Delta Naturalists Society

Category: *Special Birds

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-6 Boundary Bay Lagoon-Beach Grove-Deas Island

  Only the hardiest of “Delta Force” turned out at Petra’s on a damp, bone-chilling Monday morning.  Lorna, Hans, Gerhard, Sheila, Eric, Donna, Brian and Janet, and myself (Roger) headed down to the lagoon at the foot of 12th Ave. and walked out to the viewing platform.  Along the way we sighted Northern Harriers, the usual

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  February 11, 2013

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Beach Grove, Boundary Bay, Deas Island Regional Park, Northern Harrier

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-5 Ferry Terminal to Alaksen

  Twelve DNCBer’s (Roger, Lorna, Susan, Mike, Gerhard, Eleanor, Sheila, Marion, Marti, Hans-Ulf, Donna and me) enjoyed a cool Monday morning of birding at the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal, through the Ladner farm fields, and then at Alaksen National Wildlife Area (NWA).  Hi-lites were: several Yellow-rumped Warblers, Northern Shrikes, lots of Waterfowl in breeding plumage and other

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  February 4, 2013

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Bald Eagle, DeltaPort Causeway, Peregrine Falcon, TFN, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Westham Island

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-4 to Terra Nova Park in Richmond

  Ten DNCBer’s (Lorna, Sheila, Marion, Bryan & Janet, Jonathan, Mike, Donna, me and Gerhard) started on our Monday morning outing to Terra Nova Park in Richmond.  My “Bird of the Day” was a Townsend’s Solitaire, while Gerhard’s dessert following Lorna’s PB and Banana Sandwich was also a hit.  Check out Marion and Jonathan’s photos on our

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  January 28, 2013

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Cooper’s Hawk, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Terra Nova, Townsend’s Solitaire

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-03: Burnaby Lake and Queen’s Park

  Six of us, Kay, Lorna, Sheila, Terry, Hans and myself (Roger), met at Petra’s on a cool and foggy morning and left to meet the others at the Burnaby Lake Nature House.  We were all happy to have Hans return to the fold after his back surgery.  “I’m back to normal said Hans”, and we

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  January 21, 2013

  *DNCB, Burnaby Lake, New Westminster, Northern Goshawk, Queen’s Park, Red-flanked Bluetail

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-2 to the “Brambling Bush” and Queen Elizabeth Park

  Twenty DNCBer’s (Wow, big group – Roger & Sheila, Marion & Marti and newbie Charlie, Bryan & Janet, Susan & Gerhard, Mike & Lorna, Paul & Quinn, Terry & Kay, Eileen & Annie K, Donna, and me; I missed one) battled the cold and snow this morning in downtown Vancouver to see the rare Brambling

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  January 14, 2013

  *DNCB, *Vancouver, Brambling, Queen Elizabeth Park, Red-tailed Hawk

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-1 to Surrey Lake Park and Serpentine Wildlife Area

  Thirteen DNCBer’s (Guides Ken & Anne with daughter Christie, Lorna, Kay, Anne M, Paul & Quinn, Donna, Surrey’s Gareth, Jonathan & Lorraine and me) spent a very wet Monday morning at Surrey Lake Park, then at Serpentine Wildlife Area.  Check out Ken’s photos on our Picasa site at http://picasaweb.google.com/dncbirding. Four of us (Anne, Lorna, Kay

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  January 7, 2013

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl, Muskrat, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Serpentine Fen, Surrey Lake

• DNCB Outing No. 2012-55 to Ladner Farm Fields & Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  On New Year’s Eve Monday morning, twelve DNCBer’s (Donna, Lorna, Jane, Ken & Anne, Roger, Paul & newbie Sue with Quinn, Bryan without Janet, Kay and me) enjoyed an initially foggy and occasionally snowy morning, that cleared up nicely as we wound our way through the Ladner farm fields to Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  Lots of hi-lites

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  December 31, 2012

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Rough-legged Hawk, TFN

• DNCB Outing Report No. 2012-54 to 64th St. Dike and Reifel

  Six brave souls (Susan, Lorna, Marion, Marti, Ken and me) enjoyed a dry and surprisingly nice Monday morning of birding on the dike at 64th Street, then at Reifel Bird sanctuary.  Hi-lites were: some neat Warblers, Saw-whet and Snowy Owls and some beaut Waterfowl (e.g. Ruddy Ducks).  Check out Marion’s photos on our DNCB Picasa site

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  December 17, 2012

  *DNCB, 64 Street, Bald Eagle, Cooper’s Hawk, Gyrfalcon, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Rough-legged Hawk, Snowy Owl

• DNCB “Birds on the Bay” Outing No. 2012-53 to BBRP

  On a mild and unusually almost sunny Wednesday morning, December 12, about 24 folk (wow!) participated in our quarterly DNCB Birds on the Bay outing in Boundary Bay Regional Park.  Hi-lites were: good looks at several duck and shorebird species, a posing Cooper’s Hawk, interesting ornithological explanations of Finches and Brant, birding with an eclectic group of weirdos, and the

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  December 12, 2012

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Cammidge House, Centennial Beach, Cooper’s Hawk, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk

• Report on DNCB Outing No. 2012-52 to BBRP and the Dike at 72nd & 64th Streets

  I’m baaaaack!!!  Nine DNCBer’s (Lorna, Gerhard, Paul and home-schooled daughter Quinn, Sheila, Kay, Ken, Roger and me) met at Petra’s last Wednesday, December 5 for my first DNCB outing since returning from 7+ weeks holidaying in Western Australia.  Hi-lites of our outing to Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP), then the dike at both 72nd and 64th Streets were:

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  December 5, 2012

  *DNCB, 12 Avenue, 64 Street, 72 Street, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Centennial Beach, Merlin, Peregrine Falcon, Rough-legged Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Short-eared Owl, Snowy Owl