Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Cackling Goose

• Ladner Christmas Bird Count (East Tsawwassen Area), December 18, 2022

  Our team for Area I included five walking groups and one feeder watch. Terry Carr counted the waterfowl on the ponds at the Beach Grove golf course; Liz and Alan Stewart and Joe Stephenson surveyed the interior of Boundary Bay Park, David Hoar, Noreen Rudd and Margaretha Schramm did the shoreline areas of the park,

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  December 18, 2022

  *DNCB, *Ladner/Tsawwassen, Bald Eagle, Beach Grove, Boundary Bay, Cackling Goose, CBC Ladner, Hooded Merganser, Marsh Wren, Northern Shrike, Purple Finch, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Townsend’s Solitaire, Virginia Rail, Wilson’s Snipe

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-50B to Brunswick Point, December 14, 2022

  Five birders (Colin, Marion, Liz, Nick and Glen) were sure that the fog was going to burn off “real soon” so made the trek.  And we were right, most of the day was in full sun and it even warmed up.  The only disappointments were the hunter returning with a goose, the people with off-leash

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  December 14, 2022

  *DNCB, American Pipit, Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Bewick’s Wren, Black-bellied Plover, Brunswick Point, Cackling Goose, Common Raven, Killdeer, Least Sandpiper, Marsh Wren, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Short-eared Owl, Trumpeter Swan, Wilson’s Snipe

• 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. 2022-43B to Centennial Beach, Boundary Bay Regional Park, October 26, 2022

  With yesterday’s wet weather behind us and sunshine beckoning, it was no surprise to see a big turnout for this morning’s walk. Participants were David, Thea and Rosemary, Brian and Louise, Glen, Gabriele, Jonathan and Lorraine, Liz, Margaretha, Lynne and Warren, Pat, Debbie, Bryan and me (Anne). As usual for this regular destination, we started

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  October 26, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Boundary Bay, Cackling Goose, Centennial Beach, Northern Shrike, Western Meadowlark

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-43A to Centennial Beach, Boundary Bay Regional Park, October 25, 2022

  Five DNCBers met at Centennial Beach ahead of the forecasted rain – Roger, Mike, Dirk, John and Terry.  Dottie and Bob were there too, but we did not see them until later.  Margaretha joined us briefly at the end. We started at the pond, which usually has a variety of ducks – but only Mallards

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  October 25, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Cackling Goose, Centennial Beach, Dunlin, Killdeer, Long-billed Dowitcher, Northern Harrier

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-42A to Jericho Beach & Camosun Bog, October 18, 2022

  18 DNCBers met at Jericho Beach Park in Vancouver on a smoky, but very pleasant fall day – Margaret, Noreen, Kirsten, Liz, Lynne, Lidia, Brian, Chris, Lorna, Warren, David, Mike, Louise, Lorraine, Glen, Jonathan, Lori and Terry. The city was barely visible in the smoke. In the bay were several huge cargo ships, a swimmer,

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  October 18, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Cackling Goose, Camosun Bog, Horned Grebe, Jericho Beach, Merlin, Pacific Wren, Pelagic Cormorant, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, White-throated Sparrow, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-17B to Queen Elizabeth Park, April 27, 2022

  11 Birders met at Queen Elizabeth Park on a chilly but sunny spring morning, eager to explore the season’s first offerings of warblers and other spring and summer visitors.  Glen, Brian, Louise, Gabriele, Marion, Rosemary, and yours truly met in the rose gardens, where White-crowned Sparrows, Golden-crowned Sparrows, and Dark-eyed Juncos stalked the lawns and flitted in

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  April 27, 2022

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Cackling Goose, Chipping Sparrow, Cooper’s Hawk, Greater White-fronted Goose, Hammond’s Flycatcher, Hermit Thrush, Hutton’s Vireo, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific Wren, Queen Elizabeth Park, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Townsend’s Solitaire, Varied Thrush, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-16B to Boundary Bay Dyke from 64th St to 72nd St on April 20, 2022

  It was a cold morning with sun and a stiff breeze as we gathered in the 64th Street parking lot under the watchful eyes of an adult Bald Eagle and an Anna’s Hummingbird.  Thea B. tallied the arrivals, and we ended up with 14 including Brian & Louise, Noreen & David, Dirk F, Gabriele, Marion,

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  April 20, 2022

  *DNCB, 64 Street, 72 Street, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Boundary Bay, Cackling Goose, Common Yellowthroat, Dunlin, Hermit Thrush, Killdeer, Long-billed Dowitcher, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Red-breasted Merganser, Western Meadowlark, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• 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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  February 16, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Cackling Goose, Eurasian Teal, Eurasian Wigeon, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Serpentine Fen

• 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