Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Killdeer

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-49A to Brunswick Point, December 5, 2023

  Four Delta Nats (Christine, Roger, John W and Terry) met at Brunswick Point. Although there had been heavy rain the previous day and night, we had a dry, relatively warm morning. We grumbled about the new parking lot being so far from the previous parking area and that the city has not provided a portable…

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  December 5, 2023

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Brunswick Point, Dunlin, Gadwall, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Killdeer, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Rhinoceros Auklet, Short-eared Owl, Trumpeter Swan, Virginia Rail, Western Meadowlark

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-48B to Blaine, Washington, November 29, 2023

  Lindly and Glen were the only DNCBers enjoying the sunny calm cold day around Drayton Harbour. There was not a single car ahead of us at the border crossing on the way down or the way back. We waited a while at the first lookout location just in case someone else decided to join us,…

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  November 29, 2023

  *Blaine, *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Belted Kingfisher, Black Oystercatcher, Blaine Marine Park, Harlequin Duck, Horned Grebe, Killdeer, Pelagic Cormorant, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Semiahmoo Spit

• 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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  November 28, 2023

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Turnstone, Blaine Marine Park, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Harlequin Duck, Killdeer, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Red-throated Loon, Semiahmoo Spit

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-38B to Centennial Beach, September 20, 2023

  10 of us gathered this morning at Boundary Bay Regional Park: park regulars David and Noreen, Colin, Chris, Lee, Lidia, Stephanie, Warren, Pat, and me (Anne). The weather was a little cool and grey, but with sunny spells between the clouds. We decided to go around the park “widdishins” – along the back trails northward…

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  September 20, 2023

  *DNCB, American Pipit, Belted Kingfisher, Boundary Bay, Caspian Tern, Centennial Beach, Great Horned Owl, Killdeer, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Orange-crowned Warbler, Townsend’s Solitaire, Western Sandpiper, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-38A to Centennial Beach, September 19, 2023

  Seven Delta Nats met at Centennial Beach in Boundary Bay Regional Park – Bob, Joe, Dottie, Mike, Lorna, John and Terry. Ekjot joined us for part of the walk as well. While we were waiting in the parking lot, Joe spotted a Cooper’s Hawk fly into a cottonwood. It was well camouflaged, but luckily Joe…

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  September 19, 2023

  *DNCB, Boundary Bay, Centennial Beach, Cooper’s Hawk, Horned Grebe, Killdeer, Least Sandpiper, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Western Sandpiper

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-35A to Sidney Spit, August 30, 2023

  Eight birders had a very enjoyable trip to Sidney Spit. The weather was perfect after the stormy weather of the previous day. Brian A, Lidia, Margaret, Lorna and Terry took the 7am Victoria ferry. From the windows on the walkway to the departure lounge we saw some cute gull chicks. At the Tsawwassen terminal were…

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  August 30, 2023

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Oystercatcher, Black-tailed Deer, Bonaparte’s Gull, Brandt’s Cormorant, Brown Creeper, California Gull, California Sea Lion, Caspian Tern, Common Murre, Harbour Seal, Heermann’s Gull, Herring Gull, Killdeer, Least Sandpiper, Orca, Pelagic Cormorant, Pigeon Guillemot, Red-necked Grebe, Semipalmated Plover, Sidney Spit National Park, Turkey Vulture, Western Sandpiper

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-26B to Jackman Wetlands, June 28, 2023

  Many of us missed the turn from 272 Ave on the first attempt, but all 11 of us got there: Brian and Louise, Colin and Stephanie, Warren and Lynne, David and Noreen, Lidia, Marion and Glen. The sun was already beating down, looking like a scorcher in Langley. There was interesting construction just north of…

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  June 28, 2023

  *DNCB, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Jackman Wetlands, Killdeer, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Pied-billed Grebe, Purple Finch, Swainson’s Thrush, Willow Flycatcher

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-23A to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, June 6, 2023

  Five birders met on the ferry causeway on a very windy morning. There were Eagles, Herons, gulls and Oystercatchers, but the other birds were sheltering somewhere else. We stopped at the heronry near the beginning of the causeway. Many herons were on nests, many more were flying in or out, and eagles were soaring above.…

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  June 6, 2023

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black-headed Grosbeak, Caspian Tern, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Killdeer, Purple Martin, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Sandhill Crane, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Wilson’s Phalarope, Wood Duck, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Trip to Princeton, BC, May 13 to 17, 2023

  PHOTOS ARE ON Flickr DAY ONE – Manning Park, Swan Lake, and Separation and Martin Lakes DAY TWO – China Ridge Trail and Ferguson Pond DAY THREE – Chain, Link, and Osprey Lakes and Ferguson Pond DAY FOUR – Swan Lake, Separation Lakes POSTSCRIPT – DAY 5 – August Lake, Cormack Marsh and Manning Park…

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  May 13, 2023

  *DNCB, *EC Manning Park, 20 Minute Lake, American Kestrel, American Pipit, August Lake, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Beaver Lodge Wetlands, Black-billed Magpie, Blue-winged Teal, Bullock’s Oriole, Calliope Hummingbird, Canada Jay, Cassin’s Vireo, Chain Lake, China Ridge Trail, Chipping Sparrow, Cinnamon Teal, Clark’s Nutcracker, Cliff Swallow, Common Yellowthroat, Cooper’s Hawk, Cormack Marsh, Dusky Flycatcher, Evening Grosbeak, Ferguson Pond, Hairy Woodpecker, House Wren, Killdeer, Lark Sparrow, Lewis’s Woodpecker, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Link Lake, Marsh Wren, Martin Lake, Merlin, Mountain Bluebird, Mountain Chickadee, Mourning Dove, Nashville Warbler, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Okanagan, Orange-crowned Warbler, Osprey, Osprey Lake, Pied-billed Grebe, Pileated Woodpecker, Princeton, Pygmy Nutcracker, Red Crossbill, Red-naped Sapsucker, Red-necked Phalarope, Red-tailed Hawk, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Ruddy Duck, Ruffed Grouse, Sandhill Crane, Say’s Phoebe, Separation Lake, Sora, Spotted Sandpiper, Swan Lake, Townsend’s Solitaire, Turkey Vulture, Vaux’s Swift, Vesper Sparrow, Virginia Rail, Warbling Vireo, Western Bluebird, Western Kingbird, Western Meadowlark, Western Tanager, Williamson’s Sapsucker, Wilson’s Phalarope, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-16B to Point Roberts, April 19, 2023

  Another cold, windy, rainy day at Point Roberts for our intrepid group. Brian, Louise and Lindley were the only ones to stop at Kiniski’s Reef Tavern and saw Surf Scoters, Horned Grebe, Glaucous winged Gulls, Common Loon, Double Crested Cormorants, Mallards, Bald Eagles, Crows and Starlings. They were soon joined at Lighthouse Marine Park by…

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  April 19, 2023

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Oystercatcher, Harlequin Duck, Horned Grebe, Killdeer, Northern Harrier, Pelagic Cormorant, Point Roberts, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe