Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Varied Thrush

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-51 to North 40 Park Reserve and 72nd St Dyke, December 21, 2021

  Thirteen DNCBers enjoyed a cold, dry outing to the North 40 Park Reserve on 72nd St and the dyke at the end of 72nd St. The 13 were Warren, Lynne, Colin, Stephanie, Jonathan, Lorraine, Mike B1, John, Pat, Manli, Thea, Bryan D and Terry. The paved streets of the former military wireless station meant that

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  December 21, 2021

  72 Street, Bald Eagle, Boundary Bay, Brown Creeper, Great Horned Owl, Marsh Wren, North Forty/VWS, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Varied Thrush

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-46B to White Rock & Blackie Spit, November 17, 2021

  Eleven of us met at the entrance to the WR Pier, and once we concurred that it was indeed 08:08, we headed out (some of us were a bit behind on our timing). There were lots of Surf & White-winged Scoters feeding close along the pilings, which provided very close viewing as they were regularly

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  November 17, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Bewick’s Wren, Black Scoter, Black-bellied Plover, Blackie Spit, Cedar Waxwing, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Horned Grebe, Long-billed Dowitcher, Long-tailed Duck, Marbled Godwit, Pelagic Cormorant, Purple Finch, Red-tailed Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Varied Thrush, Western Grebe, Western Meadowlark, White Rock Pier, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-44B to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, November 3, 2021

  Eight of us arrived at Reifel just after the gates opened.  Noreen and I were the only ones at the Ferry Causeway at 8AM where spitting rain was coming to an end but winds out of the SE were brisk.  There were 17 species, including Pelagic and Double-crested Cormorants, Horned Grebe, and hundreds of European

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  November 3, 2021

  *DNCB, Belted Kingfisher, Cedar Waxwing, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Merganser, Long-billed Dowitcher, Marsh Wren, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Pied-billed Grebe, Purple Finch, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, River Otter, Rough-legged Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sandhill Crane, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Varied Thrush, Virginia Rail, White-throated Sparrow, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-43B to Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th on October 27, 2021

  It was a windy windy day on the Dike at 104th St.  All ten of us (*see below) managed to keep our hats on and the rain stayed away.  We were a little early at 9am but the tide came in quickly – it didn’t bring that many shorebirds with it. The crows and Eagles

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  October 27, 2021

  *DNCB, 104 Street, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Delta Heritage AirPark, Dunlin, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sanderling, Varied Thrush

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-27A to Cypress Provincial Park on July 6, 2021

  Seven people went to Cypress on Tuesday – Roger M, Glen, Lidia, Brian, Louise, Kirsten, and Terry. It was a very pleasant outing and not too hot. There were lots of flowers, some interesting birds and some dragonflies. Another group is there today, so there will be another report and more photos later. Our first

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  July 6, 2021

  *DNCB, Band-tailed Pigeon, Black Bear, Black-headed Grosbeak, Cedar Waxwing, Cypress Mountain, First Lake, Hollyburn Lodge, Merlin, Pacific Wren, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Swainson’s Thrush, Townsend’s Warbler, Varied Thrush, Warbling Vireo, Western Wood-Pewee, Yew Lake

• DNCB Outing No. 2020-09 to De Boville Slough & Blakeburn Lagoons, Coquitlam

  Eighteen DNCBers, including four South African Newbies, enjoyed a rain-free morning along the DeBoville Slough trail, then the boardwalk around the Blakeburn Lagoons.  We had lots of neat species, and some almost-interesting chatter; check out the brilliant photo evidence on our DNCB Flickr site. Just after 7:30 am, seven of us car-pooled together from Petra’s

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  March 3, 2020

  *DNCB, Blakeburn Lagoons Park, Brown Creeper, DeBoville Slough, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Varied Thrush

• DNCB Outing No. 2020-02 to Alaksen & Reifel Bird Sanctuary

  Ten hardy DNCBers braved the cold (-8C) on a “changed” outing to Alaksen National Wildlife Area (NWA) and our “Mecca” Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  We saw many neat species, 50 total according to David’s eBird list (see below), and our photogs got lots of beaut shots you can enjoy by clicking on our DNCB Flickr site.

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  January 14, 2020

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Brown Creeper, Dunlin, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Merganser, Merlin, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sandhill Crane, Trumpeter Swan, Varied Thrush

• DNCB Outing No. 2019-15 to Queen Elizabeth Park, Vancouver

  About 26 folk spent Wednesday morning on a colourful DNCB outing in Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver.  Check out the beaut photo evidence of flora and birds on our DNCB Flickr site. Some left Petra’s at 7:30 am, others came directly to meet at the Pitch & Putt entrance at 8:15 am.  It was a

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  April 17, 2019

  *DNCB, Hutton’s Vireo, Queen Elizabeth Park, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Townsend’s Warbler, Varied Thrush, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2018-12 to Stanley Park

  Photos by Brian Avent (BA), Terry Carr (TC), Glen Bodie (GB), David Hoar (DH), Jack MacDonald (JMacD), Maureen Sinilaid (MS), Pat Smart (PS) at our DNCB Flickr website.  Report also has photos by Marion Shikaze (MSh). Sixteen DNCBers spent a very pleasant Tuesday morning wandering around Stanley Park.  And we saw some neat species, up-close-and-personal

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  March 20, 2018

  *DNCB, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Beaver Lake, Brown Creeper, Douglas Squirrel, Harlequin Duck, Lost Lagoon, Pelagic Cormorant, Second Beach, Stanley Park, Varied Thrush

• DNCB Outing No. 2018-10 to Steveston Area

  Fifteen DNCBers spent a beautiful Tuesday morning in several park areas along the south Fraser River between No. 5 Road and ending at Garry Point Park in Steveston.  Check out the, as always, scintillating photo evidence on our Flickr site at: https://www.flickr.com/search/?group_id=3027315%40N23&text=2018-10&view_all=1. Eight of us car pooled in three vehicles from Petra’s at 7:30 am;

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  March 6, 2018

  *DNCB, Blue Jay, Brown Creeper, Cooper’s Hawk, Eurasian Wigeon, Finn’s Slough, Garry Point, Harbour Seal, Hooded Merganser, Northern Harrier, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-throated Loon, Steveston, Varied Thrush