Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Pied-billed Grebe

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-42 to Iona Beach Regional Park on October 19, 2021

  We had a beautiful morning for our DNCB trip to Iona.  Even before I got out of my car, I was enjoying the sight of a Cooper’s Hawk sitting just a few metres away.  Snow Geese were calling overhead and gathering on the shore as the tide went out and there were many Ring-billed and

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  October 19, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Caspian Tern, Common Yellowthroat, Cooper’s Hawk, Iona Beach Regional Park, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pied-billed Grebe, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-41B to Ladner Harbour Park and Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th, October 13, 2021

  A small contingent of 6 (Pat, Manli, Lidia, Gabriel, Noreen & David) started at the parking lot and walked the road to the start of the Shirley Trail checking the slough for Roger’s Pied-billed Grebe from Tuesday that had been there as we drove in.  It was hidden, but Mallards, a Great Blue Heron, and

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  October 13, 2021

  *DNCB, 104 Street, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Black-bellied Plover, Brown Creeper, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Hermit Thrush, Ladner Harbour Park, Least Sandpiper, Marbled Godwit, Marsh Wren, Pacific Golden Plover, Pacific Wren, Pectoral Sandpiper, Peregrine Falcon, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Ruff, Sanderling, Virginia Rail, Western Sandpiper, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-41A to Ladner Harbour Park and Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th, October 12, 2021

  We met at Ladner Harbour Park at 8am on a cool, dry morning. Roger saw a Pied-billed Grebe by the bridge before the parking lot. Our walk began along the recently completed Shirley’s Path with its impressive new bridge; then continued along the usual loop through the trees to the river and the viewing platform.

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  October 12, 2021

  *DNCB, 104 Street, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Dunlin, Ladner Harbour Park, Marsh Wren, Merlin, Pectoral Sandpiper, Pied-billed Grebe, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sanderling, Wilson’s Snipe, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-39A to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel on September 28, 2021

  The Tuesday people were lucky with the weather. Despite a wet forecast, the rain stopped before 7am. It was windy and cold when 5 of us met on the Tsawwassen ferry causeway at 7:45. But the wind had died down and the sky was clearing when 14 met at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary at 9am.

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  September 28, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Oystercatcher, Cedar Waxwing, Dunlin, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Long-billed Dowitcher, Marsh Wren, Merlin, Mute Swan, Peregrine Falcon, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Virginia Rail, Wood Duck, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-33B to Burnaby Lake on August 18, 2021

  Our small group arrived at the Piper Avenue entrance in 4 segments separated by track crossing closures that were the result of refuelling two track maintenance machines right at the crossing. We were all across the tracks by about 8:20, and the six of us (Warren & Lynne, Marion, Lidia Noreen & David) started our

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  August 18, 2021

  *DNCB, Belted Kingfisher, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Brown Creeper, Burnaby Lake, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Douglas Squirrel, Green Heron, Long-billed Dowitcher, Mandarin Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Purple Finch, Willow Flycatcher, Wood Duck, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-33A to Burnaby Lake on August 17, 2021

  It was an overcast day, which frustrated some photographers, but it didn’t slow down the chat-fest among the 10 people on our walk in Burnaby Lake Park. The 10 were Jonathan and Lorraine, Brian and Louise, Roger M, Mike B, Lorna, Pat, Janet H and Glen. There were a lot of Wood Ducks, young and

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  August 17, 2021

  *DNCB, Burnaby Lake, Cedar Waxwing, Douglas Squirrel, Long-billed Dowitcher, Mandarin Duck, Mink, Pied-billed Grebe, Purple Finch, Wood Duck, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-32A to Terra Nova on August 10, 2021

  Eleven**(see below) birders showed up at 8:00 am to spend a delightful few hours wandering through the Terra Nova natural area in West Richmond. The species count was not that high… 26, but there were some nice sightings. A Western Tanager male on a tree top, with his brilliant colours seeming to glow in the

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  August 10, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Cedar Waxwing, Northern Harrier, Pied-billed Grebe, Purple Finch, Terra Nova, Western Tanager, White Pelican, Willow Flycatcher

• DNCB Outing No. 2020-08 to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel

  Twenty-three DNCBers had an enjoyable outing on Tuesday to the Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, TFN and Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  It was cloudy and cold, but the rain held off. Brian’s eBird list showed 54 species (see below). Photos are on the DNCB flickr site https://www.flickr.com/search/?group_id=3027315%40N23&view_all=1&text=2020-08 Beside the ferry causeway were Surf & White-winged Scoters, Common &

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  February 25, 2020

  *DNCB, American Bittern, Barred Owl, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Black Oystercatcher, Black-bellied Plover, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-necked Grebe, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Sandhill Crane, TFN, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway

• DNCB Outing No. 2020-06 to Serpentine Fen and Surrey Lake

  Nineteen DCNBers had an enjoyable and productive outing to four Surrey Parks on Tuesday.  It was a dry day with high overcast.  The stops included Serpentine Fen, Surrey Lake and two new stops recommended by Ken and Anne A. – Goldstone Park Elementary School and Cloverdale Youth Park.  Debbi’s ebird lists for the four stops

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  February 12, 2020

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Beaver, Belted Kingfisher, Cackling Goose, Cloverdale Youth Park, Eurasian Wigeon, Goldstone pond, Hooded Merganser, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Serpentine Fen, Surrey Lake, Wilson’s Snipe

• DNCB Outing No. 2019-48 to Stanley Park

  Twenty-four DNCBers enjoyed a mild, sunny, and productive, Tuesday morning at Stanley Park in downtown Vancouver.  We got lots of up-close-and-personal looks at some neat species; check out the amazing photo, and video, evidence on our DNCB Flickr site. Some car-pooled from Petra’s at 7:30 am, others drove directly to the Second Beach parking lot.

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  November 19, 2019

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Beaver, Beaver Lake, Brown Creeper, Eurasian Wigeon, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Merganser, Lost Lagoon, Peregrine Falcon, Pied-billed Grebe, River Otter, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Second Beach, Stanley Park