Category: Dunlin
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Blaine, January 5, 2025
PHOTO: Dunlin by Terry Carr….. NOTE: Tuesday outing to Blaine was cancelled Brrrrrr. I think that was the coldest day of birding since I joined the Delta Nats. At least it was dry or we might well have cancelled. We met just across the tracks on the Blaine Harbour road – Terry, Christine, Colin and
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Delta Naturalists Outing to White Rock Pier & Blackie Spit, January 29, 2025
PHOTO: Surf Scoters by Glen Bodie….. On the Lunar New Year, 9 DNCBers arrived at the White Rock Pier at (or soonafter) 9AM: Douglas and Christine, Colin and Stephanie, Susan, Lindly,Lou, Richard and Glen. The deck of the pier was hoary with frost (and alittle slippery) but the sunshine soon melted that away. The water
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Delta Naturalists Outing to White Rock Pier & Blackie Spit, January 28, 2025
PHOTO: Marbled Godwits by Chris McVittie…. 13 Delta Nats met at White Rock Pier – Jim, Lidia, Jacquie, Bob, Colin, Christine, Anne, Alan, Dottie, Chris, Connie, Dorothy, Terry – on a cool, clear morning. Close to the pier were Surf and White-winged Scoters, Bufflehead, Red-breasted Mergansers, Common Goldeneye, Scaup and Common Loons. Flocks of Dunlin
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Centennial Beach, December 10, 2024
PHOTO: White-crowned x Golden-crowned Sparrow (hybrid) by Brian Avent…. Thirteen DNCBers met at Centennial Beach for a walk around this part of Boundary Bay Regional Park. Bob, Dottie, Dorothy, Margaretha, Jacquie, Connie, Vicky, Lorna, Roger, Brian, Debbie, Terry & Christine. There were several Bald Eagles in the trees around the parking lot – including one
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway and Reifel, December 4, 2024
PHOTO: Hudsonian Whimbrel by Glen Bodie……. There were 3 DNCBers at the Ferry causeway in the heavy fog: Brian R, Lorna and Glen. We saw the sun start rising from the SE over Pt Roberts and, luckily, we saw a few birds in the high tide. The north side had a flock of Dunlin mumurating
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, December 3, 2024
PHOTO: Short-eared Owl by Jim Kneesch….. Today’s outing started with three brave birders at Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty where the weather was crisp but fog free. Chris, Jim and Grant enjoyed a spectacle of over 4000 Dunlin dancing across the sky. After surveying the expected ducks (Mallards, Northern Pintails and Green-winged Teal) we wondered where the
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Blaine, November 27, 2024
PHOTO: Snow Bunting by Chris McVittie……. Glen, Chris and Jim carpooled to Blaine on Wednesday morning. There was not a single car ahead of us in the Nexus lane. When we reached the first stop on Marine Drive in Blaine, the tide was way out, not the usual abundance of waterbirds. We quickly moved on
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Blaine, November 26, 2024
PHOTO: Curlew, Oystercatchers, Whimbrels & Godwits by Bob Winston….. Seven DNCBers met at Blaine Marina – Christine, Lidia, Dottie, Bob, Jacquie, Connie and Terry. Vicky M met us at Semiahmoo Spit bringing our number to 8. There was no wait at the border crossing. It was a cold but dry morning. Our first stop was
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Delta Naturalists Outing to White Rock, Elgin Park & Blackie Spit, November 12, 2024
PHOTO: Evening Grosbeak by Grant Edwards….. 17 DNCBers met on the White Rock Pier on a cold, cloudy morning. Close to shore were Mallards, American Wigeon and Northern Pintail. Farther out were large flocks of Surf and White-winged Scoters. They were diving for clams and mussels which they swallow whole. Shells are crushed and digested
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Boundary Bay at 104th, October 23, 2024
PHOTO: Dunlin & Coyote by Glen Bodie….. It promised to be a grey and cool – or maybe even cold – morning on the dike when these 13 birders met up at 104th Ave: Lynne and Warren, Grace, Henry, Naoko, Brian (w/o Louise), Stephanie (w/o Colin), David S, Connie, TK, Lucia, Margaretha and Glen. The
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