Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Northern Harrier

• DNCB Outing No. 2011-17 to Alaksen NWA and Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  Twelve participants (see “To” list for names), including a visiting couple from Slovenia, enjoyed a pleasant sunny Wednesday morning of casual birding through south Ladner to Alaksen National Wildlife Area (NWA) and Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  Hi-lites were: four White-fronted Geese with a large flock (~1500 birds) of Lesser Snow Geese, flock (~100) of Black-bellied Plovers…

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  April 27, 2011

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl, Black-bellied Plover, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Cliff Swallow, Greater White-fronted Goose, Harbour Seal, Mute Swan, Northern Harrier, Reifel, Sandhill Crane, TFN, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing #2011-03 to Terra Nova and Garry Point Parks

  Thirteen birders spent a very pleasant Monday (Jan. 17) morning in Richmond at Terra Nova Park then at Garry Point Park in Steveston.  We were: John & Kay, Rick & Marg, Bill & Mary, Ansa, Terry, Lorna, Anne, Roger, newbie Marian and me.  Hi-lites included: many duck species in breeding plumage and up-close-and-personal including less…

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  January 17, 2011

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Coyote, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Garry Point, Hooded Merganser, Mew Gull, Northern Harrier, Pied-billed Grebe, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Duck, Sandhill Crane, Terra Nova, Thayer’s Gull, Trumpeter Swan

• Birds on the Bay Outing #2011-02A in Boundary Bay Park

  At 9:00 a.m. this morning (Wed. Jan. 12), Rochelle and I were alone at Cammidge House.  An unusual heavy, for Delta, snowfall hit the Lower B.C. Mainland last night and this freaks out the locals.  At writing this, it’s now 7:00 p.m. and the snow is nearly all melted away.  However, Delta Nats first 2011…

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  January 12, 2011

  *DNS, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Cammidge House, Centennial Beach, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Mew Gull, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Sanderling

• DNCB Outing #2011-01 to Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  Sixteen birders in a convoy of six vehicles spent a gorgeous, clear and sunny Monday morning (Jan. 3) travelling the farmers’ fields of Ladner, then Westham Island and then at Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  They like their names in print: Roger, Rochelle (without Don), Hans-Ulf, Lorna Terry, John (without Kay), newbie Ansa, Kathleen, Deborah, Bill &…

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  January 3, 2011

  *DNCB, Barn Owl, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Brown Creeper, Cooper’s Hawk, Coyote, Dunlin, Great Horned Owl, Merlin, Northern Goshawk, Northern Harrier, Northern Hawk Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Ring-necked Pheasant, Short-eared Owl, TFN, Trumpeter Swan, TsaTsu Heronry, Westham Island

• 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