Delta Naturalists Society

Category: *Special Birds

• DNCB Outing No. 2011-33 to Boundary Bay Dike

  Nine participants (Roger & Mike, Rick & Marg, Hans & Gerhard, Alan & Lorna and me) enjoyed a gorgeous Wednesday morning along the Boundary Bay dike path between 104th and 88th Streets.  Hi-lites were a Western Tanager, Peregrine Falcons, a “white-winged” Crow, lots of “distant” Shorebirds, and the Plum and Blackberry Lunch at the North

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  August 17, 2011

  104 Street, 72 Street, 88 Street, Boundary Bay, Cooper’s Hawk, North Forty/VWS, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Western Tanager

• DNCB Outing No. 2011-29 to Iona Island

  This Wednesday saw a small turnout with Mike, Lorna, Marian and Roger meeting at Petra’s and being joined at the Iona parking lot  by Ken and Anne, their daughter Christie, and a new participant, David, who added some humor and experience to the group.  We had been orphaned again with Tom volunteering at the Canadian

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  July 20, 2011

  *DNCB, Iona Beach Regional Park, Osprey

• DNCB Outing No. 2011-28 to Boundary Bay Park

  Nine birders (Roger & Mike, Alan & Marian, Ken & Anne, Anne M, Lorna and me) left Petra’s at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday and just went down 12th Avenue to the parking lot at the entrance to Boundary Bay Regional Park.  Our morning walk through the Park was fairly quiet bird wise, but featured some

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  July 13, 2011

  *DNCB, BBRP, Beach Grove, Boundary Bay, Centennial Beach, Great Horned Owl

• DNCB Outing No. 2011-26 to Brunswick Point & the North Forty

  Seven weirdos weathered a windy Wednesday (Roger & Rose, Mike & Lorna, Hans Ulf, Sleepy Alan and me) at Brunswick Point, and then a more enjoyable and successful late stint at the North Forty.  Hi-lites were an American Bittern, nesting Cooper’s Hawks, Bullock’s Oriole and Lively Lorna’s Butter Tarts.  See photos of our outings on

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  June 29, 2011

  *DNCB, American Bittern, Bald Eagle, Brunswick Point, Bullock’s Oriole, Cooper’s Hawk, Lazuli Bunting, North Forty/VWS, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk

• 2011-25A North Forty Report

  Son Scott and I visited the North Forty Park behind Boundary Bay Airport today (Sunday, June 26) for a couple of hours in mid afternoon (3:00 to 5:00 p.m.).  It was hot, sunny and a beaut outing: we got all our Destination Birds (LB, BO and Candy), up-close-and-personal.  It is so nice to go with

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  June 26, 2011

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Bullock’s Oriole, Cooper’s Hawk, Lazuli Bunting, North Forty/VWS, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk

• DNCB Outing No. 2011-25 to Pitt Lake Park

  Nine participants (Rick & Marg, Roger & Mike, Lorna, Anne, first-timer John Whittaker, our local guru Larry Cowan and me) enjoyed a beautiful morning of birding at the Pitt Polder Park at Grant Narrows.  Hi-lites including our “destination birds” were: Gray Catbird, American Redstart, Eastern Kingbird, Bullock’s Oriole, other “candy” Warblers and Lorna’s PB sandwich. 

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  June 22, 2011

  *DNCB, American Bittern, American Redstart, Band-tailed Pigeon, Bullock’s Oriole, Cedar Waxwing, Cliff Swallow, Eastern Kingbird, Grant Narrows, Gray Catbird, Mute Swan, Osprey, Pitt Lake, Pitt-Addington Marsh WMA, Swainson’s Thrush, Warbling Vireo, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2011-21 to Boundary Bay dike and North 40

  Eight participants (Roger, Lorna, Anne, Hans-Ulf, Mike, Eleanor, Jimmy and me – names mentioned at our Guru Anne’s request because we forgot the obligatory Group photo) enjoyed a very comfortable morning of birding along the Boundary Bay dike and at the old Wireless Station (aka North 40) behind Boundary Bay Airport.  Hi-lites of the outing

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  May 25, 2011

  *DNCB, 64 Street, 72 Street, Bald Eagle, Coyote, Lazuli Bunting, North Forty/VWS, Orange-crowned Warbler, Red-tailed Hawk, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2011-18 to Brunswick Point

  On a sunny, but chilly, Wednesday morning a small turnout at Petra’s including Mike, Hans, Marg, Rick, Roger and Deborah (taking a day off work to be with us) met to decide on the days birding adventure.  Tom, however, had left instructions that we were to go to Brunswick Point where, he said, curlews were

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  May 4, 2011

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Brunswick Point, Dunlin, Northern Harrier, Sandhill Crane, Western Sandpiper, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2011-17 to Alaksen NWA and Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  Twelve participants (see “To” list for names), including a visiting couple from Slovenia, enjoyed a pleasant sunny Wednesday morning of casual birding through south Ladner to Alaksen National Wildlife Area (NWA) and Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  Hi-lites were: four White-fronted Geese with a large flock (~1500 birds) of Lesser Snow Geese, flock (~100) of Black-bellied Plovers

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  April 27, 2011

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl, Black-bellied Plover, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Cliff Swallow, Greater White-fronted Goose, Harbour Seal, Mute Swan, Northern Harrier, Reifel, Sandhill Crane, TFN, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• Delta Nats “Birds on the Bay” Outing No. 2011-16 in Boundary Bay Regional Park

  About 20 participants (including several non-Deltans from West Van, Burnaby, etc) enjoyed a beautiful Wednesday morning of birding on Delta Nats Spring “Birds on the Bay” outing in Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP). Hi-lites of the 2 ½ hour walk were: lots of Shorebirds up-close-and-personal including Dunlin, Sanderlings, Short-billed Dowitchers, Greater Yellowlegs, Marbled Godwits and

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  April 20, 2011

  *DNS, BBRP, Beach Grove, Birds-on-the-Bay, Cammidge House, Centennial Beach, Great Horned Owl