Category: Willow Flycatcher
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-26B to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway and Reifel Bird Sanctuary, June 29, 2022
Tsawwassen Causeway A cool and overcast yet rainless day is perfect for birding, and the proof was in the shorebirds we saw tucked away into the grassy mudflats next to Tsawwassen Causeway. Only six birders braved an early morning wake-up call to get here (Thea, Rosemary, Brian, Louis, Chris, and Margaretha) and we were rewarded
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-25B to Sturgeon Slough in Pitt Meadows, June 22, 2022
On a morning with threatening skies, 13 DNCBers ventured forth in the wilds north of Pitt Meadows in search of 2 target birds: the Yellow-breasted Chat and the Lazuli Bunting – both seen before, and known to frequent Sturgeon Slough. The 13 were Terry, Brian and Louise, Mike, Lorna, Gabriele, Lidia, Jonathan, Roger, Richard, Margaretha,
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DNCB Okanagan Field Trip, June 12-16, 2022
The following report was compiled by Thea Beckman as a personal account of the DNCB’s field trip to the Okanagan. As such, a personal perspective is used in the story-telling and the determination of birding highlights, list-keeping, and identification criteria. Should you have any questions, contact Thea directly at thea.beckman@gmail.com DAY 1—Manning Park Resort & Beaver
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-23B to Colony Farm Regional Park, June 8, 2022
Eight keen birders congregated in the carpark near the Community Gardens at Colony Farm: Brian and Louise, Jim, Kirsten, Marion, Rayme, Thea (lead), and Chris (author). A good group, with a number with excellent birding skills. Brian, Louise, and Thea spotted a pair of Turkey Vultures before others arrived. We started on the annual “Lazuli
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-23A to Colony Farm Regional Park, June 7, 2022
Nine DNCBers met at Colony Farm Regional Park in Coquitlam on a lovely warm sunny morning – Roger 1, Mike, Lorna, Lidia, Dottie, Bob, Jacquie, Lori and Terry. Anna’s Hummingbirds and Cedar Waxwings were seen by the parking lot at the community gardens. We headed for the path below the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, where Lazuli
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-22B to Campbell Valley Regional Park, June 1, 2022
On what has felt like the warmest day of the year, at a positively sweltering 21°C, an impressive 16 DNCB members met in the northern parking lot of the Campbell Valley Regional Park: Brian, Louise, Colin, Stephanie, Margaretha, Gabriele, Marion, Jim, Glen, Chris, Warren, Lynne, Nicki, Rayme, Rosemary, and yours truly, The Keeper Of The
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DNCB Outing No. 2021-36 to DeBoville Slough on September 7, 2021
The weather forecast called for possible showers and we did encounter some drizzle as we departed Tsawwassen about 07:30, however, 7 intrepid birders turned up for our walk along the North side of the slough. Marion was early, and the rest of us a bit late as the traffic was slow in spots. The group
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DNCB Outing No. 2021-34B to Iona Regional Park on August 25, 2021
Eight of us met at the washrooms or beach area about 8 AM. David & Noreen were a few minutes late as they stopped to photograph a pair of Caspian Terns sitting on a log along the causeway to Iona. Chris, Jim, Kirsten, Roger 2, Mike B2 and Lidia were already at the beach and
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DNCB Outing No. 2021-34A to Iona Regional Park on August 24, 2021
13 people met at 8am, and we walked to the beach. There was a group of shorebirds that we had trouble identifying. Photos showed them to be Baird’s Sandpipers. Caspian Terns were noisily fighting over a small fish. Birds seen on the walk to the gate to the inner ponds included American Goldfinches, Red-winged Blackbirds,
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DNCB Outing No. 2021-33B to Burnaby Lake on August 18, 2021
Our small group arrived at the Piper Avenue entrance in 4 segments separated by track crossing closures that were the result of refuelling two track maintenance machines right at the crossing. We were all across the tracks by about 8:20, and the six of us (Warren & Lynne, Marion, Lidia Noreen & David) started our
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