VOLUME 30, #6 June, 2016

Tom Bearss https://dncb.wordpress.comPresident604 940-9296

Next Meeting: Tuesday, June 7, 2016, 7:30 PMBenediction Lutheran Church, 5576 6th Avenue at 56th Street, Tsawwassen

Jim Morrison

Jim worked as a management consultant for many years with community-based, non-profit and First Nations organizations in BC and other parts of Canada. His major focus is on developing healthy organizations, including strategic planning and strengthening governance practices. As a member of Delta Naturalists, he volunteered to work with two others as a committee of the BC Nature Board to facilitate the building of a five year strategic plan.

The 18 month process of data gathering, surveys and engagement led to the May 2015Board approval and presentation to general membership at the annual conference. Jim’s talk will present and discuss this five year plan and how it was put together. It considers the unique challenge of a highly decentralized BC Nature of 55 clubs, and over 6,000 members. Creating a unity and commitment to achieve these shared vision and goals is essential for BC Nature to move forward.

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June 7th speaker: Jim Morrison. BC Nature – a Bright Future!

A PART Y!

The 2016 Delta Naturalists Garden Party will be held Thursday June 16 at CammidgeHouse in beautiful Boundary Bay Regional Park from 5:00 to 8:30 p.m. It will be the usual potluck supper followed by a Dutch auction.Everyone welcome! Sign-up lists will be circulated at the June meeting and on CasualBirding walks.

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Sat Jun 4: Vancouver Landfill Open House,10:00-3:00Wed Jun 8: Birds on the Bay. Cammidge house at 9:00. See poster for details

Sat Jun 11, 25, July 9th, 23rd, Aug 13th, 27th, Sept 10th: Car Boot Sales, CentennialBeach parking lot, 7:30 to noon. ** Volunteers needed for all shifts.** Please contact Tom Bearss at to m.be arss@dc cnet.co m

*Sun Jun 19th: Sunday in the Park, Centennial Beach, 9:00 – 12:00*Sat, Aug 20: Starry Night, Deas Island 7-10:00*Sun Aug 21: Animal Expo, Memorial Park, Ladner, 10-4*Sun Aug 28: Richmond Raptor Festival, Terra Nova Park 11-4*Sat Sep 10: Day at the Farm, Westham Island, 10-4

*We need volunteers at the DNS display tent for these events. Please contact TerryCarr, te rrancecarr@gmail .co m, for more information if you would like to help out.

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A reminder about The Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust BBQ on June 17th, DNS members are invited to attend. Details and tickets from DFWT, or see Anne Murray, (DFWT director).

The proceeds of the upcoming Summer Solstice will benefit the Winter Cover Crop Stewardship Program, which is recognized for its ability to provide critical habitat for a suite of wildlife, in addition to conserving soil resources. This program directly contributes to the functioning of the Fraser River delta as an ecosystem, as farmland habitat is a critical component of the estuary. More than ever, members of our communities are increasingly interested in the many environmental benefitsfarmland provides.

From: Wells, Neal [mailto:Neal.Wells@ubc.ca] Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2016 11:01 AMTo: Wells, NealSubject: Event Invitation: Bird-Friendly Building Design - with Dr. Christine Sheppard

UBC is pleased to be hosting Dr. Christine Sheppard, Ph.D., a researcher and Bird Collision Manager, as she discusses how to recognize hazards to birds in the built environment. Birds are potent cultural symbols and play fundamental roles in ecosystems and habitat regeneration. Unfortunately, hundreds of millions are killed each year in the North America alone.

In this discussion, participants will learn to recognize hazards to birds in the built environment, understand best practices and legislation of bird-friendly architecture and

learn about LEED Pilot Credit #55: ReducingBird Collisions.

This is a free speaking event, but registration is required. Please distribute this invitation within your networks.

Event details:June 8, 20163:30pm - 5:00pmCentre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) - Policy Labs (off of the lobby)2260 West Mall

Regards,

Neal

Wells

Manager, Communications + EngagementCampus + Community PlanningThe University of British Columbia

2210 Main Mall | Vancouver, BC, V6T1Z4 (604) 822-0473 | neal.wells@ubc.ca planning.ubc.ca

Advance Notice: World Rivers Day, Sunday, September 25, 2015 ht t p : / / w orl d riv e r s d a y . c o m/ g e t - in v olv e d/

Hummingbird banding at Reifel Bird Sanctuary.

