Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Northern Harrier

• 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

• Delta Nats Casual Birding Outing #58, 5 Oct 2009

  Jim, Photog Terry and I enjoyed a gorgeous morning of casual birding along the dyke and at Terra Nova Park in Richmond.  On arrival we were aroused by the chatter of several Marsh Wrens in the bull rushes beside the parking lot.  They posed nicely for us, as did several colourful Red-winged Blackbirds. We walked

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  October 5, 2009

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Cooper’s Hawk, Northern Harrier, Terra Nova