Category: Centennial Beach
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Centennial Beach, February 27, 2024
PHOTO: Brant Geese by Terry Carr…..Fourteen Delta Nats met at Centennial Beach in Boundary Bay Regional Park on a cold clear morning. Roger, Terry, Margaretha, David, Mike, Jacquie, Christine, Lorna, Jim, Dottie, Bob, Lidia, Lisa and Jonathan W. There was a large flock of American Wigeon on the grass but a careful scan did not

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DNCB Outing No. 2023-38B to Centennial Beach, September 20, 2023
10 of us gathered this morning at Boundary Bay Regional Park: park regulars David and Noreen, Colin, Chris, Lee, Lidia, Stephanie, Warren, Pat, and me (Anne). The weather was a little cool and grey, but with sunny spells between the clouds. We decided to go around the park “widdishins” – along the back trails northward
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DNCB Outing No. 2023-38A to Centennial Beach, September 19, 2023
Seven Delta Nats met at Centennial Beach in Boundary Bay Regional Park – Bob, Joe, Dottie, Mike, Lorna, John and Terry. Ekjot joined us for part of the walk as well. While we were waiting in the parking lot, Joe spotted a Cooper’s Hawk fly into a cottonwood. It was well camouflaged, but luckily Joe
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DNCB Outing No. 2023-09B to Centennial Beach, March 1, 2023
Fifteen birders met at Centennial Beach on a very chilly morning – Roger, Jonathan, Mike, Herb, David, Warren, Colin, Lorraine, Noreen, Lynne, Stephanie, Margaretha, Lindly, Anne and Terry. The outing had been changed from Burnaby Lake because of Tuesday’s snowfall. Tsawwassen escaped most of the snow so the paths were clear. In the parking lot
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DNCB Outing No. 2023-01C to Centennial Beach, January 7, 2023
We may not have had the weather on our side for our first Saturday outing in many moons but in spite of the pendulous cloud-cover and, later, relentless rain, an impressive party of 22 birders gathered at Centennial Beach on the morning of January 7th. And for our bravery, we were treated to a rather
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DNCB Outing No. 2023-01B to Centennial Beach, January 4, 2023
Our group this morning was a companionable twelve: Glen, Lidia, Lindy, Warren and Lynne, Richard, Colin and Stephanie, David and Noreen, myself, and Bryan who joined us on the trail. We met at 9am at Boundary Bay regional park, a comparatively late start for our walk, but appropriate to the cool winter conditions. A group
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DNCB Outing No. 2023-01A to Centennial Beach, January 3, 2023
Eleven birders met at Centennial Beach on what was forecast to be a wet morning. It was dry but there was a very cold wind. From left to right the eleven were Lorna, Deems, Dottie, Mike, Bob, Lee, Bryan DeB, Jacquie, Margaretha, John (and Terry). Noreen and David joined us for awhile. Several Bald Eagles
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-43B to Centennial Beach, Boundary Bay Regional Park, October 26, 2022
With yesterday’s wet weather behind us and sunshine beckoning, it was no surprise to see a big turnout for this morning’s walk. Participants were David, Thea and Rosemary, Brian and Louise, Glen, Gabriele, Jonathan and Lorraine, Liz, Margaretha, Lynne and Warren, Pat, Debbie, Bryan and me (Anne). As usual for this regular destination, we started
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-43A to Centennial Beach, Boundary Bay Regional Park, October 25, 2022
Five DNCBers met at Centennial Beach ahead of the forecasted rain – Roger, Mike, Dirk, John and Terry. Dottie and Bob were there too, but we did not see them until later. Margaretha joined us briefly at the end. We started at the pond, which usually has a variety of ducks – but only Mallards
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-37A to Boundary Bay Dyke & Centennial Beach, September 13, 2022
Twelve DNCBers met at 7am on Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th. Street – Roger, Dottie, Bob, Jacquie, Deems, John, Margaret, Jonathan, Lorraine, Bryan, Lorna and Terry. The early start was so that we would be there an hour before high tide to watch the shorebirds move in on the rising tide. Unfortunately the high tide
