Category: Black Turnstone
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Birding Outing to Blaine with the Delta Naturalists on January 30, 2024
PHOTO: Surf Scoters by Terry Carr…… Six Delta Naturalists met at the lookout at Blaine Marine Park – Dottie, Bob, Jacquie, Lorna, Mike and Terry. There was no queue at the border so we were early The tide was very high and the birds were far away – mostly Scoters and Mallards. One female Red-breasted Merganser was
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Delta Naturalists Outing to White Rock Pier on January 24, 2024
This morning was grey and wet. Participants started cancelling before I set off. Thanks to two huge traffic jams enroute from Tsawwassen and a circuitous route avoiding the second one, I was late arriving at White Rock. I pulled on extra layers of rain protection, trudged down the stairs to the pier, and began walking. A mixed flock
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Birding Outing to Point Roberts, USA with Delta Naturalists on January 16, 2024: Seabirds and a Sapsucker
PHOTO: Harlequin Ducks by Terry Carr……. It was a hardy group of birders who met at Point Roberts this morning. The temperature was hovering down in the minus numbers, the ground was frozen, and even the fairly gentle wind off the ocean was enough to give finger-numbing wind chill. Some of us called in at Kiniski’s beach,
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DNCB Outing No. 2023-48A to Blaine, Washington, November 28, 2023
Eight Delta Nats met at Blaine Marine Park – Dottie, Bob, Lee, Pat, Lidia, Mike, Christine and Terry. After a foggy drive from Tsawwassen, we were surprised that the fog disappeared just before the border. The border wait was very short, and it was a gorgeous, clear – but cold – morning in Blaine. The
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DNCB Outing No. 2023-46A to White Rock Pier & Blackie Spit, November 14, 2023
14 birders met on White Rock Pier on a cool sunny morning – Dottie, Bob, Jacquie, Christine, Jim, John, Lidia, Lorna, Nick, Pat, Alan, Liz, Tony and Terry. We were pleased to see many Surf and White-winged Scoters close to the pier. Closer to shore were Mallards. Farther out were Scaup, Bufflehead, Common Loons and
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DNCB Outing No. 2023-30C on Cruise in San Juan Islands, July 28, 2023
On a day which couldn’t possibly be more perfect, 13 DNS members hopped across the border to Bellingham, Washington, to go on a bird-watching cruise into the Salish Sea. From left to right, they were: Margaret, Lorna, Lidia, Nadine, Thea (yours truly), Rosemary, Nicki, Bruce, Terry, and Pat. Nick, Syd, and Viviane (not pictured) joined
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DNCB Outing No. 2023-08B to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, February 22, 2023
Six hearty souls started at the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal lookout at 08:00 (David, Noreen, Jonathan, Lorraine, Anne and Glen) where it was f-f-f-freezing and the tide was high. Anne’s cold fingers fed our sightings in to eBird for a total of 20 species, most at some distance out on the water. We were blanked on
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DNCB Outing No. 2023-08A to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, February 21, 2023
Five birders met at the Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway on a cold, sunny morning that was forecast to be rainy – Herb, Roger, Mike, Lorna and Terry. The tide was high and the water was rough. On the north spit were Double-crested Cormorants, Gulls, Brant Geese and Black Oystercatchers. In the water were Mallards, American Wigeon,
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DNCB Outing No. 2023-05B to Blaine, February 1, 2023
Eight birders met in Blaine on Wednesday morning after the Tuesday outing 2023-05A had been cancelled by snow – Lorna, Pat, Jacquie, Mike, Dottie, Lindly, Lee and Terry. The rain had stopped after washing away most of the snow. At Blaine Marine Park there were Northern Pintails and Green-winged Teal. On the pier we had
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DNCB Outing No. 2023-04B to White Rock Pier & Blackie Spit, January 25, 2023
It was a foggy start to the morning with a light mist all around us. I put my hand up to be leader the night before as we were leaderless. I’ve done this occasionally before and it seemed easy. The team normally takes over. On this occasion, there were a couple of challenges – keeping
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