Delta Naturalists Society

Category: *Ladner/Tsawwassen

• DNCB “Birds on the Bay” outing No. 2013-49 in Boundary Bay Regional Park

  Click on photo to enlarge photos by Terry Carr (TC), Glen Bodie (GB) & Roger Meyer (RM) Over 20 folk participated in one way or another in our quarterly Birds on the Bay (BOTB) outing in Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP) on Wednesday, December 11.  The weather was cool and clear, the Bay unusually covered

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  December 11, 2013

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Cammidge House, Centennial Beach, Cooper’s Hawk, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Wilson’s Snipe

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-46 to Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty and Container Port

  Photos by Glen, Terry, & Roger Click on any photo to see large version Fourteen DNCBers braved the overcast and occasionally rainy Monday morning on a “local” outing to the Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty then around the Bay to the Container Port.  Winter migrants are certainly arriving in full force as we saw thousands of birds

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  November 18, 2013

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, DeltaPort Causeway, Harbour Seal, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Snow Bunting, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-41 to Boundary Bay Dike at 104th Street

  Photos by Roger, Tony & Jonathan Seventeen DNCBers enjoyed a gorgeous Thanksgiving Monday morning walking the dike path around Boundary Bay from 104th Street to the Mansion and back.  Hi-lites included American Pipits, Pectoral Sandpipers, both Kinglets, and thousands of ducks.  Check out Roger’s, Tony’s and Jonathan’s photos (soon) on our Blog at https://picasaweb.google.com/DNCBirding. Three

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  October 14, 2013

  *DNCB, 104 Street, American Pipit, Bald Eagle, Northern Harrier, Pectoral Sandpiper

• BBRP Fall Nest Box Review

  On Tuesday, October 8, Peter Ward, Terry Carr and I spent more than 3 hours trudging through swamp and blackberry bushes in Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP) to check our Delta Nats Nesting boxes.  Fortunately, it was a beautiful morning/afternoon.  I updated our Nestbox Chart (see attached BBRP-Nestbox-Chart- Oct 2013) with the results of our

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  October 8, 2013

  Barn Owl Box, BBRP, Centennial Beach

• Barn Owl Box installed in North Forty Park

  Peter Ward, Terry Carr, Roger Meyer and I installed a Delta Nats Barn Owl Nesting Box in the North Forty Park on Tuesday, October 8.  Peter and Ken Hall had originally constructed the box for Delta Nats to install in Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP), but it did not meet Metro Vancouver’s standards for Barn

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  October 8, 2013

  Barn Owl Box, North Forty/VWS

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-39 to Tsawwassen Ferry Port and Alaksen National Wildlife Area

  Photos by Terry Carr & Bryan King Click on any photo to see larger versionSeven hardy DNCBer’s (Terry, Hans, Lorna, Gerhard, Bryan & Janet and me) braved the elements on Monday morning on a “local” outing to the Tsawwassen Ferry Port, through the Ladner fields then to Alaksen Wildlife Refuge.  Hi-lites included nice looks at

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  September 30, 2013

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Harlequin Duck, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Pelagic Cormorant, Peregrine Falcon, TFN, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-36: “Birds on the Bay” in Boundary Bay Regional Park

  Click on photo to see larger versionMore than 30 participants enjoyed a beautiful warm Wednesday morning on our quarterly Birds on the Bay outing in Boundary Bay Regional Park.  Hi-lites included: Ruddy Turnstone, Western Tanager, Red-necked Phalarope, Ruddy Shelducks and delicious home-made goodies by the Delta Nats Ladies.  Check out Terry’s, Tony’s, Roger’s and Glen’s

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  September 11, 2013

  *DNCB, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Boundary Bay, Cammidge House, Centennial Beach, Northern Harrier, Red-necked Phalarope, Ruddy Shelduck, Western Tanager

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-35 to Tsawassen Ferry Port & Reifel

  Report & more photos coming soon! Meanwhile, enjoy the photos posted on the DNCB Picasa Site by Terry & Johnathan Fourteen DNCBer’s participated in our “alternative” outing to the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal and then through the Ladner fields to Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  Because of poor weather, the scheduled outing to Mt. Baker was postponed to

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  September 4, 2013

  *DNCB, Black Oystercatcher, Harlequin Duck, Reifel, Rough-legged Hawk, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway

• Delta Nats Display Events – Starry Night and Richmond Raptor Festival

  Your Delta Naturalists’ Society was busy this past weekend participating with its hands-on, educational and entertaining Display at two events, Metro Vancouver Parks Starry Night at Deas Island Park on Saturday evening, August 17 and then again on Sunday, August 18 at the annual Richmond Raptor Festival at Terra Nova Park.  There were hundreds of

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  August 17, 2013

  *DNS, Deas Island Regional Park, Richmond Raptor Festival, Starry Night, Terra Nova

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-31 to Boundary Bay and Serpentine Fen

  Photos will be added to this Blog soon! Fifteen DNCBers enjoyed another glorious Wednesday morning in our corner of BC paradise.  We started at the dike on Boundary Bay at 104th Street looking for newly arrived Shorebirds and then wandered around Serpentine Fen (aka Serpentine Wildlife Management Area) for the rest of the morning.  Hi-lites

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  August 7, 2013

  *DNCB, 104 Street, Barn Owl, Black-bellied Plover, Boundary Bay, Cooper’s Hawk, Long-billed Dowitcher, Mink, Northern Harrier, Serpentine Fen, Spotted Sandpiper