Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Purple Martin

• DNCB Outing No. 2019-31 to Iona Regional Park

  Photos by Glen Bodie (GB), David Hoar (DH), Noreen Rudd (NR), Roger Meyer (RM), Terry Carr (TC), Sabine Decamp (SD) Seventeen DNCBers enjoyed another glorious Wednesday morning outing at Iona Regional Park.  We saw some neat stuff, as attested by the many beaut photos, some even by Newbies, on our DNCB Flickr site.  The people…

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  July 24, 2019

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Hooded Merganser, Iona Beach Regional Park, Least Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pectoral Sandpiper, Purple Martin, Sewage Lagoons, Spotted Sandpiper, Western Sandpiper, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2019-18 to Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal and Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  Sixteen DNCBers enjoyed a “local” outing on Wednesday to the Tsawwassen Ferry  terminal, then the ponds on TFN land, then Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  We had over 50 species seen (see Anne’s eBird list below); check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Flickr site. It was another gorgeous Delta morning when most left Petra’s at…

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  May 8, 2019

  *DNCB, Beach Grove Park, Black Oystercatcher, Great Horned Owl, Least Sandpiper, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Long-billed Dowitcher, Northern Harrier, Purple Martin, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Sandhill Crane, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Spotted Sandpiper, TFN, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, White-fronted Goose, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2018-38 to Iona Regional Park

  About 25 DNCBers enjoyed another beautiful, and productive, Wednesday morning at Iona Regional Park.  Check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Flickr site. Some left Petra’s at 7:30 am and met me and others at 8:15 am at the Iona parking lot.  Some hi-lites of the walk included: meeting some neat Toronto visitors and…

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  September 19, 2018

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, California Gull, Caspian Tern, Iona Beach Regional Park, Lapland Longspur, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Long-billed Dowitcher, Northern Harrier, Pectoral Sandpiper, Peregrine Falcon, Purple Martin, Red-tailed Hawk, Sewage Lagoons, Spotted Sandpiper, Western Meadowlark, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2018-35 to Sidney Spit National Park

  Fourteen DNCBers enjoyed a fantastic, well-organized, all-day outing to an exciting new destination, Sidney Spit, a Gulf Islands National Park off Vancouver Island.  We saw lots of neat birds too; check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Flickr site. We met on the 7:00 am ferry from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay, and yes, Free…

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  August 29, 2018

  *DNCB, Baird’s Sandpiper, Black Oystercatcher, California Gull, Common Murre, Harbour Porpoise, Least Sandpiper, Marbled Murrelet, Mew Gull, Pelagic Cormorant, Pigeon Guillemot, Purple Martin, Rhinoceros Auklet, Sanderling, Semipalmated Plover, Sidney Spit National Park, Turkey Vulture, Western Sandpiper, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2018-34 to Maplewood Flats, North Vancouver

  Twenty DNCBers enjoyed a very pleasant Wednesday morning wandering the trails and mudflats of Maplewood Conservation Area in North Vancouver.  Check out some beaut photos on our DNCB Flickr site. Eleven of us left Tsawwassen (Petra’s) at 7:30 am, car-pooling nicely in 3 vehicles but each took a different route, through Vancouver to North Van. …

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  August 22, 2018

  *DNCB, Black-tailed Deer, Cedar Waxwing, Garter snake, Maplewood Flats, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Osprey, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Purple Finch, Purple Martin, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Spotted Sandpiper, Western Wood-Pewee

• DNCB Outing No. 2018-31 to Blackie Spit Park

  Photos by David Hoar (DH), Brian Avent (BA), Terry Carr (TC), Glen Bodie (GB), Pat Smart (PS), Maureen Sinilaid (MS), Jack MacDonald (JMacD), Ken Borrie (KB) About 25 DNCBers spent a glorious Wednesday morning in Blackie Spit Park in South Surrey.  We had some neat sightings; check them out on our DNCB Flickr site. Ten…

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  August 1, 2018

  *DNCB, Blackie Spit, Bonaparte’s Gull, California Gull, Cedar Waxwing, Cooper’s Hawk, Long-billed Curlew, Long-billed Dowitcher, Purple Martin

• DNCB Outing No. 2018-30 to Iona Regional Park

  Sixteen DNCBers enjoyed a brilliant, hot & muggy Wednesday morning at Iona Regional Park, a regular and always fruitful destination for us.  Check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Flickr site.  Also see Roger’s photos of breaching Orca’s taken at Pt. Roberts before coming to Petra’s at 7:30 am. Some car-pooled from Petra’s at…

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  July 25, 2018

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Iona Beach Regional Park, Least Sandpiper, Mink, Peregrine Falcon, Purple Martin, Semi-palmated Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper, Western Sandpiper, Willow Flycatcher

• DNCB Outing No. 2018-29 to Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  See photos at our DNCB Flickr site Fifteen DNCBers enjoyed another beautiful Summer Wednesday morning in Delta on a local outing to Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  Check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Flickr site. We car-pooled from Petra’s at 7:30 am to our first stop at the pull-off on the causeway to the Tsawwassen…

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  July 18, 2018

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Brandt’s Cormorant, Caspian Tern, Long-billed Dowitcher, Northern Harrier, Osprey, Pelagic Cormorant, Pigeon Guillemot, Purple Martin, Reifel, Sandhill Crane, Semi-palmated Sandpiper, Western Sandpiper

• DNCB Ferry Outing No. 2018-28 to Salt Spring Island

  Only the Magnificent Seven DNCBers took the Ferry outing to Salt Spring Island on another gorgeous Wednesday.  We had a few neat sightings, but mostly just enjoyed a beautiful, and almost free, day among the idyllic Gulf Islands.  Check out the photos on our DNCB Flickr site. We met on the 7:00 am ferry from…

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  July 11, 2018

  *DNCB, Brandt’s Cormorant, Brown Creeper, Fulford Harbour, Ganges, Mink, Pelagic Cormorant, Pigeon Guillemot, Purple Martin, Salt Spring Island, Swainson’s Thrush, Turkey Vulture, Western Wood-Pewee

• DNCB Outing No. 2018-22 to Semiahmoo Fish & Game Club & Park

  Twenty-two DNCBers spent another gorgeous Wednesday morning around the Little Campbell River Hatchery at the Semiahmoo Fish & Game Club (SFGC) in Surrey.  We saw lots of neat species and you can see some amazing photo evidence on our Flickr site. We (10) car-pooled from Petra’s at 7:30 am, drove smoothly against traffic, and met…

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  May 30, 2018

  *DNCB, Barn Owl, Barred Owl, Cedar Waxwing, Hutton’s Vireo, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Purple Finch, Purple Martin, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Semiahmoo Fish & Game Club, Swainson’s Thrush, Western Wood-Pewee, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler