Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Ring-necked Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-16 to Deer Lake, Burnaby

  More photos at our DNCB Flickr site Most of the photos of this Outing are on our Flickr website at: www.flickr.com/groups/dncb, then click the magnifying glass icon in the “Photo Pool” row, and add 2017-16 to “DNCB Photos” in the Search box at the top of the page. 24 people met at the Royal Oak

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  April 26, 2017

  *DNCB, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Deer Lake, Hutton’s Vireo, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Ring-necked Duck, Ring-necked Pheasant, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-13 to Iona Regional Park

  More photos at our DNCB Flickr site Twelve crazy birders braved the rain, again for the 5th consecutive outing, on a surprisingly very successful outing to Iona Regional Park.  Check out the photo evidence of Wednesday’s outing on our Flickr site at: www.flickr.com/groups/dncb, then click the magnifying glass icon in the “Photo Pool” row, and

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  April 5, 2017

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Caspian Tern, Dunlin, Iona Beach Regional Park, Mountain Bluebird, Orange-crowned Warbler, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Sewage Lagoons, Virginia Rail, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-10 to Serpentine Fen

  Rainy-day Birders at Serpentine Fen – minus Glen (photographer) & Al S. (departed early) Click on photo to see large version more photos at our DNCB Flickr site Eleven stubborn DNCBers braved the constant rain (It’s BC!) on Tuesday on our surprisingly fruitful outing to Serpentine Wildlife Management Area, aka Serpentine Fen in Surrey.  Check

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  March 14, 2017

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Coyote, Eurasian Wigeon, Hooded Merganser, Muskrat, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Purple Finch, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Duck, Ring-necked Pheasant, Serpentine Fen, Trumpeter Swan, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-06 to Ferry Terminal, TFN, Reifel Bird Sanctuary & Alaksen NWA

  more photos at our DNCB Flickr site Check out photos on our DNCB Flickr site: go to www.flickr.com/groups/dncb, then click the magnifying glass icon in the “Photo Pool” row, and add 2017-06 to “DNCB Photos” in the Search box at the top of the page. Our trip today is the one we cancelled last week

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  February 14, 2017

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Eurasian Wigeon, Hooded Merganser, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Pelagic Cormorant, Peregrine Falcon, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Sandhill Crane, TFN, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Virginia Rail

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-02 to Iona Regional Park

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Brian Avent (BA), Pat Smart (PS), Liz Stewart (LS), Chris McVittie (CMcV), Maureen Sinilaid (MS), Roger Meyer (RM) more photos at our DNCB Flickr site Twelve DNCBers enjoyed a cool but dry, sunny and very pleasant Tuesday morning at another prominent birding spot in the Lower BC Mainland, Iona Regional

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  January 10, 2017

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Dunlin, Iona Beach Regional Park, Long-billed Dowitcher, Mew Gull, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Duck, Sewage Lagoons, Tufted Duck, Virginia Rail, Wilson’s Snipe

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-43 to Reifel Bird Sanctuary via Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty and TFN Lands

  See more photos at DNCB Flickr site With the day still in darkness 9 of us met at Petra’s and left in three cars for the ferry jetty.  Roger (myself… still without volunteers to do this blog), Gerhard and the other Roger, who still stubbornly refuses to change his name to Stuart, in one car,

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  October 25, 2016

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Black Oystercatcher, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Brown Creeper, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Northern Harrier, Pelagic Cormorant, Peregrine Falcon, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Ring-necked Pheasant, Sandhill Crane, TFN, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-41 to Iona Regional Park & Sewage Lagoons

  See photos at DNCB Flickr site Twenty-seven DNCBers (names listed at the end of this Report) enjoyed a beautiful, sunny autumn morning at Iona Regional Park.  The air was crisp and clear, the mountains were spectacular, and the tide was out.  Early arrivers to the park were rewarded with the sight of a large flock

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  October 11, 2016

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Garter snake, Hermit Thrush, Iona Beach Regional Park, Long-billed Dowitcher, Merlin, Mew Gull, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Pectoral Sandpiper, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Duck, River Otter, Ruddy Duck, Sewage Lagoons, Western Meadowlark, Wilson’s Warbler, Woolly Bear Caterpillar

• DNCB Outing 2011-43 to Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  An enthusiastic group consisting of Eleanor, Lorna, John, Peggy, Kay, Roger, Mike, Hans and Tom, met at Petra’s for a sunny day of birding.  Because of time constraints (Tom having to leave for Trinidad later in the day) we decided to focus on Reifel Island.  As usual, we got our wires crossed regarding the route

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  October 31, 2011

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Brown Creeper, Peregrine Falcon, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Ring-necked Pheasant, Westham Island

• DNCB Outing #2011-03 to Terra Nova and Garry Point Parks

  Thirteen birders spent a very pleasant Monday (Jan. 17) morning in Richmond at Terra Nova Park then at Garry Point Park in Steveston.  We were: John & Kay, Rick & Marg, Bill & Mary, Ansa, Terry, Lorna, Anne, Roger, newbie Marian and me.  Hi-lites included: many duck species in breeding plumage and up-close-and-personal including less

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  January 17, 2011

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Coyote, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Garry Point, Hooded Merganser, Mew Gull, Northern Harrier, Pied-billed Grebe, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Duck, Sandhill Crane, Terra Nova, Thayer’s Gull, Trumpeter Swan

• DNCB Outing #2011-02 to Iona

  Seventeen birders (we’re becoming very popular) enjoyed a very pleasant, clear and cool (+5 degrees C) Monday (Jan. 10) morning at Iona Regional Park and the adjacent Sewage Lagoons.  We were: John & Kay, Rick & Marg, Bill M, Terry C, Anne M, Bev R, Annie K, Lorna, Hans-Ulf, Roger, Kathleen W, Ansa, newbie Kitty

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  January 10, 2011

  *DNCB, American Bittern, Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Canvasback, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Iona Beach Regional Park, Northern Shrike, Red-breasted Merganser, Ring-necked Duck, Rough-legged Hawk, Trumpeter Swan, Western Meadowlark, Yellow-headed Blackbird