Delta Naturalists Society

Category: *LOCATIONS*

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-38B to Centennial Beach, September 20, 2023

  10 of us gathered this morning at Boundary Bay Regional Park: park regulars David and Noreen, Colin, Chris, Lee, Lidia, Stephanie, Warren, Pat, and me (Anne). The weather was a little cool and grey, but with sunny spells between the clouds. We decided to go around the park “widdishins” – along the back trails northward

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  September 20, 2023

  *DNCB, American Pipit, Belted Kingfisher, Boundary Bay, Caspian Tern, Centennial Beach, Great Horned Owl, Killdeer, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Orange-crowned Warbler, Townsend’s Solitaire, Western Sandpiper, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-38A to Centennial Beach, September 19, 2023

  Seven Delta Nats met at Centennial Beach in Boundary Bay Regional Park – Bob, Joe, Dottie, Mike, Lorna, John and Terry. Ekjot joined us for part of the walk as well. While we were waiting in the parking lot, Joe spotted a Cooper’s Hawk fly into a cottonwood. It was well camouflaged, but luckily Joe

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  September 19, 2023

  *DNCB, Boundary Bay, Centennial Beach, Cooper’s Hawk, Horned Grebe, Killdeer, Least Sandpiper, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Western Sandpiper

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-36B to Blackie Spit, September 6, 2023

  Eight Casual Birders met at Blackie Spit carpark: regulars, Brian and Louise, Johnnie Mac, Colin and Stephanie, Marion, me, and newbie Christine. The weather didn’t look too promising – grey with a threat of rain – but we set off along the spit looking for pipits and other interesting fall migrants. We blanked on the

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  September 6, 2023

  *DNCB, Blackie Spit, Caspian Tern, Common Yellowthroat, Cooper’s Hawk, Horned Lark, Lesser Yellowlegs, Northern Harrier, Orange-crowned Warbler, Short-billed Dowitcher, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-36A to Blackie Spit, September 5, 2023

  Eleven birders met at Blackie Spit – Terry, Lorna, Lidia, Dottie, Jacquie, Bob, Lee, Brian R, Jim, Mike and Chris (not in photo). The tide and birds were far away – herons, ducks, gulls and shorebirds. On the spit were American Pipits and Savannah Sparrows. A Pileated Woodpecker flew past the parking area. Chris found

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  September 6, 2023

  *DNCB, American Pipit, Belted Kingfisher, Blackie Spit, Cedar Waxwing, Northern Harrier, Orange-crowned Warbler, Peregrine Falcon, Pileated Woodpecker, Short-billed Dowitcher

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-34B to Alaksen National Wildlife Area, Wed. 13 August, 2023

  Where were the birds? We were all there in great numbers: Liz and Alan, Brian and Louise, Warren and Lynne, Anne, Brian R, Jonny Mac, Lee, Lidia, Lindly, Margaret, Marion, Glen and newcomer Joanna Chin who gamely made the whole trip with us on a pair of crutches! Maybe our large number scared off the

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  August 23, 2023

  Alaksen NWA, Brown Creeper, Cedar Waxwing, Cooper’s Hawk, Purple Martin, Wilson’s Warbler, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-31A to Manning Park, August 1, 2023

  Fifteen DNCBers met at the Manning Park Resort. The usual families of Columbian Ground Squirrels were entertaining park visitors in the picnic area. Here most of us also saw Canada Jays, Steller’s Jays, Ravens, Flickers, Robins, Clark’s Nutcrackers, and Barn Swallows. Brian and Louise saw 12 Evening Grosbeaks and Glen saw a Sapsucker. Most of

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  August 1, 2023

  *DNCB, *EC Manning Park, Black Bear, Blackwall peak, Canada Jay, Cascade Lookout, Clark’s Nutcracker, Columbian Ground Squirrel, Common Raven, Dusky Grouse, Evening Grosbeak, Indian Paintbrush Trail, Mountain Chickadee, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Strawberry Flats, Townsend’s Warbler, Townsend’s Chipmunk

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-29B to Iona Beach Regional Park, July 26, 2023

  Eight of us met at the Iona Beach parking: Glen, Lidia, Herb, Terry, Lee, Margaret, Mike, Roger. Terry had a quick scan of the beach but the tide was way out so we decided to wait for later to look out there. The main pond was quiet, a few Mallards and a Great Blue Heron,

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  July 26, 2023

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black-headed Grosbeak, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Iona Beach Regional Park, Lesser Yellowlegs, Purple Martin, Swainson’s Thrush, Willow Flycatcher

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-29A to Victoria, July 18, 2023

  Five Delta Nats met in the Tsawwassen ferry terminal for the 7am ferry to Swartz Bay – Lidia, Margaret, Lee, Lorna and Terry. From the windows on the walkway to the passenger waiting room we saw several very cute gull chicks on the roof. From the ferry we could not see the Brown Pelicans that

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  July 18, 2023

  *DNCB, *Victoria, Bald Eagle, Beacon Hill Park, Bewick’s Wren, Brown Pelican, Chipping Sparrow, Cooper’s Hawk, Indian Peafowl, Olympic Gull, Pigeon Guillemot, Western Tanager

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-28B to Joe Brown Park, July 12, 2023

  Fifteen went in and nine came out. The fifteen was a large crowd of cats that needed herding: Dottie and Bob, Chris, Jacquie, Jean, Johnny Mac, Lee, Lidia, Liz, Margaret, Mike, Nick, Roger, Stephanie and Glen. Six of those found other ways and times to leave Joe Brown and the nine didn’t see them as

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  July 12, 2023

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Brown Creeper, Cedar Waxwing, Joe Brown Park, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Purple Finch, Swainson’s Thrush, Warbling Vireo, Western Tanager, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-26B to Jackman Wetlands, June 28, 2023

  Many of us missed the turn from 272 Ave on the first attempt, but all 11 of us got there: Brian and Louise, Colin and Stephanie, Warren and Lynne, David and Noreen, Lidia, Marion and Glen. The sun was already beating down, looking like a scorcher in Langley. There was interesting construction just north of

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  June 28, 2023

  *DNCB, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Jackman Wetlands, Killdeer, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Pied-billed Grebe, Purple Finch, Swainson’s Thrush, Willow Flycatcher