Year: 2025
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Boundary Bay Dyke at 64th, December 31, 2025
PHOTO: Ruby-crowned Kinglet by Chris McVittie….. After driving through a bit of fog while making our way to the foot of 64th St, we stepped onto the dyke with clear views of the bay and surrounding areas. Our group was Bruce, Nicki, Chris, Pat, Susan, Doug and Christine. After snapping a few photos of the
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Boundary Bay Dyke at 64th, December 30, 2025
PHOTO: Cooper’s Hawk by Terry Carr….. Eight Delta Nats met at the end of 64th Street to walk along the dyke – Bob, Fen, Susan, Teresa, Dottie, Connie, Dorothy and Terry. It was a very cold foggy morning so it was hard to see the birds. We could hear gunshots but we could not see
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Centennial Beach Bird & Nature Walk, December 28, 2025
Yesterday’s outing to Centennial Beach was one of those gratifying reminders of why the Delta Naturalists Society occasionally flings open its doors and invites the general public along for the ride! While most outings are members-only affairs, this was one of our scheduled open events, and the response was fantastic. By 9 AM, more than 20 people
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Centennial Beach, December 23, 2025
PHOTO: Mountain Bluebird by Christine Gaio….. Six Delta Nats met at Centennial Beach – Teresa, Margaret, Jeff, Christine, Lorna and Terry. Although showers were forecast they did not appear – instead there was a bitterly cold wind and a few clear patches. Beside the parking lot was a mixed flock of European Starlings and beady-eyed
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Brunswick Point, December 17, 2025
PHOTO: Spotted Towhee by Susan Gemeinhardt… Nine Delta Nats met at the Brunswick Point parking lot on River Road in Ladner – Richard, Stephanie, Colin, Susan, Teresa, Connie, Margaret, Dorothy and Terry. Despite the forecast of showers it was a glorious clear, cold fall day. Although we complain about the new parking lot being so
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Stanley Park, December 9, 2025
PHOTO: Surf Scoters by Terry Carr….. Eight Delta Nats met at Second Beach in Stanley Park on a gorgeous morning – Colin, Connie, Christine, Terry, Richard, Margaret, Lidia and Lindley. We definitely picked the best day despite the confusing, changing weather forecasts. In front of the freighters in English Bay was a huge flock of
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, December 3, 2025
PHOTO: Spotted Towhee by Chris McVittie….. It was a cold, wet early morning when two intrepid DNCB’ers (Jim and Chris) braved the ferry causeway. Visibility was bad. We could see ducks in the water at 8am, but had little idea what they were. At 8:25 it lightened up slightly, so we braved the heavy rain
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, December 2, 2025
PHOTO: Hudsonian Whimbrels by Glen Bodie….. Six Delta Nats met at the Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway on a cool, cloudy morning. On the north side of the causeway were Common Loons, Wigeon and Green-winged Teal. We crossed carefully to the south side of the causeway where there was much more activity – Harlequins, Common Goldeneye, Mallards,
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Centennial Beach, November 29, 2025
PHOTO: Great Blue Heron with Sculpin by Terry Carr…. 19 of us, including some Delta Nature Kids families, gathered on Saturday at Centennial Beach in Boundary Bay Regional Park. On the way we had passed a flock of Snow Geese in the field across the road from the park. There was one Bald Eagle in
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th St, November 26, 2025
PHOTO: Spotted Towhee & House Finch by Susan Gemeinhardt…. Four of us gathered at the foot of 104th Street this morning at 9 am: Lindly, Pat, Susan and me. The weather was cool and overcast but we were lucky to have no rain all morning. The tide was high, right up to the dyke, and
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