Delta Naturalists Society

Category: TFN

• DNCB Outing No. 2011-41 to Tsawwassen and Delta Ports

  Nine birders (Hans, Lorna, Marian, Eleanor, Mike, Terry, returnee Annie K, newbie Gareth and me) spent a glorious Monday morning along the causeways to and at the two Tsawwassen Ports, Ferry and Coal/Cargo. The tide was high and the hi-lites were the thousands of waterfowl in the Bay (actually the Georgia Strait), topped off with

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  October 17, 2011

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, DeltaPort Causeway, TFN, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway

• DNCB Outing No. 2011-39 to Alaksen and Reifel

  Lorna, Gerhard and I spent a miserable Monday morning at Alaksen National Wildlife Area (NWA) and Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  It rained all morning; through our often fogged up binocular we saw nothing earth-shattering.  Hi-lites were: Peregrine Falcon roosting next to a Bald Eagles nest, lots of Duck and Shorebird species up-close-and-personal and of course Lorna’s

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  September 26, 2011

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Reifel, TFN, Westham Island

• DNCB Outing No. 2011-31 to Tsawwassen Ferry Port and Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  The Dirty Dozen (Rick & Mark, Ken & Anne, Roger & Mike, Alan & Lorna, Anne & Hans-Ulf, Eleanor and me) spent a gorgeous and productive Wednesday morning of birding along the causeway to the Tsawwassen Ferry Port and then at Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  Hi-lites were: Black Oystercatchers, Caspian Terns, our destination bird the Willet,

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  August 3, 2011

  *DNCB, Reifel, TFN, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Westham Island

• DNCB Outing No. 2011-27 to Alaksen and Reifel

  It was a beautiful, sunny Wednesday morning, so sixteen birders (some new, some old, too many to name all, but newbies were Al and Julie and sophomore attendee “young-eyes” Christie) enjoyed a very pleasant outing through the Tsawwassen First Nations (TFN) Reserve, Alaksen National Wildlife Area (NWA) and then a few hours wandering through our

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  July 6, 2011

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Reifel, TFN, TsaTsu Heronry, Westham Island

• 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 No. 2011-13 to TsaTsu Heronry, Alaksen and Reifel

  Sixteen birders enjoyed a pleasant, for a change no rain, Monday morning of birding to the Heronry at TsaTsu Shores, through the Tsawwassen First Nations (TFN) Reserve to Alaksen Wildlife Management Area and then to Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  I forget who was with us, so you will have to check out the outing photos, including

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  March 28, 2011

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Barn Owl, Reifel, TFN, TsaTsu Heronry

• DNCB Outing #2011-01 to Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  Sixteen birders in a convoy of six vehicles spent a gorgeous, clear and sunny Monday morning (Jan. 3) travelling the farmers’ fields of Ladner, then Westham Island and then at Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  They like their names in print: Roger, Rochelle (without Don), Hans-Ulf, Lorna Terry, John (without Kay), newbie Ansa, Kathleen, Deborah, Bill &

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  January 3, 2011

  *DNCB, Barn Owl, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Brown Creeper, Cooper’s Hawk, Coyote, Dunlin, Great Horned Owl, Merlin, Northern Goshawk, Northern Harrier, Northern Hawk Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Ring-necked Pheasant, Short-eared Owl, TFN, Trumpeter Swan, TsaTsu Heronry, Westham Island

• Brunswick Point – Outing #113

  Eight of us (Rick & Marg, scope-bearer Ron, Lorna, Gord, Sam, son Scott and me) enjoyed a gorgeous Thanksgiving (Canadian) Day morning at Brunswick Point.  Our destination bird was the Tropical Kingbird (TKB) which was seen around there since first spotted at Reifel last Tuesday.  Since we had some “newbie Cas Birders”, we drove through

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  October 11, 2010

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Brunswick Point, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, TFN

• Outing #111 to Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  Nine birders (John & Kay, Rick & Marg, Lorna, Eleanor, Terry, Anne and me) enjoyed a very productive outing this morning on the way to and at Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  Weather was cloudy, but mild and the tide was high (for a pleasant change) so we saw lots of birds pushed closer to and on

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  September 27, 2010

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Reifel, TFN

• DNCB Outing No. 2010-37 (#105) to Alaksen National Wildlife Area

  Casual Birding Outing  #105 On Wednesday, August 18, eight participants (John & Kay, Rick & Marg, Lorna, Terry, rookie Bev and me) spent an enjoyable morning wandering through south Delta farmland and then at Alaksen National Wildlife Area, located next to Reifel Bird Sanctuary on Westham Island.  First stop was the Kingfisher Bridge at the

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  August 18, 2010

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Barn Owl, Brunswick Point, Mt. Baker, TFN