Delta Naturalists Society

Category: *Special Birds

• DNCB Outing #122 Northern Hawk-owl Hunt December 6, 2010

  Photos by Rick Woolley A beautiful December morning, cold but clear, Lorna, Terry, Don, Rochelle, Marg, Rick and Roger decided to head towards Westham Island to see if the recently seen Northern Hawk Owl could be found.  Following the usual route beginning at the ferry jetty, we passed some small grebes (probably Horned) on the north side,

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  December 6, 2010

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Northern Hawk Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Northern Shrike, Peregrine Falcon, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Westham Island

• DNCB Outing #121 Deer Lake Outing November 29, 2010

  On a not too promising day with much rain forecast, four members, Lorna, Hans, Terry and Roger, met at Petra’s and decided to take a chance on the weather and try Deer Lake for a change.  Parking off Royal Oak Avenue in Burnaby, we had good luck at the start of the trail in the

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  November 29, 2010

  *DNCB, Belted Kingfisher, Brown Creeper, Coyote, Deer Lake, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Herring Gull, Hooded Merganser, Pacific Wren, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Varied Thrush

• Casual Birding Trip #120 to Stanley Park November 22, 2010

  Eight casual birders met this morning at Petra’s, but it turned out that Don and Rochelle were just there for moral support.  Minus 2 degrees and overcast, but John, Kay, Hans, Terry, Lorna and Roger decided to brave the elements and bird Stanley Park for a change. Parking near the Stone Bridge on Lost Lagoon,

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  November 22, 2010

  *DNCB, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Black Oystercatcher, Harlequin Duck, Hooded Merganser, Lost Lagoon, Mute Swan, Pelagic Cormorant, Raccoon, Red-breasted Merganser, Second Beach, Stanley Park, Third Beach, Varied Thrush

• Casual Birding Trip #119 to Garry Point November 15th 2010

  Photo by Roger Meyer Six intrepid birders (John, Kay, Lorna, Hans, Terry and Roger) met at Petras on a dull and unpromising day to decide on our trip destination.  One suggestion was to bird from our comfortable seats inside the coffee shop, but drill sergeant Lorna spurred us into action. After passing through the tunnel, we

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  November 15, 2010

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Finn’s Slough, Garry Point, No.5 Road, Peregrine Falcon

• Birds on the Bay Outing in Boundary Bay Park

  Almost 50 participants enjoyed a beautiful sunny walk this morning (October 16) in Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP).  It was a Birds on the Bay event, with Nature Vancouver also joining up with the host Delta Naturalists.  We started at historic Cammidge House and walked to the pond at Centennial Beach where one Northern Shoveler was

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  October 16, 2010

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

• Brunswick Point – Outing #113

  Eight of us (Rick & Marg, scope-bearer Ron, Lorna, Gord, Sam, son Scott and me) enjoyed a gorgeous Thanksgiving (Canadian) Day morning at Brunswick Point.  Our destination bird was the Tropical Kingbird (TKB) which was seen around there since first spotted at Reifel last Tuesday.  Since we had some “newbie Cas Birders”, we drove through

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  October 11, 2010

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Brunswick Point, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, TFN

• DNCB Outing #112 to UBC Farm & Camosun Bog

  Eleven participants (Roger, Lorna, scope bearers Ron & John, Kay, wet camera-less photog Rick & Marg, newbie Lorraine N, Hans, our humble guide Bev and me) enjoyed a wet morning wandering around the diverse habitats of the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) Farm.  Monday morning traffic from Tsawwassen to UBC was horrendous, so we arrived

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  October 4, 2010

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Camosun Bog, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-tailed Hawk, UBC Farm

• Outing #111 to Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  Nine birders (John & Kay, Rick & Marg, Lorna, Eleanor, Terry, Anne and me) enjoyed a very productive outing this morning on the way to and at Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  Weather was cloudy, but mild and the tide was high (for a pleasant change) so we saw lots of birds pushed closer to and on

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  September 27, 2010

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Reifel, TFN

• DNCB Outing No. 2010-37 (#105) to Alaksen National Wildlife Area

  Casual Birding Outing  #105 On Wednesday, August 18, eight participants (John & Kay, Rick & Marg, Lorna, Terry, rookie Bev and me) spent an enjoyable morning wandering through south Delta farmland and then at Alaksen National Wildlife Area, located next to Reifel Bird Sanctuary on Westham Island.  First stop was the Kingfisher Bridge at the

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  August 18, 2010

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Barn Owl, Brunswick Point, Mt. Baker, TFN

• DNCB Outing No. 104 to Point Roberts

  Casual Birding Outing # 104 On a beautiful Wednesday morning, August 11, Don & Rochelle joined us at Petra’s before seven participants (Rick & Marg, John & Kay, Lorna, Terry and me) left for Point Roberts USA where we birded Lily Point Park then Lighthouse Marine Park.  We parked at the cemetery entrance at Lily

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  August 11, 2010

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Lighthouse Marine Park, Lily Point Park, Mud Shark, Orca, Point Roberts, Red-tailed Hawk