Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Pied-billed Grebe

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-14 to Iona Regional Park

  Twenty-eight DNCBers plus 10 Richmond Seniors (see participant list at end) enjoyed a beautiful Wednesday morning of birding in Iona Regional Park and the adjacent sewage lagoons.  Check out the many beaut photos by Terry, Roger, Liz, Pascale & Alberto, Brian, Marion S, Richard H, Glen B and Pat on our DNCB Picasa site. Nine

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  April 6, 2016

  *DNCB, Beaver, Cinnamon Teal, Iona Beach Regional Park, Long-billed Dowitcher, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Osprey, Pied-billed Grebe, River Otter, Ruddy Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-7 to Stanley Park

  Photos from our DNCB Picasa site by Brian (BA), Pascale & Alberto (P&A), Glen (GB), Maureen (MS) & Pat (PS) Early sunshine greeted the small group at Petra’s – Roger, Glen, Gerhard, Debbie and Marylile joined by newbie Hugh Macdonald.  We set out at 8:10, Debbie and daughter Kathryn travelled with Hugh.  Marylile and Mike

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  February 16, 2016

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Common Redpoll, Harlequin Duck, Lost Lagoon, Pelagic Cormorant, Pied-billed Grebe, Raccoon, Second Beach, Stanley Park, Thayer’s Gull

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-45 to Stanley Park

  Twenty-four folk spent a cool (10˚ C) but comfortable Tuesday morning wandering around Vancouver’s “jewel”, Stanley Park.  Lots of neat bird, and animal, sightings; check out the photo evidence by Denise (aka Uma), Pat, Terry, Glen and Marion on our DNCB Picasa site. Three carloads left Petra’s at 7:30 a.m. and the morning traffic was

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  November 10, 2015

  Barrow’s Goldeneye, Black Oystercatcher, Harlequin Duck, Hermit Thrush, Lost Lagoon, Pelagic Cormorant, Pied-billed Grebe, Raccoon, Red Crossbill, Red-necked Grebe, River Otter, Second Beach, Stanley Park, Third Beach

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-19 to Colony Farm

  photos by Liz (LS), Terry (TC), Glen (GB), Pascale & Alberto (P&A), Rick (RW) at DNCB Picasa site Twenty-four DNCBers enjoyed another beautiful Wednesday morning wandering around Colony Farm in Coquitlam.  Hi-lites were: Lazuli Buntings, families of Pied-billed Grebes and Hooded Mergansers, and a tasty lunch at the Gillnetter Restaurant in PoCo. Eight of us

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  May 13, 2015

  *DNCB, Cinnamon Teal, Colony Farm RP, Cooper’s Hawk, Hooded Merganser, Lazuli Bunting, Mourning Dove, Muskrat, Northern Harrier, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-40 to Iona Regional Park

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Jonathan Mwenifumbo (JM), Glen Bodie (GB), Marion Shikaze (MS), Liz Stewart (LS), Roger Meyer (RM) Nineteen DNCBers spent a lovely Fall Wednesday morning of birding at Iona Regional Park.  Lots of hi-lites, and some beaut photos by Liz, Marion, Glen, Terry and others expected on our DNCB Picasa site. Rush

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  October 8, 2014

  *DNCB, American Pipit, Bald Eagle, Iona Beach Regional Park, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Long-billed Dowitcher, Pectoral Sandpiper, Peregrine Falcon, Pied-billed Grebe, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Wilson’s Snipe

• DNCB Outing No. 2012-14 to Colony Farm

  We had a large group (24) on a pleasant (not Ontario balmy) Monday morning on our “away trip” to Colony Farm Regional Park in Coquitlam.  Hi-lites were: Virginia Rails, Northern Shrike, Yellow-rumped Warblers and lots of other neat stuff.  Check out the photos of the outing on our DNCB Picasa site at http://picasaweb.google.com/dncbirding. Three car

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  March 19, 2012

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Colony Farm RP, Hooded Merganser, Northern Shrike, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Virginia Rail, Western Meadowlark, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing 2011-43 to Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  An enthusiastic group consisting of Eleanor, Lorna, John, Peggy, Kay, Roger, Mike, Hans and Tom, met at Petra’s for a sunny day of birding.  Because of time constraints (Tom having to leave for Trinidad later in the day) we decided to focus on Reifel Island.  As usual, we got our wires crossed regarding the route

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  October 31, 2011

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Brown Creeper, Peregrine Falcon, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Ring-necked Pheasant, Westham Island

• DNCB Outing #2011-03 to Terra Nova and Garry Point Parks

  Thirteen birders spent a very pleasant Monday (Jan. 17) morning in Richmond at Terra Nova Park then at Garry Point Park in Steveston.  We were: John & Kay, Rick & Marg, Bill & Mary, Ansa, Terry, Lorna, Anne, Roger, newbie Marian and me.  Hi-lites included: many duck species in breeding plumage and up-close-and-personal including less

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  January 17, 2011

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Coyote, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Garry Point, Hooded Merganser, Mew Gull, Northern Harrier, Pied-billed Grebe, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Duck, Sandhill Crane, Terra Nova, Thayer’s Gull, Trumpeter Swan

• DNCB Outing No. 98 to Pitt Polder

  Casual Birding outing #98 Ten birders (John & Kay & Miyako, Rick & Marg, Lorna, Anne, Eleanor, Roger and me) spent a very enjoyable, comfortable and rain-less Wednesday morning at Grant Narrows Regional Park, aka Pitt Polder.  This was an “away” outing as it took us a little more than an hour to get to

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  June 30, 2010

  *DNCB, Band-tailed Pigeon, Black Swift, Bullock’s Oriole, Cedar Waxwing, Cliff Swallow, Eastern Kingbird, Grant Narrows, Gray Catbird, Orange-crowned Warbler, Osprey, Pied-billed Grebe, Pitt Lake, Pitt-Addington Marsh WMA, Spotted Sandpiper, Swainson’s Thrush, Turkey Vulture, Warbling Vireo, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson’s Snipe, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler