Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Red-tailed Hawk

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-51 to North 40 Park Reserve and 72nd St Dyke, December 21, 2021

  Thirteen DNCBers enjoyed a cold, dry outing to the North 40 Park Reserve on 72nd St and the dyke at the end of 72nd St. The 13 were Warren, Lynne, Colin, Stephanie, Jonathan, Lorraine, Mike B1, John, Pat, Manli, Thea, Bryan D and Terry. The paved streets of the former military wireless station meant that

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  December 21, 2021

  72 Street, Bald Eagle, Boundary Bay, Brown Creeper, Great Horned Owl, Marsh Wren, North Forty/VWS, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Varied Thrush

• 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. 2021-49B to Point Roberts, USA, December 8, 2021

  An exciting trip for most of us. It is nearly two years since we have ventured into Point Roberts.  Ten Casual Birders took the plunge with the border crossing and rediscovered Point Roberts. The ten were Brian and Louise, Chris, Glen, Colin and Stephanie, Lori and Hasan, Thea and Rosemary. The border entry was fine.

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  December 8, 2021

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black-bellied Plover, Brown Creeper, Common Murre, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Horned Grebe, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Pelagic Cormorant, Point Roberts, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk

• 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

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-47A to Brunswick Point & North 40/VWS, November 23, 2021

  Twelve people met at Brunswick Point on Tuesday. It was clear but cold, and very windy with whitecaps on the river. The wind kept most birds hidden, but we did have some good sightings. A Merlin sped by the parking area. Several Northern Harriers were patrolling both sides of the dyke, and there were Eagles

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  November 23, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Brown Creeper, Brunswick Point, Cedar Waxwing, Dunlin, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Merlin, North Forty/VWS, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Red-tailed Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Trumpeter Swan

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-46B to White Rock & Blackie Spit, November 17, 2021

  Eleven of us met at the entrance to the WR Pier, and once we concurred that it was indeed 08:08, we headed out (some of us were a bit behind on our timing). There were lots of Surf & White-winged Scoters feeding close along the pilings, which provided very close viewing as they were regularly

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  November 17, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Bewick’s Wren, Black Scoter, Black-bellied Plover, Blackie Spit, Cedar Waxwing, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Horned Grebe, Long-billed Dowitcher, Long-tailed Duck, Marbled Godwit, Pelagic Cormorant, Purple Finch, Red-tailed Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Varied Thrush, Western Grebe, Western Meadowlark, White Rock Pier, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-41B to Ladner Harbour Park and Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th, October 13, 2021

  A small contingent of 6 (Pat, Manli, Lidia, Gabriel, Noreen & David) started at the parking lot and walked the road to the start of the Shirley Trail checking the slough for Roger’s Pied-billed Grebe from Tuesday that had been there as we drove in.  It was hidden, but Mallards, a Great Blue Heron, and

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  October 13, 2021

  *DNCB, 104 Street, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Black-bellied Plover, Brown Creeper, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Hermit Thrush, Ladner Harbour Park, Least Sandpiper, Marbled Godwit, Marsh Wren, Pacific Golden Plover, Pacific Wren, Pectoral Sandpiper, Peregrine Falcon, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Ruff, Sanderling, Virginia Rail, Western Sandpiper, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-39A to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel on September 28, 2021

  The Tuesday people were lucky with the weather. Despite a wet forecast, the rain stopped before 7am. It was windy and cold when 5 of us met on the Tsawwassen ferry causeway at 7:45. But the wind had died down and the sky was clearing when 14 met at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary at 9am.

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  September 28, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Oystercatcher, Cedar Waxwing, Dunlin, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Long-billed Dowitcher, Marsh Wren, Merlin, Mute Swan, Peregrine Falcon, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Virginia Rail, Wood Duck, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-36 to DeBoville Slough on September 7, 2021

  The weather forecast called for possible showers and we did encounter some drizzle as we departed Tsawwassen about 07:30, however, 7 intrepid birders turned up for our walk along the North side of the slough.  Marion was early, and the rest of us a bit late as the traffic was slow in spots. The group

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  September 7, 2021

  *DNCB, Belted Kingfisher, Black Bear, Brown Creeper, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, DeBoville Slough, Gray Catbird, Green Frog, Northern Harrier, Orange-crowned Warbler, Osprey, Purple Finch, Red-tailed Hawk, Turkey Vulture, White-faced Meadowhawk, Willow Flycatcher, Wood Duck, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2020-09 to De Boville Slough & Blakeburn Lagoons, Coquitlam

  Eighteen DNCBers, including four South African Newbies, enjoyed a rain-free morning along the DeBoville Slough trail, then the boardwalk around the Blakeburn Lagoons.  We had lots of neat species, and some almost-interesting chatter; check out the brilliant photo evidence on our DNCB Flickr site. Just after 7:30 am, seven of us car-pooled together from Petra’s

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  March 3, 2020

  *DNCB, Blakeburn Lagoons Park, Brown Creeper, DeBoville Slough, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Varied Thrush