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In-Person Meetings CANCELLED due to COVID-19 concerns
Jan 5, 2021: Zoom: Chris McVittie: Wanderings in Southern Arizona (click on title to see presentation on YouTube)
Dec. 1, 2020 Zoom: Liron Gertsman: The Great Gathering (click on title to see presentation on YouTube)Nov 3, 2020 Zoom: Martin Gregus Jr.: Snowy Owls & Bald Eagles
Oct 6, 2020 Zoom: David Hoar & Noreen Rudd; Namibia, Botswana & Zimbabwe
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Category Archives: Black-bellied Plover
DNCB Outing No. 2019-47 on Boundary Bay Dyke Trail at 104th St.
Eighteen DNCBers braved a rainy Tuesday morning walking the Boundary Bay dyke trail from 104th almost to 88th and back. We saw thousands of shorebirds, waterfowl and other species; check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Flickr site (more … Continue reading
DNCB Outing No. 2019-42 to Brunswick Point
Nineteen DNCBers braved the windy and cool elements on what turned out to be a very pleasant and productive Tuesday morning outing along the dike trail at Brunswick Point. We saw lots of migrant waterfowl and shorebirds, and other good … Continue reading
DNCB Outing No. 2019-35 to Boundary Bay Trail at 104th St.
Fourteen DNCBers braved the clouds then rain along the Boundary Bay Regional Park trail at 104th Street. Not a great morning for our photogs, but check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Flickr site. Some left Petra’s at 7:30 … Continue reading
DNCB Outing No. 2018-46 to Boundary Bay at 104 St
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
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DNCB 2018-45A birding trip around Fraser delta with Pender Islanders
November 5, 2018 Pender Island birdwatchers Bob Vergette, Julie Johnston, Roz Kempe and son Nick joined Chris, Glen, Jack and I for a full day of birdwatching in the delta on Monday November 5. The group had intended to meet … Continue reading
Posted in *DNCB, 72 Street, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black-bellied Plover, California Gull, Canvasback, Coyote, Dunlin, Iona, Mew Gull, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-necked Grebe, Ring-necked Duck, Short-eared Owl, Terra Nova, Thayer's Gull, Tsawwassen Ferry Port
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DNCB Outing No. 2018-33 to Boundary Bay at 104th St.
About 20 DNCBers enjoyed another beautiful Wednesday morning in Delta, walking along the Boundary Bay Regional Park (BBRP) trail from 104th St. to the Mansion. Check out the photo evidence on our Flickr site at: DNCB Flickr site. Some left … Continue reading
Posted in *DNCB, 104 Street, American Golden-Plover, Baird’s Sandpiper, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Boundary Bay, Cedar Waxwing, Delta Heritage AirPark, Least Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, MacGillivray's Warbler, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Sanderling, Semipalmated Plover, Western Sandpiper, Willet, Yellow Warbler
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DNCB Outing No. 2017-46 to Iona Regional Park
More photos at our DNCB Flickr site It was another miserable Tuesday so only three of us battled the rain at Iona Regional Park. And, as always happens, it was a very enjoyable and almost comfortable outing, with lots of … Continue reading
Posted in *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Canvasback, Dunlin, Hooded Merganser, Iona, Long-billed Dowitcher, Pectoral Sandpiper, Peregrine Falcon, Pied-billed Grebe, Red Crossbill, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Rusty Blackbird, Sewage Lagoons, Spotted Sandpiper, Western Sandpiper
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DNCB Outing No. 2017-40 to Boundary Bay at 104th Street
More photos at our DNCB Flickr site The Honeymoon is over! Sixteen DNCBers started dry and finished wet on our Tuesday outing along the Boundary Bay Dyke trail at 104th Street. Check out the photo evidence of some neat sightings, … Continue reading