Category: Northern Harrier
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DNCB “Birds on the Bay” Outing No. 2012-53 to BBRP
On a mild and unusually almost sunny Wednesday morning, December 12, about 24 folk (wow!) participated in our quarterly DNCB Birds on the Bay outing in Boundary Bay Regional Park. Hi-lites were: good looks at several duck and shorebird species, a posing Cooper’s Hawk, interesting ornithological explanations of Finches and Brant, birding with an eclectic group of weirdos, and the
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DNCB Outing No. 2012-51 72nd Street Boundary Bay
As usual with a local outing, the group of ten birding enthusiasts met at Petra’s to decide on the day’s destination. If not for Sheila’s decision-making we would probably still be sitting there… “72nd it is” she says, and off we went. The group of ten included Ken and Anne A, Jane, Kay, Terry, Mike, Sheila, Marion, the
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DNCB Outing No. 2012-50 1. 72nd St. 2. Reifel Is via Ferry Terminal
Due to extremely complicated circumstances, there are two parts to today’s outing (actually, just trying to avoid making myself look bad having initially cancelled the outing despite Lorna’s protestations… you were right Lorna, sorry!) Version 1 summary (Marion and Marti) Three stalwart birders, Lorna, Marion S. and Marti, left Petra’s around 9:20 a.m. Roger and
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DNCB Outing No. 2012-49 to 72 Street dyke & Reifel
When nine regular DNCBs (Lorna, Marion S, Kay, Sheila, Mike B, Terry, Janet & Bryan, & Ken) met at Petra’s Café, designated leader Lorna’s first job was to assign Terry as trip leader and Ken as Blogmaster, thereby freeing herself for the important business of spotting birds. Highlights from the dyke at the end of
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DNCB Outing No: 2012-48 From Beach Grove Lagoon to 104th Street
With a beautiful sunny morning it was no surprise that there was an 800% increase in members turning out over last week’s dismal performance. Eight of us, Lorna, Mike, Marion, Brian and Janet, Gerhard, Terry, and Roger, left Petra’s for the foot of 12th Ave to survey the lagoon. Right away, in the parking lot,
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DNCB Outing No. 2012-47 To Reifel Island via the Ferry Jetty & TFN Lands
It was a dark and stormy…and the small group (myself) met at 8:00 am at Petra’s to decide on the day’s trip. Because of the heavy traffic the group (myself) decided to give the others a bit of extra time to arrive. At 9:30 I felt that our group of one was as big as
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DNCB Outing No. 2012-45: Burnaby Lake
Thirteen, there’s that number again, casual birders traveled to Burnaby Lake hoping to find the Rusty Blackbirds that had been there for the past few weeks. Lorna, Sheila, Kay, Hans and I (Roger) met at Petra’s and joined Jonathan, Ken and Anne A, Brian and Janet, Mike, Marion S, and newcomer, Lee Perry, at the
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DNCB Outing No. 2012-42 to Brunswick Point & Reifel Bird Sanctuary
Thirteen “lucky” DNCBer’s enjoyed another gorgeous Wednesday morning in our Delta paradise on an outing to Brunswick Point and Reifel Bird Sanctuary. Hi-lites were: newly-arrived Western Meadowlarks and Sparrow species, roosting Peregrine Falcon and lots of other different species (e.g. Pine Siskins). Check out photos on our Picasa link (first link in the right column)
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Delta Nats BBRP Bird Box Program
On Wednesday, Sept. 12, following the quarterly Birds on the Bay outing in Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP), fourteen “volunteers” left Cammidge House around Noon to open, clean and examine the 30 Bird Nesting Boxes installed in the park. The initiative was arranged at this time, not only because we have to do this each
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DNCB Outing No. 2012-38 to Tsawwasen Ferry Port & Reifel Sanctuary
On another beautiful Wednesday morning in LotusLand, thirteen DNCBer’s (Ken & Anne, Jonathan & Lorraine, Bryan & Janet, Hans, Jackie, Jane, Mike, newbies Marguerite and Sheila, and me) enjoyed birding utopia again at the Tsawwassen Ferry Port, then on to Reifel Bird Sanctuary. Hi-lites were: a Great-horned Owl (GHO), 5 Stilt Sandpipers and lots of
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