Category: Ruby-crowned Kinglet
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-16A to Boundary Bay Dyke from 64th St to 72nd St on April 19, 2022
Thirteen DNCBers walked Boundary Bay Dyke from 64th St to 72nd St – Jacquie, Lee, Anne, Glen, Dottie, Bob, Margaret, Lindly, Bryan, John, Colin, Stephanie and Terry. Although the forecast was for rain, we were pleasantly surprised to wake up to sunshine in Tsawwassen. But there was a bitterly cold wind which kept many of…
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-15B to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway and Reifel Bird Sanctuary, April 13, 2022
Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway Report Glen was already at the terminal pull-in stop when I arrived just after 8:30 am, and Bryan Debou joined us shortly after, arriving impressively by electric bicycle! The tide was high, and Bufflehead flocks were the dominant feature on the north side: I estimated about 200 birds, total, in sight, both…
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-13A to Deas Island Regional Park, March 29, 2022
The day threatened fog and mixed clouds, but by mid morning it was sunny and warm enough that people were unzipping layers. The group of 12, then 13, then 14 started from the Bat House (Burr Villa) and inspected the river from the observation deck around the tower. We failed to find the very purple…
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-12B to Centennial Beach, Boundary Bay Regional Park, March 23, 2022
It was a dry start for the group of 9 that gathered in the Centennial Beach parking lot. Brian & Louise, Noreen & David, Ontario Brian R, Margaret G and daughter Calipso, Margaretha, and Rayme. Warren joined us a bit later. With Bald Eagles overhead calling, we headed to the pond, where we found the…
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-05A to Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty & Reifel Bird Sanctuary, February 1, 2022
Seven DNCBers met on the Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway at 8am – David, Noreen, Chris, Jim, Joe, Pat, Terry. The tide was high, and there was a very cold wind. There were fewer birds than usual – Black Oystercatchers, Surf Scoters, Common Goldeneye, Mallards, American Wigeon, Bufflehead, Double-crested and Pelagic Cormorants, Brant and a Common Loon.…
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DNCB Outing No. 2021-51 to North 40 Park Reserve and 72nd St Dyke, December 21, 2021
Thirteen DNCBers enjoyed a cold, dry outing to the North 40 Park Reserve on 72nd St and the dyke at the end of 72nd St. The 13 were Warren, Lynne, Colin, Stephanie, Jonathan, Lorraine, Mike B1, John, Pat, Manli, Thea, Bryan D and Terry. The paved streets of the former military wireless station meant that…
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DNCB Outing No. 2021-50B to Terra Nova, December 15, 2021
Photo by Terry – Thea, Lynne, Warren, Lori, Hasan, Colin, Louise, Jacquie, Lee, Stephanie, Brian Twelve DNCBers met at 8am on a very cold but dry morning. An Eagle was vocalizing at the top of a tree, and Northern Harriers cruised by. In the river were American Wigeon, Green-winged Teal, Mallards and Cormorants. We walked…
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DNCB Outing No. 2021-48B to Centennial Beach, Boundary Bay Regional Park, December 2, 2021
As we were gathering in the parking area, Terry joined us from the pond area where he reported a hawk (possible Merlin) in the trees. We headed there, and the bird swooped closer revealing itself as a Peregrine Falcon. The group collected below this bird and got excellent looks with the Kowa scope before it…
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DNCB Outing No. 2021-47B to Brunswick Point, November 24, 2021
I arrived punctually at 8am, and Noreen and David were parked a few minutes later. After deciding we must be the only birders today, we set off along the trail around Brunswick Point. Golden-crowned Sparrows were hopping around the soil piles on the farmland edge, and the first of many Song Sparrows made itself visible.…
