Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Purple Finch

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-52 to Centennial Beach, December 28, 2021

  At 9am I seemed to be the only DNCBer in the Centennial Beach parking lot. It was a very cold minus 9 degrees. There was snow on the ground, and the sky had mixed sun and cloud. The trees around the parking lot were full of Eagles and Crows. After deciding that no one else

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  December 28, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Centennial Beach, Cooper’s Hawk, Hooded Merganser, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Purple Finch, Rough-legged Hawk, Western Meadowlark

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-50B to Terra Nova, December 15, 2021

  Photo by Terry – Thea, Lynne, Warren, Lori, Hasan, Colin, Louise, Jacquie, Lee, Stephanie, Brian Twelve DNCBers met at 8am on a very cold but dry morning. An Eagle was vocalizing at the top of a tree, and Northern Harriers cruised by. In the river were American Wigeon, Green-winged Teal, Mallards and Cormorants. We walked

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  December 15, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Common Redpoll, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Lesser Snow Goose, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Northern Harrier, Purple Finch, Rough-legged Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Terra Nova

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-48A to Centennial Beach, Boundary Bay Regional Park, December 1, 2021

  Nine of us gathered at Centennial Beach on a grey and breezy morning and headed for the little pond just south of the playground. This small, sheltered area was quite productive, with a Common Goldeneye, a couple of Buffleheads, and the usual Mallards. Blackbirds, both Brewer’s and Red-winged were flying around, and one poor little

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  December 1, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Boundary Bay, Centennial Beach, Dunlin, Iceland Gull, Long-billed Dowitcher, Northern Shrike, Purple Finch, Sanderling

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-46B to White Rock & Blackie Spit, November 17, 2021

  Eleven of us met at the entrance to the WR Pier, and once we concurred that it was indeed 08:08, we headed out (some of us were a bit behind on our timing). There were lots of Surf & White-winged Scoters feeding close along the pilings, which provided very close viewing as they were regularly

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  November 17, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Bewick’s Wren, Black Scoter, Black-bellied Plover, Blackie Spit, Cedar Waxwing, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Horned Grebe, Long-billed Dowitcher, Long-tailed Duck, Marbled Godwit, Pelagic Cormorant, Purple Finch, Red-tailed Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Varied Thrush, Western Grebe, Western Meadowlark, White Rock Pier, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-46A to White Rock & Blackie Spit, November 16, 2021

  A dozen or so Casual Birders gathered at White Rock pier in our usual casual way, but were flummoxed when faced with barriers and tape across the pier entrance!  Concerns over last night’s big windstorm had caused the closure, but this morning we were enjoying sunshine and blue skies.  We quickly adapted our route to

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  November 16, 2021

  *DNCB, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Belted Kingfisher, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Blackie Spit, California Gull, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Horned Grebe, Iceland Gull, Long-billed Dowitcher, Pacific Loon, Purple Finch, Red-necked Grebe, Red-throated Loon, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Western Grebe, White Pelican, White Rock Pier

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-44B to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, November 3, 2021

  Eight of us arrived at Reifel just after the gates opened.  Noreen and I were the only ones at the Ferry Causeway at 8AM where spitting rain was coming to an end but winds out of the SE were brisk.  There were 17 species, including Pelagic and Double-crested Cormorants, Horned Grebe, and hundreds of European

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  November 3, 2021

  *DNCB, Belted Kingfisher, Cedar Waxwing, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Merganser, Long-billed Dowitcher, Marsh Wren, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Pied-billed Grebe, Purple Finch, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, River Otter, Rough-legged Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sandhill Crane, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Varied Thrush, Virginia Rail, White-throated Sparrow, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-40B to Brunswick Point on October 6, 2021

  Despite a forecast of rain, our birding morning at Brunswick Point dawned fine. 14 participants turned up, more or less according to the sign-up list. Flocks of Snow Geese crowded the fields at the end of the road and more were seen in fields closer to the farm. After the walk, I contacted Sean Boyd,

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  October 6, 2021

  *DNCB, Bewick’s Wren, Black-bellied Plover, Brunswick Point, Cackling Goose, Lesser Snow Goose, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Marsh Wren, Merlin, Pacific Wren, Purple Finch, Western Sandpiper, White Pelican

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-39B to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel on September 29, 2021

  As usual, the birding day I chose turned out to be the rainiest day in the week. More than half of the signed up group of 14 decided to stay home and most of us were late. Only Noreen and David made it to the Tsawwassen jetty to peer at birds through the early morning

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  September 29, 2021

  *DNCB, Barn Owl, Belted Kingfisher, Brown Creeper, Cooper’s Hawk, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Long-billed Dowitcher, Northern Harrier, Purple Finch, Reifel, River Otter, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Ruddy Duck, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-38A to White Rock Pier & Blackie Spit on September 21, 2021

  The group of 13**(see below) gathered at the pier just before a BNSF loaded coal train heading forRoberts Bank closed the crossing. Rose and Roger were seconds late, and we waited forthe train to clear before they joined us and we headed out. A “GULP of CORMORANTS” (check it out! could be a flock, but

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  September 21, 2021

  *DNCB, Belted Kingfisher, Black Turnstone, Blackie Spit, Bonaparte’s Gull, Caspian Tern, Cooper’s Hawk, Lapland Longspur, Northern Harrier, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific Loon, Purple Finch, Red-necked Grebe, Western Grebe, Western Sandpiper, White Rock Pier

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-36 to DeBoville Slough on September 7, 2021

  The weather forecast called for possible showers and we did encounter some drizzle as we departed Tsawwassen about 07:30, however, 7 intrepid birders turned up for our walk along the North side of the slough.  Marion was early, and the rest of us a bit late as the traffic was slow in spots. The group

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  September 7, 2021

  *DNCB, Belted Kingfisher, Black Bear, Brown Creeper, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, DeBoville Slough, Gray Catbird, Green Frog, Northern Harrier, Orange-crowned Warbler, Osprey, Purple Finch, Red-tailed Hawk, Turkey Vulture, White-faced Meadowhawk, Willow Flycatcher, Wood Duck, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler