Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Long-billed Curlew

• 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 Society

  November 26, 2024

  *DNCB, Ancient Murrelet, Belted Kingfisher, Bonaparte’s Gull, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Long-billed Curlew, Long-tailed Duck, Marbled Godwit, Snow Bunting

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• Delta Naturalists Birding Trip to 100 Mile House, June 23-27, 2024

  PHOTO: American Coots by Terry Carr…. REPORT BY THEA BECKMAN: Sunday, June 23 – Travel to 108 Golf Resort  Located in the central interior of British Columbia, the Cariboo is an intermontane region sandwiched between the Cariboo Mountains to the east and the Coast Mountains to the west with the Fraser River plateau in between.

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  June 27, 2024

  *100 Mile House, *DNCB, *DNS, *Williams Lake, 108 Golf Resort, 108 Mile Heritage Site, 150 Mile House, Alder Flycatcher, American Avocet, American Dipper, American Kestrel, American Redstart, Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Belted Kingfisher, Black-billed Magpie, Blue-winged Teal, Bobolink, Bullock’s Oriole, Calliope Hummingbird, Canvasback, Cedar Waxwing, Centennial Park, Chipping Sparrow, Cinnamon Teal, Clay-coloured Sparrow, Cliff Swallow, Common Yellowthroat, Dusky Flycatcher, Eared Grebe, Eastern Kingbird, Elliot Lake, Evening Grosbeak, Gadwall, Graham Lake, Gray Catbird, Hermit Thrush, Horse Lake, Killdeer, Lazuli Bunting, Least Flycatcher, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Long-billed Curlew, Marsh Wren, Merlin, Mission Road, Mountain Bluebird, Mountain Chickadee, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Northern Waterthrush, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Orange-crowned Warbler, Osprey, Pileated Woodpecker, Purple Finch, Red-naped Sapsucker, Red-necked Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sandhill Crane, Say’s Phoebe, Scout Island Nature Centre, Scout Lake, Sepa Lake, Solitary Sandpiper, Sora, Spotted Sandpiper, Townsend’s Solitaire, Turkey Vulture, Veery, Vesper Sparrow, Virginia Rail, Walker Valley, Warbling Vireo, Watson Lake, Western Flycatcher, Western Kingbird, Western Meadowlark, Western Wood-Pewee, White Pelican, Williams Lake First Nation reserve, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson’s Snipe, Wood Duck, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• DNCB Outing No. 2022-37A to Boundary Bay Dyke & Centennial Beach, September 13, 2022

  Twelve DNCBers met at 7am on Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th. Street – Roger, Dottie, Bob, Jacquie, Deems, John, Margaret, Jonathan, Lorraine, Bryan, Lorna and Terry. The early start was so that we would be there an hour before high tide to watch the shorebirds move in on the rising tide.  Unfortunately the high tide

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  September 13, 2022

  *DNCB, American Avocet, Black-bellied Plover, Boundary Bay, Centennial Beach, Killdeer, Long-billed Curlew, Long-billed Dowitcher, Northern Harrier, Semipalmated Plover, Western Sandpiper

• DNCB Outing No. 2020-01 to White Rock Pier & Blackie Spit Park

  Seventeen brave souls spent a rainy, windy, Tuesday morning on the White Rock pier, then at Blackie Spit Park.  Despite the crappy weather there were tonnes of birds around and our photogs got some great shots which you can enjoy on our DNCB Flickr site. Some car-pooled from Petra’s at 7:30 am and we all

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  January 7, 2020

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black Scoter, Black Turnstone, Blackie Spit, Bonaparte’s Gull, Brandt’s Cormorant, California Sea Lion, Harbour Seal, Long-billed Curlew, Marbled Godwit, Mew Gull, Pacific Loon, Purple Finch, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Thayer’s Gull, White Rock Pier

