Category: Northern Harrier
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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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DNCB Outing No. 2011-51 Brunswick Point
Considering how close it was to Christmas we had a good turnout on a chilly, damp morning. Ken and Anne, Anne Murray, Mike, Alan, Kay, Donna, Tom and Roger met at Petra’s to decide on the morning’s venture. Due to Tom having some lame excuse for having to leave early we decided to stay close…
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-39 to Alaksen and Reifel
Lorna, Gerhard and I spent a miserable Monday morning at Alaksen National Wildlife Area (NWA) and Reifel Bird Sanctuary. It rained all morning; through our often fogged up binocular we saw nothing earth-shattering. Hi-lites were: Peregrine Falcon roosting next to a Bald Eagles nest, lots of Duck and Shorebird species up-close-and-personal and of course Lorna’s…
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-33 to Boundary Bay Dike
Nine participants (Roger & Mike, Rick & Marg, Hans & Gerhard, Alan & Lorna and me) enjoyed a gorgeous Wednesday morning along the Boundary Bay dike path between 104th and 88th Streets. Hi-lites were a Western Tanager, Peregrine Falcons, a “white-winged” Crow, lots of “distant” Shorebirds, and the Plum and Blackberry Lunch at the North…
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-26 to Brunswick Point & the North Forty
Seven weirdos weathered a windy Wednesday (Roger & Rose, Mike & Lorna, Hans Ulf, Sleepy Alan and me) at Brunswick Point, and then a more enjoyable and successful late stint at the North Forty. Hi-lites were an American Bittern, nesting Cooper’s Hawks, Bullock’s Oriole and Lively Lorna’s Butter Tarts. See photos of our outings on…
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2011-25A North Forty Report
Son Scott and I visited the North Forty Park behind Boundary Bay Airport today (Sunday, June 26) for a couple of hours in mid afternoon (3:00 to 5:00 p.m.). It was hot, sunny and a beaut outing: we got all our Destination Birds (LB, BO and Candy), up-close-and-personal. It is so nice to go with…
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-18 to Brunswick Point
On a sunny, but chilly, Wednesday morning a small turnout at Petra’s including Mike, Hans, Marg, Rick, Roger and Deborah (taking a day off work to be with us) met to decide on the days birding adventure. Tom, however, had left instructions that we were to go to Brunswick Point where, he said, curlews were…
