Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Lighthouse Marine Park

• DNCB Outing No. 2019-13 to Point Roberts, USA

  Fifteen DNCBers visited several spots in Pt. Roberts on Wednesday joining thousands of birds as Spring migration continues.  Check out some amazing photos, including several species in gorgeous breeding plumage, on our DNCB Flickr site. The weather was miserable and pouring rain when I got to Petra’s, but when we left at 7:40 am toward

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  April 3, 2019

  *DNCB, Black Scoter, California Sea Lion, Common Murre, Eared Grebe, Harlequin Duck, Lighthouse Marine Park, Long-tailed Duck, Maple Beach, Pacific Loon, Pigeon Guillemot, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Rhinoceros Auklet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Steller Sea Lion

• DNCB Outing No. 2018-41 to Point Roberts, WA

  Check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Flickr site. With a beautiful morning for an outing the eight birders at Petra’s (Mikes 1 and 2, Terry, David and Noreen, Lorna, Glen, and myself, Roger) left for the Point, pausing at Kiniski’s parking lot for a quick scan of the shore.  There was a bit

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  October 9, 2018

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, California Sea Lion, Cedar Waxwing, Harbour Porpoise, Harlequin Duck, Lighthouse Marine Park, Lily Point Park, Merlin, Pacific Loon, Point Roberts, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Sanderling

• DNCB Outing No. 2018-20 to Pt. Roberts, USA

  Nineteen DNCBers enjoyed another gorgeous Wednesday morning birding at some new and old spots in Point Roberts, USA.  Check out the photo evidence of the place, the people, and some amazing birds and flowers on our Flickr site. We (9) gathered at Petra’s, car-pooling prudently (3 vehicles) at 7:30 am and very smoothly across the

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  May 16, 2018

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black Scoter, Black Turnstone, Brandt’s Cormorant, California Quail, California Sea Lion, Common Murre, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Lighthouse Marine Park, Northern Harrier, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific Loon, Pelagic Cormorant, Pigeon Guillemot, Point Roberts, Rhinoceros Auklet, Sanderling, Steller Sea Lion

• DNCB Outing No. 2018-13 to Point Roberts, USA

  Photos by Michael Audet (MA), Brian Avent (BA), Jack MacDonald (JMacD) It was pouring rain on Tuesday morning, but eleven stalwart DNCBers showed up, surprising me, and enjoyed a decent and productive outing at various sites in Point Roberts.  Check out our photog wizards’ offerings on our Flickr site at: https://www.flickr.com/search/?group_id=3027315%40N23&text=2018-13&view_all=1, including Ladner Jack’s “Goldeneye

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  March 27, 2018

  *DNCB, Black Turnstone, Brandt’s Cormorant, California Sea Lion, Cooper’s Hawk, Harlequin Duck, Hutton’s Vireo, Lighthouse Marine Park, Lily Point Park, Pelagic Cormorant, Pied-billed Grebe, Pigeon Guillemot, Point Roberts, Purple Finch, Red-breasted Merganser, Sanderling, Steller Sea Lion

• DNCB Outing No. 2018-05 to Point Roberts, USA

  Eighteen DNCBers finally enjoyed a sunny Tuesday outing at Lighthouse Marine Park, the Marina, Maple Beach, and Lily Point Park in Point Roberts.  Check out some brilliant photo evidence on our Flickr site at: https://www.flickr.com/search/?group_id=3027315%40N23&text=2018-05&view_all=1. A convoy of too many vehicles (for cheap gas) left Petra’s shortly after 7:30 am and passed through the Border

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  January 30, 2018

  *DNCB, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Black Oystercatcher, Black Scoter, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Lighthouse Marine Park, Lily Point Park, Maple Beach, Pelagic Cormorant, Pied-billed Grebe, Point Roberts, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-throated Loon, Sanderling

• DNCB Report No. 2017-50 to Point Roberts, USA

  More photos at our DNCB Flickr site Rain & Snow: Another DNCB Tuesday of crappy weather.  Only three of us (Mike, Terry and me) went to Pt. Roberts where it poured rain, and we birded without leaving the vehicle.  However, Terry got some good photos that you can see on our Flickr site at: www.flickr.com/groups/dncb,

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  December 19, 2017

  *DNCB, Coyote, Harlequin Duck, Hooded Merganser, Lighthouse Marine Park, Pelagic Cormorant, Point Roberts, Red-breasted Merganser

• DNCB Report No. 2017-32 to Point Roberts, USA

  More photos at our DNCB Flickr site On another beautiful Wednesday morning, 15 DNCBers enjoyed an exciting birding outing at several spots in Point Roberts, USA.  Check out the photo evidence of our sightings, some uncommon like Heermann’s Gulls, “electronic” Caspian Terns and a Marbled Murrelet, and the beautiful people and scenery on our Flickr

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  August 16, 2017

  *DNCB, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Bonaparte’s Gull, Brown Creeper, California Gull, Caspian Tern, Common Murre, Harbour Porpoise, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Heermann’s Gull, Lighthouse Marine Park, Lily Point Park, Pelagic Cormorant, Pigeon Guillemot, Point Roberts

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-05 to Beach Grove Park and Pt. Roberts, WA

  Photos by Brian Avent (BA), Terry Carr (TC), Tony Mitra (TM), Roger Meyer (RM), Jim Kneesch (JK), Pat Smart (PS), Glen Bodie (GB), David Hoar (DH) more photos at our DNCB Flickr site Twenty-one DNCBers (list of participants at end) enjoyed a brilliant sunny Tuesday morning checking out the Great Horned Owl (GHO) nest at

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  January 31, 2017

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Beach Grove, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Common Murre, Great Horned Owl, Harbour Porpoise, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Lighthouse Marine Park, Lily Point Park, Long-tailed Duck, Mew Gull, Pelagic Cormorant, Point Roberts, Red-necked Grebe, Sanderling

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-44 to Point Roberts, Washington

  Photos below are a small sample of the photos posted by Brian Avent (BA), Terry Carr (TC), Jack MacDonald (JMac), Glen Bodie (GB), Roger Meyer (RM) and others on our DNCB Flickr site Once again, with Tom absent and lazing in the Australian sun, and a dearth of blog volunteers, you have me (Roger 1)

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  November 1, 2016

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black Turnstone, Common Murre, Harlequin Duck, Lighthouse Marine Park, Long-tailed Duck, Pacific Loon, Pelagic Cormorant, Point Roberts, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-39 to Point Roberts, WA

  Around 20 folk (I lost count) enjoyed a gorgeous Wednesday morning of birding at Pt. Roberts.  Check out the photo evidence at our DNCB Flickr site. We met at Lighthouse Park in PR shortly after 8:00 am and the Strait was quite rough, although it was sunny and mild (Orcas were seen day before).  Some

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  September 28, 2016

  *DNCB, Black Oystercatcher, Black Scoter, Black Turnstone, Bonaparte’s Gull, California Gull, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Lighthouse Marine Park, Lily Point Park, Mew Gull, Northern Harrier, Parasitic Jaeger, Pelagic Cormorant, Point Roberts, Purple Finch, Red-necked Grebe, Turkey Vulture