Measuring tarsus (ankle) Putting on a numbered band

Given a sugar drink to it will give a urine sample. Rufous hummingbird (m) weighed

Phot o s b y K e n B or rie

DELTA NATS CASUAL BIRDING WALK A ‘BIRDS ON THE BAY’ EVENT

Wednesday, June 8, 2016Boundary Bay Regional Park 9:00am - noon

Join Tom Bearss and his informal birdwatchers for a 2 1/2 hour ambleEnjoy the abundance of resident and summer species, including shorebirds, waterfowl,

raptors, and smaller birds.Bring binoculars if you have them.

The outing will end with beverage and snack at historic Cammidge House.Meet: Cammidge House in Boundary Bay Regional Park, Delta

Info: 604 940 9296 or t o m.be a r s s @ d c c net . c om Hosts: Delta Nature: No charge for events; voluntary donation for snacks

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Wed Jun 15: Pitt Lake ? leave Petra’s 7:30/

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Friday, June 10thSkagit Valley Provincial ParkLeaders: Al & Jude Grass (Langley Field Naturalists)Time: 7:30 AM - Douglas Cres Langley or 8:45 Hope Flood Rd.Join Al and Jude Grass as they take us into the beautiful Skagit Valley. Birds and wildflowers should be at their best. This is a full day trip, so please bring lunch, snacks, water, (sunscreen and bug repellent) and a variety of clothing and footwear for the weather. Meet at the junction of the Hope Flood Road & Silver Skagit Road at 8:45am. The Hope Flood Road exit is #168 from Highway #1 heading east. Note: please make sure you have enough gas as it is 130 km round trip to Ross Lake and back to the highway. For info contact 604 538 8774.

Nature Vancouver Field Trips: For detail, see http://n ature vanco uve r.ca/eve nts/fie ld_trips

Sunday, June 5Brohm Lake Wildflowers & Views(difficulty rating C8)

Hike Location: Brohm Lake Interpretive Forest, Meeting Point: Park Royal South Macdonald’s Meeting Time: 8:00am or at the Brohm Lake parking lot** at 9:15am

Saturday, June 11Iona Island Spring Birding Trip #6

Saturday, June 11-12Overnight Trip Exploration of BotanieValley, near Lytton

Sunday, June 12Elk Mountain hike (Difficulty Rating D6)

Sunday, June 19Old Growth Conservancy, West Vancouver

Saturday, June 25Birding Field Trip at Grant Narrows

Thursday, June 30Tide pooling & Day Hikes on the Juan deFuca Marine Trail

Friday, July 1HBC Heritage Trail backpacking trip

Tuesday, July 5Juan De Fuca Trail backpack

World Ocean Festival events June 5 - 7th

Friends of Semiahmoo Bay

June 4, Saturday, 10:30 – 2pm, Marine Creatures and Eelgrass Presentation, enjoy a presentation on the marine creatures and the importance of eelgrass habitat on our local beaches followed by an interpretive walk down 1001 Steps to the beach (be sure you can do 300 steps down to the beach then back up). Dress for the weather and wear appropriate footwear. Refreshments provided but bring a lunch. Families welcome. Meet at Sanford Hall, Kwomais Point Park, 1367 128th St, Surrey. Register with Sarah, register@birdsonthebay.ca

June 5, Sunday 11 - 3pm – World Ocean Day Festival, Blackie Spit Park, Celebrate our World Ocean, join over 30 groups for a free, fun filled event for all ages at the beach. Enjoy guided marine walks at for noon, 1pm and 2pm and birding walks at 1pm and 2pm. Participate in activities and music. Dress for the weather, bring water and a hat. Don’t forget your camera! Check out the www.birdsonthebay.ca events calendar for details. Coordinator Sarah Brookes, email: register@birdsonthebay.ca

June 6, Monday, 1:00pm-2:30pm Marine Interpretive Walk, Join Beach Hero Marine Interpreter Sarah to explore life on the beach, discover the creatures that call Crescent Beach home. Dress for the weather, bring water and a hat. Meet at Beecher Place at Crescent Beach. Register with Sarah, register@birdsonthebay.ca

