Category: Bald Eagle
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DNCB Outing No. 2023-46B to White Rock Pier & Blackie Spit, November 15, 2023
On a still, cloudy day, 6 DNCBers met at White Rock Pier: Thea, Rosemary, Nicki, Marion, Lindly and Glen. It was still cool and dark so the passerines had not stirred in the bushes. We headed out on the pier with collections of Mallards, Surf Scoters and White-winged Scoters on both sides. We also saw…
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DNCB Outing No. 2023-46A to White Rock Pier & Blackie Spit, November 14, 2023
14 birders met on White Rock Pier on a cool sunny morning – Dottie, Bob, Jacquie, Christine, Jim, John, Lidia, Lorna, Nick, Pat, Alan, Liz, Tony and Terry. We were pleased to see many Surf and White-winged Scoters close to the pier. Closer to shore were Mallards. Farther out were Scaup, Bufflehead, Common Loons and…
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DNCB Outing No. 2023-43B to Point Roberts, October 25, 2023
Last night was wet and windy, and the day started cloudy, with poor light. Not the least put off by these poor conditions, 17 Casual Birders gathered at Point Roberts. A few of us stopped off at Kiniski’s beach first for a brief look. On the ocean there were White-winged and Surf Scoters, Horned Grebe,…
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DNCB Outing No. 2023-35A to Sidney Spit, August 30, 2023
Eight birders had a very enjoyable trip to Sidney Spit. The weather was perfect after the stormy weather of the previous day. Brian A, Lidia, Margaret, Lorna and Terry took the 7am Victoria ferry. From the windows on the walkway to the departure lounge we saw some cute gull chicks. At the Tsawwassen terminal were…
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DNCB Outing No. 2023-33B to Terra Nova, Wed. 16 August, 2023
There was a nice breeze coming off the river as we met at 8am – Warren and Lynne, Chris, Johnny Mac, Anne, Lidia and Glen. A flock of 20+ small, white, fast somethings flew up-river and then disappeared onto the water. The city was doing some construction work around the adventure park which was a…
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DNCB Outing No. 2023-30C on Cruise in San Juan Islands, July 28, 2023
On a day which couldn’t possibly be more perfect, 13 DNS members hopped across the border to Bellingham, Washington, to go on a bird-watching cruise into the Salish Sea. From left to right, they were: Margaret, Lorna, Lidia, Nadine, Thea (yours truly), Rosemary, Nicki, Bruce, Terry, and Pat. Nick, Syd, and Viviane (not pictured) joined…
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DNCB Outing No. 2023-29B to Iona Beach Regional Park, July 26, 2023
Eight of us met at the Iona Beach parking: Glen, Lidia, Herb, Terry, Lee, Margaret, Mike, Roger. Terry had a quick scan of the beach but the tide was way out so we decided to wait for later to look out there. The main pond was quiet, a few Mallards and a Great Blue Heron,…
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DNCB Outing No. 2023-29A to Victoria, July 18, 2023
Five Delta Nats met in the Tsawwassen ferry terminal for the 7am ferry to Swartz Bay – Lidia, Margaret, Lee, Lorna and Terry. From the windows on the walkway to the passenger waiting room we saw several very cute gull chicks on the roof. From the ferry we could not see the Brown Pelicans that…
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DNCB Outing No. 2023-25B to Sturgeon Slough, Pitt Meadows, June 21, 2023
An enthusiastic group of 16 gathered at the Sturgeon Slough overpass on Rannie Road just after the Summer Solstice (07:56) – Brian & Louise, Colin & Stephanie, Chris, Jim, Glen, Lidia, Terry, Mike, Russel, Roger, Lindly, Marion, Noreen and David. Bryan DeB joined later to make 17. The Tuesday outing had been cancelled due to…
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