Category: Blackie Spit
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-39A to White Rock Pier & Blackie Spit, September 27, 2022
Fifteen DNCBers met at White Rock Pier on a warm, slightly hazy morning – Bob, Dottie, Jacquie, John, Glen, Margaret, Lorna, Lori, Pat, Marion, Marti, Colin, Stephanie, Bryan DeB and Terry. The large number of winter seabirds seem to be slow returning. Near the pier there were House Sparrows, Rock Doves, Mallards, Canada Geese, about
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DNCB Outng No. 2022-28B to Blackie Spit, July 13, 2022
Seven Delta Nats Casual birders (Thea, Rosemary, Margaret, Gabriele, Liz, Richard, and Chris) met on a beautiful day for a leisurely walk at Blackie Spit. The tide was very low with mud flats making up most of our vista. While we were waiting for the group, a flock of Ring-billed Gulls dozed on the beach,
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-09B to Blackie Spit, March 2, 2022
The sky was pregnant with the promise of rain (and actual rain) when seven brave, weather-defiant birders arrived at Blackie Spit – Brian, Louise, Jonathan, Lorraine, Margaret, Terry, and Thea. And right when I was doubting my decision to drive 40 minutes only to spend three hours in the rain, I spotted a flotilla of
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-9A to Blackie Spit, March 1, 2022
On Tuesday we went to Blackie Spit and got a special treat from Colin — a walking tour of the back streets of Crescent Beach. The group of 11 was Colin and Stephanie, Bob and Dottie, Johnny Mac, Lee, Mike B, Lorna, Roger, Pat and Glen. It started fairly dark and cloudy with quite a
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DNCB Outing No. 2021-46B to White Rock & Blackie Spit, November 17, 2021
Eleven of us met at the entrance to the WR Pier, and once we concurred that it was indeed 08:08, we headed out (some of us were a bit behind on our timing). There were lots of Surf & White-winged Scoters feeding close along the pilings, which provided very close viewing as they were regularly
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DNCB Outing No. 2021-38B to White Rock Pier & Blackie Spit on September 22, 2021
It was pouring with rain when I left home but eased up on the drive into White Rock. I haven’t been that far afield for birding for over a year. At the pier, I met up with Pam Mason, Liz Stewart, Janet Heavyside. and Brian Roberts. Brian is one of our regular “from away” visiting
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DNCB Outing No. 2021-38A to White Rock Pier & Blackie Spit on September 21, 2021
The group of 13**(see below) gathered at the pier just before a BNSF loaded coal train heading forRoberts Bank closed the crossing. Rose and Roger were seconds late, and we waited forthe train to clear before they joined us and we headed out. A “GULP of CORMORANTS” (check it out! could be a flock, but
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DNCB Outing No. 2021-30B to Blackie Spit on July 28, 2021
A group of 7 met at 8:00 – they were David and Noreen, Warren and Lynn, Roger2, Mike B2, and Marion S. The spit area was very quiet except for the usual Ring-billed Gulls accompanied by a singular California Gull, Savannah sparrows,and a juvenile Brown-headed Cowbird, plus several harbour seals kept an eye on us
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DNCB Outing No. 2021-30A to Blackie Spit on July 27, 2021
Eleven people met at Blackie Spit on Tuesday – Glen, Chris, Jim, Roger M, Mike B1, Janet, Johnny Mac, Pat, Marian P, Lorna, and Terry. It was a gorgeous day, flowers were blooming, and we saw 17 bird species. There were no shorebirds on the spit, but there were the usual Ring-billed Gulls and Savannah
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