Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Baird’s Sandpiper

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-37B to Boundary Bay Dyke at 104 St on September 15, 2021

  The DNCB trip to 104th on Tuesday was unfortunately rained out and Terry decided to try again on the following Thursday. There was a wonderful number of species, but it was impossible trying to keep the binoculars, cameras, and telescopes dry. Having signed up for both days, I was excited at the prospect of having

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  September 15, 2021

  *DNCB, 104 Street, American Pipit, Baird’s Sandpiper, Black-bellied Plover, Greater White-fronted Goose, Least Sandpiper, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Western Sandpiper

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-34B to Iona Regional Park on August 25, 2021

  Eight of us met at the washrooms or beach area about 8 AM.  David & Noreen were a few minutes late as they stopped to photograph a pair of Caspian Terns sitting on a log along the causeway to Iona.  Chris, Jim, Kirsten, Roger 2, Mike B2 and Lidia were already at the beach and

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  August 25, 2021

  *DNCB, Baird’s Sandpiper, Black-headed Grosbeak, Caspian Tern, Iona Beach Regional Park, Least Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, Merlin, Pectoral Sandpiper, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-34A to Iona Regional Park on August 24, 2021

  13 people met at 8am, and we walked to the beach. There was a group of shorebirds that we had trouble identifying. Photos showed them to be Baird’s Sandpipers. Caspian Terns were noisily fighting over a small fish. Birds seen on the walk to the gate to the inner ponds included American Goldfinches, Red-winged Blackbirds,

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  August 24, 2021

  *DNCB, Baird’s Sandpiper, Cedar Waxwing, Cooper’s Hawk, Iona Beach Regional Park, Least Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, Pectoral Sandpiper, Red-necked Phalarope, Western Sandpiper, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2018-35 to Sidney Spit National Park

  Fourteen DNCBers enjoyed a fantastic, well-organized, all-day outing to an exciting new destination, Sidney Spit, a Gulf Islands National Park off Vancouver Island.  We saw lots of neat birds too; check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Flickr site. We met on the 7:00 am ferry from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay, and yes, Free

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  August 29, 2018

  *DNCB, Baird’s Sandpiper, Black Oystercatcher, California Gull, Common Murre, Harbour Porpoise, Least Sandpiper, Marbled Murrelet, Mew Gull, Pelagic Cormorant, Pigeon Guillemot, Purple Martin, Rhinoceros Auklet, Sanderling, Semipalmated Plover, Sidney Spit National Park, Turkey Vulture, Western Sandpiper, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2018-33 to Boundary Bay at 104th St.

  About 20 DNCBers enjoyed another beautiful Wednesday morning in Delta, walking along the Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP) trail from 104th St. to the Mansion.  Check out the photo evidence on our Flickr site at: DNCB Flickr site. Some left Petra’s at 7:30 am, and we all met at the Boundary Bay Heritage Airpark at

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  August 15, 2018

  *DNCB, 104 Street, American Golden-Plover, Baird’s Sandpiper, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Boundary Bay, Cedar Waxwing, Delta Heritage AirPark, Least Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, MacGillivray’s Warbler, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Sanderling, Semipalmated Plover, Western Sandpiper, Willet, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-40 to Boundary Bay at 104th Street

  More photos at our DNCB Flickr site The Honeymoon is over!  Sixteen DNCBers started dry and finished wet on our Tuesday outing along the Boundary Bay Dyke trail at 104th Street.  Check out the photo evidence of some neat sightings, despite the weather, on our Flickr site at: www.flickr.com/groups/dncb, then click the magnifying glass icon

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  October 10, 2017

  *DNCB, 104 Street, American Pipit, Baird’s Sandpiper, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Black-bellied Plover, Boundary Bay, Centennial Beach, Dunlin, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Pectoral Sandpiper, Peregrine Falcon

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-33 to Boundary Bay Dike at 104th St.

  More photos at our DNCB Flickr site A big crowd of twenty two DNCBers met on the Boundary Bay Dike Trail at 104th Street AirPark for a leisurely Wednesday morning walk, mainly to check out the migratory Shorebirds.  It was a beautiful morning with some neat sightings; check out the photo evidence at: www.flickr.com/groups/dncb, then

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  August 23, 2017

  *DNCB, 104 Street, Baird’s Sandpiper, Black-bellied Plover, Boundary Bay, Cedar Waxwing, Cooper’s Hawk, Delta Heritage AirPark, Least Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, Northern Harrier, Orange-crowned Warbler, Peregrine Falcon, Ruddy Turnstone, Sanderling, Semi-palmated Sandpiper, Western Sandpiper