Category: Great Horned Owl
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Ladner Harbour Park, May 22, 2024
PHOTO: Wilson’s Warbler (f) by David Hoar….. 14 keen Casual Birders met up at Ladner Harbour Park on a rather cool, grey morning, determined to see newly arrived migrant birds. Participants today were Roger, Noreen and David, Lynne and Warren, Stephanie and Colin, Glen, Lidia, Lindly, Margaretha, Douglas and Christine McG, and me (Anne). The…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Point Roberts, April 3, 2024
PHOTO: Harlequin Ducks by Brian Avent…. A very select group of birders gathered today at Lighthouse Park, Point Roberts, WA – Brian & Louise, Lee, newbie David and me (Anne) who was recovering from an intensive birding trip in Central America. We started by looking for the Great Horned Owl seen by yesterday’s group and…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Point Roberts, April 2, 2024
PHOTO: American Kestrels by Pat Smart….. 13 Delta Naturalists met at Lighthouse Marine Park in Point Roberts, USA. Close to shore were Common Loons and Horned Grebes – some still in colourful breeding plumage. These were joined by Harlequins, Scaup, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Red-breasted Mergansers and Surf Scoters. Many Pelagic Cormorants with their white-rumped breeding…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Deas Island Regional Park, March 30, 2024
PHOTO: Northern Flicker by Grant Edwards….. As the Saturday morning outing people assembled near the rowing centre we were greeted by a lovely spring day with no wind. Right on cue, a small group of Canada Geese did a flyover to bless the outing. A Belted Kingfisher was heard and then spotted flying high above…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel Bird Sanctuary on February 14, 2024
PHOTO: Northern Shovelers & decoy by Glen Bodie…….. It was a clear, cold day – just what 18 birders needed to get them out of bed. We were Alan and Liz, Brian and Louise, Colin and Stephanie, Jonathan and Lorraine, Warren and Lynne, David and Noreen, Christine, Moira, Margaretha, Nick, Richard and Glen. Only 5…
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Delta Naturalists Birding Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel Bird Sanctuary on February 13, 2024
PHOTO: Barred Owl by Terry Carr……… I was the only one who stopped at the ferry causeway before we met at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary. In the water were American Wigeon, Common Goldeneye, Mallards, Surf Scoters and a Common Loon. The highlights were a massive flock of Dunlin passing back of forth, looking for a…
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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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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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DNCB Outing No. 2023-13B to Deas Island Regional Park, March 29, 2023
Although it was chilly at 8:00 am on Wednesday, the sun shone the whole time, and it gradually warmed up as our group of seven made its way around Deas Island. We were Brian and Louise, Liz, Marion, Vicki, Margaretha, and Angela. Roger M. joined us briefly to make sure we found the Great Horned…
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