Delta Naturalists Society

Category: *Special Birds

• DNCB Outing No. 2012-31 to Minnekhada Regional Park

  A lucky Thirteen birders (Marion S, Marian P, Mike B, Gerhard L, Bryan & Janet, Ken & Anne, Jane Z, Alan B, Roger M, Kay G and me) spent a gorgeous Wednesday morning at Minnekhada Regional Park in Coquitlam.  Hi-lites included young families of Western Tanagers, Cedar Waxwings and Hooded Mergansers, a Black Bear with…

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  July 11, 2012

  *DNCB, Great Horned Owl, Minnekhada Park

• DNCB Outing No. 2012-30 to Campbell Valley Park

  Nineteen birders (our Gurus Al & Jude Grass, Ken B & Anne A and Christie, Bryan & Janet, Eric L, Jane Z, Gerhard L, Roger & Mike, returning scope bearer Ron D, White Rock/Surrey Nats Anne G and Al S, Photogs Marion S and Terry C, Alan P and me) enjoyed a glorious Wednesday morning…

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  July 4, 2012

  *DNCB, Brown Creeper, Campbell Valley RP, Cedar Waxwing, Douglas Squirrel, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Pileated Woodpecker, Purple Finch, Red-Eared Slider, Swainson’s Thrush, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2012-27 to the North Forty and Blackie Spit

  Eleven participants (Terry C, Anne M, Eleanor C, Peggy K, Gerhard L, Mike B, Deborah T, Eric L, Ken B. & Anne A come lately, and me, plus Annie K and Eileen who left for coffee before we arrived at Blackie Spit) enjoyed some decent birding on a spitting rain day at the North Forty…

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  June 13, 2012

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Blackie Spit, Dunsmuir Gardens, Hudsonian Whimbrel, North Forty/VWS

• DNCB Outing No. 2012-24 to Grant Narrows Park

  Seven birders (Lorna, Kay, Marion S, rookie Jane K, Eric L, Anne M and me) got drenched on this morning’s “away” outing to beautiful Grant Narrows Regional Park (now operated by the Katzie Development Corp.) at Pitt Lake.  Hi-lites included: beaut looks at several Warbler species, including a MacGillivray’s Warbler, nesting Ospreys, and finally seeing…

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  May 23, 2012

  *DNCB, Band-tailed Pigeon, Black Swift, Bullock’s Oriole, Caspian Tern, Cedar Waxwing, Cliff Swallow, Grant Narrows, Gray Catbird, Long-tailed Duck, MacGillivray’s Warbler, Mute Swan, Osprey, Pitt Lake, Pitt-Addington Marsh WMA, Purple Finch, Swainson’s Thrush, Vaux’s Swift, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson’s Snipe, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2012-21 to the North Forty Park

  Nineteen insatiable birders showed up on a rainy Wednesday morning at Beach Grove Park and then the “North 40” (aka the war-time air base and Vancouver Wireless Station from 1941 to 1971 when it closed).  We were: Roger M, Mike B, Kay G, Eleanor C, Hamilton Lyle, Ken & Anne, Judy K and Sis, Bryan…

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  May 2, 2012

  *DNCB, Beach Grove Park, Great Horned Owl, Merlin, North Forty/VWS

• DNCB Outing No. 2012-19 to Tsawwassen Ferry Port and Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  Twelve birders (Roger M, Mike B, Johnny McF, Anne M, Peggy K, Sleepy Gerhard, Hans-Ulf, Eric L. and his friend Forrest R. Gump, New Brunswick Lyle, Kay G and me) enjoyed an erratic but abundant day at the Tsawwassen Ferry Port, on the drive to Westham Island and then at Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  Hi-lites were:…

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  April 18, 2012

  *DNCB, Barn Owl, Fish Release, Reifel, TFN, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Watershed Park, Westham Island

• DNCB Outing No. 2012-14 to Colony Farm

  We had a large group (24) on a pleasant (not Ontario balmy) Monday morning on our “away trip” to Colony Farm Regional Park in Coquitlam.  Hi-lites were: Virginia Rails, Northern Shrike, Yellow-rumped Warblers and lots of other neat stuff.  Check out the photos of the outing on our DNCB Picasa site at http://picasaweb.google.com/dncbirding. Three car…

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  March 19, 2012

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Colony Farm RP, Hooded Merganser, Northern Shrike, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Virginia Rail, Western Meadowlark, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2012-12 to Alaksen and Reifel

  Nine brave souls (Lorna, Hans-Ulf, Gerhard, Roger, Mike B, John MacF, Bryan & Janet and returnee Valerie) joined me on a cold, windy, rainy Monday morning to Alaksen Wildlife Management Area (WMA) and Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  Hi-lites were: Sawhet and Barred Owls, Red-throated Loons and Lorna’s tasty cakes.  See photos of the outing on our…

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  March 5, 2012

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Barn Owl, Barred Owl, Great Horned Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Reifel, TFN

• DNCB Outing No. 2012-11 to Iona RP

  Sixteen participants enjoyed a gorgeous Monday morning at Iona Regional Park and the adjacent Sewage Lagoons.  They like their names in print: Gerhard, Mike B, Joyce M, Anne M, Kay, Japanese visitors Sachihiko (aka Satchmo) Isoe and his wife and daughter, Bev R and Dorothy, Bryan & Janet, Marian come-lately, Jonathan and Lorraine and me. …

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  February 27, 2012

  *DNCB, Barred Owl, Great Horned Owl, Iona Beach Regional Park

• DNCB Outing No. 2012-10 to Beach Grove Park

  On a miserable, wet and cold Friday morning, six “Weirdos” met at Beach Grove Park to search for the pair of regularly nesting Great Horned Owls.  This was meant to be a joint outing with the Langley and White Rock/Surrey Naturalists’ Clubs.  Anne G and Bob from Langley, and Al S from WRSN showed up,…

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  February 24, 2012

  *DNCB, Barred Owl, BBRP, Beach Grove Park, Centennial Beach, Great Horned Owl