Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Wood Duck

• 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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  March 29, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Brown Creeper, Deas Island Regional Park, Garter snake, Marsh Wren, Pacific Wren, Red-tailed Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Varied Thrush, Wood Duck, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• 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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  February 23, 2022

  *DNCB, Belted Kingfisher, Burnaby Lake, Douglas Squirrel, Eurasian Teal, Herring Gull, Long-billed Dowitcher, Mandarin Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Varied Thrush, Wood Duck

• 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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  February 22, 2022

  *DNCB, Brown Creeper, Burnaby Lake, Douglas Squirrel, Eurasian Teal, Long-billed Dowitcher, Mandarin Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Duck, Varied Thrush, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-06B to Stanley Park, February 9, 2022

  Not the partially sunny day the forecast had promised, but there was no rain so who can complain? There were just 5 of us on this outing (Brian and Louise, Lidia, Marion and Glen) and we met at the appointed place, pretty much at the appointed time, notwithstanding the traffic diversions in the park and

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  February 9, 2022

  *DNCB, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Beaver Lake, Harbour Seal, Horned Grebe, Lost Lagoon, Pacific Wren, Pelagic Cormorant, Pied-billed Grebe, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-breasted Merganser, Stanley Park, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-06A to Stanley Park, February 8, 2022

  Eleven DNCBers met by the Second Beach swimming pool in Stanley Park – Richard, Kirsten, Debbi, Jacquie, Lee, Roger, Mike, Lorna, Pat, Manli, Terry. The new traffic pattern in Stanley Park made finding our parking lot a bit confusing.  Although the seawall is partially closed for repairs, we were able to follow it part way.

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  February 8, 2022

  *DNCB, Beaver Lake, Horned Grebe, Lost Lagoon, Pelagic Cormorant, Red-breasted Merganser, Second Beach, Stanley Park, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-05B to Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty & Reifel Bird Sanctuary, February 2, 2022

  It was -3 degrees C with snow forecast, but a handful of the group assembled at 8am at the ferry jetty. The sky was overcast, the tide very high, and very few birds were on the water. The most interesting observation was the large group of Black Oystercatchers that had roosted on the gravel spit.

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  February 2, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Cackling Goose, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Hooded Merganser, Merlin, Mute Swan, Northern Harrier, Red-breasted Merganser, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Rough-legged Hawk, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Wood Duck

• 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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  February 1, 2022

  *DNCB, Black Oystercatcher, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Great Horned Owl, Hooded Merganser, Northern Harrier, Pelagic Cormorant, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sandhill Crane, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-02C to Serpentine Fen on January 15, 2022

  We planned a joint DNCB and Langley Field Naturalists Outing to Serpentine Fen on Saturday, January 15. There were 8 Delta Nats and 12 Langley Nats so the two groups walked the loop in opposite directions. The Delta Nats were Glen, Pat, Thea, Rosemary, Nadine, Susan, Joe and Terry. It was foggy but dry. This

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  January 15, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Eurasian Wigeon, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Merganser, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Peregrine Falcon, Purple Finch, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Duck, Serpentine Fen, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-44B to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, November 3, 2021

  Eight of us arrived at Reifel just after the gates opened.  Noreen and I were the only ones at the Ferry Causeway at 8AM where spitting rain was coming to an end but winds out of the SE were brisk.  There were 17 species, including Pelagic and Double-crested Cormorants, Horned Grebe, and hundreds of European

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  November 3, 2021

  *DNCB, Belted Kingfisher, Cedar Waxwing, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Merganser, Long-billed Dowitcher, Marsh Wren, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Pied-billed Grebe, Purple Finch, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, River Otter, Rough-legged Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sandhill Crane, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Varied Thrush, Virginia Rail, White-throated Sparrow, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-41A to Ladner Harbour Park and Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th, October 12, 2021

  We met at Ladner Harbour Park at 8am on a cool, dry morning. Roger saw a Pied-billed Grebe by the bridge before the parking lot. Our walk began along the recently completed Shirley’s Path with its impressive new bridge; then continued along the usual loop through the trees to the river and the viewing platform.

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  October 12, 2021

  *DNCB, 104 Street, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Dunlin, Ladner Harbour Park, Marsh Wren, Merlin, Pectoral Sandpiper, Pied-billed Grebe, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sanderling, Wilson’s Snipe, Wood Duck