Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Sandhill Crane

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-26 to Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  Sixteen patriotic DNCBers spent Canada Day morning, first on the dike at Boundary Bay, then at our Mecca, Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  It was another gorgeous Summer day in Delta with some interesting sightings.  Check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Picasa site. Only five men (Roger, Terry, Gerhard, Hans and me) were at Petra’s

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  July 1, 2015

  *DNCB, 96 Street, Blue-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, Eastern Kingbird, Reifel, Ruff, Sand Wasp, Sandhill Crane

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-17 to Minnekhada Regional Park, Coquitlam

  Photos by Terry (TC), Glen (GB), Liz (LS), Marion (MS), Roger (RM), Pascale (PC) at DNCB Picasa site We had a group of 17 today with warm weather and a sprinkling of rain at the end. We were joined by newcomers Janet, Pat, and Maureen.  On the way to the lodge I (Kathy) stopped at

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  April 29, 2015

  *DNCB, Minnekhada Park, Northern Pygmy-Owl, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Sandhill Crane

• DNCB Outing 2015-5 to Ferry Causeway & Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  Photos by Liz (LS), Terry (TC), Jim (JK), David M (DM), Tony (TM), and Roger (RM). Twenty-one DNCBers enjoyed a bountiful birding morning, 56 years after the “Day the Music Died”, at our “Mecca” Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  Hi-lites included rarities Harris’s and Swamp Sparrows, Northern Saw-whet and Great Horned Owls, three Wren species, and lots

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  February 3, 2015

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Black Oystercatcher, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Bonaparte’s Gull, Cooper’s Hawk, Eurasian Wigeon, Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, Great Horned Owl, Harris’s Sparrow, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Pelagic Cormorant, Peregrine Falcon, Red-necked Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Rough-legged Hawk, Sandhill Crane, Swamp Sparrow, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway

• DNCB Outing No. 2011-18 to Brunswick Point

  On a sunny, but chilly, Wednesday morning a small turnout at Petra’s including Mike, Hans, Marg, Rick, Roger and Deborah (taking a day off work to be with us) met to decide on the days birding adventure.  Tom, however, had left instructions that we were to go to Brunswick Point where, he said, curlews were

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  May 4, 2011

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Brunswick Point, Dunlin, Northern Harrier, Sandhill Crane, Western Sandpiper, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2011-17 to Alaksen NWA and Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  Twelve participants (see “To” list for names), including a visiting couple from Slovenia, enjoyed a pleasant sunny Wednesday morning of casual birding through south Ladner to Alaksen National Wildlife Area (NWA) and Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  Hi-lites were: four White-fronted Geese with a large flock (~1500 birds) of Lesser Snow Geese, flock (~100) of Black-bellied Plovers

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  April 27, 2011

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl, Black-bellied Plover, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Cliff Swallow, Greater White-fronted Goose, Harbour Seal, Mute Swan, Northern Harrier, Reifel, Sandhill Crane, TFN, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing #2011-03 to Terra Nova and Garry Point Parks

  Thirteen birders spent a very pleasant Monday (Jan. 17) morning in Richmond at Terra Nova Park then at Garry Point Park in Steveston.  We were: John & Kay, Rick & Marg, Bill & Mary, Ansa, Terry, Lorna, Anne, Roger, newbie Marian and me.  Hi-lites included: many duck species in breeding plumage and up-close-and-personal including less

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  January 17, 2011

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Coyote, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Garry Point, Hooded Merganser, Mew Gull, Northern Harrier, Pied-billed Grebe, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Duck, Sandhill Crane, Terra Nova, Thayer’s Gull, Trumpeter Swan

• DNCB Outing #123 to Reifel and Alaksen

  DNCB’s: I’m baaack! after 6 glorious weeks holidaying in Western Australia, with friends and relies.  Nine birders (Rick & Marg, Lorna, Roger, Terry, Anne, Hans-Ulf, Jimmy and me) enjoyed an almost sunny and raptor-filled Monday morning (Dec 13) at Reifel Bird Sanctuary and next door’s Alaksen Wildlife Refuge.  Our destination bird was the Yellow-breasted Chat

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  December 13, 2010

  *DNCB, *DNS, Alaksen NWA, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Cammidge House, Cedar Waxwing, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Great Horned Owl, Hooded Merganser, Lesser Snow Goose, Marsh Wren, Merlin, Northern Goshawk, Northern Harrier, Northern Hawk Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Pacific Wren, Peregrine Falcon, Reifel, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sandhill Crane, Trumpeter Swan, Westham Island, Wood Duck, Yellow-breasted Chat

• 2010-07 Reifel Bird Sanctuary ~ Casual Birding #76

  Jim, Hans-Ulf, Lorna and I spent a lovely Monday morning at Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  This was an “unscheduled” outing as we have our Birds on the Bay event this Wednesday. Reifel is always a good outing but in February it is especially good as all the winter residents are in beautiful breeding plumage, and very

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  February 8, 2010

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Dunlin, Eurasian Teal, Hooded Merganser, Mute Swan, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Sandhill Crane, Trumpeter Swan