Delta Naturalists Society

Eleven people met at Blackie Spit on Tuesday – Glen, Chris, Jim, Roger M, Mike B1, Janet, Johnny Mac, Pat, Marian P, Lorna, and Terry.

It was a gorgeous day, flowers were blooming, and we saw 17 bird species. There were no shorebirds on the spit, but there were the usual Ring-billed Gulls and Savannah Sparrows there.

In the Savenye Conservation area were large numbers of herons, yellowlegs, and Purple Martins.There were also Killdeer, Northern Flickers, Anna’s Hummingbirds, Starlings, House Finches, and a White-crowned Sparrow. On the way to the pumphouse we added Cedar Waxwings, Goldfinches, and more Yellowlegs and House Finches.

We saw several interesting insects, including tiny Woodland Skipper butterflies, Red Soldier Beetles, several wasp and grasshopper species, dragonflies, damselflies and a Yellow-collared Scape Moth.
Terry Carr

Tuesday photos are on flickr

Glen’s ebird list
17 species
20 Mallard
6 Anna’s Hummingbird
6 Killdeer
20 Greater Yellowlegs
12 Ring-billed Gull
30 Great Blue Heron
6 Northern Flicker
10 American/Northwestern Crow
10 Purple Martin
6 European Starling
2 Cedar Waxwing
6 House Finch
4 American Goldfinch
1 White-crowned Sparrow
4 Savannah Sparrow
1 Spotted Towhee
1 Red-winged Blackbird