Category: Red-breasted Merganser
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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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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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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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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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DNCB Birds on the Bay Outing No. 2015-49 in Boundary Bay Regional Park
On a surprisingly beautiful sunny Wednesday morning, 30 participants, some visiting from Korea, Spain and North Vancouver, participated in our quarterly Birds on the Bay outing in Boundary Bay Regional Park. Check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Picasa site. You will also see photos of the installation of our Delta Nats “Tesla (formerly…
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DNCB Outing No. 2015-44 to Point Roberts, USA
A cast of thousands (actually 27, see names at end) enjoyed another gorgeous Tuesday morning (yesterday) of birding in Pt. Roberts, USA. It was a banner morning, but you will have to read to the end of this exhausting epic to learn the species seen (~65), some rare, and/or check out the photo evidence on…
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DNCB Outing No. 2015-15 to Drayton Harbour & Semiahmoo Spit
photos by Terry (TC), Glen (GB), Marion (MS), Pascale & Alberto (P&A) at DNCB Picasa site Seventeen DNCBers enjoyed another gorgeous Wednesday morning in Blaine, Washington, circling Drayton Harbour. Hi-lites included many Grebes and other Waterfowl in beautiful breeding plumage and some Whimbrels too. Check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Picasa site. …
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DNCB Outing No. 2015-8 to Point Roberts, USA
Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Glen Bodie (GB), Tony Mitra (TM) & Marion Shikaze (MS) More than 20 birders (actually 23, duly named at report end) joined our DNCB group on a beautiful February Tuesday morning at a number of Parks in Pt. Roberts, USA. We had tonnes of neat species, many up-close-and-personal. Check out…
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DNCB Outing 2015-7 to Blackie Spit & White Rock Pier
Check out photos by Terry (TC), Glen (GB), Greg (GH), Marion (MS) & Ken (KB) on DNCB Picasa link The as-always happy and enthusiastic DNCB birders met in the Blackie Spit parking lot for our weekly outing to view birds and “occasionally” exchange friendly banter. Twenty of us assembled for the…
