Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Red-breasted Merganser

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-34 to Iona Regional Park

  Ten DNCBers spent a very enjoyable, but frustrating Wednesday morning at Iona Regional Park and the adjacent sewage ponds.  We saw lots of neat species, but we had a frustrating time trying to identify the different warblers, sandpipers, flycatchers and even sparrows.  Check out Glen’s photos on our new DNCB Flickr website, and help with

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  August 24, 2016

  *DNCB, Alder Flycatcher, Iona Beach Regional Park, Merlin, Pectoral Sandpiper, Pied-billed Grebe, Purple Martin, Red-breasted Merganser, Spotted Sandpiper, Wandering Tattler

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-11 to Serpentine Fen

  More photos from DNCB Picasa site will be added soon! Another massive crowd of 29 DNCBers (named at and) toured Serpentine Wildlife Management Area (SWMA) in Surrey on a pleasant Tuesday morning.  It was a another spread-out, gabfest, but we got lots of neat sightings.  Check out the beaut photo evidence, including shots of birds,

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  March 15, 2016

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Ruddy Duck, Serpentine Fen, Virginia Rail, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Birds on the Bay Outing No. 2016-10 in Boundary Bay Regional Park

  more photos by Jim (JK), Glen (GB), Pat (PS) on the DNCB Picasa site. Almost 30 folk (see 29 names at end) enjoyed a dry but windy quarterly Birds on the Bay outing in Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP) yesterday (Wednesday).  Not a lot of birds seen, but a few neat species, and a super

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  March 9, 2016

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Black Oystercatcher, Cammidge House, Centennial Beach, Eurasian Teal, Northern Harrier, Red-breasted Merganser, Western Gull

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-8 to Alaksen NWA and Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  Photos from the DNCB Picasa site by Pascale & Alberto (P&A), Brian (BA), Roger (RM), Terry Carr (TC), Glen (GB), Marion (MS), & Pat (PS) A huge crowd of 30 DNCBers enjoyed a beautiful, sunny and mild Tuesday morning of birding at our “Mecca”, the Alaksen National Wildlife Area (NWA) and Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  We

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  February 23, 2016

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Harbour Seal, Hutton’s Vireo, Mink, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Rough-legged Hawk, Sandhill Crane, Trumpeter Swan, Virginia Rail

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-6 to Drayton Harbor & Semiahmoo Spit, WA

  See more photos at DNCB Picasa Site by Roger (RM), Brian (BA), Jim (JK), Marion (MS) & Glen (GB) While their esteemed leader was freezing his tail feathers off in the Far East (a.k.a. Ontario) twenty one of his faithful disciples, including several who had recently joined the flock, were enjoying a glorious, sunny day

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  February 9, 2016

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Drayton Harbor, Dunlin, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Long-tailed Duck, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Semiahmoo Spit

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-5 to Point Roberts, WA

  Twenty-three DNCBers, including several Newbies, enjoyed a beautiful Tuesday morning in Pt. Roberts (see participants’ names at end).  Check out the photo evidence by Roger (RM), Terry (TC), Glen (GB), Brian (BA), Jim K (JK), Marion (MS) and Chris (McV) on our DNCB Picasa site. Fourteen of us met at and left Petra’s at 8:00

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  February 2, 2016

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Brandt’s Cormorant, Harlequin Duck, Lighthouse Marine Park, Lily Point Park, Long-tailed Duck, Merlin, Pelagic Cormorant, Pigeon Guillemot, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Steller Sea Lion, Thayer’s Gull

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-3 to White Rock Pier and Blackie Spit

  A decent weather forecast brought DNCBers out en masse and we had 27 participants (see List at end, and Ken’s photo on our DNCB website) Tuesday on our White Rock Pier and Blackie Spit outing.  It was a beaut day with lots of neat sightings; check out the brilliant photo evidence by Jim K (JK),

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  January 19, 2016

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Black Scoter, Black Turnstone, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Long-billed Curlew, Long-tailed Duck, Marbled Godwit, Pelagic Cormorant, Red-breasted Merganser

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-2 to Iona Regional Park & Sewage Lagoons

  Twelve impressive DNCBers braved the crappy weather on Tuesday and enjoyed seeing a bunch of neat species at Iona Regional Park and the adjacent Sewage Lagoons.  Check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Picasa site. Rain was forecast all day so only three of us (Terry, Anne and me) met at Petra’s at 8:00

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  January 12, 2016

  *DNCB, Common Redpoll, Dunlin, Iona Beach Regional Park, Long-billed Dowitcher, Northern Shrike, Peregrine Falcon, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Ruddy Duck, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Short-eared Owl, Trumpeter Swan, Tufted Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-1 to Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty, Ladner Fields and Alaksen WMA

  Only five DNCBers ventured out in the rain yesterday (Tuesday) on a “revised” local outing to the Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, through Ladner Farmers’ fields to Alaksen Wildlife Management Area (WMA) on Westham Island.  We postponed our scheduled outing to Bowen Island because of the inclement forecast.  Although the weather was crappy, it wasn’t too uncomfortable

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  January 5, 2016

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Dunlin, Harlequin Duck, Pelagic Cormorant, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, TFN, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-50 to Blaine & Semiahmoo, USA

  Fifteen DNCBers enjoyed a productive and fairly comfortable outing this morning (Tuesday) to Blaine Marine Park, and around Drayton Harbour to Semiahmoo Park, Marina and Resort. Check out the photo evidence at our DNCB Picasa site. Only Terry, Mike, Glen and I met at Petra’s at 8:00 a.m. and we drove fluidly (against Rush Hour

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  December 15, 2015

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Blaine Marine Park, Drayton Harbor, Dunlin, Harbour Seal, Long-tailed Duck, Mew Gull, Pelagic Cormorant, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Ruddy Duck, Semiahmoo Spit