Delta Naturalists Society

For the Tuesday December 12 outing to Boundary Bay at 64^th there was an outstanding turnout of just 2 of us.  With only two sets of eyes (Christine and Alan) we formally throw down the gauntlet to the group on Wednesday to match.

Weather was absolutely stellar for December being sunny and 6C with no wind.  We walked as far as the pump house of the east side of the golf course (yes all the way from 64^th).  A Belted Kingfisher was patrolling the house pond.  A few warblers were seen and a nice swarm of Pine Siskin.  We met a nice guy all the way from Calgary looking for a Short-eared Owl (which posed for us). There was nothing particularly rare seen but all the regulars made an appearance adding up to 35 species.  We did not see any Meadowlarks so as to leave a bit of room for the Wednesday group to beat us.
Alan Stewart

Bird list
Snow Goose 80
Gadwall 4
Eurasian Wigeon 1
American Wigeon 80
Mallard 22
Green-winged Teal 7
Bufflehead 2
Hooded Merganser 4
Anna’s Hummingbird 2
American Coot 15
Glaucous-winged Gull 33
Great Blue Heron 4
Northern Harrier 3
Bald Eagle 4
Short-eared Owl 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
American Crow 4
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Bushtit 25
European Starling 50
American Robin 10
House Finch 3
Purple Finch 3
Pine Siskin 10
Fox Sparrow 4
Dark-eyed Junco 2
White-crowned Sparrow 6
Golden-crowned Sparrow 3
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 10
Spotted Towhee 6
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3

The outings next Tuesday & Wednesday December 19 & 20 will be to Stanley Park. Sign up here.
Meet at 9:00 AM on the seawall below the Second Beach Swimming Pool.

You can no longer access Second Beach from Beach Ave. From Beach Ave, turn right on Denman. Then left on Barclay (one block past Nelson). As you enter the park, keep left on Lagoon Drive, past the pub and pitch & putt. Turn right on Stanley Park Drive. When Stanley Park Drive becomes one way the wrong way, just past the Second Beach Concession, turn left into the parking area by the seawall. You will need to pay for parking.