Category: *Ladner/Tsawwassen
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-26B to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway and Reifel Bird Sanctuary, June 29, 2022
Tsawwassen Causeway A cool and overcast yet rainless day is perfect for birding, and the proof was in the shorebirds we saw tucked away into the grassy mudflats next to Tsawwassen Causeway. Only six birders braved an early morning wake-up call to get here (Thea, Rosemary, Brian, Louis, Chris, and Margaretha) and we were rewarded…
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-26A to Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty and Reifel Bird Sanctuary, June 28, 2022
Roger, Mike, Lorna, Jonathan, Lorraine and Glen met at the Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty on a sunny Tuesday morning. Roger (of course) was seeking the Willet and Whimbrels that had been reported. The rest of us were there because we didn’t fancy sleeping in. The Whimbrels were found with help of the scope, mostly hiding in…
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-19B to North 40 Park Reserve, May 11, 2022
It was a relatively small group of birders that showed up at North 40 Park Reserve on this warm, spring morning. They were Margarita, Gabriele, Colin, Stephanie, Roger, and Thea (your intrepid albeit clueless leader). The sun was valiantly competing against the clouds, and I had to shed two layers before we struck out; a…
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-16B to Boundary Bay Dyke from 64th St to 72nd St on April 20, 2022
It was a cold morning with sun and a stiff breeze as we gathered in the 64th Street parking lot under the watchful eyes of an adult Bald Eagle and an Anna’s Hummingbird. Thea B. tallied the arrivals, and we ended up with 14 including Brian & Louise, Noreen & David, Dirk F, Gabriele, Marion,…
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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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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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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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DNCB Outing No. 2022-13B to Deas Island Regional Park, March 30, 2022
Deas is one of my regular monthly birding spots, so I was excited to see what seasonal changes had occurred since my last visit on March 6. I arrived early at 7:45am and checked out the area near the rowing club. A very loud Bewick’s Wren sang its way to the top of a bush,…
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-13A to Deas Island Regional Park, March 29, 2022
The day threatened fog and mixed clouds, but by mid morning it was sunny and warm enough that people were unzipping layers. The group of 12, then 13, then 14 started from the Bat House (Burr Villa) and inspected the river from the observation deck around the tower. We failed to find the very purple…
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-12B to Centennial Beach, Boundary Bay Regional Park, March 23, 2022
It was a dry start for the group of 9 that gathered in the Centennial Beach parking lot. Brian & Louise, Noreen & David, Ontario Brian R, Margaret G and daughter Calipso, Margaretha, and Rayme. Warren joined us a bit later. With Bald Eagles overhead calling, we headed to the pond, where we found the…
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