June 7th, Tuesday, 8am -10am – Early Morning Birding, Join Naturalist Al Grass as we look for nesting birds- warblers, woodpeckers, swallows, ducklings along an accessible, level trail. Dress for the weather, bring water, hat, binoculars, camera. Meet in the parking lot at Elgin Heritage Park,13567 Crescent Road, South Surrey all welcome. Register with Sarah, register@birdsonthebay.ca

Barn Swallow – juvenile Photo by Ken Borrie

At the Tsawwassen Rookery,May 18,2016- Photos by Jim Ronback

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Anne Murray: First-ever online B.C. Breeding Bird Atlas finds many bird species are on the moveby Anne Murray on May 20th, 2016

A warmer climate during the past two decades has helped cause the numbers of Anna's hummingbirds to dr amati call y i ncrease i n B.C.

Did you know there are two different species of hummingbirds in the Vancouver area? The rufous hummingbird is a tiny orange-red hummer that visits B.C. each summer and winters in Mexico, while the slightly larger maroon-and-green Anna’s hummingbird is here all year.

Anna's hummingbirds have increased their numbers in B.C. dramatically in the past two decades in response to the warmer climate and availability of year-round food. It is on the front cover of the new Birder’s Guide to Vancouver, and it is one of many bird speciesspreading across the province, as demonstrated

by the newly released British Columbia Breeding Bird Atlas. The a tl a s was published online this month, coinciding with V a n c o u v e r Bi rd We e k , In t er na t i o n a l Migr a t ory Bi rd D a y , and the 100th anniversary of the 1916Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

The B.C. Breeding Bird Atlas is based on an unprecedented five-year field survey carried out by an army of enthusiastic volunteers and

coordinated by the nonprofit group Bird Studies Canada (B SC ). Its completion required more than 56,000 hours of fieldwork that collected more than 630,000 records. This massive collaborative effort involved impressive numbers of people: 1,300 field volunteers, 40 writers and editors, 45 regional coordinators, 40 photographers, and 150 partners and special contributors.

First-ever free web-based bilingual bird atlas worldwideThe result is the first entirely web-based, free of charge, fully bilingual breeding bird atlas in the world. All 320 species accounts—plus maps, graphs, tables, and raw data—are available on the website in an easy-to-use format.

Many discoveries were made about the distribution of both common and rare birds during this systematic atlassing of the B.C. landscape. Although the birds of the Lower Mainland are well known to keen birders, exciting new finds occurred in more remote regions. Uncommon birds such as yellow rails and wandering tattlers were located in distant areas of the province.

The atlas also identified long-term changes. Waterfowl are doing well, while other bird families, such as some of the grebes, swallows, and flycatchers, are disappearing—in some cases, quite dramatically. Peregrine falcons have increased in number at the same time as prairie falcons have declined. Some birds, like the Anna’s hummingbird, are expanding their breeding ranges. Long-billed curlews were known to breed in the Kamloops and Kootenays grasslands but were found nesting further north. Birds of the dry Southern Interior valleys, such as Lewis’s woodpecker, lazuli bunting, gray flycatcher, and gray catbird, were found to be moving both north and westward.

Some tundra species moving south In contrast, a few tundra-loving shorebird species—greater and lesser yellowlegs, leastsandpiper, and American golden plover—werefound breeding in montane central parts of the province, much farther south than previously known.

General patterns were found for some groups of species, but for others, similar species are faring very differently, like the populations of three colourful warblers, all spruce-budworm specialists. Tennessee warblers were found to be exploding west and

northwards, while the Cape May warbler is gradually expanding westward, and the bay-breasted warbler’s range remains unchanged. Other boreal-forest birds, like the Canada warbler, blue-headedvireo, and rose-breasted grosbeak, found in the northeast of B.C., may also be moving west.

These migratory songbirds all spend the summer in the northern forests and winter in tropical Central or South America.

The ecological consequences of these population changes and range expansions will need more research, and the atlas is now an important source for students, universities and government departments exploring the effects of habitat and climate change around the province.

Bird atlassing is done around the world. I remember taking part in the very first atlas in Britain in 1970. In Canada, the B.C. Atlas complements atlases completed or under way in Ontario, the Maritimes, Quebec, and Manitoba.

