Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Peregrine Falcon

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-50A to Brunswick Point & Boundary Bay Dyke at 72 St, December 13, 2022

  Ten DNCBers met at Brunswick Point on a cool, calm morning – Grant, Lee, John, Jim, Roger, Mike, Bryan D, Margareta, Lori and Terry.  In the fields at the side of the road were Dunlin, Black-bellied Plovers, Mallards, White-crowned and Golden-crowned Sparrows.  Lee saw a Tree Sparrow, but it disappeared before the rest of us

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  December 13, 2022

  *DNCB, 72 Street, American Tree Sparrow, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Boundary Bay, Brunswick Point, Common Raven, Dunlin, Killdeer, Least Sandpiper, Mountain Bluebird, Muskrat, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Peregrine Falcon, Rough-legged Hawk, Short-eared Owl, Trumpeter Swan, Wilson’s Snipe

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-41B to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Reifel & Ladner, October 12, 2022

  Thea asked me to write this report this week and she also said that she wouldn’t be at the Ferry Causeway.  I showed up at the causeway just before 8.  It was a beautiful morning with the unjust rising, the tide in and a very calm sea.  It was also very lonely.  There was one

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  October 12, 2022

  *DNCB, American Avocet, Bald Eagle, California Scrub-Jay, Cooper’s Hawk, Harlequin Duck, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Ladner Harbour Park, Long-billed Dowitcher, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Pelagic Cormorant, Peregrine Falcon, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Sanderling, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Virginia Rail, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-35B to Brunswick Point, August 31, 2022

  On yet another scorching day in Vancouver, a party of 9 intrepid birders met at Brunswick Point on the westernmost lobe of land on the southern shore of the Fraser River. They were Thea, Rosemary, Gabriele, Marion, Noreen, David, Angela, Christine, and Douglas. Here, a long, easy, flat trail traces the curve of the coastline,

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  August 31, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Brunswick Point, California Gull, Caspian Tern, Least Sandpiper, Marsh Wren, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, Western Sandpiper, White Pelican

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-35A to Brunswick Point, August 30, 2022

  We started today’s walk at 7:30 am because the dyke at Brunswick Point is hot and shade-less. With shorebird season in full swing, we also wanted to catch the high tide at the far end of the dyke. In our usual DNCB well-organized fashion, my sign-up list did not seem to exactly match the participants

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  August 30, 2022

  *DNCB, Black-bellied Plover, Brunswick Point, California Gull, Caspian Tern, Least Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Peregrine Falcon, Western Sandpiper, White Pelican

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-23B to Colony Farm Regional Park, June 8, 2022

  Eight keen birders congregated in the carpark near the Community Gardens at Colony Farm: Brian and Louise, Jim, Kirsten, Marion, Rayme, Thea (lead), and Chris (author).  A good group, with a number with excellent birding skills.  Brian, Louise, and Thea spotted a pair of Turkey Vultures before others arrived. We started on the annual “Lazuli

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  June 8, 2022

  *DNCB, Band-tailed Pigeon, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Cedar Waxwing, Colony Farm RP, Common Yellowthroat, Eastern Kingbird, Hooded Merganser, Killdeer, Lazuli Bunting, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, Turkey Vulture, Willow Flycatcher, Wood Duck, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-16B to Boundary Bay Dyke from 64th St to 72nd St on April 20, 2022

  It was a cold morning with sun and a stiff breeze as we gathered in the 64th Street parking lot under the watchful eyes of an adult Bald Eagle and an Anna’s Hummingbird.  Thea B. tallied the arrivals, and we ended up with 14 including Brian & Louise, Noreen & David, Dirk F, Gabriele, Marion,

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  April 20, 2022

  *DNCB, 64 Street, 72 Street, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Boundary Bay, Cackling Goose, Common Yellowthroat, Dunlin, Hermit Thrush, Killdeer, Long-billed Dowitcher, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Red-breasted Merganser, Western Meadowlark, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-02C to Serpentine Fen on January 15, 2022

  We planned a joint DNCB and Langley Field Naturalists Outing to Serpentine Fen on Saturday, January 15. There were 8 Delta Nats and 12 Langley Nats so the two groups walked the loop in opposite directions. The Delta Nats were Glen, Pat, Thea, Rosemary, Nadine, Susan, Joe and Terry. It was foggy but dry. This

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  January 15, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Eurasian Wigeon, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Merganser, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Peregrine Falcon, Purple Finch, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Duck, Serpentine Fen, Wood Duck

• Ladner Christmas Bird Count, December 19, 2021

  Some Delta Nats took part in the annual Christmas Bird Count. This is a short report on Area I – Tsawwassen south of 56th Street. At the Beach Grove Golf Course ponds, Chris, Jim and I had Mallards, American Wigeon, Northern Shoveler, Gadwall, Hooded Merganser, Bufflehead, Ring-necked Ducks, and a Kingfisher. Feeders at one house

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  December 19, 2021

  *Ladner/Tsawwassen, Barn Owl, Belted Kingfisher, Black Scoter, Cackling Goose, CBC Ladner, Common Redpoll, Cooper’s Hawk, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Great Horned Owl, Hooded Merganser, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Northern Shrike, Orange-crowned Warbler, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Duck, Sanderling, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Short-eared Owl, Virginia Rail, Wilson’s Snipe

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-50A to Terra Nova, December 14, 2021

  Twelve DNCBers were signed up for this walk, but only three of us bravely turned up: Chris McV, Jim K, and me. Interestingly, we are all from Tsawwassen which was probably the only area south of Vancouver with snow on the ground this morning. Warmly wrapped up, ready for the weather, we were very pleased

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  December 14, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Dunlin, Hermit Thrush, Lesser Snow Goose, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Terra Nova

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-48B to Centennial Beach, Boundary Bay Regional Park, December 2, 2021

  As we were gathering in the parking area, Terry joined us from the pond area where he reported a hawk (possible Merlin) in the trees. We headed there, and the bird swooped closer revealing itself as a Peregrine Falcon. The group collected below this bird and got excellent looks with the Kowa scope before it

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  December 2, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Cackling Goose, Centennial Beach, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sanderling