• DNCB Outing No. 2019-41 to White Rock Pier & Blackie Spit Park

  Thirty-two DNCBers joined part or all of our Tuesday morning outing to the White Rock pier then Blackie Spit Park in South Surrey.  We saw lots of neat stuff, including rarities, and you can see the incredible photo evidence on our DNCB Flickr site. Some car-pooled from Petra’s at 7:30 am and we all met

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  October 2, 2019

  *DNCB, Black Turnstone, Blackie Spit, California Gull, Caspian Tern, Cedar Waxwing, Harbour Seal, Long-billed Curlew, Marbled Godwit, Mew Gull, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pelagic Cormorant, Purple Finch, Red-necked Grebe, Western Gull, White Rock Pier, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2019-32 to Blackie Spit and Elgin Heritage Park

  See photos at our DNCB Flickr site Twenty-nine folk (yes 29) enjoyed another glorious Wednesday morning in South Surrey at Blackie Spit and Elgin Heritage Parks.  Check out the beaut photo evidence of the birds, flora and participants on our DNCB Flickr site. Some from Petra’s, others from wherever in the lower mainland, we all

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  July 31, 2019

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Blackie Spit, Cedar Waxwing, Elgin Heritage Park, Harbour Seal, Long-billed Curlew, Orange-crowned Warbler, Purple Martin, Red-tailed Hawk

• DNCB Outing No. 2019-01 to White Rock and Blackie Spit Park

  Twenty DNCBer’s broke in the New Year with our first chilly but dry Tuesday morning outing to White Rock and Blackie Spit Park. It was a particularly good birdy morning with lots of neat sightings that you can enjoy by clicking on our DNCB Flickr site.  Some left Petra’s at 7:30 am, and we all

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  January 8, 2019

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Blackie Spit, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Long-billed Curlew, Long-tailed Duck, Marbled Godwit, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-throated Loon, White Rock Pier

• DNCB Outing No. 2018-39 to White Rock Pier/Blackie Spit/Elgin Heritage Park

  Check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Flickr site. It was a promising-looking day when we set our from Petra’s.  The group was smaller than usual from there, and consisted of Mike 1 and his Scotland visitor Sean, Mike 2, Glen, Chris, Jim, David and Noreen, and myself, Roger.  Our legendary leader, Tom, was

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  September 26, 2018

  *DNCB, Black Turnstone, Blackie Spit, California Gull, Caspian Tern, Cooper’s Hawk, Elgin Heritage Park, Harbour Seal, Long-billed Curlew, Merlin, Mew Gull, Orange-crowned Warbler, Red-necked Grebe, Sharp-shinned Hawk, White Rock Pier, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2018-31 to Blackie Spit Park

  Photos by David Hoar (DH), Brian Avent (BA), Terry Carr (TC), Glen Bodie (GB), Pat Smart (PS), Maureen Sinilaid (MS), Jack MacDonald (JMacD), Ken Borrie (KB) About 25 DNCBers spent a glorious Wednesday morning in Blackie Spit Park in South Surrey.  We had some neat sightings; check them out on our DNCB Flickr site. Ten

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  August 1, 2018

  *DNCB, Blackie Spit, Bonaparte’s Gull, California Gull, Cedar Waxwing, Cooper’s Hawk, Long-billed Curlew, Long-billed Dowitcher, Purple Martin

• DNCB 2018-02 to White Rock Pier & Blackie Spit

  More photos at our DNCB Flickr site Next week’s Outing is to Serpentine Fen in Surrey.  Leave Petra’s at 7:30 am, meet at 44th Ave Parking lot (behind Art Knapp’s) around 8 am. Tom is in Cuba… Directions for Tuesday’s Outing from Roger: 1. Meeting as usual at Petra’s for a 7:30 departure. 2. Meeting at

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  January 9, 2018

  *DNCB, Black Turnstone, Blackie Spit, Eurasian Teal, Eurasian Wigeon, Long-billed Curlew, Marbled Godwit, Pelagic Cormorant, Red-breasted Merganser, White Rock Pier