Birds identified in 10,000 10-kilometre squaresAtlases follow a standardized method of bird- surveying. Evidence of breeding for different species is established within a province wide grid of 10-kilometre squares by listening for singing birds, finding nests, or spotting young birds or adults carrying food for chicks. Song- identification skills were particularly tested during point counts that helped estimate the numbers of birds, such as the many migratory warblers, flycatchers, and vireos that spend the summer in boreal forests. To ensure equitable coverage of both familiar, well-populated areas and the remote regions, the number of hours spent searching for birds was strictly limitedfor each 10-kilometre square over the five yearsof atlassing.

Atlassing birds is a challenging, physically active, yet fun pursuit, and it is a fascinating way to get to know the natural environment. The adventures begin when birdwatchers head into the backcountry, looking for birds by hiking up mountains or exploring by cycle, kayak, or horseback. Every sense is alerted, listening for bird song, watching for the flutter.

of wings in the foliage, and even keeping an eye open for bears feeding in the same berrybushes you are busy surveying! WendyBoothroyd and her son Malcolm recorded fivegrizzlies and eleven black bears on an AlaskaHighway section while atlassing by bicycle.

Volunteers for the B.C. Atlas included both amateur and professional birders. People all over the province came together to offer logistical help, including guide-outfitters, floatplane owners, and environmental- management companies and organizations, as well as members of B.C. nature clubs and the B.C. Field Ornithologists. Other partners included Environment Canada, the B.C. Ministry of Environment, the Pacific Wildlife Foundation, and LP Building Products. As Rosamond Pojar, regional coordinator for the Bulkley Valley atlas region described: “It is big country up there, and you just cannot walk from one valley to another in a short time.” With 10,000 squares to be covered, the atlas would not have been accomplished without dedication and some really serious support

Breeding western scrub jays in Maple Ridge a firstWhether it was climbing mountains or birding in their backyard, everyone who participated in the atlas has lasting memories. Projectmanager Peter Davidson said: “The thrill ofdiscovery is a feeling that lifts us all. The atlas gave everyone, from beginner to expert, an opportunity to discover. Every encounter that lit up a new map square was a thrill—even the process of entering data became exciting!”

New discoveries were often made close to home; Davidson climbed a gruelling 1,000 metres above Chilliwack Lake and found boreal chickadees breeding at the southwestern limit of their range. Western scrub Jays were breeding in Maple Ridge—the first time the species has bred anywhere in Canada!

Between them, Margo Hearne and Peter Hamel atlassed much of northern Haida Gwaii, on foot and by boat. In Masset Inlet, Hearne describes seeing “a number of sandhill-crane chicks, tiny golden dots running along the shore with their parents; many black-oystercatcher chickstrying to hide behind clumps of seaweed on the rocky islets as we approached. Hiking the muskeg bogs, we could hear red-throated loons far in the distance and knew they were back on their nesting grounds". For her and Hamel,"the songbirds were ever a delight, and to seefox sparrows and pine siskins feeding fledged young made all those early morning excursions worthwhile".

Volunteer atlassers shared unforgettable experiencesJoanne Vinnedge, regional coordinator for the Fraser Plateau, described her atlassing experience in one of the project’s newsletters: “It makes me really stop and take careful note of what’s going on. And I like to think that I’ve managed to make a wee bit of difference in my small town and opened some people’s eyes to the birds around them.”

I am personally proud to have also played a small part in this huge collaborative effort, atlassing in Delta, the Gulf Islands, Wells Grey Park, and, for 10 glorious days, on horseback through Itcha Ilgachuz Provincial Park, in the West Chilcotin Uplands, with a team led by John Woods and outfitters Roger Williams and Wanda Dorsey from Six Mile Ranch. Waking to frost on the tent, singing Lincoln’s sparrows, and the drumming of horses’ hooves were just some of many unforgettable experiences.

The National Atlas Program is not only finding where breeding birds occur but also identifying which birds require conservation help and where habitat should be protected. AsDavidson told me: “Some of the best moments from the atlas have yet to happen. They will come when the information is used to protect land, recover species at risk, keep common birds common, and inspire others to fill the gaps that we could not.”

The B.C. Breeding Bird Atlas fills in the knowledge gaps for our province and sets a benchmark to evaluate the effects of the changing climate on bird life. The results from this important work should serve to guide the protection and management of bird habitat into the future, for both common birds and species at risk.

