Category: Merlin
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DNCB Outing 2019-39 to Iona Regional Park
THREE Reports this week!! From Anne Murray, Roger Meyer & Tom Bearss, just back from his golfing trip to Newfoundland. From Tom: Thirty (Wow!) DNCBers enjoyed another beautiful Wednesday morning of birding in Iona Regional Park. We saw lots of neat species including shorebirds, warblers (some being banded), raptors and newly-arrived migrant waterfowl; check out…
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DNCB Birds on the Bay Outing No. 2019-38 in Boundary Bay Regional Park
With Tom still whooping it up in Newfoundland, and Roger and Terry off gallivanting somewhere, I was designated to lead today’s quarterly Birds on the Bay walk in Boundary Bay Regional Park, meeting at 9.00 am. We had a great group, 23 in all, including several newbies, and gorgeous calm, sunny weather, though the sky…
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DNCB Outing No. 2019-33 to Burnaby Lake
On Wednesday morning, twenty-one DNCBers enjoyed a glorious and productive walk around Burnaby Lake Regional Park. Check out the beaut photos of the birds (some rare), animals, flowers and people on our DNCB Flickr site. Some left Petra’s at 7:30 am and, following Roger’s infamous, circuitous “short cut” through Burnaby, we all met at the…
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DNCB Outing No. 2019-28 to Derby Reach Regional Park, Langley
Twenty-two DNCBers enjoyed an overcast but very comfortable Wednesday morning outing along the Fort to Fort trail in Derby Reach Regional Park. We had a few neat sightings, and lots of good chatter with several newbies and returning world travelers; check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Flickr site. Eight of us left Petra’s…
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DNCB Outing No. 2018-46 to Boundary Bay at 104 St
Check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Flickr site. Just after dawn on a chilly morning, 19 Delta Nat’s birders arrived at Boundary Bay and 104 St. All of us had found our warm mitts and taken extra jackets so we were snug and warm as we headed east from 104 St. Our first good sighting of the day…
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DNCB Outing No. 2018-45 to Iona Regional Park
Check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Flickr site. With a much brighter start to the morning now that we’re off of daylight saving time, I sat alone at Petra’s wondering if I had turned the clock the wrong way. 7:20 am and the late risers arrived, but by the leaving time there were…
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DNCB Outing No. 2018-41 to Point Roberts, WA
Check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Flickr site. With a beautiful morning for an outing the eight birders at Petra’s (Mikes 1 and 2, Terry, David and Noreen, Lorna, Glen, and myself, Roger) left for the Point, pausing at Kiniski’s parking lot for a quick scan of the shore. There was a bit…
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DNCB Outing No. 2018-39 to White Rock Pier/Blackie Spit/Elgin Heritage Park
Check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Flickr site. It was a promising-looking day when we set our from Petra’s. The group was smaller than usual from there, and consisted of Mike 1 and his Scotland visitor Sean, Mike 2, Glen, Chris, Jim, David and Noreen, and myself, Roger. Our legendary leader, Tom, was…