Bird photography in Delta, BC?

Anyone been to the Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary in Delta, BC (http://www.reifelbirdsanctuary.com/)? Sean and I are planning a trip up there next weekend and are wondering what to expect. We heard there might be some Snowy Owls. Not sure what else. Thanks.

Hi Inge. Reifel is well worth the drive. You can often get very close to the wildlife. Since you can purchase food there, or bring your own bird seed, they will be waiting for a hand out. It is criss-crossed with many paths, so you can take as long as you wish. You'll likely see lots of Snow Geese in the fields near by. At the entrance, there usually are a number of Wood Ducks. Inside the refuge, you may find some Sandhill Cranes as well as a variety of winter resident ducks and birds. Probably not too many shorebirds yet. I doubt that spring migration has kicked into gear yet. I haven't been there for about a year, so I don't know about the chance of seeing Snowy Owls. I did hear that there have been several, although not nearly as many as last year, at Boundary Bay which is on the way to Reifel. Here are directions to Boundary Bay, pilfered from the Tweeters birding email digest:

From the Peace Arch border station at Blaine, continue on Hwy 99 towards
Vancouver. Get off the Hwy at Exit 20. At the end of the off ramp there is a
stop light. Go left, and take the overpass (There is a Tim Hortons at this
exit. Thats very important. It is a law in Canada that if you are birding,
you must consume large quantities of Tim Hortons coffee and doughnuts.
Sorry, thems the rules) back across the Hwy, which will put you on to Hwy
10, also known as the Ladner Trunk Rd. Continue west on Hwy 10 until you
come to 72nd. St. Go left on to 72nd St, and continue to the very end of the
road. Park here and walk up on to the dike. Boundary Bay stretches to the
east and west.
Margaret

Thanks Margaret. This is very helpful.