Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Nestbox

• BBRP – Swallow Box Activity Report

  by Chris McVittie (May 23, 2017) Swallow eggs, taken with endoscope (CMcV) These last few days, I have either opened or used an endoscope to check the boxes.  Up until this opening I have just observed nest box activity [on a number of outings]. The nest boxes are quite active with eggs being laid.  Only one

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  May 23, 2017

  *DNCB, *DNS, BBRP, Nestbox

• BBRP Fall Nestbox Report Oct. 6, 2016

  Bird Nest Boxes in Boundary Bay Regional Park The Delta Naturalists Society maintains about 30 Bird Nest Boxes in Boundary Bay Regional Park.  These are primarily for Tree Swallows.  There is also one Barn Owl box in a remote area of the park. Twice a year, we monitor the boxes.  In the Fall we open

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  October 6, 2016

  *DNCB, *DNS, BBRP, Nestbox

• DNS Barn Owl Box “Tour” at King’s Links

  This morning, Nov. 12, 2015, the Fab Four, Peter Ward, Ken Hall, Gareth Pugh and I toured the Kings Links Golf Course and decided on a spot to install the “Cadillac” Barn Owl Box that Peter and his friends made.  It was bloody cold and windy at 10:00 a.m. when we met Superintendent Mike Keiner

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  November 12, 2015

  *DNCB, *DNS, Barn Owl Box, King’s Links, Nestbox

• Delta Naturalists Bird Box Summary – November 2015

  The original of this Bird Box Summary can be Downloaded (MS Word document, 6 pages) Report by Jack MacDonald Photos by Terry Carr, Jack MacDonald, Pete Blair, Peter Ward, and Geoffrey Hacker. Overview The Barn Owl box at Boundary Bay Regional Park was examined on October 5, and found to contain a successful nest.  In

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  October 15, 2015

  *DNCB, *DNS, Barn Owl Box, BBRP, Nestbox

• Spring Preparation of Delta Nats BBRP Bird Boxes

  Photos by Donna Thomson (DT), Roger Meyer (RM), Terry Carr (TC) & Peter Ward (PW) Nine committed Delta Nats showed up at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at the 12th St. parking lot of BBRP to assist in the Spring Preparation of our 30 Bird Boxes in the Park.  It was a gorgeous, sunny

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  February 25, 2014

  *DNCB, BBRP, Centennial Beach, Nestbox

• Nestbox Construction with Peter Ward & Ken Hall

  From Peter Ward: We had a good start on Saturday, October 6, and one Delta Nat (Kay) showed up, and displayed really good skills with measuring and layout.  So we had a good team of 3, Ken H, Peter and Kay. We cut the used cedar fencing boards for 6 tree swallow boxes, and prepared

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  October 13, 2012

  *DNCB, Nestbox