Year: 2025
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Terra Nova Rural Park, August 27, 2025
PHOTO: Bewick’s Wren by David Hoar…. Either morning traffic is getting worse or I’m slower off the mark as we arrived at Terra Nova almost 10 minutes late to find Brian and Louise ready to go. We headed south and at the bridge saw several Mallards and a distant Grebe, probably Pied-billed Grebe swimming in…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Terra Nova Rural Park, August 26, 2025
PHOTO: Western Tanager by Susan Gemeinhardt… Ten Delta Nats met at Terra Nova Rural Park in Richmond – Terry, Lorna, Christine, Bob, Dorothy, Dottie, Lidia, Susan, Claude, Freddie. A pair of Double-crested Cormorants landed on the river and several Mallards and Gulls flew past. A Great Blue Heron landed beside the river. We walked through…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Aldergrove Regional Park, August 19, 2025
PHOTO: Northern Flicker by Terry Carr….. 10 Delta Nats met at the 8th Avenue entrance to Aldergrove Regional Park in Langley – Terry, Lee, Lidia, Bob, Dorothy, Connie, Vicky, Christine, Lorna, Dottie. This huge 280 hectare Metro Vancouver Park used to be the site of man-made Aldergrove Lake which was a popular local swimming hole.…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Campbell Valley Regional Park, August 13, 2025
PHOTO: Brown Creeper by David Hoar….. About 8:10 Margaretha, Noreen and I headed east from the parking lot to the bridge and en route saw Song Sparrows and Dark-eyed Juncos. As we arrived at the bridge a Belted Kingfisher departed southwards and we later got a look at this noisy bird as we scanned for…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Campbell Valley Regional Park, August 12, 2025
PHOTO: Black-headed Grosbeak by Terry Carr…. Twelve Delta Nats met at Campbell Valley Regional Park in Langley – Dottie, Terry, Lee, Bob, Mike, Freddie, Lidia, Dorothy, Christine, Bruce, Nicki and Connie. A Townsend’s Chipmunk entertained us at the parking lot before we started our usual clockwise route along the Little River Loop trail. There were…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Deas Island Regional Park, August 6, 2025
PHOTO: Cedar Waxwing by David Hoar….. The forecast rain had soaked everything overnight and discouraged many so we morphed the usual birding outing into a walk with umbrellas. We started at the tower where one Black-capped Chickadee made a brief wet showing and a pair of Double-crested Cormorants did a fly by down river. An…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Deas Island Regional Park, August 5, 2025
PHOTO: Bushtit by Terry Carr…. Nine Delta Nats met at Deas Island Regional Park – Dorothy, Lee, Terry, Dottie, Bob, Mike, Connie, Margaret and Roger. At this time of year there were no ducks in the river or the slough. A Spotted Sandpiper flew in and bobbed its tail as it walked along the shore…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Alaksen National Wildlife Area, July 30, 2025
PHOTO: Yellow Warbler by Bruce Taylor…. 11 of us met at the parking lot at Alaksen at 8am. It was a gorgeous sunny morning. We scanned London Slough from the parking lot and saw some Cedar Waxwings, Mallards, Canada Geese and Wood Ducks. We started our walk at the native wildflower garden behind the staff…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Alaksen National Wildlife Area, July 29, 2025
PHOTO: Barred Owl with rodent by Christine Gaio….. 15 DNCBers met at Alaksen National Wildlife Area when the gates opened at 8am – Grace, Christine, Henry, Naoko, Jonathan, Roger, Mike, Susan, Dorothy, Margaret, Connie, Lorna, Lorraine, Douglas and Terry. Alaksen NWA is located next to Reifel Bird Sanctuary and is the location of Environment and…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Jackman Wetlands, July 22, 2025
PHOTO: Sora by Christine Gaio…. 15 birders met at Jackman Wetlands Park in Langley Township – Alaina, Cole, Arthur, Terry, Susan, Lee, Stephanie, Colin, Christine, Carolyn, Renata, Lidia, Bill, Dottie, Connie. We left Tsawwassen in its usual bright sunshine, but it was overcast here all morning. Part of our drive was along scenic Zero Avenue…
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