Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Pied-billed Grebe

• DNCB Trip to Princeton, BC, May 13 to 17, 2023

  PHOTOS ARE ON Flickr DAY ONE – Manning Park, Swan Lake, and Separation and Martin Lakes DAY TWO – China Ridge Trail and Ferguson Pond DAY THREE – Chain, Link, and Osprey Lakes and Ferguson Pond DAY FOUR – Swan Lake, Separation Lakes POSTSCRIPT – DAY 5 – August Lake, Cormack Marsh and Manning Park

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  May 13, 2023

  *DNCB, *EC Manning Park, 20 Minute Lake, American Kestrel, American Pipit, August Lake, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Beaver Lodge Wetlands, Black-billed Magpie, Blue-winged Teal, Bullock’s Oriole, Calliope Hummingbird, Canada Jay, Cassin’s Vireo, Chain Lake, China Ridge Trail, Chipping Sparrow, Cinnamon Teal, Clark’s Nutcracker, Cliff Swallow, Common Yellowthroat, Cooper’s Hawk, Cormack Marsh, Dusky Flycatcher, Evening Grosbeak, Ferguson Pond, Hairy Woodpecker, House Wren, Killdeer, Lark Sparrow, Lewis’s Woodpecker, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Link Lake, Marsh Wren, Martin Lake, Merlin, Mountain Bluebird, Mountain Chickadee, Mourning Dove, Nashville Warbler, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Okanagan, Orange-crowned Warbler, Osprey, Osprey Lake, Pied-billed Grebe, Pileated Woodpecker, Princeton, Pygmy Nutcracker, Red Crossbill, Red-naped Sapsucker, Red-necked Phalarope, Red-tailed Hawk, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Ruddy Duck, Ruffed Grouse, Sandhill Crane, Say’s Phoebe, Separation Lake, Sora, Spotted Sandpiper, Swan Lake, Townsend’s Solitaire, Turkey Vulture, Vaux’s Swift, Vesper Sparrow, Virginia Rail, Warbling Vireo, Western Bluebird, Western Kingbird, Western Meadowlark, Western Tanager, Williamson’s Sapsucker, Wilson’s Phalarope, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-14B to Brydon Lagoon & Hi-Knoll Park, April 5, 2023

  On a cool spring morning, 9 folks met to explore Brydon Lagoon and Hi-Knoll Park—we were Brian and Louise, Alaina and her two young sons, Cole and Arthur (who have some pretty impressive birding skills—keep it up boys, you are the future), Lindly, Margaret, Marion, and Karen (who was misled by Google as she tried

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  April 5, 2023

  *DNCB, Bewick’s Wren, Cooper’s Hawk, Hi-Knoll Park, Hooded Merganser, Pied-billed Grebe, Ruby-crowned Kinglet

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-14A to Brydon Lagoon, Hi-Knoll Park & Surrey Lake, April 4, 2023

  Twelve birders met at Brydon Lagoon in Langley on a crisp morning. (From left to right, Bob, Lidia, Lauris, Mike, Lee, Angela, Dottie, Grant, Lorna, John, Roger) Photo by Terry. On the small pond near the parking area were Red-winged Blackbirds, a Great Blue Heron, a Hooded Merganser and an American Coot. Brydon Lagoon had

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  April 4, 2023

  *DNCB, Cooper’s Hawk, Hi-Knoll Park, Hooded Merganser, Pied-billed Grebe, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-08B to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, February 22, 2023

  Six hearty souls started at the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal lookout at 08:00 (David, Noreen, Jonathan, Lorraine, Anne and Glen) where it was f-f-f-freezing and the tide was high. Anne’s cold fingers fed our sightings in to eBird for a total of 20 species, most at some distance out on the water. We were blanked on

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  February 22, 2023

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Dunlin, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Great Horned Owl, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Pied-billed Grebe, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Sandhill Crane, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-08A to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, February 21, 2023

  Five birders met at the Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway on a cold, sunny morning that was forecast to be rainy – Herb, Roger, Mike, Lorna and Terry. The tide was high and the water was rough. On the north spit were Double-crested Cormorants, Gulls, Brant Geese and Black Oystercatchers. In the water were Mallards, American Wigeon,

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  February 21, 2023

  *DNCB, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Dunlin, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Great Horned Owl, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Northern Harrier, Pied-billed Grebe, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-05B to Blaine, February 1, 2023

  Eight birders met in Blaine on Wednesday morning after the Tuesday outing 2023-05A had been cancelled by snow – Lorna, Pat, Jacquie, Mike, Dottie, Lindly, Lee and Terry. The rain had stopped after washing away most of the snow. At Blaine Marine Park there were Northern Pintails and Green-winged Teal. On the pier we had

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  February 1, 2023

  *DNCB, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Blaine Marine Park, Canvasback, Drayton Harbor, Harlequin Duck, Killdeer, Long-tailed Duck, Pelagic Cormorant, Pied-billed Grebe, Sanderling, Semiahmoo Spit

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-03B to Point Roberts, January 18, 2023

  It was a damp and blustery morning for our birding trip to Point Roberts. Being Casual Birders, we gathered at the beach near Kiniski’s instead of the advertised spot. There was a vigorous wind and high waves, but the early morning rain had eased off. We managed to distinguish Buffleheads, Surf Scoters, Red-breasted Merganser and

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  January 18, 2023

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Black Turnstone, Brandt’s Cormorant, Harlequin Duck, Horned Grebe, Kiniski’s, Lighthouse Marine Park, Long-tailed Duck, Marbled Murrelet, Pelagic Cormorant, Pied-billed Grebe, Point Roberts, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-throated Loon, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Ruddy Duck, Sanderling, Seabright Farm

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-02B to Stanley Park, January 11, 2023

  Just before the designated time of 9 AM, six of us convened at the Second Beach perking lot. It took Noreen and I about 55 minutes from Tsawwassen, and I must admit I certainly would not relish doing this as a daily commute. The parking pay station was a challenge, as the LCD back-lighting was

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  January 11, 2023

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Beaver Lake, Black Oystercatcher, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Long-tailed Duck, Lost Lagoon, Pacific Wren, Pied-billed Grebe, Pileated Woodpecker, Redhead, Second Beach, Stanley Park, Third Beach, Western Grebe, White-throated Sparrow, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-02A to Stanley Park, January 10, 2023

  Five birders met at Second Beach at 9am just as the rain stopped – Lorna, Margaret, Lidia, Susan and Terry. In the swimming pool were Bufflehead, Mallards and American Wigeon. In English Bay were Common and Barrow’s Goldeneye, Bufflehead, Horned Grebes and Pelagic Cormorants. Barrow’s Goldeneye & Surf Scoters by Terry Carr We walked along

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  January 10, 2023

  *DNCB, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Beaver Lake, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Lost Lagoon, Pied-billed Grebe, Second Beach, Stanley Park, Third Beach, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-47B to Blaine, Washington, November 23, 2022

  DNCB Outing No. 2022-47A to Blaine November 22 CANCELLED (rain)Eight DNCBers met in Blaine on a pleasant morning after a previously wet and stormy day (the Tuesday outing had been cancelled) – Glen, Thea, Lidia, Colin, Stephanie, Mike, Lorna and Terry.  There was no wait at either the regular or Nexus stations at the Peace

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  November 23, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Belted Kingfisher, Black Oystercatcher, Blaine Marine Park, Drayton Harbor, Dunlin, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Horned Grebe, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Semiahmoo Spit, Western Grebe