Delta Naturalists Society

Category: *Ladner/Tsawwassen

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-49 Birds on the Bay in Boundary Bay Regional Park

  More photos at our DNCB Flickr site It was a gorgeous sunny Wednesday morning for our quarterly Birds on the Bay outing in Boundary Bay Regional Park.  We had about 25 participants (I lost count with so many children) including several Newbies and kids, and lots of neat sightings.  Check out the photo evidence on

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  December 13, 2017

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Black Oystercatcher, Boundary Bay, Centennial Beach, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Hooded Merganser, Merlin, Mew Gull, Northern Harrier, Western Meadowlark

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-43 to Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal and Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  More photos at our DNCB Flickr site Thirty (Wow! See names at end) folk enjoyed another brilliant Fall Tuesday morning in Delta on our DNCB outing to Roberts Bank (aka Salish Sea or Georgia Strait) at the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal, then through the Ladner and Westham Island farmers’ fields to Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  Lots of

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  October 31, 2017

  *DNCB, Barn Owl, Barred Owl, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Brown Creeper, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Hooded Merganser, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Long-billed Dowitcher, Mute Swan, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Pelagic Cormorant, Red-necked Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Rough-legged Hawk, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-40 to Boundary Bay at 104th Street

  More photos at our DNCB Flickr site The Honeymoon is over!  Sixteen DNCBers started dry and finished wet on our Tuesday outing along the Boundary Bay Dyke trail at 104th Street.  Check out the photo evidence of some neat sightings, despite the weather, on our Flickr site at: www.flickr.com/groups/dncb, then click the magnifying glass icon

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  October 10, 2017

  *DNCB, 104 Street, American Pipit, Baird’s Sandpiper, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Black-bellied Plover, Boundary Bay, Centennial Beach, Dunlin, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Pectoral Sandpiper, Peregrine Falcon

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-36 Birds on the Bay in Boundary Bay Regional Park

  More photos at our DNCB Flickr site Around twenty participants enjoyed another glorious Wednesday morning on our quarterly Birds on the Bay outing in Boundary Bay Regional Park.  We reversed our route to accommodate the tide and had some neat sightings.  Check out some spectacular photo evidence on our Flickr site at: www.flickr.com/groups/dncb, then click

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  September 13, 2017

  *DNCB, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Caspian Tern, Cedar Waxwing, Centennial Beach, Least Sandpiper, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Northern Harrier, Orange-crowned Warbler, Purple Martin, Red-tailed Hawk, Western Sandpiper

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-33 to Boundary Bay Dike at 104th St.

  More photos at our DNCB Flickr site A big crowd of twenty two DNCBers met on the Boundary Bay Dike Trail at 104th Street AirPark for a leisurely Wednesday morning walk, mainly to check out the migratory Shorebirds.  It was a beautiful morning with some neat sightings; check out the photo evidence at: www.flickr.com/groups/dncb, then

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  August 23, 2017

  *DNCB, 104 Street, Baird’s Sandpiper, Black-bellied Plover, Boundary Bay, Cedar Waxwing, Cooper’s Hawk, Delta Heritage AirPark, Least Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, Northern Harrier, Orange-crowned Warbler, Peregrine Falcon, Ruddy Turnstone, Sanderling, Semi-palmated Sandpiper, Western Sandpiper

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-31 to Reifel Via Ferry Jetty and TFN Lands

  Photos by Brian Avent (BA), Chris McVittie (CMcV), Jim Kneesch (JK), Pat Smart (PS), Maureen Sinilaid (MS), & Terry Carr (TC) More photos at our DNCB Flickr site With a balmy summer’s morning and a light breeze off the water, six dedicated birders left Petra’s for the day’s outing.  With Mike, Roger 2, Terry and

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  August 9, 2017

  *DNCB, Black Oystercatcher, Caspian Tern, Cedar Waxwing, Harlequin Duck, Long-billed Dowitcher, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Pelagic Cormorant, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-necked Phalarope, Reifel, Spotted Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper, TFN, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Wilson’s Phalarope

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-23 Birds on the Bay in Boundary Bay Regional Park

  More photos at our DNCB Flickr site Twenty-three DNCBers, mostly Newbies, had a wonderful Wednesday morning at the beach and wandering through Boundary Bay Regional Park.  This was our quarterly Birds on the Bay (BOTB) outing.  It was a bit cool and overcast, but we saw some neat stuff as evidenced in the photos on

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  June 14, 2017

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Centennial Beach, Northern Harrier, Western Thatching Ant, Willow Flycatcher

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-09 Birds on the Bay in Boundary Bay Regional Park

  Photos by Brian Avent (BA), Roger Meyer (RM), Terry Carr (TC), Glen Bodie (GB), Pat Smart (PS), Maureen Sinilaid (MS), David Hoar (DH):  more photos at our DNCB Flickr site Twenty-five participants, including five Newbies, enjoyed a mild and sunny Wednesday morning on our quarterly Birds on the Bay outing in Boundary Bay Regional Park

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  March 8, 2017

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Black Oystercatcher, Centennial Beach, Cooper’s Hawk, Mew Gull, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-06 to Ferry Terminal, TFN, Reifel Bird Sanctuary & Alaksen NWA

  more photos at our DNCB Flickr site Check out photos on our DNCB Flickr site: go to www.flickr.com/groups/dncb, then click the magnifying glass icon in the “Photo Pool” row, and add 2017-06 to “DNCB Photos” in the Search box at the top of the page. Our trip today is the one we cancelled last week

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  February 14, 2017

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Eurasian Wigeon, Hooded Merganser, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Pelagic Cormorant, Peregrine Falcon, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Sandhill Crane, TFN, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Virginia Rail

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-05 to Beach Grove Park and Pt. Roberts, WA

  Photos by Brian Avent (BA), Terry Carr (TC), Tony Mitra (TM), Roger Meyer (RM), Jim Kneesch (JK), Pat Smart (PS), Glen Bodie (GB), David Hoar (DH) more photos at our DNCB Flickr site Twenty-one DNCBers (list of participants at end) enjoyed a brilliant sunny Tuesday morning checking out the Great Horned Owl (GHO) nest at

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  January 31, 2017

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Beach Grove, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Common Murre, Great Horned Owl, Harbour Porpoise, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Lighthouse Marine Park, Lily Point Park, Long-tailed Duck, Mew Gull, Pelagic Cormorant, Point Roberts, Red-necked Grebe, Sanderling