Category: *Special Birds
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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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DNCB Outing No. 2022-45B to Ladner Harbour Park & South Arm Marshes, November 9, 2022
On a crisp and clear morning 12 of us gathered at Ladner Harbour Park in front of the caretaker’s house and watched the busy birds enjoying the full feeders. Many smaller regulars plus Northern Flickers and Downy Woodpeckers flitted between the front and back feeders. It was nice to see that the feeders are being
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-45A to Ladner Harbour Park, November 8, 2022
Six DNCBers met at Ladner Harbour Park on a cold sunny morning – Glen, Dirk, John, Bryan DeB, Lorna and Terry. A light dusting of snow overnight covered the branches with snow. This made for a very scenic walk. Bird feeders at the caretaker’s house had attracted Anna’s Hummingbirds, Black-capped Chickadees and Downy Woodpeckers. The
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-44B to Point Roberts, November 2, 2022
It may have been toe-numbingly cold, but with unthreatening high clouds and thin sunlight, 17 Delta Naturalists arrived at Point Roberts’ Lighthouse Marine Park grateful for the conditions. They were Thea (yours truly), Rosemary, Anne, Lidia, Jonathan, Lorraine, Nicki, Margaretha, Liz, Marion, Pat, Brian, Louise, Dave, Noreen, Lynne, and Warren. The windless day left the
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-44A to Point Roberts, Washington, November 1, 2022
Eight DNCBers met at Lighthouse Park in Point Roberts – Dottie, Bob, Roger 2, Dirk, Glen, Lorna, Bryan and Terry. Bryan had ridden his (electric) bike from Ladner. Dave, a birder from Hamilton, was there and joined us. We had expected rain, but it was a glorious sunny but cool morning. On the pylons were
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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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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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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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DNCB Outing No. 2022-41B to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Reifel & Ladner, October 12, 2022
Thea asked me to write this report this week and she also said that she wouldn’t be at the Ferry Causeway. I showed up at the causeway just before 8. It was a beautiful morning with the unjust rising, the tide in and a very calm sea. It was also very lonely. There was one
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-41A to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Reifel & Ladner, October 11, 2022
Nine DNCBers met at the Tsawwassen ferry causeway on a windy morning – David, Noreen, Glen, Pat, Jonathan, Lorraine, Mike B1, Lorna and Terry. The rough water meant that the birds were far away. There were large shorebird murmurations between the causeway and the port. The black armpits showed that many were Black-bellied Plovers. The
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