Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Western Meadowlark

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-49 Birds on the Bay in Boundary Bay Regional Park

  More photos at our DNCB Flickr site It was a gorgeous sunny Wednesday morning for our quarterly Birds on the Bay outing in Boundary Bay Regional Park.  We had about 25 participants (I lost count with so many children) including several Newbies and kids, and lots of neat sightings.  Check out the photo evidence on

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  December 13, 2017

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Black Oystercatcher, Boundary Bay, Centennial Beach, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Hooded Merganser, Merlin, Mew Gull, Northern Harrier, Western Meadowlark

• 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

• Birds on the Bay Outing No. 2016-50 in Boundary Bay Regional Park

  Photos by Brian Avent (BA), Chris McVittie (CMcV), Glen Bodie (GB), Terry Carr (TC), Jack MacDonald (JMacD), Nance Forster (NF), Roger Meyer (RM).  More photos at our DNCB Flickr site. With a beautiful, sunny morning and a panoramic view of the North Shore mountains and a chilly –6 degrees, sixteen hardy souls met in front

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  December 14, 2016

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Black-bellied Plover, Cammidge House, Centennial Beach, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Hooded Merganser, Mourning Dove, Northern Harrier, Purple Finch, Western Meadowlark

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-42 to Brunswick Point

  See more photos at DNCB Flickr site At 7:00 AM this morning in Ladner there was monsoon rain and the prospects for birding looked pretty dim.  However the Petra’s group of four, Mike, Val, Terry and Glen, felt that it looked good and off they went to the Point where they met a surprising number

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  October 18, 2016

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Brunswick Point, Dunlin, Least Sandpiper, Northern Harrier, Pectoral Sandpiper, Peregrine Falcon, Western Meadowlark

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-41 to Iona Regional Park & Sewage Lagoons

  See photos at DNCB Flickr site Twenty-seven DNCBers (names listed at the end of this Report) enjoyed a beautiful, sunny autumn morning at Iona Regional Park.  The air was crisp and clear, the mountains were spectacular, and the tide was out.  Early arrivers to the park were rewarded with the sight of a large flock

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  October 11, 2016

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Garter snake, Hermit Thrush, Iona Beach Regional Park, Long-billed Dowitcher, Merlin, Mew Gull, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Pectoral Sandpiper, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Duck, River Otter, Ruddy Duck, Sewage Lagoons, Western Meadowlark, Wilson’s Warbler, Woolly Bear Caterpillar

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-44 to Point Roberts, USA

  A cast of thousands (actually 27, see names at end) enjoyed another gorgeous Tuesday morning (yesterday) of birding in Pt. Roberts, USA.  It was a banner morning, but you will have to read to the end of this exhausting epic to learn the species seen (~65), some rare, and/or check out the photo evidence on

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  November 3, 2015

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black Scoter, Black Turnstone, Bonaparte’s Gull, Brandt’s Cormorant, California Gull, Common Murre, Harlequin Duck, Heermann’s Gull, Hooded Merganser, Lighthouse Marine Park, Lily Point Park, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Long-eared Owl, Long-tailed Duck, Pelagic Cormorant, Pigeon Guillemot, Point Roberts, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Ruddy Turnstone, Snow Bunting, Steller Sea Lion, Western Meadowlark

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-8 to Point Roberts, USA

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Glen Bodie (GB), Tony Mitra (TM) & Marion Shikaze (MS) More than 20 birders (actually 23, duly named at report end) joined our DNCB group on a beautiful February Tuesday morning at a number of Parks in Pt. Roberts, USA.  We had tonnes of neat species, many up-close-and-personal.  Check out

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  February 24, 2015

  *DNCB, *Special Birds, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Brandt’s Cormorant, Common Murre, Harbour Porpoise, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Pelagic Cormorant, Pigeon Guillemot, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Rhinoceros Auklet, Western Meadowlark

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-51 around Boundary Bay at 72nd St.

  Fifteen DNCBers enjoyed a glorious, sunny, Monday morning walking the Boundary Bay Regional Park dike path at 72nd Street.  Lots of hi-lites including: Townsend’s Solitaire, Golden Eagle, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Sparrows including Lincoln’s and a sun tan.  There are some beaut photos (by Liz, Marion, Terry, Jim) on our DNCB Picasa site.  DNCBers love their names

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  December 29, 2014

  *DNCB, 72 Street, Bald Eagle, Boundary Bay, Eurasian Wigeon, Golden Eagle, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Townsend’s Solitaire, Western Meadowlark

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-44 to Point Roberts, WA

  Photo albums by Terry Carr (TC), Jim Kneesch (JK), Liz Stewart (LS) and Ken Borrie (KB) are posted at DNCB Picasa site – some of these photos have been added to this Report On Wednesday, November 5, twelve birders braved threatening skies to depart Petra’s at 8:15.  Bound for Point Roberts were Roger, Terry, Mike,

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  November 5, 2014

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Common Murre, Harlequin Duck, Northern Shrike, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Western Meadowlark

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-02 to Iona Regional Park

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC), Bill Denham (BD), Marion Shikaze (MS), Bryan King (BK) & Ken Borrie (KB) On a mild March-like Monday morning (>12 degrees), a large group of twenty four DNCBer’s enjoyed some beautiful birding at Iona Regional Park and the adjacent Sewage Lagoons.  Check out the photo evidence on the DNCB Picasa

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  January 13, 2014

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Eurasian Wigeon, Iona Beach Regional Park, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Praire Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, River Otter, Rough-legged Hawk, Western Meadowlark