Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Northern Harrier

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-31 to Brunswick Point

  Photos by Jonathan, Terry, Glen, Liz, Marion & Ken on DNCB Picasa site More than 20 “almost birders” enjoyed another gorgeous Delta morning wandering along the dike path at Brunswick Point.  The Shorebirds are arriving here in big numbers for their “feeding pit-stop” on their way south and we had a few other hi-lites including…

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  August 6, 2014

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Brunswick Point, Bullock’s Oriole, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Least Sandpiper, Mink, Northern Harrier, Red-necked Phalarope, Red-tailed Hawk, Semi-palmated Sandpiper, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-28 to Pitt Lake

  More photos at DNCB Picasa website Eight of us left Petra’s in two cars (Tom, Gerhard, Jane, Julian and Kay, Glen, Roger, Mike) to reunite on the road up to the lake when Roger grabbed a terrified Northern Flicker from under a mob of crows.  He launched it into nearby dense shrubbery, in hopes it…

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  July 16, 2014

  *DNCB, Bullock’s Oriole, Cliff Swallow, Eastern Kingbird, Gray Catbird, Northern Harrier, Osprey, Pitt Lake, Pitt-Addington Marsh WMA, Turkey Vulture

• DNCB “Birds on the Bay” Outing No. 2014-23 in Boundary Bay Regional Park

  Photos by Jonathan Mwenifumbo (JM), Jim Kneesch (JK), Greg Hart (GH), Marion Shikaze (MS), Ken Borrie (KB) will be added soon. About 34 (Wow!) casual birders enjoyed a gorgeous Wednesday morning wandering around Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP).  This was the June version of our quarterly Birds on the Bay outings in BBRP.  We saw…

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  June 11, 2014

  Bald Eagle, Birds-on-the-Bay, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-17 to Serpentine Fen and Kwomais Park

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Jim Kneesch (JK), Liz Stewart (LS), Ken Borrie (KB), Marion Shikaze (MS), Greg Hart (GH), Glen Bodie (GB) – click on any photo to see larger version – see DNCB Picasa site for more photos Eight people left Petra’s about 7:30 under Terry Carr’s leadership, and stopped first at Beach…

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  April 30, 2014

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl, Barred Owl, Cinnamon Teal, Great Horned Owl, Kwomais Point Park, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Serpentine Fen, Sora

• DNCB “Birds on the Bay” Outing No. 2014-10 in BBRP

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Jonathan Mwenifumbo (JM) & Marion Shikaze (MS) A huge group of about 35 nature lovers enjoyed a brilliant Wednesday morning walk in Boundary Bay Regional Park on Delta Nats quarterly Birds on the Bay event.  A few neat sightings, a lot of chat-bonding, and a finale of some scrumptious grub,…

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  March 12, 2014

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Cammidge House, Centennial Beach, Cooper’s Hawk, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-9 to Delta Heritage AirPark and North Forty Park

  Eleven hardy, or silly, DNCBers spent a miserable, rainy Monday morning walking the dike path at Delta Heritage AirPark (104th St.) and then in the North Forty “Dog” Park (near Boundary Bay Airport).  Check out the photo evidence when Roger posts them with this Report on our Blog soon. Seven of us (Roger with Mike,…

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  March 3, 2014

  *DNCB, 104 Street, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl Box, Delta Heritage AirPark, North Forty/VWS, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-02 to Iona Regional Park

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Bill Denham (BD), Marion Shikaze (MS), Bryan King (BK) & Ken Borrie (KB) On a mild March-like Monday morning (>12 degrees), a large group of twenty four DNCBer’s enjoyed some beautiful birding at Iona Regional Park and the adjacent Sewage Lagoons.  Check out the photo evidence on the DNCB Picasa…

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  January 13, 2014

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Eurasian Wigeon, Iona Beach Regional Park, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Praire Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, River Otter, Rough-legged Hawk, Western Meadowlark

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-52 to Blackie Spit and White Rock Pier

  Photos by Glen Bodie (GB), Bill Denham (BD), Terry Carr (TC), Eric Lotto (EL), Ken Borrie (KB), Bryan King (BK) at DNCB Picasa site A large group of 21 DNCBers enjoyed a very pleasant and fruitful final 2013 outing to Blackie Spit and then the White Rock pier.  Hi-lites included: Long-billed Curlew, Marbled Godwits, Long-tailed…

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  December 30, 2013

  Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Blackie Spit, Cooper’s Hawk, Long-tailed Duck, Northern Harrier, White Rock Pier

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-51 to Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  Photos by Bryan King (BK), Glen Bodie (GB), Tony Mitra (TM), Terry Carr (TC) & … will be added soon At least sixteen DNCBers enjoyed a sunny, relatively mild morning of birding on the way to and at Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  In addition to the expected beauties when we go to our Birders’ Mecca Reifel,…

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  December 23, 2013

  American Bittern, Bald Eagle, Canoe Pass, Harbour Seal, Northern Harrier, Reifel, Rough-legged Hawk, TFN, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Virginia Rail, Western Meadowlark

• DNCB “Birds on the Bay” outing No. 2013-49 in Boundary Bay Regional Park

  Click on photo to enlarge photos by Terry Carr (TC), Glen Bodie (GB) & Roger Meyer (RM) Over 20 folk participated in one way or another in our quarterly Birds on the Bay (BOTB) outing in Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP) on Wednesday, December 11.  The weather was cool and clear, the Bay unusually covered…

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  December 11, 2013

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Cammidge House, Centennial Beach, Cooper’s Hawk, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Wilson’s Snipe