Category: Red-tailed Hawk
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DNCB Outing #121 Deer Lake Outing November 29, 2010
On a not too promising day with much rain forecast, four members, Lorna, Hans, Terry and Roger, met at Petra’s and decided to take a chance on the weather and try Deer Lake for a change. Parking off Royal Oak Avenue in Burnaby, we had good luck at the start of the trail in the…
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Birds on the Bay Outing in Boundary Bay Park
Almost 50 participants enjoyed a beautiful sunny walk this morning (October 16) in Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP). It was a Birds on the Bay event, with Nature Vancouver also joining up with the host Delta Naturalists. We started at historic Cammidge House and walked to the pond at Centennial Beach where one Northern Shoveler was…
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Brunswick Point – Outing #113
Eight of us (Rick & Marg, scope-bearer Ron, Lorna, Gord, Sam, son Scott and me) enjoyed a gorgeous Thanksgiving (Canadian) Day morning at Brunswick Point. Our destination bird was the Tropical Kingbird (TKB) which was seen around there since first spotted at Reifel last Tuesday. Since we had some “newbie Cas Birders”, we drove through…
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DNCB Outing #112 to UBC Farm & Camosun Bog
Eleven participants (Roger, Lorna, scope bearers Ron & John, Kay, wet camera-less photog Rick & Marg, newbie Lorraine N, Hans, our humble guide Bev and me) enjoyed a wet morning wandering around the diverse habitats of the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) Farm. Monday morning traffic from Tsawwassen to UBC was horrendous, so we arrived…
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DNCB Outing No. 104 to Point Roberts
Casual Birding Outing # 104 On a beautiful Wednesday morning, August 11, Don & Rochelle joined us at Petra’s before seven participants (Rick & Marg, John & Kay, Lorna, Terry and me) left for Point Roberts USA where we birded Lily Point Park then Lighthouse Marine Park. We parked at the cemetery entrance at Lily…
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DNCB Outing No. 95 to Mud Bay Park plus
Casual Birding outing #95 Four Interpreters with Metro Vancouver Parks & Recreation (Vanessa, Jennifer, Michelle and Serena) joined Delta Nats (Hans, John & Kay, Anne, Lorna and me) this morning on an outing to Mud Bay Park which is part of, and located at, the southern most end of Boundary Bay Park along the dike. …
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DNCB Outing No. 94 Songbirds near the airport
Casual Birding outing #94 Eight participants (Roger, John & Kay, Lorna, Hans, Anne, Rochelle and me) enjoyed a fruitful outing to the old residential area that was expropriated when Boundary Bay Airport was expanded. This area off 72nd Street is, I believe, now owned by Delta Corp and is basically used by dog-walkers. I was…
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DNCB Outing No. 90 to Colony Farm on a windy day
Casual Birding Outing #90 Twelve participants (They like to see their names in print – Hans, Lorna, Don & Rochelle back from umpteen Mediterranean cruises, Photog Terry back from Morocco, Annie K back from Salt Springs Island, Guru Anne back from Oz, Roger, John & Kay back from Mexico, Eleanor back from Trinidad and me…
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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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