Category Archives: Western Meadowlark

DNCB Outing No. 2018-52 Ladner Christmas Bird Count

Posted on December 31, 2018 by

Some Delta Nats took part in the Ladner Christmas Bird Count on December 22.  The cold windy weather resulted in a lower than usual count in nearly all the count areas.  At least the rain held off. Counts are carried … Continue reading →

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DNCB Outing No. 2018-46 to Boundary Bay at 104 St

Posted on November 13, 2018 by

Check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Flickr site. Just after dawn on a chilly morning, 19 Delta Nat’s  birders arrived at Boundary Bay and 104 St.  All of us had found our warm mitts and taken extra jackets so we … Continue reading →

Posted in *DNCB, 104 Street, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Blue Goose, Boundary Bay, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Long-eared Owl, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Palm Warbler, Peregrine Falcon, Pied-billed Grebe, Ring-necked Pheasant, Rough-legged Hawk, Swamp Sparrow, Western Meadowlark, Wilson's Snipe, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler | Leave a comment

DNCB Outing No. 2018-38 to Iona Regional Park

Posted on September 19, 2018 by

About 25 DNCBers enjoyed another beautiful, and productive, Wednesday morning at Iona Regional Park.  Check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Flickr site. Some left Petra’s at 7:30 am and met me and others at 8:15 am at the … Continue reading →

Posted in *DNCB, Bald Eagle, California Gull, Caspian Tern, Iona, Lapland Longspur, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Long-billed Dowitcher, Northern Harrier, Pectoral Sandpiper, Peregrine Falcon, Purple Martin, Red-tailed Hawk, Sewage Lagoons, Spotted Sandpiper, Western Meadowlark, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler | Leave a comment

DNCB Outing No. 2018-06 to Iona Regional Park

Posted on February 6, 2018 by

Tom is in Ontario – here is his abbreviated account of the Iona Outing More photos at our DNCB Flickr site Big group, 20 in total.  The participants on this morning’s outing were: Art, Glen, Jim K, Ladner Jack, Van … Continue reading →

Posted in *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Hooded Merganser, Iona, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-throated Loon, Ring-necked Duck, Sewage Lagoons, Trumpeter Swan, Western Meadowlark | Leave a comment

DNCB Outing No. 2017-51 Ladner Christmas Bird Count

Posted on December 23, 2017 by

Report on Area I, by Terry Carr DNCBers took part in the Ladner Christmas Bird Count on December 23.  There are photos on our Flickr site at: https://www.flickr.com/search/?group_id=3027315%40N23&view_all=1&text=2017-51 The count is part of the regional Christmas Bird Count, which is … Continue reading →

Posted in *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl, Beach Grove, Boundary Bay, Cedar Waxwing, Centennial Beach, Common Redpoll, Cooper's Hawk, Long-eared Owl, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Peregrine Falcon, Point Roberts, Red Crossbill, Red-tailed Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Short-eared Owl, Western Meadowlark, White-throated Sparrow, Wilson's Snipe, Yellow-headed Blackbird | Leave a comment

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

Posted on December 13, 2017 by

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in *DNCB, Bald Eagle, BBRP, Birds-on-the-Bay, Black Oystercatcher, Boundary Bay, Cooper's Hawk, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Hooded Merganser, Merlin, Mew Gull, Northern Harrier, Western Meadowlark | Leave a comment

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

Posted on January 3, 2017 by

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in *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 Port, Western Meadowlark, Western Sandpiper | Leave a comment