, Caspian Tern, Dunlin, House Wren, Least Sandpiper, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Orange-crowned Warbler, Red-tailed Hawk, Redhead, Reifel, Sandhill Crane, Sora, Virginia Rail, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-26 to Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  Sixteen patriotic DNCBers spent Canada Day morning, first on the dike at Boundary Bay, then at our Mecca, Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  It was another gorgeous Summer day in Delta with some interesting sightings.  Check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Picasa site. Only five men (Roger, Terry, Gerhard, Hans and me) were at Petra’s

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  July 1, 2015

  *DNCB, 96 Street, Blue-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, Eastern Kingbird, Reifel, Ruff, Sand Wasp, Sandhill Crane

• DNCB Outing No. 2012-41 to the Boundary Bay Dike Path at 104th to the Mansion

  Twelve DNCB participants enjoyed a sunny Wednesday morning walk on the dike path between 104th Ave. and the “mansion” near 96th Ave in Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP).  Hi-lites were: lots of American Pipits, Peregrine Falcon, several Sparrow species and hundreds of newly arrived Ducks and Shorebirds.  Check out photos on our Picasa site – see

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  September 19, 2012

  *DNCB, 104 Street, 96 Street, Bald Eagle, Boundary Bay, Cooper’s Hawk, Peregrine Falcon

• DNCB Outing No. 2011-38 to Blackie Spit, 104th Street and the North Forty

  Eleven birders (Lorna, Mike, Eleanor, Gerhard, Roger, Terry, Alan, Lorraine & Jonathan and Sam) joined me at Blackie Spit in South Surrey then on the dike between 104th and 88th Streets and then finishing the morning at the North Forty Park behind Boundary Bay Airport.  It was a fine sunny morning, tide coming in, and

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  September 19, 2011

  *DNCB, 104 Street, 96 Street, Blackie Spit, Long-billed Curlew, Marbled Godwit, Merlin, North Forty/VWS, Scrub Jay

• DNCB Outing #2011-9 South Delta Ramble

  Monday morning was sunny, relatively warm, and looked like the start of a great day for birding.  Only five intrepid birders showed up at Petra’s; Lorna, Anne, Rick, Marg and Roger and we were all able to fit in Anne’s van.  We started at the foot of the Tsawwassen ferry causeway hoping to find the Willet

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  February 28, 2011

  *DNCB, 104 Street, 96 Street