Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Red-breasted Sapsucker

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-52: Ladner Christmas Bird Count

  more photos at our DNCB Flickr site Our regular DNCB Outing date fell on the day of the Ladner CBC, so we decided to make the Ladner CBC our last outing of 2016! The count is part of the regional Christmas Bird Count, which is part of a much larger count across the continent.  Counts

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  December 27, 2016

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl, CBC Ladner, Dunlin, Herring Gull, Mew Gull, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Red-tailed Hawk, Thayer’s Gull

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-33 to Cypress Mountain Park

  Eleven DNCBers spent a glorious Wednesday morning walking the trails of Cypress Mountain Park.  Along with the spectacular vistas and exhilarating mountain walk to Bowen Lookout, we also had a few neat sightings of flora and birds.  Check out the photo evidence on our website.  We are “working on” a new DNCB Flickr website to

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  August 17, 2016

  *DNCB, Band-tailed Pigeon, Cypress Mountain, Evening Grosbeak, Gray Jay, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Turkey Vulture, Vaux’s Swift, Western Tanager, Yew Lake

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-31 to Cheam Lake

  Photos by Roger (RM), Brian (BA), Chris (CM), Terry (TC) from DNCB Flickr site Twenty-two folk met at Cheam Lake Wetlands Regional Park (CLRP) to spend a glorious Wednesday morning walk, and we saw a few birds too.  Check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Flickr site. Eight of us left Petra’s at 7:45

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  August 3, 2016

  *DNCB, Cedar Waxwing, Cheam Lake Regional Park, Cooper’s Hawk, Crayfish, Green Heron, MacGillivray’s Warbler, Osprey, Pacific Sideband Snail, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Red-eyed Vireo, Turkey Vulture, Western Tanager, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-26 to Campbell Valley Regional Park

  More photos at the DNCB Picasa site. While their beloved leader was at home nursing the wound received the previous day as he languished on that cold steel table in the big house – rapid healing be upon him – twenty two of his faithful followers were enjoying a glorious, sunny day along the Little

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  June 29, 2016

  *DNCB, Campbell Valley RP, Douglas Squirrel, Orange-crowned Warbler, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Townsend’s Chipmunk, Western Tanager, Western Wood-Pewee, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-15 to Bowen Island

  Sixteen DNCBers had a ball on Wednesday riding the ferry and walking around Killarney Lake on Bowen Island. We saw a few neat birds, but mostly just enjoyed the serenity of a forest walk at a place where most of us had never been before.  Check out the photo evidence by Jonathan, Roger, Pat and

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  April 13, 2016

  *Bowen Island, *DNCB, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Harlequin Duck, Killarney Lake, Pelagic Cormorant, Pied-billed Grebe, Pigeon Guillemot, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Turkey Vulture

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-20 to Burnaby Mountain & SFU

  photos by Liz (LS), Terry (TC), Glen (GB), Pascale & Alberto (P&A), Rick (RW), Roger (RM) at DNCB Picasa site Twenty-five DNCBers enjoyed a gorgeous, warm and sunny Wednesday morning on spectacular Burnaby Mountain, and then a visit with David Lanks and his Ruffs at his “chicken coop” laboratory at Simon Fraser University (SFU).  This

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  May 20, 2015

  *DNCB, Burnaby Mountain, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Ruff, SFU

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-17 to Minnekhada Regional Park, Coquitlam

  Photos by Terry (TC), Glen (GB), Liz (LS), Marion (MS), Roger (RM), Pascale (PC) at DNCB Picasa site We had a group of 17 today with warm weather and a sprinkling of rain at the end. We were joined by newcomers Janet, Pat, and Maureen.  On the way to the lodge I (Kathy) stopped at

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  April 29, 2015

  *DNCB, Minnekhada Park, Northern Pygmy-Owl, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Sandhill Crane

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-24 to Minnekhada Regional Park, Coquitlam

  Photos to be added soon! Fourteen DNCBers enjoyed a brilliant hike/outing in Minnekhada Regional Park on Wednesday.  Hi-lite sightings included Bears, several Woodpecker and Flycatcher species and a not-too-strenuous walk in a beautiful mountainous park.  Check out the photo evidence on our  DNCB Picasa link. Two vehicles car-pooled eight of us from Petra’s at 7:30

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  June 18, 2014

  *DNCB, Band-tailed Pigeon, Black Bear, Minnekhada Park, Red-breasted Sapsucker

• DNCB Outing 2013-25 to Minnekhada Regional Park

  Photos by Terry, Marion & Ken Click on any photo to see larger version Twelve casual birders (Roger, Terry, Ken, Mike, Lorna, Gerhard, Marion, Kirsten, David, John, Bryan, and Janet) joined forces in the pouring rain at Minnekhada Regional Park for an Outward Bound worthy DNCB outing.  Conspicuously absent was our leader Tom, who also

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  June 26, 2013

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Brown Creeper, Cedar Waxwing, Great Horned Owl, Minnekhada Park, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Swainson’s Thrush, Western Tanager, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing #2011-01 to Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  Sixteen birders in a convoy of six vehicles spent a gorgeous, clear and sunny Monday morning (Jan. 3) travelling the farmers’ fields of Ladner, then Westham Island and then at Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  They like their names in print: Roger, Rochelle (without Don), Hans-Ulf, Lorna Terry, John (without Kay), newbie Ansa, Kathleen, Deborah, Bill &

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  January 3, 2011

  *DNCB, Barn Owl, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Brown Creeper, Cooper’s Hawk, Coyote, Dunlin, Great Horned Owl, Merlin, Northern Goshawk, Northern Harrier, Northern Hawk Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Ring-necked Pheasant, Short-eared Owl, TFN, Trumpeter Swan, TsaTsu Heronry, Westham Island