Delta Naturalists Society

Category: *LOCATIONS*

• DNCB 2014-03 to Burnaby Lake

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Bill Denham (BD), Marion Shikaze (MS), Roger Meyer (RM) & Ken Borrie (KB) Another large group of 25 DNCBers fought through the fog and enjoyed a pleasant Monday morning walk at Piper Spit and along the trails of Burnaby Lake Park.  Hi-lites included; an American Dipper, Ruddy Duck and lots…

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  January 20, 2014

  *DNCB, American Dipper, Burnaby Lake, Douglas Squirrel, Ruddy Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-02 to Iona Regional Park

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Bill Denham (BD), Marion Shikaze (MS), Bryan King (BK) & Ken Borrie (KB) On a mild March-like Monday morning (>12 degrees), a large group of twenty four DNCBer’s enjoyed some beautiful birding at Iona Regional Park and the adjacent Sewage Lagoons.  Check out the photo evidence on the DNCB Picasa…

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  January 13, 2014

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Eurasian Wigeon, Iona Beach Regional Park, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Praire Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, River Otter, Rough-legged Hawk, Western Meadowlark

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-1 to Blaine/Semiahmoo Washington

  More photos by Jonathan (JM), Terry (TC), Tony (TM), Marion (MP), Ken (KB) to be added soon! On Monday morning, twenty-one DNCBers visited Blaine Washington and toured around Drayton Harbour to Semiahmoo Park on our first 2014 outing.  It was a very cold (<5 degrees Celsius) but clear morning and we had lots of good…

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  January 6, 2014

  *DNCB, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Blaine Marine Park, Drayton Harbor, Harlequin Duck, Long-tailed Duck, Peregrine Falcon, Pigeon Guillemot, Rough-legged Hawk, Semiahmoo Spit

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-52 to Blackie Spit and White Rock Pier

  Photos by Glen Bodie (GB), Bill Denham (BD), Terry Carr (TC), Eric Lotto (EL), Ken Borrie (KB), Bryan King (BK) at DNCB Picasa site A large group of 21 DNCBers enjoyed a very pleasant and fruitful final 2013 outing to Blackie Spit and then the White Rock pier.  Hi-lites included: Long-billed Curlew, Marbled Godwits, Long-tailed…

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  December 30, 2013

  Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Blackie Spit, Cooper’s Hawk, Long-tailed Duck, Northern Harrier, White Rock Pier

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-51 to Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  Photos by Bryan King (BK), Glen Bodie (GB), Tony Mitra (TM), Terry Carr (TC) & … will be added soon At least sixteen DNCBers enjoyed a sunny, relatively mild morning of birding on the way to and at Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  In addition to the expected beauties when we go to our Birders’ Mecca Reifel,…

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  December 23, 2013

  American Bittern, Bald Eagle, Canoe Pass, Harbour Seal, Northern Harrier, Reifel, Rough-legged Hawk, TFN, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Virginia Rail, Western Meadowlark

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-50 to Boundary Bay Dike Path, and the Barn Owl Box Installation at BBRP

  Photos by Glen Bodie (GB), Terry Carr (TC), Bill Denham (BD) & Ken Borrie (KB) Sixteen plus DNCBers enjoyed a very pleasant Monday morning in Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP) along the path between 64th and 72nd Streets.  Hi-lites included Snowy and Long-eared Owls, American Tree Sparrows and other neat stuff.  Check out the photos…

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  December 16, 2013

  American Tree Sparrow, Barn Owl Box, BBRP, Black-bellied Plover, Centennial Beach, Eurasian Wigeon, Long-eared Owl, Red-tailed Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Snowy Owl

• 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. 2013-47 to Serpentine Fen

  Photos by Terry Carr, Glen Bodie and Bryan King Fifteen DNCBers enjoyed another glorious Monday morning of birding at Serpentine Wildlife Management Area.  Check out photos on our DNCB Picasa link. Only four (Glen, Terry, Mary-Pat and Sheila) met at and left from Petra’s at 7:30 a.m.  Car-pooling nicely, they met the others who were…

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  November 25, 2013

  *DNCB, American Tree Sparrow, Bald Eagle, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Serpentine Fen

• 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. 2013-44 to Point Roberts USA

  Photos by Roger, Terry, Jonathan, Tony, Glen, Marion & Ken Twenty DNCBers enjoyed a brilliant Monday morning of sort of “pelagic” birding at several locations in Point Roberts, USA.  Lots of DNCB Photogs took some super shots so I urge you to check them out on our Picasa site at: http://picasaweb.google.com/dncbirding. Sixteen (Roger, Mike, PB…

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  November 4, 2013

  *DNCB, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Common Murre, Harbour Porpoise, Harlequin Duck, Lighthouse Marine Park, Lily Point Park, Pigeon Guillemot, Steller Sea Lion