Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Northern Harrier

• Delta Naturalists Outing to Terra Nova Regional Park on February 6, 2024

  PHOTO: Short-eared Owl by Terry Carr………. Twelve Delta Naturalists met at Richmond’s Terra Nova Regional Park – Brian A., Dottie, Bob, Liz, Alan, John, Margaretha, Nick, Roger, Mike, Lorna and Terry. The usual pair of Bald Eagles were watching from the top of a Douglas Fir above the parking lot. In the river were Mallards, Green-winged Teal,

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  February 6, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Birds, Cedar Waxwing, Horned Grebe, Muskrat, Northern Harrier, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Short-eared Owl, Terra Nova, Trumpeter Swan

  Birds, Birdwatching, Delta Naturalists Society, Nature outings

• Birding Outing to Serpentine Fen, January 2, 2024: Peregrine Falcon & White-fronted Geese

  PHOTO: Greater White-fronted Geese by Terry Carr…….. Ignoring the forecast of possible showers, seven Birders met at Serpentine Fen in Surrey – Terry, Lidia, Dottie, Jacquie, Deems, Lee and friend, David. The Belted Kingfisher posed on the usual electrical wire while I was waiting for the others – but it disappeared before they arrived. A pair of

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  January 2, 2024

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Greater White-fronted Goose, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, Serpentine Fen, Trumpeter Swan

  Birdwatching, Delta Naturalists Society, Nature outings

• Birdwatching on Boundary Bay Dyke at 64th Street with the Delta Naturalists (December 13, 2023)

  On this morning, the sun’s rays flowed copiously from beneath the sky’s heavy skirts of cloud, making the horizon blush burgundy. American Bald Eagle, European Starling, and a Northern Flicker adorned the large winter bare tree at the start of our walk at the southernmost end of 64th Street. Song Sparrow chirped shyly from the roadside foliage and

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  December 13, 2023

  *DNCB, 64 Street, American Kestrel, Belted Kingfisher, Bewick’s Wren, Black-bellied Plover, Boundary Bay, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Gadwall, Hooded Merganser, Killdeer, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Red-tailed Hawk, Yellow-rumped Warbler

  64th Street, Birds, Birdwatching, Boundary Bay Dyke, Delta Naturalists Society, Nature outings

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-49B to Brunswick Point, December 6, 2023

  It was a little more overcast / misty / damp than expected, but not enough to keep Thea, Rosemary, Richard, David, Noreen, Liz, Alan, Anne, Lidia, Pat and Glen off the trail. The greater barrier was the extra kilometer to walk at the start of the route, and again at the end! Thanks Delta! The

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  December 6, 2023

  Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Black-bellied Plover, Brunswick Point, Dunlin, Gadwall, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Peregrine Falcon, Red-throated Loon, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Short-eared Owl, Trumpeter Swan

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-49A to Brunswick Point, December 5, 2023

  Four Delta Nats (Christine, Roger, John W and Terry) met at Brunswick Point. Although there had been heavy rain the previous day and night, we had a dry, relatively warm morning. We grumbled about the new parking lot being so far from the previous parking area and that the city has not provided a portable

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  December 5, 2023

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Brunswick Point, Dunlin, Gadwall, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Killdeer, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Rhinoceros Auklet, Short-eared Owl, Trumpeter Swan, Virginia Rail, Western Meadowlark

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-47B to Terra Nova Rural Park, November 22, 2023

  After a real page-turner of a report from the Tuesday group, six Delta Nats—Thea, Rosemary, Richard, Glen, Louise, and Lidia—showed up at Terra Nova practically salivating at the prospect of a buffet of winter rarities, like Redpoll and Pine Grosbeak. The “partly sunny” part of the weather forecast was greatly embellished, and we found ourselves

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  November 23, 2023

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Brown Creeper, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Great Horned Owl, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Pacific Wren, Pied-billed Grebe, Pine Grosbeak, Red-tailed Hawk, River Otter, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Terra Nova, Varied Thrush, Wilson’s Snipe

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-38B to Centennial Beach, September 20, 2023

  10 of us gathered this morning at Boundary Bay Regional Park: park regulars David and Noreen, Colin, Chris, Lee, Lidia, Stephanie, Warren, Pat, and me (Anne). The weather was a little cool and grey, but with sunny spells between the clouds. We decided to go around the park “widdishins” – along the back trails northward

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  September 20, 2023

  *DNCB, American Pipit, Belted Kingfisher, Boundary Bay, Caspian Tern, Centennial Beach, Great Horned Owl, Killdeer, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Orange-crowned Warbler, Townsend’s Solitaire, Western Sandpiper, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-36B to Blackie Spit, September 6, 2023

  Eight Casual Birders met at Blackie Spit carpark: regulars, Brian and Louise, Johnnie Mac, Colin and Stephanie, Marion, me, and newbie Christine. The weather didn’t look too promising – grey with a threat of rain – but we set off along the spit looking for pipits and other interesting fall migrants. We blanked on the

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  September 6, 2023

  *DNCB, Blackie Spit, Caspian Tern, Common Yellowthroat, Cooper’s Hawk, Horned Lark, Lesser Yellowlegs, Northern Harrier, Orange-crowned Warbler, Short-billed Dowitcher, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-36A to Blackie Spit, September 5, 2023

  Eleven birders met at Blackie Spit – Terry, Lorna, Lidia, Dottie, Jacquie, Bob, Lee, Brian R, Jim, Mike and Chris (not in photo). The tide and birds were far away – herons, ducks, gulls and shorebirds. On the spit were American Pipits and Savannah Sparrows. A Pileated Woodpecker flew past the parking area. Chris found

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  September 6, 2023

  *DNCB, American Pipit, Belted Kingfisher, Blackie Spit, Cedar Waxwing, Northern Harrier, Orange-crowned Warbler, Peregrine Falcon, Pileated Woodpecker, Short-billed Dowitcher

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-16B to Point Roberts, April 19, 2023

  Another cold, windy, rainy day at Point Roberts for our intrepid group. Brian, Louise and Lindley were the only ones to stop at Kiniski’s Reef Tavern and saw Surf Scoters, Horned Grebe, Glaucous winged Gulls, Common Loon, Double Crested Cormorants, Mallards, Bald Eagles, Crows and Starlings. They were soon joined at Lighthouse Marine Park by

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  April 19, 2023

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Oystercatcher, Harlequin Duck, Horned Grebe, Killdeer, Northern Harrier, Pelagic Cormorant, Point Roberts, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe