Delta Naturalists Society

Category: *Ladner/Tsawwassen

• 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

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-39A to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel on September 28, 2021

  The Tuesday people were lucky with the weather. Despite a wet forecast, the rain stopped before 7am. It was windy and cold when 5 of us met on the Tsawwassen ferry causeway at 7:45. But the wind had died down and the sky was clearing when 14 met at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary at 9am.

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  September 28, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Oystercatcher, Cedar Waxwing, Dunlin, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Long-billed Dowitcher, Marsh Wren, Merlin, Mute Swan, Peregrine Falcon, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Virginia Rail, Wood Duck, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-37C to Boundary Bay Dyke at 104 St on September 16, 2021

  Twelve people met at the dyke on Thursday. It was a lovely sunny day, but Tuesday’s birds had not returned. We did see a flock of Greater White-fronted Geese flying by and landing on the sand among the Canada Geese. Two Black-bellied Plovers landed near them. Other flocks of Black-bellied Plovers flew past. They were

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  September 16, 2021

  *DNCB, 104 Street, Black-bellied Plover, Greater White-fronted Goose, Northern Harrier, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-37B to Boundary Bay Dyke at 104 St on September 15, 2021

  The DNCB trip to 104th on Tuesday was unfortunately rained out and Terry decided to try again on the following Thursday. There was a wonderful number of species, but it was impossible trying to keep the binoculars, cameras, and telescopes dry. Having signed up for both days, I was excited at the prospect of having

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  September 15, 2021

  *DNCB, 104 Street, American Pipit, Baird’s Sandpiper, Black-bellied Plover, Greater White-fronted Goose, Least Sandpiper, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Western Sandpiper

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-37A to Boundary Bay Dyke at 104 St on September 14, 2021

  Despite the wet forecast, 11 of the 15 registered Tuesday people met at the dyke at 11am.The rain was light and the tide was still out quite far. Close to shore there were a few Black-bellied Plovers, Western Sandpipers, Killdeer, Dowitchers, Great Blue Herons, American Pipits, and gulls. A few of the plovers were still

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  September 14, 2021

  *DNCB, 104 Street, American Pipit, Black-bellied Plover, Long-billed Dowitcher, Merlin, Peregrine Falcon, Western Sandpiper, Yellow-rumped Warbler