Anne Murray’s books on Delta’s natural and ecological history, A Nature Guide to Boundary Bay and Tracing Our Past: A Heritage Guide to Boundary Bay, are available in local stores or from w w w . na t u r e g u i d e s b c . c o m . She blogs at w w w .n a t u r e guide s b c . w o r d p r e s s . c o m /

Birders took to horseback on a 10-day trip to the Itcha Ilgatchuz provincial park in the Chilcotin.

Photograph by Anne Murray.

htt p: //bsc-eoc.org/ Friday, May 6,2016 Panama Welcomes the Motus Wildlife Tracking System

6 May 2016 – Last week, BirdLifeInternationa l partner organizations from

Photo: Karl KaufmannS y ste m . In early April, Bird Studies Canada, SELVA, and the Panama Audubon Society

throughout the Americas converged in Panama for biennial meetings on bird conservation inthe Western Hemisphere. Our presidentSteven Price represented Bird Studies Canada, participating in important sessions on key conservation priorities of the Americas Partnership and co-presenting a workshop on the Migratory Birds and Flyways Program.

He also signed a memorandum of understanding confirming a unique international partnership between the Panama Audubon Society and Bird Studies Canada to monitor migratory bird movements through Panama using the M o t us W ildli f e T r a c king

installed four Motus receiving stations along the Canal Zone. The first birds detected by the newly-deployed receiving stations were four Swainson’s Thrushes.

The thrushes were radio-tagged in Colombia in the winter by Ph.D. student Ana Gonzalez as part of a collaborative research project of the University of Saskatchewan, EnvironmentCanada, SELVA, and Bird Studies Canada. The birds began their northern migration inmid-March, and the first thrush was detected in Panama on April 14. L e ar n m o r e on o u r w ebsite and view the thrushes’ journeys from Colombia to Panama on our ani m ated ma p .

Migratory Bird Treaty Centennial 1916-2016CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION

This year we mark the centennial of the Convention between the United States and Great Britain (for Canada) for the Protection of Migratory Birds - also called the Migratory Bird Treaty - that was signed on Aug. 16, 1916. This M i g r a t o ry B i rd T r ea ty ( 446. 6 K B ) , and three others that followed, form the cornerstones of our efforts toconserve birds that migrate across international borders.

The treaty connects the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service with our federal, state, private, non-government, tribal, and international partners who share a long, successful history of conserving, protecting, and managing migratory bird populations and their habitats.

Celebrating the centennial of the first treaty allows us to bring together those who have contributed to its success, and to galvanize efforts to protect migratory birds for generations to come.

Dueling Butterflies, Lorquin's Admirals Photo by Jim Kneesch

Western Tiger Swallowtail Photo by Denise Kitson

HOT T OP ICS

A thought provoking article from the Powell River Daily News via BC Nature Enews: In the Dark: “Lies from BC Hydro”, submitted by Roger Bryenton, P.Eng (former), MBA, Energy Systems Consultant, posted April 20, 2016.

What BC residents Have and Have not Been Told About Site C Dam and

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Feeding Humanity in a Warming World - h t tp : //da v i d s uzu ki . o r g / blogs / s c i e n c e - mat t e r s / 2 0 1 6 / 0 5 / f e e d i n g- h u ma n ity - i n - a - w arm i n g - w o r l d /

CORRESPONDENCE

By email: May 3, 2016

Hello everyone

I'm a graduate student at SFU doing a toxicology project on Cooper's Hawks in Metro Vancouver. I will be examining contaminants, such as flame retardants, pesticides, and industrial chemicals, within the eggs of Cooper's hawks as well as within common prey species of the hawk, including AMRO, EUST, HOSP, ECDO, NOFL just to name a few. I will be investigating the levels of bioaccumulation and biomagnification of chemicals within the entire food chain of the hawk.

I have been surveying known nest locations across Metro Vancouver but I wanted to reach out to the bird community and find out if anyone has new Cooper's hawk nest sightings across Metro Vancouver, particularly North Vancouver, Burnaby, Coquitlam, PoCo., PoMo, New West and Langley.

If anyone has information or locations you would like to share with me, you can contact me at

kate.fremlin@gmail.com. Thank you!

