Category: Greater White-fronted Goose
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Iona Beach Regional Park, February 26, 2025
PHOTO: Greater White-fronted Geese by Brian Avent….. On one of the first nice sunny Wednesday mornings in a long time, 13 birders met at the Iona Beach Regional Park parking lot: Al and Liz, Brian and Louise, Pat, Lorna, Anne, Grace, Henry, Naoko, Dorothy, Terry and Glen. The Red-winged Blackbirds were everywhere as usual, and
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Brunswick Point, October 9, 2024
PHOTO: Palm Warbler by David Hoar……. In the gap between the rains a group of 9 DNCBers met at Brunswick Point. We were: Liz, Margaretha, David, Christine, Noreen, Colin, Alexandra, Stephanie and Glen. We immediately felt over-whelmed by the flock of X thousand Snow Geese in the field across the road. All morning some of
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Birding Outing to Point Roberts, USA with Delta Naturalists on January 16, 2024: Seabirds and a Sapsucker
PHOTO: Harlequin Ducks by Terry Carr……. It was a hardy group of birders who met at Point Roberts this morning. The temperature was hovering down in the minus numbers, the ground was frozen, and even the fairly gentle wind off the ocean was enough to give finger-numbing wind chill. Some of us called in at Kiniski’s beach,
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Birding Outing to Serpentine Fen, January 2, 2024: Peregrine Falcon & White-fronted Geese
PHOTO: Greater White-fronted Geese by Terry Carr…….. Ignoring the forecast of possible showers, seven Birders met at Serpentine Fen in Surrey – Terry, Lidia, Dottie, Jacquie, Deems, Lee and friend, David. The Belted Kingfisher posed on the usual electrical wire while I was waiting for the others – but it disappeared before they arrived. A pair of
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DNCB Outing No. 2023-23B to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, June 7, 2023
Ferry Causeway I was the only birder, casual or serious, at the ferry jetty this morning. The tide was high and some Black Oystercatchers were piping. Great Blue Herons flew into the marsh from the heronry, one by one, for the twenty minutes I was there. When I left, 25 were stood quietly on the
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-15B to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway and Reifel Bird Sanctuary, April 13, 2022
Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway Report Glen was already at the terminal pull-in stop when I arrived just after 8:30 am, and Bryan Debou joined us shortly after, arriving impressively by electric bicycle! The tide was high, and Bufflehead flocks were the dominant feature on the north side: I estimated about 200 birds, total, in sight, both
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DNCB Outing No. 2021-37C to Boundary Bay Dyke at 104 St on September 16, 2021
Twelve people met at the dyke on Thursday. It was a lovely sunny day, but Tuesday’s birds had not returned. We did see a flock of Greater White-fronted Geese flying by and landing on the sand among the Canada Geese. Two Black-bellied Plovers landed near them. Other flocks of Black-bellied Plovers flew past. They were
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DNCB Outing No. 2021-37B to Boundary Bay Dyke at 104 St on September 15, 2021
The DNCB trip to 104th on Tuesday was unfortunately rained out and Terry decided to try again on the following Thursday. There was a wonderful number of species, but it was impossible trying to keep the binoculars, cameras, and telescopes dry. Having signed up for both days, I was excited at the prospect of having
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