Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Common Murre

• Delta Naturalists Outing to Point Roberts, September 4, 2024

  PHOTO:Cooper’s Hawk by Freddie Whiting…. Eleven Delta Naturalist Casual Birders spent a pleasant sunny morning birding coastal locations at Point Roberts. A few of us – Roger, newbies Claude and Freddie, and Anne – stopped by Kiniski’s first. This stretch of beach presaged the morning’s overall bird abundance – fairly few birds scattered over a

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  September 4, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Belted Kingfisher, Bewick’s Wren, California Gull, Caspian Tern, Common Murre, Cooper’s Hawk, Harlequin Duck, Horned Grebe, Kiniski’s, Marbled Murrelet, Pelagic Cormorant, Point Roberts, Red-necked Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk

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• DNCB Outing No. 2023-43B to Point Roberts, October 25, 2023

  Last night was wet and windy, and the day started cloudy, with poor light. Not the least put off by these poor conditions, 17 Casual Birders gathered at Point Roberts. A few of us stopped off at Kiniski’s beach first for a brief look. On the ocean there were White-winged and Surf Scoters, Horned Grebe,

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  October 25, 2023

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Common Murre, Cooper’s Hawk, Harlequin Duck, Horned Grebe, Lapland Longspur, Long-tailed Duck, Point Roberts, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Short-billed Gull, Trumpeter Swan, Varied Thrush, Western Grebe

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-35A to Sidney Spit, August 30, 2023

  Eight birders had a very enjoyable trip to Sidney Spit. The weather was perfect after the stormy weather of the previous day. Brian A, Lidia, Margaret, Lorna and Terry took the 7am Victoria ferry. From the windows on the walkway to the departure lounge we saw some cute gull chicks. At the Tsawwassen terminal were

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  August 30, 2023

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Oystercatcher, Black-tailed Deer, Bonaparte’s Gull, Brandt’s Cormorant, Brown Creeper, California Gull, California Sea Lion, Caspian Tern, Common Murre, Harbour Seal, Heermann’s Gull, Herring Gull, Killdeer, Least Sandpiper, Orca, Pelagic Cormorant, Pigeon Guillemot, Red-necked Grebe, Semipalmated Plover, Sidney Spit National Park, Turkey Vulture, Western Sandpiper

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-30C on Cruise in San Juan Islands, July 28, 2023

  On a day which couldn’t possibly be more perfect, 13 DNS members hopped across the border to Bellingham, Washington, to go on a bird-watching cruise into the Salish Sea. From left to right, they were: Margaret, Lorna, Lidia, Nadine, Thea (yours truly), Rosemary, Nicki, Bruce, Terry, and Pat. Nick, Syd, and Viviane (not pictured) joined

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  July 28, 2023

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, California Gull, Common Murre, Common Raven, Harbour Seal, Heermann’s Gull, Pelagic Cormorant, Pigeon Guillemot, Red-necked Phalarope, Rhinoceros Auklet, San Juan Islands, Sea Otter, Tufted Puffin, Turkey Vulture, Western Gull

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-45C to Port Townsend, Washington, November 10, 2022

  On Thursday November 10, Thea, Rosemary, Jonathan, Lorraine, Terry, Bryan, Janet, Estelle, and Lorna plunged south in the predawn gloom on a day trip to Port Townsend in the United States.  Lidia overnighted in Coupeville and met us at the Keystone Ferry Terminal, so there were 10 of us in total. The day dawned overcast

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  November 10, 2022

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Bonaparte’s Gull, Cackling Goose, Cedar Waxwing, Common Murre, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Heermann’s Gull, Horned Grebe, Northern Harrier, Pied-billed Grebe, Pigeon Guillemot, Port Townsend, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Rhinoceros Auklet, Short-billed Gull, Trumpeter Swan, Western Grebe, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-44B to Point Roberts, November 2, 2022

