Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Barred Owl

• DNCB Outing 2015-5 to Ferry Causeway & Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  Photos by Liz (LS), Terry (TC), Jim (JK), David M (DM), Tony (TM), and Roger (RM). Twenty-one DNCBers enjoyed a bountiful birding morning, 56 years after the “Day the Music Died”, at our “Mecca” Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  Hi-lites included rarities Harris’s and Swamp Sparrows, Northern Saw-whet and Great Horned Owls, three Wren species, and lots

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  February 3, 2015

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Black Oystercatcher, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Bonaparte’s Gull, Cooper’s Hawk, Eurasian Wigeon, Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, Great Horned Owl, Harris’s Sparrow, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Pelagic Cormorant, Peregrine Falcon, Red-necked Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Rough-legged Hawk, Sandhill Crane, Swamp Sparrow, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-41 to Queen Elizabeth Park & VanDusen Botanical Garden

  Photos by Roger Meyer (RM) & Liz Stewart (LS) On a rainy Wednesday, six of us made it to Petra’s for the morning’s outing.   Two cars were required: Hans, Mike, Sheila and myself, Roger (filling in for Tom who is probably reclining in the Australian sun with a cold drink in hand) in one, and

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  October 15, 2014

  Barred Owl, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Merlin, Queen Elizabeth Park, VanDusen Botanical Garden

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-17 to Serpentine Fen and Kwomais Park

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Jim Kneesch (JK), Liz Stewart (LS), Ken Borrie (KB), Marion Shikaze (MS), Greg Hart (GH), Glen Bodie (GB) – click on any photo to see larger version – see DNCB Picasa site for more photos Eight people left Petra’s about 7:30 under Terry Carr’s leadership, and stopped first at Beach

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  April 30, 2014

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl, Barred Owl, Cinnamon Teal, Great Horned Owl, Kwomais Point Park, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Serpentine Fen, Sora

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-7 to Alaksen NWA

  Fourteen DNCBers enjoyed a pleasant Monday morning of birding at the Alaksen National Wildlife Area (next door to Reifel).  Hi-lites included: read the report and select your own hi-lites.  Check out the photo evidence by Terry, Rick, Glen and hopefully others, on our DNCB Picasa site. Ten of us (Roger with Mike, PB Lorna and

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  February 17, 2014

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl, Barred Owl, Black Oystercatcher, Canoe Pass, Coyote, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Muskrat, TFN, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway

• DNCB Outing Report No. 2013-42 to Queen Elizabeth Park and VanDusen Garden

  Photos by Jonathan, Terry, Roger & Ken – click on any photo to see larger version Twenty-five (or more?) participants enjoyed a foggy but beautiful Monday morning outing to Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Park and VanDusen Botanical Garden, a new destination for me.  We did not see a lot of birds but the flowers and gardens

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  October 21, 2013

  Barred Owl, Queen Elizabeth Park, VanDusen Botanical Garden

• DNCB Outing 2013-25 to Minnekhada Regional Park

  Photos by Terry, Marion & Ken Click on any photo to see larger version Twelve casual birders (Roger, Terry, Ken, Mike, Lorna, Gerhard, Marion, Kirsten, David, John, Bryan, and Janet) joined forces in the pouring rain at Minnekhada Regional Park for an Outward Bound worthy DNCB outing.  Conspicuously absent was our leader Tom, who also

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  June 26, 2013

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Brown Creeper, Cedar Waxwing, Great Horned Owl, Minnekhada Park, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Swainson’s Thrush, Western Tanager, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-19 to Ladner Parks

  Photos by Roger, Marion & Ken Click on any photo to see large version Fourteen DNCBers enjoyed another beautiful Wednesday morning in Delta on an outing to several Ladner parks, including Ladner Harbour, Brigantine and South Arm Marsh Parks.  We were: Ken & Anne, Marion and Roger (our 3 Photogs), PB Lorna, Mike, Kirsten, returnee

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  May 15, 2013

  *DNCB, Barred Owl, Cooper’s Hawk, Great Horned Owl, Ladner Harbour Park, Ladner S.Arm Marsh

• DNCB Outing 2013-12 to Queen Elizabeth Park, Vancouver

  Seventeen very fortunate birders (Roger, Mike, Anne M, Sheila, Jane, Lorna, Gerhard, Ken & Anne, Marion, Donna, Janet without Vienna Bryan, Bev, Jonathan without Lorraine, Terry, Kaye and me) spent a glorious Monday morning prancing in the Spring sun and warmth at Queen Elizabeth Park in downtown Vancouver.  Lots of hi-lites including: Red Crossbills, both Anna’s

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  March 25, 2013

  *DNCB, Barred Owl, Cooper’s Hawk, Hutton’s Vireo, Red Crossbill

• Richmond Raptor Festival

  Your Delta Nats had another awesome Display today (Sun. Aug. 26) at the Richmond Raptor Festival at Terra Nova Park.  We (Jennifer, Donna, Alan and me) set up our hands-on Display at 9:30 a.m. and there were people, including lots of kids, lined up all day to see, touch and colour our stuff; right through

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  August 26, 2012

  *DNS, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Cooper’s Hawk, Harris Hawk, Peregrine Falcon, Richmond Raptor Festival, Turkey Vulture

• DNCB Outing No. 2012-12 to Alaksen and Reifel

  Nine brave souls (Lorna, Hans-Ulf, Gerhard, Roger, Mike B, John MacF, Bryan & Janet and returnee Valerie) joined me on a cold, windy, rainy Monday morning to Alaksen Wildlife Management Area (WMA) and Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  Hi-lites were: Sawhet and Barred Owls, Red-throated Loons and Lorna’s tasty cakes.  See photos of the outing on our

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  March 5, 2012

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Barn Owl, Barred Owl, Great Horned Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Reifel, TFN