Delta Naturalists Society

Category: *Special Birds

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-40 to Iona Regional Park

  Fifteen DNCBers enjoyed a beautiful Fall Monday morning at Iona Regional Park and the adjacent Sewage Lagoons.  Hi-lites included: shorebirds, raptors, ducks and warblers; read on for specifics.  Check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Picasa site (if you can access it, there are GOOGLE+ problems). Eight of us (Roger, Hans, Gerhard, Anne, Terry,

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  October 7, 2013

  *DNCB, Cooper’s Hawk, Iona Beach Regional Park, Long-billed Dowitcher, Pectoral Sandpiper, Peregrine Falcon

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-39 to Tsawwassen Ferry Port and Alaksen National Wildlife Area

  Photos by Terry Carr & Bryan King Click on any photo to see larger versionSeven hardy DNCBer’s (Terry, Hans, Lorna, Gerhard, Bryan & Janet and me) braved the elements on Monday morning on a “local” outing to the Tsawwassen Ferry Port, through the Ladner fields then to Alaksen Wildlife Refuge.  Hi-lites included nice looks at

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  September 30, 2013

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Harlequin Duck, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Pelagic Cormorant, Peregrine Falcon, TFN, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-38 to Derby Reach Regional Park

  Click on any photo to see larger versionPHOTOS by Tony, Terry, Marion & Ken Fifteen participants enjoyed another gorgeous, sunny and warm Wednesday morning of “almost-birding” at a new DNCB destination, Derby Reach Regional Park in Langley.  Not many birds seen, but some non-bird hi-lites were the walk through a beaut mixed forest and then

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  September 25, 2013

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Derby Reach, Edgewater Bar, Fort-to-Fort Trail, Houston Trail, Osprey, Turkey Vulture

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-37: Lighthouse Marine Park & Lily Point Park, in Point Roberts, Washington

  Most of the photos of Birds are by Terry Carr, with a few “people” shots by Ken Borrie Click on any photo to see larger version On Wednesday September 18, thirteen Delta Naturalists traveled to Point Roberts to hopefully, do some serious birding.  Eleven of us, Terry, Kirsten, Anne, Tom, Sheila, Jean, Marypat, Marion, Bill,

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  September 18, 2013

  *DNCB, Black Turnstone, Bonaparte’s Gull, Common Murre, Harbour Porpoise, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Lighthouse Marine Park, Lily Point Park, Merlin, Peregrine Falcon, Pigeon Guillemot, Rhinoceros Auklet, Steller Sea Lion

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-36: “Birds on the Bay” in Boundary Bay Regional Park

  Click on photo to see larger versionMore than 30 participants enjoyed a beautiful warm Wednesday morning on our quarterly Birds on the Bay outing in Boundary Bay Regional Park.  Hi-lites included: Ruddy Turnstone, Western Tanager, Red-necked Phalarope, Ruddy Shelducks and delicious home-made goodies by the Delta Nats Ladies.  Check out Terry’s, Tony’s, Roger’s and Glen’s

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  September 11, 2013

  *DNCB, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Boundary Bay, Cammidge House, Centennial Beach, Northern Harrier, Red-necked Phalarope, Ruddy Shelduck, Western Tanager

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-35 to Tsawassen Ferry Port & Reifel

  Report & more photos coming soon! Meanwhile, enjoy the photos posted on the DNCB Picasa Site by Terry & Johnathan Fourteen DNCBer’s participated in our “alternative” outing to the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal and then through the Ladner fields to Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  Because of poor weather, the scheduled outing to Mt. Baker was postponed to

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  September 4, 2013

  *DNCB, Black Oystercatcher, Harlequin Duck, Reifel, Rough-legged Hawk, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-34 to Blackie Spit

  More Photos will be added SOON! Sixteen DNCBers enjoyed another glorious and productive Wednesday morning at Blackie Spit in South Surrey.  The rain held off and it turned out to be warm, almost muggy.  Hi-lites included: Long-billed Curlew, Marbled Godwit, Pigeon Guillemot, lots of newly-arrived migrating Shorebirds, beaut Warbler sightings, some almost-interesting newbies, and PB

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  August 28, 2013

  Blackie Spit, Dunsmuir Gardens, Long-billed Curlew, Marbled Godwit, Merlin, Pigeon Guillemot

• DNCB Outing Report No. 2013-33 to Manning Provincial Park

  Fifteen DNCBers enjoyed another glorious Wednesday morning on our annual “away” outing to Manning Provincial Park (MP).  Hi-lites included: Townsend’s Warblers, hand-feeding Clark’s Nutcrackers, Whiskey Jacks and Ground Squirrels, beautiful Wildflowers, spectacular scenery and idyllic walks through old-growth forest, along winding streams and on mountain paths.  Check out Tony’s, Marion’s, Terry’s and others photos on

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  August 21, 2013

  *DNCB, *EC Manning Park, Clark’s Nutcracker, Gray Jay, Ground Squirrel, Harlequin Duck, Hoary Marmot, Lightning Lake, Muskrat, Orange-crowned Warbler, Townsend’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-pine Chipmunk, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-31 to Boundary Bay and Serpentine Fen

  Photos will be added to this Blog soon! Fifteen DNCBers enjoyed another glorious Wednesday morning in our corner of BC paradise.  We started at the dike on Boundary Bay at 104th Street looking for newly arrived Shorebirds and then wandered around Serpentine Fen (aka Serpentine Wildlife Management Area) for the rest of the morning.  Hi-lites

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  August 7, 2013

  *DNCB, 104 Street, Barn Owl, Black-bellied Plover, Boundary Bay, Cooper’s Hawk, Long-billed Dowitcher, Mink, Northern Harrier, Serpentine Fen, Spotted Sandpiper

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-30 to Yew Lake/Cypress Bowl

  Marian, Gerhard, Glen, Kay, John, Sheila and myself (Roger) departed Petra’s at 7:30 sharp heading for Cypress Bowl.  Deciding to avoid the downtown rush hour traffic, I took the shortcut via the Second Narrows bridge (picking Mike up on the way) and arrived only 20 minutes and 18 seconds after Gerhard and Glen in their

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  July 31, 2013

  *DNCB, Band-tailed Pigeon, Cypress Mountain, Gray Jay, Townsend’s Warbler, Turkey Vulture, Vaux’s Swift, Yellow Warbler, Yew Lake