Category: Bald Eagle
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DNCB Outing No. 2012-51 72nd Street Boundary Bay
As usual with a local outing, the group of ten birding enthusiasts met at Petra’s to decide on the day’s destination. If not for Sheila’s decision-making we would probably still be sitting there… “72nd it is” she says, and off we went. The group of ten included Ken and Anne A, Jane, Kay, Terry, Mike, Sheila, Marion, the
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DNCB Outing No. 2012-50 1. 72nd St. 2. Reifel Is via Ferry Terminal
Due to extremely complicated circumstances, there are two parts to today’s outing (actually, just trying to avoid making myself look bad having initially cancelled the outing despite Lorna’s protestations… you were right Lorna, sorry!) Version 1 summary (Marion and Marti) Three stalwart birders, Lorna, Marion S. and Marti, left Petra’s around 9:20 a.m. Roger and
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DNCB Outing No. 2012-49 to 72 Street dyke & Reifel
When nine regular DNCBs (Lorna, Marion S, Kay, Sheila, Mike B, Terry, Janet & Bryan, & Ken) met at Petra’s Café, designated leader Lorna’s first job was to assign Terry as trip leader and Ken as Blogmaster, thereby freeing herself for the important business of spotting birds. Highlights from the dyke at the end of
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DNCB Outing No. 2012-47 To Reifel Island via the Ferry Jetty & TFN Lands
It was a dark and stormy…and the small group (myself) met at 8:00 am at Petra’s to decide on the day’s trip. Because of the heavy traffic the group (myself) decided to give the others a bit of extra time to arrive. At 9:30 I felt that our group of one was as big as
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DNCB Outing No. 2012-42 to Brunswick Point & Reifel Bird Sanctuary
Thirteen “lucky” DNCBer’s enjoyed another gorgeous Wednesday morning in our Delta paradise on an outing to Brunswick Point and Reifel Bird Sanctuary. Hi-lites were: newly-arrived Western Meadowlarks and Sparrow species, roosting Peregrine Falcon and lots of other different species (e.g. Pine Siskins). Check out photos on our Picasa link (first link in the right column)
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DNCB Outing No. 2012-41 to the Boundary Bay Dike Path at 104th to the Mansion
Twelve DNCB participants enjoyed a sunny Wednesday morning walk on the dike path between 104th Ave. and the “mansion” near 96th Ave in Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP). Hi-lites were: lots of American Pipits, Peregrine Falcon, several Sparrow species and hundreds of newly arrived Ducks and Shorebirds. Check out photos on our Picasa site – see
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DNCB Outing No. 2012-35 to Maplewood Flats
Lucky thirteen again (Jane Z, Marion S, Ken & Anne, Director of Operations Roger, Mike B, Lorna, Hans-Ulf, Kay G, Guru Anne, new photog Leona B, local expert and leader Derek K, and me) enjoyed a very interesting and comfortable Wednesday morning of birding at Maplewood Flats park in North Vancouver. A few hi-lites of
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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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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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