Delta Naturalists Society

Category: *Ladner/Tsawwassen

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-48B to Centennial Beach, Boundary Bay Regional Park, December 2, 2021

  As we were gathering in the parking area, Terry joined us from the pond area where he reported a hawk (possible Merlin) in the trees. We headed there, and the bird swooped closer revealing itself as a Peregrine Falcon. The group collected below this bird and got excellent looks with the Kowa scope before it

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  December 2, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Cackling Goose, Centennial Beach, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sanderling

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-48A to Centennial Beach, Boundary Bay Regional Park, December 1, 2021

  Nine of us gathered at Centennial Beach on a grey and breezy morning and headed for the little pond just south of the playground. This small, sheltered area was quite productive, with a Common Goldeneye, a couple of Buffleheads, and the usual Mallards. Blackbirds, both Brewer’s and Red-winged were flying around, and one poor little

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  December 1, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Boundary Bay, Centennial Beach, Dunlin, Iceland Gull, Long-billed Dowitcher, Northern Shrike, Purple Finch, Sanderling

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-47A to Brunswick Point & North 40/VWS, November 23, 2021

  Twelve people met at Brunswick Point on Tuesday. It was clear but cold, and very windy with whitecaps on the river. The wind kept most birds hidden, but we did have some good sightings. A Merlin sped by the parking area. Several Northern Harriers were patrolling both sides of the dyke, and there were Eagles

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  November 23, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Brown Creeper, Brunswick Point, Cedar Waxwing, Dunlin, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Merlin, North Forty/VWS, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Red-tailed Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Trumpeter Swan

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-44B to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, November 3, 2021

  Eight of us arrived at Reifel just after the gates opened.  Noreen and I were the only ones at the Ferry Causeway at 8AM where spitting rain was coming to an end but winds out of the SE were brisk.  There were 17 species, including Pelagic and Double-crested Cormorants, Horned Grebe, and hundreds of European

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  November 3, 2021

  *DNCB, Belted Kingfisher, Cedar Waxwing, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Merganser, Long-billed Dowitcher, Marsh Wren, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Pied-billed Grebe, Purple Finch, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, River Otter, Rough-legged Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sandhill Crane, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Varied Thrush, Virginia Rail, White-throated Sparrow, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-44A to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, November 2, 2021

  Some of the group gathered at the Ferry Terminal and got some great views of Black Turnstone, Black Oystercatcher, cormorants, grebes, loons, and diving ducks. I missed that as I spent an extra half hour on coffee and joined the group at Reifel Bird Sanctuary at 9am. There were 14 of us for that part

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  November 2, 2021

  *DNCB, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Hooded Merganser, Long-billed Dowitcher, Pied-billed Grebe, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Ring-necked Pheasant, Rough-legged Hawk, Sandhill Crane, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-43B to Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th on October 27, 2021

  It was a windy windy day on the Dike at 104th St.  All ten of us (*see below) managed to keep our hats on and the rain stayed away.  We were a little early at 9am but the tide came in quickly – it didn’t bring that many shorebirds with it. The crows and Eagles

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  October 27, 2021

  *DNCB, 104 Street, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Delta Heritage AirPark, Dunlin, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sanderling, Varied Thrush

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-43A to Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th on October 26, 2021

  Eleven hardy souls gathered at 9 AM in the SE winds and hoped for the rain to hold off during our stroll along the dyke.  Lidia had arrived earlier when there were still a few sandbars, but the low pressure combined with the SE wind had brought a “Storm Surge” high tide which had obliterated

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  October 26, 2021

  *DNCB, 104 Street, American Pipit, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Cackling Goose, Delta Heritage AirPark, Dunlin, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Sanderling, Western Sandpiper, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-41B to Ladner Harbour Park and Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th, October 13, 2021

  A small contingent of 6 (Pat, Manli, Lidia, Gabriel, Noreen & David) started at the parking lot and walked the road to the start of the Shirley Trail checking the slough for Roger’s Pied-billed Grebe from Tuesday that had been there as we drove in.  It was hidden, but Mallards, a Great Blue Heron, and

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  October 13, 2021

  *DNCB, 104 Street, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Black-bellied Plover, Brown Creeper, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Hermit Thrush, Ladner Harbour Park, Least Sandpiper, Marbled Godwit, Marsh Wren, Pacific Golden Plover, Pacific Wren, Pectoral Sandpiper, Peregrine Falcon, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Ruff, Sanderling, Virginia Rail, Western Sandpiper, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-41A to Ladner Harbour Park and Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th, October 12, 2021

  We met at Ladner Harbour Park at 8am on a cool, dry morning. Roger saw a Pied-billed Grebe by the bridge before the parking lot. Our walk began along the recently completed Shirley’s Path with its impressive new bridge; then continued along the usual loop through the trees to the river and the viewing platform.

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  October 12, 2021

  *DNCB, 104 Street, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Dunlin, Ladner Harbour Park, Marsh Wren, Merlin, Pectoral Sandpiper, Pied-billed Grebe, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sanderling, Wilson’s Snipe, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-39B to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel on September 29, 2021

  As usual, the birding day I chose turned out to be the rainiest day in the week. More than half of the signed up group of 14 decided to stay home and most of us were late. Only Noreen and David made it to the Tsawwassen jetty to peer at birds through the early morning

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  September 29, 2021

  *DNCB, Barn Owl, Belted Kingfisher, Brown Creeper, Cooper’s Hawk, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Long-billed Dowitcher, Northern Harrier, Purple Finch, Reifel, River Otter, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Ruddy Duck, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Yellow-rumped Warbler