Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Black-bellied Plover

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-01 to Tsawwassen Ferry Port & Brunswick Point

  more photos at our DNCB Flickr site Part 1:  Sightings with Tom (by Tom Bearss) Ferry Terminal:  Scaup (probably Greater), one Brant, rafts of thousands of ducks, mostly Mallard, Northern Pintail and American Wigeon (at least one Eurasian), Bufflehead, both Common and Barrow’s Goldeneye, both Double-crested and Pelagic Cormorants, Green-winged Teal, a swarm of over…

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  January 3, 2017

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Black Scoter, Black-bellied Plover, Brunswick Point, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Long-billed Dowitcher, Mute Swan, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Pelagic Cormorant, Peregrine Falcon, Red-breasted Merganser, Ring-necked Pheasant, River Otter, Short-eared Owl, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Western Meadowlark, Western Sandpiper

• Birds on the Bay Outing No. 2016-50 in Boundary Bay Regional Park

  Photos by Brian Avent (BA), Chris McVittie (CMcV), Glen Bodie (GB), Terry Carr (TC), Jack MacDonald (JMacD), Nance Forster (NF), Roger Meyer (RM).  More photos at our DNCB Flickr site. With a beautiful, sunny morning and a panoramic view of the North Shore mountains and a chilly –6 degrees, sixteen hardy souls met in front…

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  December 14, 2016

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Black-bellied Plover, Cammidge House, Centennial Beach, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Hooded Merganser, Mourning Dove, Northern Harrier, Purple Finch, Western Meadowlark

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-49: Boundary Bay Dike – 104th Street to the Mansion

  Photos by Roger Meyer (RM), Terry Carr (TC), Jack MacDonald (JMacD), Chris McVittie (CMcV), Brian Avent (BA), David Hoar (DH), Glen Bodie (GB).  More photos at our DNCB Flickr site. By daybreak the snow had abated, but the roads were icy and it took 20 minutes to clear the car windows.  However, the main roads…

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  December 6, 2016

  104 Street, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Boundary Bay, Dunlin, Long-billed Dowitcher, Mew Gull, Northern Harrier, Short-eared Owl, Trumpeter Swan

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-42 to Brunswick Point

  See more photos at DNCB Flickr site At 7:00 AM this morning in Ladner there was monsoon rain and the prospects for birding looked pretty dim.  However the Petra’s group of four, Mike, Val, Terry and Glen, felt that it looked good and off they went to the Point where they met a surprising number…

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  October 18, 2016

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Brunswick Point, Dunlin, Least Sandpiper, Northern Harrier, Pectoral Sandpiper, Peregrine Falcon, Western Meadowlark

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-38 to Blackie Spit & Rene Savenye Park

  Over 20 DNCBers (see list below) enjoyed a gorgeous morning at Blackie Spit and Rene Savenye Park with many up-close-and-personal sightings of some neat species.  Check out photo evidence on our DNCB Flickr site. Sightings included: Black Turnstone, Common Loons, Red-necked and Horned Grebes, Green Heron, Long-billed Curlew, three Marbled Godwits, Black-bellied Plovers, Greater Yellowlegs…

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  September 21, 2016

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black-bellied Plover, Cooper’s Hawk, Green Heron, Harbour Seal, Long-billed Curlew, Long-billed Dowitcher, Marbled Godwit, Northern Harrier, Osprey, Peregrine Falcon, Purple Finch, Red-necked Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-36 on Boundary Bay Dike at 104th St.

  Twenty-three (wow) DNCBers enjoyed a walk on the mud and the path at the 104th St. entrance to the Boundary Bay dike path. Lots of migrants in the Bay and we had some good sightings on a cloudy but comfortable Wednesday morning. Check out photo evidence on our new DNCB Group Flickr site at: https://www.flickr.com/search/?group_id=3027315%40N23&text=2016-36&view_all=1.…

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  September 7, 2016

  *DNCB, 104 Street, American Pipit, Black-bellied Plover, Boundary Bay, Cooper’s Hawk, Delta Heritage AirPark, Dunlin, Least Sandpiper, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Pectoral Sandpiper, Peregrine Falcon, Semi-palmated Sandpiper

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-13 to Brunswick Point

  About 17 DNCBers enjoyed a gorgeous Tuesday morning along the Brunswick Point (BP) Trail.  Check out the beaut photos by Terry, Liz, Glen, Pat and Pascale on our DNCB Picasa site. Five of us left Petra’s at 8:00 a.m. (note new time next Wednesday is 7:30 a.m.) and stopped at the Tsatsu Heronry where the…

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  March 29, 2016

  *DNCB, Black-bellied Plover, Brunswick Point, Dunlin, Northern Harrier, Ring-necked Pheasant, TsaTsu Heronry

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-8 to Alaksen NWA and Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  Photos from the DNCB Picasa site by Pascale & Alberto (P&A), Brian (BA), Roger (RM), Terry Carr (TC), Glen (GB), Marion (MS), & Pat (PS) A huge crowd of 30 DNCBers enjoyed a beautiful, sunny and mild Tuesday morning of birding at our “Mecca”, the Alaksen National Wildlife Area (NWA) and Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  We…

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  February 23, 2016

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Harbour Seal, Hutton’s Vireo, Mink, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Rough-legged Hawk, Sandhill Crane, Trumpeter Swan, Virginia Rail

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-48 to Sunnyside Acres Urban Forest Park, Surrey

  Twenty-three DNCBers spent our weekly Tuesday morning outing at Boundary Bay (104th St.), Elgin Heritage Park, Blackie Spit (BS), and then toured Sunnyside Acres Urban Forest Park with Dr. Roy Strang.  It was a chilly but rain-free morning with a few neat sightings and an interesting and informative Walk in the Woods with Roy.  Check…

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  December 1, 2015

  *DNCB, 104 Street, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Boundary Bay, Red-tailed Hawk, Sunnyside Acres Urban Forest

• DNCB Report No. 2015-42 to Brunswick Point

  Photos by Glen (GB), Liz (LS), Pascale & Alberto (P&A), Jonathan (JM) & Tony (TM) Twenty-three DNCBers (names at the end of this report) spent another beautiful Delta morning walking the dike trail at Brunswick Point (BP).  There were many thousands of birds using this Roberts Bank IBA (Important Bird Area) to feed on their…

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  October 20, 2015

  *DNCB, Black-bellied Plover, Brunswick Point, Coyote, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Ring-necked Pheasant