Delta Naturalists Society

Category: *LOCATIONS*

• DNCB Outing No. 2012-17 to Serpentine Fen and Surrey Lake Parks

  Thirteen Casual Birders (Roger, Anne M, Ken & Anne, Bryan & Janet, rookie Eric, Lorna, John McF, Marion S, Hans-Ulf, Kay and me), enjoyed a brilliant Wednesday morning at Serpentine Fen and then Surrey Lake Parks.  Hi-lites were: lots of early migrants, Yellow-rumped Warbler, both Kinglet species, Tree and Violet–green Swallows, Ruddy Duck, Steller’s Jays,

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  April 4, 2012

  *DNCB, Serpentine Fen, Surrey Lake

• Scotch Broom Removal at BBRP (No. 2012-15)

  We had such an enjoyable morning today at Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP), that I thought a brief report might be interesting for our Delta Nats members (please circ Jimmy).  Metro Vancouver Parks approached the Cammidge House Committee (CHC) and, by extension, the Delta Naturalists’ Society (DNS) to help with the removal of Scotch Broom,

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  March 22, 2012

  *DNS, BBRP, Cammidge House, Centennial Beach, Scotch Broom Removal

• DNCB Outing No. 2012-14 to Colony Farm

  We had a large group (24) on a pleasant (not Ontario balmy) Monday morning on our “away trip” to Colony Farm Regional Park in Coquitlam.  Hi-lites were: Virginia Rails, Northern Shrike, Yellow-rumped Warblers and lots of other neat stuff.  Check out the photos of the outing on our DNCB Picasa site at http://picasaweb.google.com/dncbirding. Three car

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  March 19, 2012

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Colony Farm RP, Hooded Merganser, Northern Shrike, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Virginia Rail, Western Meadowlark, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB “Birds on the Bay” Outing No. 2012-13A in Boundary Bay Park

  Sixteen participants braved the windy and cold elements on Wednesday, March 14, on our Delta Nats quarterly “Birds on the Bay” Casual walk around Boundary Bay Regional Park.  We were: Anne M, Roger, Sam, Ken & Anne, Bryan & Janet, Deborah, Gerhard, West Van’s Derek, Marilyn from Victoria, and our Delta Nats Ladies Jennifer, Eleanor,

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  March 14, 2012

  *DNCB, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Cammidge House, Centennial Beach

• DNCB Outing No. 2012-13 to Burns Bog

  An “unlucky thirteen” birders (Anne M, Gerhard, Hans-Ulf, Bryan & Janet, Ken & Anne, White Rock Al, John McF, PB Lorna, Mike B, Burns Bog Jeremy and me) spent a very windy and chilly Monday morning of “almost Identification Birding” at the Delta Nature Reserve (DNR) in the Burns Bog.  Hi-lites were Brown Creepers, a

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  March 12, 2012

  *DNCB, Burns Bog

• DNCB Outing No. 2012-12 to Alaksen and Reifel

  Nine brave souls (Lorna, Hans-Ulf, Gerhard, Roger, Mike B, John MacF, Bryan & Janet and returnee Valerie) joined me on a cold, windy, rainy Monday morning to Alaksen Wildlife Management Area (WMA) and Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  Hi-lites were: Sawhet and Barred Owls, Red-throated Loons and Lorna’s tasty cakes.  See photos of the outing on our

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  March 5, 2012

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Barn Owl, Barred Owl, Great Horned Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Reifel, TFN

• DNCB Outing No. 2012-11 to Iona RP

  Sixteen participants enjoyed a gorgeous Monday morning at Iona Regional Park and the adjacent Sewage Lagoons.  They like their names in print: Gerhard, Mike B, Joyce M, Anne M, Kay, Japanese visitors Sachihiko (aka Satchmo) Isoe and his wife and daughter, Bev R and Dorothy, Bryan & Janet, Marian come-lately, Jonathan and Lorraine and me. 

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  February 27, 2012

  *DNCB, Barred Owl, Great Horned Owl, Iona Beach Regional Park

• DNCB Outing No. 2012-10 to Beach Grove Park

  On a miserable, wet and cold Friday morning, six “Weirdos” met at Beach Grove Park to search for the pair of regularly nesting Great Horned Owls.  This was meant to be a joint outing with the Langley and White Rock/Surrey Naturalists’ Clubs.  Anne G and Bob from Langley, and Al S from WRSN showed up,

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  February 24, 2012

  *DNCB, Barred Owl, BBRP, Beach Grove, Centennial Beach, Great Horned Owl

• DNCB Outing No. 2012-9 BBRP Bird Nest Box Closing

  Photos by Hans Under a beautiful clears sky on Thursday (Feb. 23) morning, we (Roger, Anne M, Hans, Terry and me) cleaned and closed the Bird Nest Boxes in Boundary Bay Regional Park.  Tree Swallows start arriving in early March, looking for homes.  Near the 12th Ave Park entrance, the first box (No. 2) near

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  February 23, 2012

  *DNCB, BBRP, Centennial Beach

• DNCB Outing No. 2012-07 Ladner/Alaksen/Reifel Island

  Without Tom, or Anne, our small but determined group consisting of Eleanor, Lorna, Lorraine and Jonathan, Hans, Gerhard, Roger, Bryan and Janet, left Petra’s at 8:00am and headed for the first stop at Ferry Road and Windjammer in North Ladner along the river.  There we met Ken and Anne from Surrey and walked along the slough

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  February 13, 2012

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Barred Owl, Ladner S.Arm Marsh, Reifel, Westham Island