Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Red-breasted Merganser

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-44A to Point Roberts, Washington, November 1, 2022

  Eight DNCBers met at Lighthouse Park in Point Roberts – Dottie, Bob, Roger 2, Dirk, Glen, Lorna, Bryan and Terry. Bryan had ridden his (electric) bike from Ladner. Dave, a birder from Hamilton, was there and joined us. We had expected rain, but it was a glorious sunny but cool morning. On the pylons were

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  November 1, 2022

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Bewick’s Wren, Black Turnstone, Coyote, Harbour Porpoise, Harlequin Duck, Horned Grebe, Killdeer, Lighthouse Marine Park, Lily Point Park, Northern Harrier, Pelagic Cormorant, Pied-billed Grebe, Point Roberts, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-16B to Boundary Bay Dyke from 64th St to 72nd St on April 20, 2022

  It was a cold morning with sun and a stiff breeze as we gathered in the 64th Street parking lot under the watchful eyes of an adult Bald Eagle and an Anna’s Hummingbird.  Thea B. tallied the arrivals, and we ended up with 14 including Brian & Louise, Noreen & David, Dirk F, Gabriele, Marion,

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  April 20, 2022

  *DNCB, 64 Street, 72 Street, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Boundary Bay, Cackling Goose, Common Yellowthroat, Dunlin, Hermit Thrush, Killdeer, Long-billed Dowitcher, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Red-breasted Merganser, Western Meadowlark, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-11A to Terra Nova Regional Park, March 15, 2022

  It had been “a dark and stormy night”, but the rain stopped by 8:00 AM when 11 enthusiastic birders gathered at the west parking lot of Terra Nova Park.  This was the first outing since Daylight Saving Time, and there was a lot of grumbling about how it was really 7:00 AM.  Participants were Roger,

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  March 15, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Northern Harrier, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Terra Nova, Trumpeter Swan, Varied Thrush, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-10B to Brunswick Point, March 9, 2021

  It was a cold, sunny morning for the Wednesday Brunswick Point outing.  There were 16 of us – Lorna, Richard, Lidia, Brian, Louise, Gabriele, Margaretha, Glen, Janet, Marion, Warren, Lynne, Colin, Stephanie, Bryan and Terry. Just before the parking area there was an American Kestrel on a wire.  By the time we got out of

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  March 9, 2022

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Brunswick Point, Dunlin, Hooded Merganser, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Red-breasted Merganser, Ring-necked Pheasant, Rough-legged Hawk, Trumpeter Swan

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-7B to Serpentine Fen, February 16, 2022

  11 intrepid birders struck out for Serpentine Fen on a sky chunky with clouds, fringed pink with the rising sun.  They were Terry (our group leader), Brian, Gabriele, Glen, Joe, Lidia, Louise, Margaret, Margaretha, Marion, Rayme, and, yours truly, Thea.  We met at the parking lot—which has potholes the size of meteor craters—on King George

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  February 16, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Cackling Goose, Eurasian Teal, Eurasian Wigeon, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Serpentine Fen

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-06B to Stanley Park, February 9, 2022

  Not the partially sunny day the forecast had promised, but there was no rain so who can complain? There were just 5 of us on this outing (Brian and Louise, Lidia, Marion and Glen) and we met at the appointed place, pretty much at the appointed time, notwithstanding the traffic diversions in the park and

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  February 9, 2022

  *DNCB, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Beaver Lake, Harbour Seal, Horned Grebe, Lost Lagoon, Pacific Wren, Pelagic Cormorant, Pied-billed Grebe, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-breasted Merganser, Stanley Park, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-06A to Stanley Park, February 8, 2022

  Eleven DNCBers met by the Second Beach swimming pool in Stanley Park – Richard, Kirsten, Debbi, Jacquie, Lee, Roger, Mike, Lorna, Pat, Manli, Terry. The new traffic pattern in Stanley Park made finding our parking lot a bit confusing.  Although the seawall is partially closed for repairs, we were able to follow it part way.

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  February 8, 2022

  *DNCB, Beaver Lake, Horned Grebe, Lost Lagoon, Pelagic Cormorant, Red-breasted Merganser, Second Beach, Stanley Park, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-05B to Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty & Reifel Bird Sanctuary, February 2, 2022

  It was -3 degrees C with snow forecast, but a handful of the group assembled at 8am at the ferry jetty. The sky was overcast, the tide very high, and very few birds were on the water. The most interesting observation was the large group of Black Oystercatchers that had roosted on the gravel spit.

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  February 2, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Cackling Goose, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Hooded Merganser, Merlin, Mute Swan, Northern Harrier, Red-breasted Merganser, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Rough-legged Hawk, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-04B to Iona Beach Regional Park, January 26, 2022

  We had a misty, cool, but dry walk, with 12 participants: Angela, Brian and Louise, Colin and Stephanie, Lidia, Warren and Lynne, Margaret, Thea, and me, with Bryan joining us a bit later. The tide was high at 9am, and the bay was very quiet, bird-wise.  Thirty Great Blue Herons stood in a roost at

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  January 26, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Cooper’s Hawk, Iona Beach Regional Park, Lesser Snow Goose, Long-billed Dowitcher, Northern Harrier, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Duck, River Otter, Short-billed Gull

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-03B to White Rock Pier & Elgin Heritage Park, January 19, 2022

  11 DNCBers met at White Rock Pier on a cool dry morning – Anne, Thea, Rosemary, Colin, Stephanie, Warren, Lynne, Roger, Rayme, Debbi and Terry. There were large numbers of Surf and White-winged Scoters close to the pier.  Also present were Mallards, Bufflehead, Common & Barrow’s Goldeneye, Scaup, Red-breasted Merganser, Long-tailed Ducks, Horned & Red-necked

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  January 19, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Bewick’s Wren, Black Turnstone, Elgin Heritage Park, Horned Grebe, Long-tailed Duck, Pelagic Cormorant, Purple Finch, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-throated Loon, White Rock Pier