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 huge rafts of duck were offshore. They were predominantly American Wigeon, but with some Northern Pintail among them. A pair of Bald Eagles were calling nearby, and we saw 6 in total.
We walked eastward along the dyke, towards the pump station. Three Trumpeter Swans and a number of juvenile Glaucous-winged Gulls flew over during our walk. Several Great Blue Herons were standing around in ditches and field margins. In the bushes and blackberry tangles along the field margins and dyke edge we saw small groups of Golden-crowned and White-crowned Sparrows, Song Sparrows and House Finches. There were also a couple of Spotted Towhees and American Robins. A flock of Eurasian Starlings flew past.
On the return walk, some of the ducks had come closer, giving better views. There was a Northern Shoveler and a group of Green-winged Teal.
Despite the cold, misty weather, we had a lovely 2 hr 40 min walk along the dyke, and Pat and Susan took lots of photos.
Report by Anne Murray
Photos are on Flickr
eBird checklist
Delta—Boundary Bay – 104th St.
Nov 26, 2025
1.90 km
160 Minutes
All birds reported? Yes
Comments: Cloudy/misty and cool weather
3 Trumpeter Swan
1 Northern Shoveler
X American Wigeon — Hundreds. The predominant duck here.
X Mallard
X Northern Pintail
X Green-winged Teal (American)
4 Eurasian Collared-Dove
8 Greater Yellowlegs
X Dunlin — Flock
6 Glaucous-winged Gull
6 Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)
2 Northern Harrier
6 Bald Eagle
4 Common Raven
13 European Starling
2 American Robin
5 House Finch
7 White-crowned Sparrow
8 Golden-crowned Sparrow
12 Song Sparrow
2 Spotted Towhee
Number of Taxa: 21
On Saturday, November 29, there will be an outing to Centennial Beach in Tsawwassen.
Meet at 9:30 AM in the concession/washroom parking lot.
Next Tuesday & Wednesday (Dec 2 & 3) the outings will be to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel.
Some people may meet on the ferry causeway at 8 AM. The parking pullout is part way along the north side of the causeway.
Meet at Reifel at9 AM. DNS has been booked as a group. You do not need to book parking – just tell the gatekeeper that you are part of the DNS group booking. Non-Reifel members will need to pay admission.
To sign up for an outing, click on the DNS bird outing schedule sheet.
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