Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Short-billed Dowitcher

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-36B to Blackie Spit, September 6, 2023

  Eight Casual Birders met at Blackie Spit carpark: regulars, Brian and Louise, Johnnie Mac, Colin and Stephanie, Marion, me, and newbie Christine. The weather didn’t look too promising – grey with a threat of rain – but we set off along the spit looking for pipits and other interesting fall migrants. We blanked on the

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  September 6, 2023

  *DNCB, Blackie Spit, Caspian Tern, Common Yellowthroat, Cooper’s Hawk, Horned Lark, Lesser Yellowlegs, Northern Harrier, Orange-crowned Warbler, Short-billed Dowitcher, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-36A to Blackie Spit, September 5, 2023

  Eleven birders met at Blackie Spit – Terry, Lorna, Lidia, Dottie, Jacquie, Bob, Lee, Brian R, Jim, Mike and Chris (not in photo). The tide and birds were far away – herons, ducks, gulls and shorebirds. On the spit were American Pipits and Savannah Sparrows. A Pileated Woodpecker flew past the parking area. Chris found

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  September 6, 2023

  *DNCB, American Pipit, Belted Kingfisher, Blackie Spit, Cedar Waxwing, Northern Harrier, Orange-crowned Warbler, Peregrine Falcon, Pileated Woodpecker, Short-billed Dowitcher

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-40A to Burnaby Lake, October 4, 2022

  After battling heavy traffic on another gorgeous morning, 13 DNCBers met at Burnaby Lake – David, Noreen, Lidia, Lori, Pat, Chris, Dottie, Bob, Nick, Lorna, Roger, Mike, and Terry. On Piper Spit were Wood Ducks, Mallards, Green-winged Teal, Canada Geese, American Coots and Long-billed Dowitchers.  David identified at least one Short-billed Dowitcher by studying its

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  October 4, 2022

  *DNCB, Burnaby Lake, Douglas Squirrel, Long-billed Dowitcher, Pectoral Sandpiper, Piper Spit, Purple Finch, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Short-billed Dowitcher, White-throated Sparrow, Wilson’s Snipe, Yellow-rumped Warbler