  It may have been toe-numbingly cold, but with unthreatening high clouds and thin sunlight, 17 Delta Naturalists arrived at Point Roberts’ Lighthouse Marine Park grateful for the conditions.  They were Thea (yours truly), Rosemary, Anne, Lidia, Jonathan, Lorraine, Nicki, Margaretha, Liz, Marion, Pat, Brian, Louise, Dave, Noreen, Lynne, and Warren. The windless day left the

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  November 2, 2022

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Bonaparte’s Gull, Common Murre, Cooper’s Hawk, Douglas Squirrel, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Harbour Porpoise, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Horned Grebe, Lighthouse Marine Park, Lily Point Park, Long-tailed Duck, Pacific Wren, Pigeon Guillemot, Point Roberts, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Short-billed Gull, Trumpeter Swan, Western Grebe, White-throated Sparrow

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-49B to Point Roberts, USA, December 8, 2021

  An exciting trip for most of us. It is nearly two years since we have ventured into Point Roberts.  Ten Casual Birders took the plunge with the border crossing and rediscovered Point Roberts. The ten were Brian and Louise, Chris, Glen, Colin and Stephanie, Lori and Hasan, Thea and Rosemary. The border entry was fine.

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  December 8, 2021

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black-bellied Plover, Brown Creeper, Common Murre, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Horned Grebe, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Pelagic Cormorant, Point Roberts, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk

• DNCB Outing No. 2020-04 to Point Roberts, USA

  Twenty-three DNCBers enjoyed a rainless, almost comfortable, Tuesday morning birding the hotspots in Point Roberts USA.  Our photogs got some great shots, but our Flickr site is “down” at the moment.  I’m providing links here to our DNCB Flickr “Pool”, and to some of our Nats photog’s individual sites: Glen, Terry, David, Noreen, Pat and

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  January 28, 2020

  *DNCB, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Black Turnstone, Brandt’s Cormorant, California Sea Lion, Common Murre, Harlequin Duck, Lighthouse Marine Park, Lily Point Park, Pacific Loon, Pelagic Cormorant, Pigeon Guillemot, Point Roberts, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Western Grebe

• DNCB Outing 2019-49 to Blaine, Washington

  On Tuesday morning, twelve DNCBers had a very enjoyable outing to Blaine, Washington.  We stopped at Blaine Marine Park, the Fishing Pier, Drayton Harbor Marina, the Boat Launch, Semiahmoo Spit and a wooded area at the east end of Lincoln Road.  We saw 57 species (see David’s eBird list below).  Check out the photo evidence

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  November 26, 2019

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Black Turnstone, Blaine Marine Park, Common Murre, Drayton Harbor, Dunlin, Harlequin Duck, Long-tailed Duck, Peregrine Falcon, Pileated Woodpecker, Purple Finch, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-throated Loon, Ruddy Duck, Semiahmoo Spit

• DNCB Outing No 2019-45 to Whidbey Island, USA

  Fourteen DNCBers enjoyed a beautiful sunny and clear Tuesday visiting several parks on Whidbey Island in Washington State, plus a magnificent ferry ride.  There are already some spectacular shots on our DNCB Flickr site (more to come). Some left Petra’s at 7:00 am and we all met at the Peace Arch Park parking lot at

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  October 29, 2019

  *DNCB, Black Turnstone, Brandt’s Cormorant, Brown Creeper, California Quail, Common Murre, Coupeville, Cranberry Lake, Crocket Lake, Deception Pass, Elephant Seal, Garter snake, Harbour Porpoise, Harlequin Duck, Heermann’s Gull, Least Sandpiper, Long-tailed Duck, Mew Gull, Pacific Loon, Pelagic Cormorant, Peregrine Falcon, Pied-billed Grebe, Pigeon Guillemot, Port Townsend, Red-necked Grebe, Red-throated Loon, Rhinoceros Auklet, Semi-palmated Plover, Surfbird, Whidbey Island