Kate

Kate.fremlin@ gmail.com

From: Patricia M. Banning-Lover [mailto:pmb-l@telus.net] Sent: May-01-16 6:58 PMTo: 'Tom Bearss' <tom.bearss@dccnet.com> Subject: Message from Patricia/Wild Bird TrustHello Tom,

I love reading about all your trips – what fun you do have.

Our Osprey and Purple Martin are back and busy with nesting. The Purple Martins from Brazil came back nine days earlier than last year.

Just wondering if The Conservation Area at Maplewood Flats is on your list? We offer a Meet and Greet service on Saturdays/Sundays 10-4pm and Tuesdays/Thursdays10-2pm. – we have one small washroom (newlyrenovated!!). A 2015 federal policy change to Environment Canada’s facility PESC – our neighbours sharing the same site – means that their entrance doors are now kept locked – a sign on the doors announces NO WASHROOMS AVAILABLE. I see that your group

All the very best, PatriciaPatricia M. Banning-LoverWBT President

meets on a Wednesday and just wanted to give you the heads up in case you are coming our way – don’t want you to be disappointed. We have built Corrigan Nature House but do not keep the washrooms open – we have actually have been advised by District of North Vancouver not to keep the washrooms open as The Conservation Area is a 24 hr. free access site with many homeless people in the vicinity. WBT is a small unsubsidized non-profit society and the property is now on metered water so making us responsible for every flush and hand-wash – it is a good thing my sense of humour is firmly in place!! I do hope you choose us as one of your trip destinations and if you let me know when you are coming I will be sure to be there with a welcome (holidaying May 11th-June12th happily away from e-mail and telephone in Yorkshire).

Executive Office Direct Lines: Telephone: 604 922 1550 Fax: 604 922 8034

Wild Bird Trust – dedicated to wild birds and their habitats on the principle all wildlife must benefit

I NTERESTI NG LINKS

Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust: htt p:// ww w.deltaf armland.c a/

Friends of Semiahmoo Bay Society: ht tp://ww w.birds onthe bay. ca/

The British Columbia Breeding Bird Atlas is now complete, and freely available online for everyone.It's a stunning document visually and impressively detailed in its coverage of BC's 320 breeding birds.Post : BC Breeding Bird Atlas published onlineURL : ht t p : //bc fo .ca/ 2 0 16/05/15/b c -b re e d in g -b i r d- atlas- p ub lish e d - o n line/ Posted : May 15, 2016 at 14:44Author : geocbcfoCategories : Uncategorized

Tiny Wings Denise Kitson Colt learns to swim. Ken Borrie

EXECU TIVE an d C OMM I T TEE S 20 15 -2016

President – Tom BearssVice-President – Elizabeth Perrin Secretary – Anita Den Dikken Treasurer/ Membership – Jim KneeschDirector (Speakers & BCN) – Ursula EasterbrookDirector (Environment) – James Ronback, Jim_Ronback@dccnet.com 604 948-1589Publicity – Valerie FullerSocial Committee – Elizabeth Perrin, Liz Stewart, Joanne Williamson Display Co-ordinator – Terry Carr; Assistant co-ordinator Marylile Martin Newsletter Editor – Audrey Coutts, makemusichappen@gmail.com Archivist – Geof HackerCasual Birders – Tom BearssTelescope Custodian – Tom Bearss

Delta Nats’ website: https://dncb .wo rdpre ss.co m/

Useful Phone Numbers:

Wild Life Rescue 604-526-7275Canadian Wildlife Services 604-666-0143Rare Bird Alert (24 hour) 604-737-3074Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary 604-946-6980OWL (Orphaned Wildlife Rehab) 604-946-3171Wildlife Violation Report 1-800-663-9453Fisheries and Oceans HOT LINE 604-666-3500Delta Farmland & Wildlife Trust 604-940-3392Nature Vancouver - h t tp: // n at u reva nc o u ver . c a

WE LCOME!

N e w mem b ers: Roy and Solveig Helland

ALMO ST TH E L AST PA GE

Are you perusing the newspapers and magazines, and talking with friends, wondering where you might go for your next birding adventure?Have you considered the 29th Festival of the Cranes, November 15-20,2016, at the Basque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico?

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2015 Festival of the Cranes Photography contest Winner 1st Place Steve Yabek

Honourable Mention – Steve Yabek