Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Northern Harrier

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-27 to Tsa Tsu Heronry, Tsawwassen Ferry Port, Alaksen and Reifel

  Photos by Terry, Jonathan, Marion, Glen, Roger & Ken will be added soon! I persuaded/conned my naturalist friend Justin Peter with Worldwide Quest Nature Tours to write the DNCB report for our “local” outing on Wednesday morning to the Heronry at Tsa Tsu Shores, the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal, through the Tsawwassen First Nations territory and

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  July 10, 2013

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Barn Owl, Black Oystercatcher, Harlequin Duck, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Northern Harrier, Reifel, TFN, TsaTsu Heronry, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway

• 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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  June 5, 2013

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Cammidge House, Centennial Beach, Northern Harrier

• 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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  April 10, 2013

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Iona Beach Regional Park, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Richmond, Virginia Rail

• 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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  March 13, 2013

  *DNCB, *DNS, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Boundary Bay, Centennial Beach, Eurasian Teal, Mountain Bluebird, Mourning Dove, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Red-tailed Hawk, Short-eared Owl

• 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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  February 18, 2013

  *DNCB, 72 Street, Bald Eagle, North Forty/VWS, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Snowy Owl

• 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

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  February 11, 2013

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Beach Grove, Boundary Bay, Deas Island Regional Park, Northern Harrier

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-4 to Terra Nova Park in Richmond

  Ten DNCBer’s (Lorna, Sheila, Marion, Bryan & Janet, Jonathan, Mike, Donna, me and Gerhard) started on our Monday morning outing to Terra Nova Park in Richmond.  My “Bird of the Day” was a Townsend’s Solitaire, while Gerhard’s dessert following Lorna’s PB and Banana Sandwich was also a hit.  Check out Marion and Jonathan’s photos on our

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  January 28, 2013

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Cooper’s Hawk, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Terra Nova, Townsend’s Solitaire

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-1 to Surrey Lake Park and Serpentine Wildlife Area

  Thirteen DNCBer’s (Guides Ken & Anne with daughter Christie, Lorna, Kay, Anne M, Paul & Quinn, Donna, Surrey’s Gareth, Jonathan & Lorraine and me) spent a very wet Monday morning at Surrey Lake Park, then at Serpentine Wildlife Area.  Check out Ken’s photos on our Picasa site at http://picasaweb.google.com/dncbirding. Four of us (Anne, Lorna, Kay

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  January 7, 2013

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl, Muskrat, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Serpentine Fen, Surrey Lake

• DNCB Outing No. 2012-55 to Ladner Farm Fields & Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  On New Year’s Eve Monday morning, twelve DNCBer’s (Donna, Lorna, Jane, Ken & Anne, Roger, Paul & newbie Sue with Quinn, Bryan without Janet, Kay and me) enjoyed an initially foggy and occasionally snowy morning, that cleared up nicely as we wound our way through the Ladner farm fields to Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  Lots of hi-lites

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  December 31, 2012

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Rough-legged Hawk, TFN

• 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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  December 17, 2012

  *DNCB, 64 Street, Bald Eagle, Cooper’s Hawk, Gyrfalcon, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Rough-legged Hawk, Snowy Owl