Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Northern Harrier

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-05B to Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty & Reifel Bird Sanctuary, February 2, 2022

  It was -3 degrees C with snow forecast, but a handful of the group assembled at 8am at the ferry jetty. The sky was overcast, the tide very high, and very few birds were on the water. The most interesting observation was the large group of Black Oystercatchers that had roosted on the gravel spit.

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  February 2, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Cackling Goose, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Hooded Merganser, Merlin, Mute Swan, Northern Harrier, Red-breasted Merganser, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Rough-legged Hawk, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-05A to Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty & Reifel Bird Sanctuary, February 1, 2022

  Seven DNCBers met on the Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway at 8am – David, Noreen, Chris, Jim, Joe, Pat, Terry. The tide was high, and there was a very cold wind. There were fewer birds than usual – Black Oystercatchers, Surf Scoters, Common Goldeneye, Mallards, American Wigeon, Bufflehead, Double-crested and Pelagic Cormorants, Brant and a Common Loon.

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  February 1, 2022

  *DNCB, Black Oystercatcher, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Great Horned Owl, Hooded Merganser, Northern Harrier, Pelagic Cormorant, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sandhill Crane, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-04B to Iona Beach Regional Park, January 26, 2022

  We had a misty, cool, but dry walk, with 12 participants: Angela, Brian and Louise, Colin and Stephanie, Lidia, Warren and Lynne, Margaret, Thea, and me, with Bryan joining us a bit later. The tide was high at 9am, and the bay was very quiet, bird-wise.  Thirty Great Blue Herons stood in a roost at

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  January 26, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Cooper’s Hawk, Iona Beach Regional Park, Lesser Snow Goose, Long-billed Dowitcher, Northern Harrier, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Duck, River Otter, Short-billed Gull

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-04A to Iona Beach Regional Park, January 25, 2022

  Thirteen DNCBers met at Iona Beach Regional Park in Richmond on a cool, foggy morning: Richard, Kirsten, Jacquie, Lee, Bob, Dottie, Glen, Chris, Jim, Peter, Joe, Lori Y, Terry.  There were sieges of herons, but no ducks, in the pond by the parking lot.  A single Red-winged Blackbird was giving his song on the edge

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  January 25, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Dunlin, Iona Beach Regional Park, Lesser Snow Goose, Long-billed Dowitcher, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Pied-billed Grebe, Purple Finch, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Duck, Trumpeter Swan

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-02C to Serpentine Fen on January 15, 2022

  We planned a joint DNCB and Langley Field Naturalists Outing to Serpentine Fen on Saturday, January 15. There were 8 Delta Nats and 12 Langley Nats so the two groups walked the loop in opposite directions. The Delta Nats were Glen, Pat, Thea, Rosemary, Nadine, Susan, Joe and Terry. It was foggy but dry. This

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  January 15, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Eurasian Wigeon, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Merganser, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Peregrine Falcon, Purple Finch, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Duck, Serpentine Fen, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-52 to Centennial Beach, December 28, 2021

  At 9am I seemed to be the only DNCBer in the Centennial Beach parking lot. It was a very cold minus 9 degrees. There was snow on the ground, and the sky had mixed sun and cloud. The trees around the parking lot were full of Eagles and Crows. After deciding that no one else

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  December 28, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Centennial Beach, Cooper’s Hawk, Hooded Merganser, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Purple Finch, Rough-legged Hawk, Western Meadowlark

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-51 to North 40 Park Reserve and 72nd St Dyke, December 21, 2021

  Thirteen DNCBers enjoyed a cold, dry outing to the North 40 Park Reserve on 72nd St and the dyke at the end of 72nd St. The 13 were Warren, Lynne, Colin, Stephanie, Jonathan, Lorraine, Mike B1, John, Pat, Manli, Thea, Bryan D and Terry. The paved streets of the former military wireless station meant that

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  December 21, 2021

  72 Street, Bald Eagle, Boundary Bay, Brown Creeper, Great Horned Owl, Marsh Wren, North Forty/VWS, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Varied Thrush

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-50B to Terra Nova, December 15, 2021

  Photo by Terry – Thea, Lynne, Warren, Lori, Hasan, Colin, Louise, Jacquie, Lee, Stephanie, Brian Twelve DNCBers met at 8am on a very cold but dry morning. An Eagle was vocalizing at the top of a tree, and Northern Harriers cruised by. In the river were American Wigeon, Green-winged Teal, Mallards and Cormorants. We walked

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  December 15, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Common Redpoll, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Lesser Snow Goose, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Northern Harrier, Purple Finch, Rough-legged Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Terra Nova

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-50A to Terra Nova, December 14, 2021

  Twelve DNCBers were signed up for this walk, but only three of us bravely turned up: Chris McV, Jim K, and me. Interestingly, we are all from Tsawwassen which was probably the only area south of Vancouver with snow on the ground this morning. Warmly wrapped up, ready for the weather, we were very pleased

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  December 14, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Dunlin, Hermit Thrush, Lesser Snow Goose, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Terra Nova

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-49B to Point Roberts, USA, December 8, 2021

  An exciting trip for most of us. It is nearly two years since we have ventured into Point Roberts.  Ten Casual Birders took the plunge with the border crossing and rediscovered Point Roberts. The ten were Brian and Louise, Chris, Glen, Colin and Stephanie, Lori and Hasan, Thea and Rosemary. The border entry was fine.

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  December 8, 2021

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black-bellied Plover, Brown Creeper, Common Murre, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Horned Grebe, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Pelagic Cormorant, Point Roberts, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk