Category: Merlin
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DNCB Report 2014-20 to Point Roberts, USA
Photos by Glen Bodie (GB), Jonathan Mwenifumbo (JM), Ken Borrie (KB), Liz Stewart (LS) Eighteen DNCBers had another super Wednesday morning of birding at Lighthouse Marine Park and then Lily Point Marine Park in Point Roberts, USA. Hi-lites included some neat seabirds and mammals, lots of Hummingbirds including a Calliope and some almost stimulating conversation
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DNCB Outing No. 2014-5 to Reifel Bird Sanctuary
Thirty plus DNCBer’s (WOW) congregated on this beautiful Monday morning for a very productive outing at Reifel Bird Sanctuary, our “DNCB Mecca”. Hi-lites included: Great-horned and Saw-whet Owls, Rough-legged Hawk, Merlin and American Kestrel, Northern Shrike, Ring-necked Pheasant and lots of other species in gorgeous breeding plumage. Check out photos on the DNCB Picasa link.
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DNCB Outing No. 2014-02 to Iona Regional Park
Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Bill Denham (BD), Marion Shikaze (MS), Bryan King (BK) & Ken Borrie (KB) On a mild March-like Monday morning (>12 degrees), a large group of twenty four DNCBer’s enjoyed some beautiful birding at Iona Regional Park and the adjacent Sewage Lagoons. Check out the photo evidence on the DNCB Picasa
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DNCB Outing No. 2013-39 to Tsawwassen Ferry Port and Alaksen National Wildlife Area
Photos by Terry Carr & Bryan King Click on any photo to see larger versionSeven hardy DNCBer’s (Terry, Hans, Lorna, Gerhard, Bryan & Janet and me) braved the elements on Monday morning on a “local” outing to the Tsawwassen Ferry Port, through the Ladner fields then to Alaksen Wildlife Refuge. Hi-lites included nice looks at
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DNCB Outing No. 2013-37: Lighthouse Marine Park & Lily Point Park, in Point Roberts, Washington
Most of the photos of Birds are by Terry Carr, with a few “people” shots by Ken Borrie Click on any photo to see larger version On Wednesday September 18, thirteen Delta Naturalists traveled to Point Roberts to hopefully, do some serious birding. Eleven of us, Terry, Kirsten, Anne, Tom, Sheila, Jean, Marypat, Marion, Bill,
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DNCB Outing No. 2013-34 to Blackie Spit
More Photos will be added SOON! Sixteen DNCBers enjoyed another glorious and productive Wednesday morning at Blackie Spit in South Surrey. The rain held off and it turned out to be warm, almost muggy. Hi-lites included: Long-billed Curlew, Marbled Godwit, Pigeon Guillemot, lots of newly-arrived migrating Shorebirds, beaut Warbler sightings, some almost-interesting newbies, and PB
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DNCB Outing Report No. 2012-54 to 64th St. Dike and Reifel
Six brave souls (Susan, Lorna, Marion, Marti, Ken and me) enjoyed a dry and surprisingly nice Monday morning of birding on the dike at 64th Street, then at Reifel Bird sanctuary. Hi-lites were: some neat Warblers, Saw-whet and Snowy Owls and some beaut Waterfowl (e.g. Ruddy Ducks). Check out Marion’s photos on our DNCB Picasa site
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Report on DNCB Outing No. 2012-52 to BBRP and the Dike at 72nd & 64th Streets
I’m baaaaack!!! Nine DNCBer’s (Lorna, Gerhard, Paul and home-schooled daughter Quinn, Sheila, Kay, Ken, Roger and me) met at Petra’s last Wednesday, December 5 for my first DNCB outing since returning from 7+ weeks holidaying in Western Australia. Hi-lites of our outing to Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP), then the dike at both 72nd and 64th Streets were:
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DNCB Outing No. 2012-36 to Tsa Ferry Port and Reifel
It was another glorious Wednesday morning for 8 DNCBer’s (Bryan & Janet, Jane Z, Mike B, Kay G, Alan P, Jackie D and me). We started at the Tsawwassen Ferry Port, drove to and toured Reifel Bird Sanctuary, and then climaxed the morning with delicious ice cream sundaes at Emma Lea’s farm. Some neat hi-lites
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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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