Category: *Ladner/Tsawwassen
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-14 to Kings Links Golf Course
Lorna and I spent another miserable Monday morning birding near the dike around Boundary Bay at 72nd and 64th Streets. The rain pis.ed down and the wind was colder than a witch’s t.t (Excuse my language, but I hope you get my point). Hi-lites were a Peregrine Falcon, pair of Hooded Mergansers and Lorna’s peanut…
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DNCB Outing #2011-9 South Delta Ramble
Monday morning was sunny, relatively warm, and looked like the start of a great day for birding. Only five intrepid birders showed up at Petra’s; Lorna, Anne, Rick, Marg and Roger and we were all able to fit in Anne’s van. We started at the foot of the Tsawwassen ferry causeway hoping to find the Willet…
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Birds on the Bay Outing #2011-02A in Boundary Bay Park
At 9:00 a.m. this morning (Wed. Jan. 12), Rochelle and I were alone at Cammidge House. An unusual heavy, for Delta, snowfall hit the Lower B.C. Mainland last night and this freaks out the locals. At writing this, it’s now 7:00 p.m. and the snow is nearly all melted away. However, Delta Nats first 2011…
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DNCB Outing #122 Northern Hawk-owl Hunt December 6, 2010
Photos by Rick Woolley A beautiful December morning, cold but clear, Lorna, Terry, Don, Rochelle, Marg, Rick and Roger decided to head towards Westham Island to see if the recently seen Northern Hawk Owl could be found. Following the usual route beginning at the ferry jetty, we passed some small grebes (probably Horned) on the north side,…
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Birds on the Bay Outing in Boundary Bay Park
Almost 50 participants enjoyed a beautiful sunny walk this morning (October 16) in Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP). It was a Birds on the Bay event, with Nature Vancouver also joining up with the host Delta Naturalists. We started at historic Cammidge House and walked to the pond at Centennial Beach where one Northern Shoveler was…
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DNCB Outing No. 103 to Burnaby Lake
Casual Birding Outing #103 Seven participants (John & Kay, Rick & Marg, Lorna, Roger and me) spent a quite warm but comfortable and very enjoyable morning wandering around Burnaby Lake Regional Park. Don & Rochelle joined us at Petra’s but could not participate in this “away trip”. Roger (aka Benson Hemphill with the Renton Bird…
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DNCB Outing No. 100 to Serpentine Fen Wildlife Area
Casual Birding Outing #100 Nine participants (Hans, Lorna, Anne, Rick & Marg, Roger, Linda, Aussie visitor Sally Hoedemaker and me, Eleanor wimped out after coffee at Petra’s) spent a gorgeous morning at Serpentine Fen in South Surrey on Wednesday, July 14. It was our 100th Outing, and the group surprised me at Petra’s with the…
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