Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Trumpeter Swan

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-06 to Ferry Terminal, TFN, Reifel Bird Sanctuary & Alaksen NWA

  more photos at our DNCB Flickr site Check out photos on our DNCB Flickr site: go to www.flickr.com/groups/dncb, then click the magnifying glass icon in the “Photo Pool” row, and add 2017-06 to “DNCB Photos” in the Search box at the top of the page. Our trip today is the one we cancelled last week…

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  February 14, 2017

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Eurasian Wigeon, Hooded Merganser, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Pelagic Cormorant, Peregrine Falcon, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Sandhill Crane, TFN, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Virginia Rail

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-01 to Tsawwassen Ferry Port & Brunswick Point

  more photos at our DNCB Flickr site Part 1:  Sightings with Tom (by Tom Bearss) Ferry Terminal:  Scaup (probably Greater), one Brant, rafts of thousands of ducks, mostly Mallard, Northern Pintail and American Wigeon (at least one Eurasian), Bufflehead, both Common and Barrow’s Goldeneye, both Double-crested and Pelagic Cormorants, Green-winged Teal, a swarm of over…

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  January 3, 2017

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Black Scoter, Black-bellied Plover, Brunswick Point, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Long-billed Dowitcher, Mute Swan, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Pelagic Cormorant, Peregrine Falcon, Red-breasted Merganser, Ring-necked Pheasant, River Otter, Short-eared Owl, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Western Meadowlark, Western Sandpiper

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-49: Boundary Bay Dike – 104th Street to the Mansion

  Photos by Roger Meyer (RM), Terry Carr (TC), Jack MacDonald (JMacD), Chris McVittie (CMcV), Brian Avent (BA), David Hoar (DH), Glen Bodie (GB).  More photos at our DNCB Flickr site. By daybreak the snow had abated, but the roads were icy and it took 20 minutes to clear the car windows.  However, the main roads…

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  December 6, 2016

  104 Street, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Boundary Bay, Dunlin, Long-billed Dowitcher, Mew Gull, Northern Harrier, Short-eared Owl, Trumpeter Swan

• DNCB Outing 2016-47 to Harrison Mills

  There was heavy rain in Tsawwassen at 730.  The 4 people at Petra’s decided to cancel the outing today.  See what happens when Tom is away! However, even though the rest of us wimped out, Pat, Maureen and Manli went to Harrison.  Here is Pat’s report.  Photos at our DNCB Flickr site. The North Delta …

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  November 22, 2016

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Harrison Mills, Inch Creek Salmon Hatchery, Kilby Park, Pileated Woodpecker, Sandpiper Golf Course, Tapadera Estates, Trumpeter Swan

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-45 to Stanley Park

  More photos posted on our DNCB Flickr site Twenty-five enthusiastic birders gathered at Stanley Park’s Second Beach.  We were undaunted by the traffic or the overcast skies.  There was only a small number of waterfowl scattered on the bay: White-winged Scoter, Horned Grebe, Common Loon and Barrow’s Goldeneye. Four Black Oystercatchers made a quick appearance…

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  November 8, 2016

  *DNCB, Beaver Lake, Black Oystercatcher, Bonaparte’s Gull, Lost Lagoon, Peregrine Falcon, Raccoon, Red-tailed Hawk, Stanley Park, Thayer’s Gull, Trumpeter Swan

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-43 to Reifel Bird Sanctuary via Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty and TFN Lands

  See more photos at DNCB Flickr site With the day still in darkness 9 of us met at Petra’s and left in three cars for the ferry jetty.  Roger (myself… still without volunteers to do this blog), Gerhard and the other Roger, who still stubbornly refuses to change his name to Stuart, in one car,…

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  October 25, 2016

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Black Oystercatcher, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Brown Creeper, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Northern Harrier, Pelagic Cormorant, Peregrine Falcon, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Ring-necked Pheasant, Sandhill Crane, TFN, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-8 to Alaksen NWA and Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  Photos from the DNCB Picasa site by Pascale & Alberto (P&A), Brian (BA), Roger (RM), Terry Carr (TC), Glen (GB), Marion (MS), & Pat (PS) A huge crowd of 30 DNCBers enjoyed a beautiful, sunny and mild Tuesday morning of birding at our “Mecca”, the Alaksen National Wildlife Area (NWA) and Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  We…

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  February 23, 2016

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Harbour Seal, Hutton’s Vireo, Mink, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Rough-legged Hawk, Sandhill Crane, Trumpeter Swan, Virginia Rail

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-2 to Iona Regional Park & Sewage Lagoons

  Twelve impressive DNCBers braved the crappy weather on Tuesday and enjoyed seeing a bunch of neat species at Iona Regional Park and the adjacent Sewage Lagoons.  Check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Picasa site. Rain was forecast all day so only three of us (Terry, Anne and me) met at Petra’s at 8:00…

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  January 12, 2016

  *DNCB, Common Redpoll, Dunlin, Iona Beach Regional Park, Long-billed Dowitcher, Northern Shrike, Peregrine Falcon, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Ruddy Duck, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Short-eared Owl, Trumpeter Swan, Tufted Duck

• DNCB Outing NO. 2013-23 Grant Narrows/Pitt Lake/Katzie Slough

  The morning did not look promising as it was raining lightly in Tsawwassen as we met at Petra’s.  Newcomer Glen,  Sheila, Terry, Kay, (latecomer) Lorna, and myself  (Roger) left for Pitt Meadows in two cars and picked up Mike in New West on the way.  Just before reaching the lake we stopped to view a…

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  June 12, 2013

  *DNCB, Band-tailed Pigeon, Bullock’s Oriole, Cedar Waxwing, Cliff Swallow, Grant Narrows, Gray Catbird, Osprey, Pitt Lake, Pitt-Addington Marsh WMA, Swainson’s Thrush, Trumpeter Swan, Turkey Vulture, Vaux’s Swift, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2011-51 Brunswick Point

  Considering how close it was to Christmas we had a good turnout on a chilly, damp morning.  Ken and Anne, Anne Murray, Mike, Alan, Kay, Donna, Tom and Roger met at Petra’s to decide on the morning’s venture.  Due to Tom having some lame excuse for having to leave early we decided to stay close…

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  December 19, 2011

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Brunswick Point, Dunlin, Long-tailed Duck, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Peregrine Falcon, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Short-eared Owl, Snowy Owl, TFN, Trumpeter Swan