Category: Dunlin
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DNCB Outing No. 2023-01A to Centennial Beach, January 3, 2023
Eleven birders met at Centennial Beach on what was forecast to be a wet morning. It was dry but there was a very cold wind. From left to right the eleven were Lorna, Deems, Dottie, Mike, Bob, Lee, Bryan DeB, Jacquie, Margaretha, John (and Terry). Noreen and David joined us for awhile. Several Bald Eagles
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-50A to Brunswick Point & Boundary Bay Dyke at 72 St, December 13, 2022
Ten DNCBers met at Brunswick Point on a cool, calm morning – Grant, Lee, John, Jim, Roger, Mike, Bryan D, Margareta, Lori and Terry. In the fields at the side of the road were Dunlin, Black-bellied Plovers, Mallards, White-crowned and Golden-crowned Sparrows. Lee saw a Tree Sparrow, but it disappeared before the rest of us
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-49C to Boundary Bay Dyke at 72nd, December 8, 2022
Thursday December 8, a tiny contingent of six Delta Naturalists (Dirk, Syd, Margaretha, Liz W, Roger, and myself) went to 72nd dyke to look for the Mountain Bluebird as reported on Metro Vancouver’s Rare Bird Alert Monday Dec. 5. We were fortunate to see a bright vibrant blue male feeding close to the dyke 200 metres east of
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-48A to Boundary Bay Dyke, November 29, 2022
Seven DNCBers met at 104th Street at 8am on a very cold morning – Marion, John, Lidia, Colin, Stephanie, Lorna and Terry. We were here to watch the rising tide bring shorebids close to shore. Large flocks of gulls, ducks and shorebirds were still a long way out. A Northern Harrier flew by, and several
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-46B to White Rock & Blackie Spit, November 16, 2022
The on-time group was awaiting David & Noreen, and wondering where they were at 08:15. We were delayed by a flat battery and need for a jump start after leaving an overhead light on overnight. How often do we have to repeat this error! Colin, Stephanie, Lee, Brian, Louise, and Warren were on the pier,
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-46A to White Rock & Blackie Spit, November 15, 2022
Nine DNCBers met at White Rock pier on a foggy morning – Glen, Lorna, Lidia, John, Lori, Rose, Roger, Terry and Mike. A pair of Killdeer were feeding on the shore. Some birds were close enough to the pier to be visible in the fog. Large flocks of Surf and White-winged Scoters were diving for
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-43A to Centennial Beach, Boundary Bay Regional Park, October 25, 2022
Five DNCBers met at Centennial Beach ahead of the forecasted rain – Roger, Mike, Dirk, John and Terry. Dottie and Bob were there too, but we did not see them until later. Margaretha joined us briefly at the end. We started at the pond, which usually has a variety of ducks – but only Mallards
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-41A to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Reifel & Ladner, October 11, 2022
Nine DNCBers met at the Tsawwassen ferry causeway on a windy morning – David, Noreen, Glen, Pat, Jonathan, Lorraine, Mike B1, Lorna and Terry. The rough water meant that the birds were far away. There were large shorebird murmurations between the causeway and the port. The black armpits showed that many were Black-bellied Plovers. The
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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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