Delta Naturalists Society

Tag: Birdwatching

• Delta Naturalists Outing to White Rock Pier & Blackie Spit, January 29, 2025

  PHOTO: Surf Scoters by Glen Bodie….. On the Lunar New Year, 9 DNCBers arrived at the White Rock Pier at (or soonafter) 9AM: Douglas and Christine, Colin and Stephanie, Susan, Lindly,Lou, Richard and Glen. The deck of the pier was hoary with frost (and alittle slippery) but the sunshine soon melted that away. The water

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  January 29, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Blackie Spit, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Long-tailed Duck, Marbled Godwit, Pelagic Cormorant, Purple Finch, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, White Rock Pier, Wilson’s Snipe

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to White Rock Pier & Blackie Spit, January 28, 2025

  PHOTO: Marbled Godwits by Chris McVittie…. 13 Delta Nats met at White Rock Pier – Jim, Lidia, Jacquie, Bob, Colin, Christine, Anne, Alan, Dottie, Chris, Connie, Dorothy, Terry – on a cool, clear morning. Close to the pier were Surf and White-winged Scoters, Bufflehead, Red-breasted Mergansers, Common Goldeneye, Scaup and Common Loons. Flocks of Dunlin

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  January 28, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Black-bellied Plover, Blackie Spit, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Horned Grebe, Killdeer, Long-tailed Duck, Marbled Godwit, Pacific Loon, Pelagic Cormorant, Red-breasted Merganser, René Savenye Area, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Western Grebe, White Rock Pier

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Point Roberts, January 22, 2025

  PHOTO: Belted Kingfisher by Brian Avent……. A few birders met at Kiniski’s on a calm zero degree but sunny morning – Lindly, Brian and Louise, Margaretha and Glen. There were the usual Double-crested Cormorants on the pilings and a large flock of Canada Geese at the shoreline. We saw a number of divers in the

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  January 22, 2025

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Bewick’s Wren, Black Turnstone, California Sea Lion, Gadwall, Harbour Porpoise, Harlequin Duck, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Killdeer, Kiniski’s, Lighthouse Marine Park, Pigeon Guillemot, Point Roberts, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Steller Sea Lion, Wilson’s Snipe

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Point Roberts, January 21, 2025

  PHOTO: Pigeon Guillemots by Terry Carr……. Twelve DNCBers met at Lighthouse Park in Point Roberts – Jim, Mike, Jacquie, Terry, Lidia, Christine, Paul, Dottie, Bob, Susan, and Connie. A few of us stopped first to check the shore at Kiniski’s. On the pilings were the usual Double-crested Cormorants. In the water were Canada Geese, Horned

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  January 21, 2025

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Oystercatcher, Coyote, Gadwall, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Harbour Porpoise, Harlequin Duck, Horned Grebe, Killdeer, Kiniski’s, Lighthouse Marine Park, Pelagic Cormorant, Pigeon Guillemot, Point Roberts, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Wilson’s Snipe

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Reifel Bird Sanctuary, January 12, 2025

  PHOTO: Northern Shovelers by Brian Avent…. Nineteen Delta Naturalists showed up for our first weekend outing of the year, which rewarded our decision to pry ourselves from our beds on a rainy Sunday morning with a total of 47 species—including two owls—and sunshine for most of our meander around the sanctuary! As usual, we began

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  January 12, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Cooper’s Hawk, Gadwall, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Great Horned Owl, Hooded Merganser, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Pied-billed Grebe, Purple Finch, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Ruddy Duck, Sandhill Crane, Trumpeter Swan, Wood Duck

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Stanley Park, January 8, 2025

  PHOTO: Barrow’s Goldeneye by Glen Bodie….. We met at 9:00 at the Second Beach parking lot – Richard, Margaret, Brian and Glen – on a cloudy but dry day, and the water on the bay was very still. We walked from Second to Third Beach along the sea wall and saw Barrow’s Goldeneye, Buffleheads, a

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  January 8, 2025

  *DNCB, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Wood Duck

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Stanley Park, January 7, 2025

  PHOTO: Surf Scoter with Clam by Terry Carr…… 5 DNCBers met at Second Beach in Stanley Park – Lou, Lidia, Mike, Terry and Roger. After we passed through the George Massey tunnel, we had a very quick trip the rest of the way. The fog was lifting as we arrived. There was a noisy murder

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  January 7, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Black Oystercatcher, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Lost Lagoon, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Second Beach, Stanley Park, Wood Duck

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Centennial Beach, December 11, 2024

  PHOTO: Brant Geese by Glen Bodie….. The casual birders arrived at Centennial Beach to find an unexpectedly clear morning – Joni, Stephanie, Lidia, Nicki, Jez, Anne, Richard, Liz, Lee and Glen. We were greeted by a Merlin on top of the tallest tree, and 15 Bald Eagles (many of them juveniles of various ages) in

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  December 11, 2024

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Cedar Waxwing, Centennial Park, Gadwall, Iceland Gull, Long-billed Dowitcher, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Purple Finch, Sanderling, Thayer’s Gull

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Centennial Beach, December 10, 2024

  PHOTO: White-crowned x Golden-crowned Sparrow (hybrid) by Brian Avent…. Thirteen DNCBers met at Centennial Beach for a walk around this part of Boundary Bay Regional Park. Bob, Dottie, Dorothy, Margaretha, Jacquie, Connie, Vicky, Lorna, Roger, Brian, Debbie, Terry & Christine. There were several Bald Eagles in the trees around the parking lot – including one

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  December 10, 2024

  *DNCB, Boundary Bay, Centennial Beach, Dunlin, Long-billed Dowitcher, Northern Harrier

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway and Reifel, December 4, 2024

  PHOTO: Hudsonian Whimbrel by Glen Bodie……. There were 3 DNCBers at the Ferry causeway in the heavy fog: Brian R, Lorna and Glen. We saw the sun start rising from the SE over Pt Roberts and, luckily, we saw a few birds in the high tide. The north side had a flock of Dunlin mumurating

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  December 4, 2024

  *DNCB, Belted Kingfisher, Black Oystercatcher, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Long-billed Dowitcher, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Pelagic Cormorant, Reifel, Sandhill Crane, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Virginia Rail

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