Category: *Special Birds
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-35B to Brunswick Point, August 31, 2022
On yet another scorching day in Vancouver, a party of 9 intrepid birders met at Brunswick Point on the westernmost lobe of land on the southern shore of the Fraser River. They were Thea, Rosemary, Gabriele, Marion, Noreen, David, Angela, Christine, and Douglas. Here, a long, easy, flat trail traces the curve of the coastline,
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-35A to Brunswick Point, August 30, 2022
We started today’s walk at 7:30 am because the dyke at Brunswick Point is hot and shade-less. With shorebird season in full swing, we also wanted to catch the high tide at the far end of the dyke. In our usual DNCB well-organized fashion, my sign-up list did not seem to exactly match the participants
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-34B to Alaksen National Wildlife Area, August 24, 2022
Fourteen enthusiastic birders gathered as the gates opened and headed west down the cedar-lined road looking for owls. Although we had no luck, sometime after we passed, a Barred Owl did pose for some photographers in the farthest west trees, something we learned at the end of our walk. Thea also found a fairly ancient
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-34A to Alaksen National Wildlife Area, August 23, 2022
Thirteen DNCBers plus Anne Murray’s grandson, Matthew, met at Alaksen National Wildlife Area on Westham Island. We had to wait until the gate opened at 9am. The thirteen were Anne, John, Jacquie, Lee, Dottie, Bob, Lorna, Mike, Rogers 1&2, Jonathan, Lorraine and Terry. Matthew kept us on our toes with questions and comments. There were
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-33B to Terra Nova Regional Park, August 17, 2022
I arrived 15 minutes early at the northernmost point of Westminster Road, where I began scanning the verdant reeds for signs of birds. There were adult and juvenile Glaucous-winged gulls patrolling the distant shore and flocks of wheeling and diving Barn Swallows, whose deep swallow-tails and rufous breasts I could just make out in the
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-33A to Terra Nova Regional Park, August 16, 2022
Seventeen members had signed up for our walk this morning, and all but a few showed up. Being a little vague, I never got the exact number (14?). We had just got ourselves together in the carpark beside the river when a young Cooper’s Hawk made a dashing appearance, accompanied by some raucous crows. They
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-32A to Jackman Wetlands, August 9, 2022
Twelve DNCBers met at Jackman Wetlands on 272nd St in Langley. We were pleased to see New Yorkers Carolyn and Bill who are once again staying in Point Roberts. The others were David, Noreen, Lidia, John, Lindly, Jacquie, Lee, Dottie, Bob, Margaret, Mike and Terry. Jackman Wetlands, a former landfill site, now has paths, ponds
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-31A to Campbell Valley Regional Park, August 2, 2022
18 DNCBers had a very pleasant walk at Campbell Valley Regional Park in Langley. Deems, Jacquie, Warren, Heather, Lorna, Margaret, Lee, Gabriele, John, Roger, Mike, Lidia, David, Noreen, Glen, Dottie, Bob (photo by Terry) The cooler temperature was much appreciated. The birds were fairly few and far between, but there were some interesting bugs and
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DNCB Outing to Colebrook Park, July 27, 2022
The 2022-30B Outing to Maplewood Flats was cancelled, so a few DNCB members arranged to meet for an “unofficial” Outing to new destination Colebrook Park in Surrey. 7 keen birders (Johnny Mac, Ken And Anne, Gabriele, Marion, Colin and Stephanie) met at 8:00am and although we took our time, we were finished and on the
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-30A to Maplewood Flats, July 26, 2022
Only 7 DNCBers braved the heat and the traffic to visit Maplewood Flats: David, Noreen, Lidia, Margaret, Kirsten, Richard and Glen. That somewhat minimized the chat fest and gave the birds the opportunity to come out and be seen. But it seems most of them were also avoiding the heat. Our walk started with some
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