Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Northern Harrier

• DNCB Outing #123 to Reifel and Alaksen

  DNCB’s: I’m baaack! after 6 glorious weeks holidaying in Western Australia, with friends and relies.  Nine birders (Rick & Marg, Lorna, Roger, Terry, Anne, Hans-Ulf, Jimmy and me) enjoyed an almost sunny and raptor-filled Monday morning (Dec 13) at Reifel Bird Sanctuary and next door’s Alaksen Wildlife Refuge.  Our destination bird was the Yellow-breasted Chat

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  December 13, 2010

  *DNCB, *DNS, Alaksen NWA, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Cammidge House, Cedar Waxwing, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Great Horned Owl, Hooded Merganser, Lesser Snow Goose, Marsh Wren, Merlin, Northern Goshawk, Northern Harrier, Northern Hawk Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Pacific Wren, Peregrine Falcon, Reifel, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sandhill Crane, Trumpeter Swan, Westham Island, Wood Duck, Yellow-breasted Chat

• Birds on the Bay Outing in Boundary Bay Park

  Almost 50 participants enjoyed a beautiful sunny walk this morning (October 16) in Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP).  It was a Birds on the Bay event, with Nature Vancouver also joining up with the host Delta Naturalists.  We started at historic Cammidge House and walked to the pond at Centennial Beach where one Northern Shoveler was

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  October 16, 2010

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Cammidge House, Centennial Beach, Cooper’s Hawk, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk

• Brunswick Point – Outing #113

  Eight of us (Rick & Marg, scope-bearer Ron, Lorna, Gord, Sam, son Scott and me) enjoyed a gorgeous Thanksgiving (Canadian) Day morning at Brunswick Point.  Our destination bird was the Tropical Kingbird (TKB) which was seen around there since first spotted at Reifel last Tuesday.  Since we had some “newbie Cas Birders”, we drove through

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  October 11, 2010

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Brunswick Point, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, TFN

• Outing #111 to Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  Nine birders (John & Kay, Rick & Marg, Lorna, Eleanor, Terry, Anne and me) enjoyed a very productive outing this morning on the way to and at Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  Weather was cloudy, but mild and the tide was high (for a pleasant change) so we saw lots of birds pushed closer to and on

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  September 27, 2010

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Reifel, TFN

• DNCB Outing No. 95 to Mud Bay Park plus

   Casual Birding outing #95 Four Interpreters with Metro Vancouver Parks & Recreation (Vanessa, Jennifer, Michelle and Serena) joined Delta Nats (Hans, John & Kay, Anne, Lorna and me) this morning on an outing to Mud Bay Park which is part of, and located at, the southern most end of Boundary Bay Park along the dike. 

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  June 14, 2010

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Mud Bay Park, North Forty/VWS, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk

• DNCB Outing No. 90B: Birds on the Bay

  On a gorgeous Wednesday morning, 15 to 20 participants (some came and went during the walk) enjoyed a Spring “Birds on the Bay” stroll around Boundary Bay Regional Park in Tsawwassen.  We started and finished at historic Cammidge House.  On our walk around the pond at Centennial Beach, a lonely female Lesser Scaup was resting

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  May 12, 2010

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

• DNCB Outing No. 90 to Colony Farm on a windy day

  Casual Birding Outing #90 Twelve participants (They like to see their names in print – Hans, Lorna, Don & Rochelle back from umpteen Mediterranean cruises, Photog Terry back from Morocco, Annie K back from Salt Springs Island, Guru Anne back from Oz, Roger, John & Kay back from Mexico, Eleanor back from Trinidad and me

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  May 3, 2010

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Blue-winged Teal, Chipping Sparrow, Cinnamon Teal, Colony Farm RP, Dunlin, Iona Beach Regional Park, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Purple Finch, Purple Martin, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Pheasant, Western Sandpiper

• 2010-07 Reifel Bird Sanctuary ~ Casual Birding #76

  Jim, Hans-Ulf, Lorna and I spent a lovely Monday morning at Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  This was an “unscheduled” outing as we have our Birds on the Bay event this Wednesday. Reifel is always a good outing but in February it is especially good as all the winter residents are in beautiful breeding plumage, and very

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  February 8, 2010

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Dunlin, Eurasian Teal, Hooded Merganser, Mute Swan, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Sandhill Crane, Trumpeter Swan

• Tom’s Report on Casual Birding outing #60

  We were seven today (Valerie, Anne, Don & Rochelle, John sans Kay, Hans-Ulf and me) on a rainy morning, but it turned warmer and dryer as the morning progressed.  Our first stop was Kings Links Golf Course (where I “work”) on 72nd Street at the Bay.  The ponds did not have a large number of

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  October 29, 2009

  *DNCB, *LOCATIONS*, 64 Street, 72 Street, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, King’s Links, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Red-tailed Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Ruddy Duck, Western Meadowlark

• DNCB Outing #59 to Boundary Bay

  We had 10 participants this morning on our DNCB outing along the dike, first at 72nd Street, then at 104th Street.  It was a bit overcast, but mild and the tide was fairly high and receding.  We drove the back roads by the farmers’ fields and the fast developing South Fraser Perimeter Road (SFPM) construction.  Lots of

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  October 19, 2009

  *DNCB, 104 Street, 72 Street, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Dunlin, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Yellow-rumped Warbler