Delta Naturalists Society

Category: *Special Birds

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-13 to Several Ladner Parks in Delta

  Photos by Terry (TC), Glen (GB), Marion (MS), David (DM), Alberto (P&A), Ken (KB) at DNCB Picasa site Another large, eclectic group of 28 DNCBers enjoyed a gorgeous April Fool’s Day outing in Delta at three/four Ladner Parks.  Hi-lites included, many nesting birds, early Warbler sightings, Kinglets everywhere, and a very pleasant lunch at the

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  April 1, 2015

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Cooper’s Hawk, Ladner Harbour Park, Ladner S.Arm Marsh, Mourning Dove, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Pheasant, White-throated Sparrow

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-12 to Queen Elizabeth Park, Vancouver

  Photos by Marion (MS), Jim (JK), Liz (LS), Terry (TC), Glen (GB), David M (DM) and Pascale & Alberto (P&A) at Picasa website Twenty-two DNCBers enjoyed our last Tuesday morning of birding (Wednesdays next month) at Queen Elizabeth Park and the Bloedel Conservatory in Vancouver.  Hi-lites included a Barred Owl, beautiful Spring blossoms and early

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  March 24, 2015

  Barred Owl, Bloedel Conservatory, Queen Elizabeth Park

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-11 to Iona Regional Park

  Photos by Glen (GB), Ken (KB) and Pascale & Alberto (P&A) Almost 30 (actually 28-see names at end) DNCBer’s toured Iona Regional Park and the adjacent Sewage Lagoons on another dry and comfortable Tuesday morning.  Hi-lites included lots of Waterfowl species, a few Shorebirds, lots of idle chatter with Newbies, and a tasty lunch at

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  March 17, 2015

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Iona Beach Regional Park, Red-tailed Hawk, Short-eared Owl, Virginia Rail

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-10 “Birds on the Bay” Event in Boundary Bay Regional Park

  Photos by Terry (TC), Glen (GB), Liz (LS), Ken (KB) and Pascale & Alberto (P&A) on DNCB Picasa site About 30 “casual” birders (see names at end) spent a very enjoyable 2 1/2 hour ramble around Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP) on an overcast but dry and comfortable Wednesday morning.  This was our Delta Nats

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  March 11, 2015

  Bald Eagle, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Centennial Beach, Eurasian Wigeon, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-8 to Point Roberts, USA

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Glen Bodie (GB), Tony Mitra (TM) & Marion Shikaze (MS) More than 20 birders (actually 23, duly named at report end) joined our DNCB group on a beautiful February Tuesday morning at a number of Parks in Pt. Roberts, USA.  We had tonnes of neat species, many up-close-and-personal.  Check out

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  February 24, 2015

  *DNCB, *Special Birds, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Brandt’s Cormorant, Common Murre, Harbour Porpoise, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Pelagic Cormorant, Pigeon Guillemot, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Rhinoceros Auklet, Western Meadowlark

• DNCB Outing 2015-7 to Blackie Spit & White Rock Pier

  Check out photos by Terry (TC), Glen (GB), Greg (GH), Marion (MS) & Ken (KB) on DNCB Picasa link         The as-always happy and enthusiastic DNCB birders met in the Blackie Spit parking lot for our weekly outing to view birds and “occasionally” exchange friendly banter.   Twenty of us assembled for the

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  February 17, 2015

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black Turnstone, Blackie Spit, Cooper’s Hawk, Long-billed Curlew, Pelagic Cormorant, Red-breasted Merganser, Snow Bunting, White Rock Pier

• DNCB Outing 2015-5 to Ferry Causeway & Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  Photos by Liz (LS), Terry (TC), Jim (JK), David M (DM), Tony (TM), and Roger (RM). Twenty-one DNCBers enjoyed a bountiful birding morning, 56 years after the “Day the Music Died”, at our “Mecca” Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  Hi-lites included rarities Harris’s and Swamp Sparrows, Northern Saw-whet and Great Horned Owls, three Wren species, and lots

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  February 3, 2015

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Black Oystercatcher, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Bonaparte’s Gull, Cooper’s Hawk, Eurasian Wigeon, Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, Great Horned Owl, Harris’s Sparrow, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Pelagic Cormorant, Peregrine Falcon, Red-necked Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Rough-legged Hawk, Sandhill Crane, Swamp Sparrow, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-4 to Terra Nova Park in Richmond

  Twenty-five DNCBers enjoyed a very mild (~14 degrees) and pleasantly dry Tuesday morning wandering around the rejuvenated Terra Nova Park (TNP) in Richmond.  Lots of neat bird sightings including a rarely seen Common Teal.  Check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Picasa site.  We 25 were: Gurus Anne M and Mary T, photogs Terry,

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  January 27, 2015

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Cooper’s Hawk, Coyote, Eurasian Teal, Eurasian Wigeon, Red-tailed Hawk, Terra Nova

• DNCB Report No. 2015-3 to Point Roberts, WA

  Twenty-four DNCBers enjoyed another glorious sunny Tuesday morning wandering around a number of Parks in Point Roberts, USA.  Hi-lites included seeing lots of neat species, some in breeding plumage, plus 3 Grebe species, 3 Scoter species, 3 Cormorant species, and a delicious lunch in the Caffe Capanna.  Check out Jim’s, Liz’s and other’s photos on

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  January 20, 2015

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black Scoter, Black Turnstone, Brandt’s Cormorant, Common Murre, Harbour Porpoise, Harlequin Duck, Lighthouse Marine Park, Lily Point Park, Long-tailed Duck, Northern Harrier, Pelagic Cormorant, Pigeon Guillemot, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk

• DNCB Outing 2015-2 to Iona Regional Park

  Twenty-five (WOW!) DNCBers braved the very foggy conditions on Tuesday and had a decent, not super, morning of birding at Iona Regional Park. Hi-lites were few although the White-fronted Geese and a Northern Shrike carrying prey were neat.  And lunch at the Flying beaver was a treat.  Check out photos by Liz, Glen, Terry, Jim

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  January 13, 2015

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Iona Beach Regional Park, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Red-tailed Hawk, Virginia Rail, White-fronted Goose