Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Black-bellied Plover

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-28A to Blackie Spit, July 12, 2022

  Twelve DNCDers met at Blackie Spit on warm, sunny morning – Roger, Mike, Lorna, Glen, Lidia, Ontario Brian, Bryan D, John, Lindly, Dottie, Bob and Terry. The tide was very low so the shorebirds were far away. On the distant sandbars we saw Black-bellied Plovers and Western Sandpipers. A single Yellowlegs did come close to

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  July 12, 2022

  *DNCB, Black-bellied Plover, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Purple Martin, Sand Wasp, Western Sandpiper, Woodland Skipper Butterfly

• 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. 2022-16A to Boundary Bay Dyke from 64th St to 72nd St on April 19, 2022

  Thirteen DNCBers walked Boundary Bay Dyke from 64th St to 72nd St – Jacquie, Lee, Anne, Glen, Dottie, Bob, Margaret, Lindly, Bryan, John, Colin, Stephanie and Terry. Although the forecast was for rain, we were pleasantly surprised to wake up to sunshine in Tsawwassen. But there was a bitterly cold wind which kept many of

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  April 19, 2022

  *DNCB, 64 Street, 72 Street, Bald Eagle, Beach Grove, Black-bellied Plover, Boundary Bay, Caspian Tern, Common Yellowthroat, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Great Horned Owl, Hooded Merganser, Northern Harrier, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Western Sandpiper, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-10A to Brunswick Point, March 8, 2022

  It was a cloudy morning, threatening rain, but eight of the sign-ups showed up in a timely fashion at the parking spot at the end of Brunswick Point.  Roger was forgiven for being late as he had awesome pictures of an American Kestrel that he had spotted on “Superman’s House” – the film set location

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  March 8, 2022

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Brunswick Point, Great Horned Owl, Northern Harrier, Ring-necked Pheasant, Trumpeter Swan

• 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. 2021-47A 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. 2021-43B to Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th on October 27, 2021

  It was a windy windy day on the Dike at 104th St.  All ten of us (*see below) managed to keep our hats on and the rain stayed away.  We were a little early at 9am but the tide came in quickly – it didn’t bring that many shorebirds with it. The crows and Eagles

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  October 27, 2021

  *DNCB, 104 Street, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Delta Heritage AirPark, Dunlin, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sanderling, Varied Thrush

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-43A to Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th on October 26, 2021

  Eleven hardy souls gathered at 9 AM in the SE winds and hoped for the rain to hold off during our stroll along the dyke.  Lidia had arrived earlier when there were still a few sandbars, but the low pressure combined with the SE wind had brought a “Storm Surge” high tide which had obliterated

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  October 26, 2021

  *DNCB, 104 Street, American Pipit, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Cackling Goose, Delta Heritage AirPark, Dunlin, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Sanderling, Western Sandpiper, 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