Category: Northern Harrier
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DNCB Outing No. 2013-41 to Boundary Bay Dike at 104th Street
Photos by Roger, Tony & Jonathan Seventeen DNCBers enjoyed a gorgeous Thanksgiving Monday morning walking the dike path around Boundary Bay from 104th Street to the Mansion and back. Hi-lites included American Pipits, Pectoral Sandpipers, both Kinglets, and thousands of ducks. Check out Roger’s, Tony’s and Jonathan’s photos (soon) on our Blog at https://picasaweb.google.com/DNCBirding. Three…
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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. 2013-36: “Birds on the Bay” in Boundary Bay Regional Park
Click on photo to see larger versionMore than 30 participants enjoyed a beautiful warm Wednesday morning on our quarterly Birds on the Bay outing in Boundary Bay Regional Park. Hi-lites included: Ruddy Turnstone, Western Tanager, Red-necked Phalarope, Ruddy Shelducks and delicious home-made goodies by the Delta Nats Ladies. Check out Terry’s, Tony’s, Roger’s and Glen’s…
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DNCB Birds on the Bay Outing Report No. 2013-22 to Boundary Bay Regional Park
Photos by Terry, Jonathan, Glen, Marion and Ken Click on any photo to see larger version. It was a gorgeous Wednesday morning as 21 participants left Cammidge House (CH) at 9:00 a.m. on the Delta Nats quarterly Birds on the Bay outing in Boundary Bay Regional Park. Species hi-lites were slim, but the Marsh Wrens…
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DNCB Outing No. 2013-14 to Iona Regional Park
Six DNCB weirdoes (PB Lorna, Kay, Bryan & Janet, Donna and me) spent Wednesday morning in the pouring rain at Iona Regional Park. Lots of hi-lites including: Ruddy Ducks, Virginia Rail (seen), Canvasbacks, colourful warblers and more. Check out Bryan’s photos on our DNCB Picasa site. I was hoping no one would show up at…
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DNCB/Birds on the Bay Outing No. 2013-10 to Boundary Bay Regional Park
Seventeen folk (Don & Rochelle, Ken & Anne, Jonathan & Lorraine, Paul and home-schooled Quinn, Roger & Anne M, Mike & Lorna, Leona & Sheila, Jackie & Jennifer and me) enjoyed a very comfortable quarterly Birds on the Bay outing in Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP). Hi-lites included: American Kestrel, Sanderlings, Common (Eurasian) Teal, Northern Shrike,…
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DNCB Outing No. 2013-7 to the North Forty and Kings Links Golf Course
Eight hardy DNCBers (Roger, Sheila, Donna, Marion, Bryan & Janet, chauffeur Gerhard and me) braved the crappy weather this morning (Monday) on an outing to the North Forty “dog-walk” Park, Kings Links Golf Course and then the dike overlooking Boundary Bay at the end of 72nd Street. Hi-lites included a Rough-legged Hawk, Peregrine Falcon, Northern Shrike…
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DNCB Outing No. 2013-6 Boundary Bay Lagoon-Beach Grove-Deas Island
Only the hardiest of “Delta Force” turned out at Petra’s on a damp, bone-chilling Monday morning. Lorna, Hans, Gerhard, Sheila, Eric, Donna, Brian and Janet, and myself (Roger) headed down to the lagoon at the foot of 12th Ave. and walked out to the viewing platform. Along the way we sighted Northern Harriers, the usual…
