Category: Eurasian Teal
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-52B to Boundary Bay Dyke from 72nd to 64th, December 28, 2022
After weeks of winter’s wrath, the Gods of Birdwatching struck a truce with their colleagues over at the weather department and blessed our group with a partly sunny morning. There were 15 of us in total (from left to right): Dave, Lorna, Glen, Rosemary, Thea (yours truly), Mike, Noreen, Chris, Margaretha, Jim, Grant, Terry, Roger,
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-8B to Burnaby Lake, February 23, 2022
It was a crisp, -3˚C, sunny, beautiful morning when we met up at 9am to start our walk. North Van’s Richard had been there awhile, and informed us that the Mandarin Duck and Eurasian Green-winged Teal were at Piper Spit as well as many other species. It was a swift visit for Richard as he
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-8A to Burnaby Lake, February 22, 2022
Thirteen DNCBers met by the Piper Spit Nature House at Burnaby Lake Regional Park on a very cold, clear morning – Pat, Glen, Lidia, Margaret, Bob, Dottie, Jacquie, Lee, Lindly, Roger, Mike, Lorna and Terry. This was a new destination for several of the participants. We were pleased that Istvan, a local birder who was
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-7B to Serpentine Fen, February 16, 2022
11 intrepid birders struck out for Serpentine Fen on a sky chunky with clouds, fringed pink with the rising sun. They were Terry (our group leader), Brian, Gabriele, Glen, Joe, Lidia, Louise, Margaret, Margaretha, Marion, Rayme, and, yours truly, Thea. We met at the parking lot—which has potholes the size of meteor craters—on King George
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DNCB Outing No. 2019-03 to Iona Regional Park
Fifteen DNCBers enjoyed a typically wet Tuesday morning, with some brilliant sightings at Iona Regional Park in Richmond. You too can enjoy some of our Photogs beaut shots on our DNCB Flickr site. Leaving Petra’s at 7:30 am, with the generally overcast and wet conditions during rush hour, the drive through the tunnel to the
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DNCB 2018-02 to White Rock Pier & Blackie Spit
More photos at our DNCB Flickr site Next week’s Outing is to Serpentine Fen in Surrey. Leave Petra’s at 7:30 am, meet at 44th Ave Parking lot (behind Art Knapp’s) around 8 am. Tom is in Cuba… Directions for Tuesday’s Outing from Roger: 1. Meeting as usual at Petra’s for a 7:30 departure. 2. Meeting at
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DNCB Birds on the Bay Outing No. 2016-10 in Boundary Bay Regional Park
more photos by Jim (JK), Glen (GB), Pat (PS) on the DNCB Picasa site. Almost 30 folk (see 29 names at end) enjoyed a dry but windy quarterly Birds on the Bay outing in Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP) yesterday (Wednesday). Not a lot of birds seen, but a few neat species, and a super
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DNCB Outing No. 2015-4 to Terra Nova Park in Richmond
Twenty-five DNCBers enjoyed a very mild (~14 degrees) and pleasantly dry Tuesday morning wandering around the rejuvenated Terra Nova Park (TNP) in Richmond. Lots of neat bird sightings including a rarely seen Common Teal. Check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Picasa site. We 25 were: Gurus Anne M and Mary T, photogs Terry,
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DNCB/Birds on the Bay Outing No. 2013-10 to Boundary Bay Regional Park
Seventeen folk (Don & Rochelle, Ken & Anne, Jonathan & Lorraine, Paul and home-schooled Quinn, Roger & Anne M, Mike & Lorna, Leona & Sheila, Jackie & Jennifer and me) enjoyed a very comfortable quarterly Birds on the Bay outing in Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP). Hi-lites included: American Kestrel, Sanderlings, Common (Eurasian) Teal, Northern Shrike,
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2010-07 Reifel Bird Sanctuary ~ Casual Birding #76
Jim, Hans-Ulf, Lorna and I spent a lovely Monday morning at Reifel Bird Sanctuary. This was an “unscheduled” outing as we have our Birds on the Bay event this Wednesday. Reifel is always a good outing but in February it is especially good as all the winter residents are in beautiful breeding plumage, and very
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