Delta Naturalists Society

Category: *Vancouver

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-06A to Stanley Park, February 8, 2022

  Eleven DNCBers met by the Second Beach swimming pool in Stanley Park – Richard, Kirsten, Debbi, Jacquie, Lee, Roger, Mike, Lorna, Pat, Manli, Terry. The new traffic pattern in Stanley Park made finding our parking lot a bit confusing.  Although the seawall is partially closed for repairs, we were able to follow it part way.…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  February 8, 2022

  *DNCB, Beaver Lake, Horned Grebe, Lost Lagoon, Pelagic Cormorant, Red-breasted Merganser, Second Beach, Stanley Park, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2019-48 to Stanley Park

  Twenty-four DNCBers enjoyed a mild, sunny, and productive, Tuesday morning at Stanley Park in downtown Vancouver.  We got lots of up-close-and-personal looks at some neat species; check out the amazing photo, and video, evidence on our DNCB Flickr site. Some car-pooled from Petra’s at 7:30 am, others drove directly to the Second Beach parking lot.…

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  November 19, 2019

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Beaver, Beaver Lake, Brown Creeper, Eurasian Wigeon, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Merganser, Lost Lagoon, Peregrine Falcon, Pied-billed Grebe, River Otter, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Second Beach, Stanley Park

• DNCB Outing No. 2019-17 to UBC Botanical Gardens

  Twenty-three DNCBers enjoyed another gorgeous Wednesday morning at UBC’s Botanical Gardens in Vancouver.  Check out the spectacular photos of the flowers, blossoms, people, and birds on our DNCB Flickr site.  Photogs are Terry, Chris, Jim and newbie Kathryn, with hopefully other participants posting their photos. Some left Petra’s at 7:30 am, drove smoothly to UBC,…

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  May 1, 2019

  *DNCB, Barred Owl, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Cooper’s Hawk, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hutton’s Vireo, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Orange-crowned Warbler, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Townsend’s Warbler, UBC, UBC Botanical Garden, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2019-12 to Stanley Park

  Fifteen DNCBers were surprised by the relatively decent weather on our outing to Stanley Park last Tuesday morning.  The forecasted rain held up and the photogs were happy with some magnificent shots they got in the Park and English Bay.  Check them out at our DNCB Flickr site. Car-pooling was acceptable both from Petra’s at…

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  March 26, 2019

  *DNCB, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Brown Creeper, English Bay, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Merganser, Lost Lagoon, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Stanley Park, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2018-14 to UBC Botanical Garden & Pacific Spirit Park

  Seventeen DNCBers had a glorious morning in UBC’s Botanical Garden, then a short walk in Peter Ward’s “Aussie” section of Pacific Spirit Regional Park, then visiting the Winter home in Vancouver of the rare (here) “deformed” Summer Tanager.  Check out the photo evidence of the birds, flora and people on our outing at: https://www.flickr.com/search/?group_id=3027315%40N23&text=2018-14&view_all=1. Seven…

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  April 4, 2018

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Brown Creeper, Cooper’s Hawk, Greenheart TreeWalk, Pacific Spirit Park, Purple Finch, Summer Tanager, UBC, UBC Botanical Garden

• DNCB Outing No. 2018-12 to Stanley Park

  Photos by Brian Avent (BA), Terry Carr (TC), Glen Bodie (GB), David Hoar (DH), Jack MacDonald (JMacD), Maureen Sinilaid (MS), Pat Smart (PS) at our DNCB Flickr website.  Report also has photos by Marion Shikaze (MSh). Sixteen DNCBers spent a very pleasant Tuesday morning wandering around Stanley Park.  And we saw some neat species, up-close-and-personal…

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  March 20, 2018

  *DNCB, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Beaver Lake, Brown Creeper, Douglas Squirrel, Harlequin Duck, Lost Lagoon, Pelagic Cormorant, Second Beach, Stanley Park, Varied Thrush

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-45 to Stanley Park

  More photos at our DNCB Flickr site It was a miserable, rainy and cold Tuesday morning; nine hard core DNCBers sort of enjoyed a shortened, and relatively productive outing, to Stanley Park in Vancouver.  Check out Jack’s, Brian’s and Terry’s beaut photos, despite the rain, on our Flickr site at: www.flickr.com/groups/dncb, then click the magnifying…

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  November 14, 2017

  Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Harlequin Duck, Hooded Merganser, Lost Lagoon, Pelagic Cormorant, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-necked Grebe, Red-throated Loon, River Otter, Siwash Rock, Stanley Park

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-12 to UBC Botanical Garden

  More photos at our DNCB Flickr site For a record 29 of 31 days in March, it rained, including on our Tuesday outing to UBC Botanical Garden.  Very few birds, but some gorgeous flowers seen by surprisingly, eleven dedicated DNCBers.  Check out the few photos on our Flickr site at: www.flickr.com/groups/dncb, then click the magnifying…

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  March 28, 2017

  *DNCB, UBC, UBC Botanical Garden

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-04 to Stanley Park

  more photos at our DNCB Flickr site Twenty DNCBers enjoyed a very pleasant Tuesday morning wandering around Stanley Park in downtown Vancouver.  Lots of neat photo evidence on our Flickr site:  go to www.flickr.com/groups/dncb, then click the magnifying glass icon in the “Photo Pool” row, and add 2017-04 to “DNCB Photos” in the Search box at…

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  January 24, 2017

  *DNCB, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Beaver Lake, Black Oystercatcher, Hooded Merganser, Lost Lagoon, Pelagic Cormorant, Stanley Park

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-45 to Stanley Park

  More photos posted on our DNCB Flickr site Twenty-five enthusiastic birders gathered at Stanley Park’s Second Beach.  We were undaunted by the traffic or the overcast skies.  There was only a small number of waterfowl scattered on the bay: White-winged Scoter, Horned Grebe, Common Loon and Barrow’s Goldeneye. Four Black Oystercatchers made a quick appearance…

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  November 8, 2016

  *DNCB, Beaver Lake, Black Oystercatcher, Bonaparte’s Gull, Lost Lagoon, Peregrine Falcon, Raccoon, Red-tailed Hawk, Stanley Park, Thayer’s Gull, Trumpeter Swan