Delta Naturalists Society

Category: *LOCATIONS*

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-49: Boundary Bay Dike – 104th Street to the Mansion

  Photos by Roger Meyer (RM), Terry Carr (TC), Jack MacDonald (JMacD), Chris McVittie (CMcV), Brian Avent (BA), David Hoar (DH), Glen Bodie (GB).  More photos at our DNCB Flickr site. By daybreak the snow had abated, but the roads were icy and it took 20 minutes to clear the car windows.  However, the main roads

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  December 6, 2016

  104 Street, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Boundary Bay, Dunlin, Long-billed Dowitcher, Mew Gull, Northern Harrier, Short-eared Owl, Trumpeter Swan

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-48 to White Rock Pier & Blackie Spit

  More photos by Brian Avent (BA), Chris McVittie (CM), David Hoar (DH), Glen Bodie (GB), Jack MacDonald (JMacD), Jim Kneesch (JK), Pat Smart (PS) Roger Meyer (RM), Terry Carr (TC) at our DNCB Flickr site. With a decent day forecast, at least to the afternoon, and a falling tide, the Petra’s group of 11 departed

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  November 29, 2016

  *DNCB, Black Oystercatcher, Blackie Spit, Bonaparte’s Gull, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Long-billed Curlew, Long-tailed Duck, Marbled Godwit, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Red-throated Loon, White Rock Pier

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-44 to Point Roberts, Washington

  Photos below are a small sample of the photos posted by Brian Avent (BA), Terry Carr (TC), Jack MacDonald (JMac), Glen Bodie (GB), Roger Meyer (RM) and others on our DNCB Flickr site Once again, with Tom absent and lazing in the Australian sun, and a dearth of blog volunteers, you have me (Roger 1)

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  November 1, 2016

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black Turnstone, Common Murre, Harlequin Duck, Lighthouse Marine Park, Long-tailed Duck, Pacific Loon, Pelagic Cormorant, Point Roberts, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-43 to Reifel Bird Sanctuary via Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty and TFN Lands

  See more photos at DNCB Flickr site With the day still in darkness 9 of us met at Petra’s and left in three cars for the ferry jetty.  Roger (myself… still without volunteers to do this blog), Gerhard and the other Roger, who still stubbornly refuses to change his name to Stuart, in one car,

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  October 25, 2016

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Black Oystercatcher, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Brown Creeper, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Northern Harrier, Pelagic Cormorant, Peregrine Falcon, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Ring-necked Pheasant, Sandhill Crane, TFN, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-41 to Iona Regional Park & Sewage Lagoons

  See photos at DNCB Flickr site Twenty-seven DNCBers (names listed at the end of this Report) enjoyed a beautiful, sunny autumn morning at Iona Regional Park.  The air was crisp and clear, the mountains were spectacular, and the tide was out.  Early arrivers to the park were rewarded with the sight of a large flock

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  October 11, 2016

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Garter snake, Hermit Thrush, Iona Beach Regional Park, Long-billed Dowitcher, Merlin, Mew Gull, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Pectoral Sandpiper, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Duck, River Otter, Ruddy Duck, Sewage Lagoons, Western Meadowlark, Wilson’s Warbler, Woolly Bear Caterpillar

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-39 to Point Roberts, WA

  Around 20 folk (I lost count) enjoyed a gorgeous Wednesday morning of birding at Pt. Roberts.  Check out the photo evidence at our DNCB Flickr site. We met at Lighthouse Park in PR shortly after 8:00 am and the Strait was quite rough, although it was sunny and mild (Orcas were seen day before).  Some

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  September 28, 2016

  *DNCB, Black Oystercatcher, Black Scoter, Black Turnstone, Bonaparte’s Gull, California Gull, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Lighthouse Marine Park, Lily Point Park, Mew Gull, Northern Harrier, Parasitic Jaeger, Pelagic Cormorant, Point Roberts, Purple Finch, Red-necked Grebe, Turkey Vulture

• DNCB Birds on the Bay Outing No. 2016-37 in Boundary Bay Regional Park

  Under gorgeous sunshine this morning, we had more than 30 participants in our quarterly Birds on the Bay (BOTB) outing in Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP).  Check out photos (soon I hope) on our new DNCB Flickr site.  Also see this report and earlier reports and Delta Nats info on our website. At 9:00 am,

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  September 14, 2016

  *DNCB, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Boundary Bay, Centennial Beach, Greater White-fronted Goose, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Orange-crowned Warbler, Peregrine Falcon

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-36 on Boundary Bay Dike at 104th St.

  Twenty-three (wow) DNCBers enjoyed a walk on the mud and the path at the 104th St. entrance to the Boundary Bay dike path. Lots of migrants in the Bay and we had some good sightings on a cloudy but comfortable Wednesday morning. Check out photo evidence on our new DNCB Group Flickr site at: https://www.flickr.com/search/?group_id=3027315%40N23&text=2016-36&view_all=1.

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  September 7, 2016

  *DNCB, 104 Street, American Pipit, Black-bellied Plover, Boundary Bay, Cooper’s Hawk, Delta Heritage AirPark, Dunlin, Least Sandpiper, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Pectoral Sandpiper, Peregrine Falcon, Semi-palmated Sandpiper

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-35 to Drayton Harbour & Semiahmoo Spit, Blaine, Washington

  Ten DNCBers enjoyed a wet but fun Wednesday morning circling Drayton Harbour and Semiahmoo Bay in Blaine, Washington.  Check out some photo evidence on our new DNCB Flickr website. Eight of us (Pat & Manli, plus WR Al, and Mike drove Chris, Terry, Roger and me) met at the Peace Arch Park parking lot at

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  August 31, 2016

  *DNCB, Blaine Marine Park, Caspian Tern, Cooper’s Hawk, Drayton Harbor, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Pelagic Cormorant, Red-necked Grebe, Ruddy Duck, Semiahmoo Spit

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-34 to Iona Regional Park

  Ten DNCBers spent a very enjoyable, but frustrating Wednesday morning at Iona Regional Park and the adjacent sewage ponds.  We saw lots of neat species, but we had a frustrating time trying to identify the different warblers, sandpipers, flycatchers and even sparrows.  Check out Glen’s photos on our new DNCB Flickr website, and help with

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  August 24, 2016

  *DNCB, Alder Flycatcher, Iona Beach Regional Park, Merlin, Pectoral Sandpiper, Pied-billed Grebe, Purple Martin, Red-breasted Merganser, Spotted Sandpiper, Wandering Tattler