Delta Naturalists Society

Category: *LOCATIONS*

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-31 to Brunswick Point

  Photos by Jonathan, Terry, Glen, Liz, Marion & Ken on DNCB Picasa site More than 20 “almost birders” enjoyed another gorgeous Delta morning wandering along the dike path at Brunswick Point.  The Shorebirds are arriving here in big numbers for their “feeding pit-stop” on their way south and we had a few other hi-lites including…

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  August 6, 2014

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Brunswick Point, Bullock’s Oriole, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Least Sandpiper, Mink, Northern Harrier, Red-necked Phalarope, Red-tailed Hawk, Semi-palmated Sandpiper, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-30 to Iona Regional Park

  See photos on DNCB Picasa site by Liz Stewart (LS), Bryan King (BK), Marion Shikaze (MS), Terry Carr (TC), Glen Bodie (GB) & Ken Borrie (KB) On another gorgeous Wednesday morning, twenty-five DNCBers, a huge ungainly group, toured Iona Regional Park and the next-door Sewage Lagoons.  Hi-lites ranged from the Spotted Sandpipers to Warbler and…

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  July 30, 2014

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Iona Beach Regional Park, Osprey, Spotted Sandpiper

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-29 to Serpentine Fen & White Rock Pier

  Sixteen hardy souls started out on rainy Wednesday morning at Serpentine Wildlife Management Area in Surrey and several of us finished the outing on White Rock pier.  Check out the photo evidence of our almost-memorable outing on our DNCB Picasa website. Seven of us carpooled from Petra’s at 7:30 a.m. in two vehicles (Roger with…

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  July 23, 2014

  *DNCB, Barn Owl, Long-billed Dowitcher, Serpentine Fen, Spotted Sandpiper

• Fathers Day Pancake Breakfast at Centennial Beach BBRP

  The Boundary Bay Park Association (BBPA) held its 14th Annual Fathers Day Pancake Breakfast at Centennial Beach on Sunday, June 15.  Delta Nats had lots of representation on hand along with BBPA members, several being members of both organizations.  We were: Jim Kneesch, Joyce Manary, Elizabeth Perrin, Geof & Jean Hacker, Don & Rochelle Farquhar, Roberta…

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  June 15, 2014

  *BBPA, *DNCB, BBRP, Centennial Beach, Father’s Day

• DNCB Report No. 2014-22 to Semiahmoo Fish & Game Club/Little Campbell River Hatchery and Elgin Heritage Park

  More photos by Terry Carr (TC), Jim Kneesch (JK), Tony Mitra (TM), Liz Stewart (LS), Ken Borrie (KB) to be added soon Over 20 DNCBers (I lost count) spent another beautiful Wednesday morning in Surrey at the Semiahmoo Fish & Game Club’s Little Campbell River (LCR) Fish Hatchery and Park, then on to Elgin Heritage…

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  June 4, 2014

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Elgin Heritage Park, Hermit Thrush, Little Campbell River Hatchery, Peregrine Falcon, Semiahmoo Fish & Game Club, Spotted Sandpiper, Vaux’s Swift, Western Tanager, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Report 2014-20 to Point Roberts, USA

  Photos by Glen Bodie (GB), Jonathan Mwenifumbo (JM), Ken Borrie (KB), Liz Stewart (LS) Eighteen DNCBers had another super Wednesday morning of birding at Lighthouse Marine Park and then Lily Point Marine Park in Point Roberts, USA.  Hi-lites included some neat seabirds and mammals, lots of Hummingbirds including a Calliope and some almost stimulating conversation…

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  May 21, 2014

  Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Lighthouse Marine Park, Lily Point Park, Merlin, Point Roberts, Red-tailed Hawk, Steller Sea Lion

• DNCB Report 2014-19 to Tsa Tsu Heronry and Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Glen Bodie, Greg Hall (GH), Liz Stewart (LS), Jim Kneesch (JK), & Marion Shikaze (MS) (and Tony Mitra (TM) soon?) Wednesday was another gorgeous day in paradise.  Twenty-four DNCBers visited the Tsa Tsu Shores Heronry then spent the rest of the morning at our “Mecca”, Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  Hi-lites included: 400…

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  May 14, 2014

  Blue-winged Teal, Bullock’s Oriole, Cinnamon Teal, Pigeon Guillemot, Reifel, TFN, TsaTsu Heronry, Western Tanager

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-18 to Barnston Island

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Glen Bodie (GB), Bill Denham (BD), Liz Stewart (LS), Greg Hall (GH), Jim Kneesch (JK), Marion Shikaze (MS), Ken Borrie (KB) See their photo albums at DNCB Flickr site. Twenty-one DNCBers enjoyed another gorgeous Wednesday morning wandering around a new destination, Barnston Island (BI) in Surrey.  Some hi-lites included good…

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  May 7, 2014

  Bald Eagle, Barnston Island, Great Horned Owl, Osprey, Red-tailed Hawk, Turkey Vulture

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-17 to Serpentine Fen and Kwomais Park

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Jim Kneesch (JK), Liz Stewart (LS), Ken Borrie (KB), Marion Shikaze (MS), Greg Hart (GH), Glen Bodie (GB) – click on any photo to see larger version – see DNCB Picasa site for more photos Eight people left Petra’s about 7:30 under Terry Carr’s leadership, and stopped first at Beach…

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  April 30, 2014

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl, Barred Owl, Cinnamon Teal, Great Horned Owl, Kwomais Point Park, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Serpentine Fen, Sora

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-16 to Brydon Lagoon & Hi-Knoll Park

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Ken Borrie (KB) & Liz Stewart (LS); Twenty-eight (Wow again) participants enjoyed an Al Grass led nature outing on Wednesday morning in Langley’s Brydon Lagoon and Hi-Knoll Park.  We had some neat bird sightings, but the hi-lites really were two things: the brilliant descriptions, explanations and history of the various…

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  April 23, 2014

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Brydon Lagoon, Hi-Knoll Park, Red-tailed Hawk