Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Black Oystercatcher

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-39 to Tsawwassen Ferry Port and Alaksen National Wildlife Area

  Photos by Terry Carr & Bryan King Click on any photo to see larger versionSeven hardy DNCBer’s (Terry, Hans, Lorna, Gerhard, Bryan & Janet and me) braved the elements on Monday morning on a “local” outing to the Tsawwassen Ferry Port, through the Ladner fields then to Alaksen Wildlife Refuge.  Hi-lites included nice looks at

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  September 30, 2013

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Harlequin Duck, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Pelagic Cormorant, Peregrine Falcon, TFN, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-35 to Tsawassen Ferry Port & Reifel

  Report & more photos coming soon! Meanwhile, enjoy the photos posted on the DNCB Picasa Site by Terry & Johnathan Fourteen DNCBer’s participated in our “alternative” outing to the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal and then through the Ladner fields to Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  Because of poor weather, the scheduled outing to Mt. Baker was postponed to

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  September 4, 2013

  *DNCB, Black Oystercatcher, Harlequin Duck, Reifel, Rough-legged Hawk, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-27 to Tsa Tsu Heronry, Tsawwassen Ferry Port, Alaksen and Reifel

  Photos by Terry, Jonathan, Marion, Glen, Roger & Ken will be added soon! I persuaded/conned my naturalist friend Justin Peter with Worldwide Quest Nature Tours to write the DNCB report for our “local” outing on Wednesday morning to the Heronry at Tsa Tsu Shores, the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal, through the Tsawwassen First Nations territory and

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  July 10, 2013

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Barn Owl, Black Oystercatcher, Harlequin Duck, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Northern Harrier, Reifel, TFN, TsaTsu Heronry, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-26 to Lighthouse Park & Whytecliffe Park, West Vancouver

  Photos by Terry, Roger, Marion, and David Thirteen lucky DNCBer’s enjoyed a glorious Wednesday morning at a new destination for us, Lighthouse Park in West Vancouver, and then to Whytecliffe Park and Horseshoe Bay for lunch.  Hi-lites included: several Western Tanagers, Turkey Vulture, 500 year old trees, beautiful vistas and for gourmands, the most delicious

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  July 3, 2013

  *DNCB, Black Oystercatcher, Horseshoe Bay, Lighthouse Park, Turkey Vulture, Western Tanager, Whytecliffe Park

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-13 to Maplewood Flats Conservation Area

  Lucky thirteen birders (Roger, Hans-Ulf, Lorna, Jane, Kay, Donna, Janet, Sheila, Jonathan & Lorraine, Mike, newbie Gus and me) enjoyed another gorgeous Easter Monday morning at Maplewood Flats Conservation Area in North Vancouver.  Hi-lites included: FOY Yellow-rumped Warbler, Evening Grosbeaks, Black Oystercatchers and delicious fish & chips at Michael Buble’s favourite restaurant, the Crab Shack. 

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  April 1, 2013

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Black Oystercatcher, Cooper’s Hawk, Evening Grosbeak, Hooded Merganser, Maplewood Flats, Mew Gull, Pelagic Cormorant, Purple Finch, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• Casual Birding Trip #120 to Stanley Park November 22, 2010

  Eight casual birders met this morning at Petra’s, but it turned out that Don and Rochelle were just there for moral support.  Minus 2 degrees and overcast, but John, Kay, Hans, Terry, Lorna and Roger decided to brave the elements and bird Stanley Park for a change. Parking near the Stone Bridge on Lost Lagoon,

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  November 22, 2010

  *DNCB, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Black Oystercatcher, Harlequin Duck, Hooded Merganser, Lost Lagoon, Mute Swan, Pelagic Cormorant, Raccoon, Red-breasted Merganser, Second Beach, Stanley Park, Third Beach, Varied Thrush