Author: Delta Naturalists Society
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Ladner Harbour Park, May 6, 2026
PHOTO: California Darner by Chris McVittie….. Four DNCB’ers met at the park for our 8am walk with Anne M leading. We were Anne, Susan, Richard and Chris. We were greeted with a fair amount of chirping as we walked through the soon to be renovated playground. The walk looked promising. It was cooler than Tuesday…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Ladner Harbour Park & Tsawwassen First Nations Dyke, May 5, 2026
PHOTO: Yellow-bellied Marmots by Terry Carr………….. 11 birders met at Ladner Harbour Park – Mei, Connie, Dottie, Bob, Teresa, Lorna, Lidia, Claude, Freddie, Jim and Terry. It was cool to begin with, but soon warmed up. A Black-capped Chickadee and a female Red-winged Blackbird were on the feeders by the caretaker’s house and a Flicker…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Joe Brown & Colebrook Parks, April 29, 2026
PHOTO: Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk by Bob Winston……….. Wednesday provided a fine warm morning for a bird walk at Surrey’s Joe Brown Park. The turnout was 24 eyeballs (12 birders) all of which were needed to spy out the scarce birds present. Birders were Alan, Bob, Colin, Dorothy, Dottie, Lidia, Lorna, Margaretha, Stephanie, Susan, Teresa and Terry. …
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Delta Naturalists Outing to North 40 Park Reserve & Beach Grove Park
PHOTO: Common Yellowthroat by Terry Carr 8 Delta Nats met at the North 40 Park Reserve in East Ladner. As soon as we got out of the car we heard the “witchity whichity” song of a Common Yellowthroat. It soon made a few brief appearances. It was singing in the same area at the end…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Brydon Lagoon, Hi-Knoll Park & Beach Grove Park
PHOTO: Violet-Green Swallows by Christine Gaio…… 11 Delta Nats met at Brydon Lagoon on a dry Wednesday morning. The Tuesday outing had been cancelled because of a very wet weather forecast. The lagoon usually contains a nice collection of duck species – and there were Mallards, Wood Ducks, Scaup, Shovellers and Bufflehead – along with…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Brunswick Point, April 8, 2026
PHOTO: by Colin Huggett…… Nine DNS members and two guests enjoyed a sunny but cool walk along the Brunswick Point dyke. Starting west from the River Road car park with just a light breeze, we had good views of Canoe Pass and adjoining farmlands. There were few birds on the river, but the far bank…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Brunswick Point, April 7, 2026
PHOTO: Ruby-crowned Kinglet by Christine Gaio……. Six Delta Nats met at the Brunswick Point parking lot on a sunny morning. There was a cold wind and the water in the river was rough. Double-crested Cormorants flew by, and there were Red-breasted Mergansers and Wigeon on the far side of the river. We heard and then…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Ladner Harbour Park, Saturday, April 4, 2026
With 28 attendees (the majority being non-members) Saturday’s open outing for the Delta Naturalists Society was quite possibly a record turnout for us! Many had found the event through social media, and while plenty were new to birding, the enthusiasm was immediate and infectious. It’s always a pleasure to watch people begin to notice birds—really notice and delight in…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Serpentine Fen, April 1, 2026
PHOTO: Robin in the Rain by Chris McVittie…. There were four of us to start – Stephanie, Chris and newcomers Dan and Boja. (I think Stephanie knew Boja as she and Dan hadn’t signed up). Colin joined us for the last 10 minutes of the outing, having come from an eye appointment. It was April…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Serpentine Fen, March 31, 2026
PHOTO: Common Merganser (f) by Pat Smart….. 15 Birders met at Serpentine Fen in Surrey on a sunny morning. Christine reported that she had just seen the Tufted Duck at Green Timbers Park. The Kingfisher was not in its usual spot by the bridge, but a Great Blue Heron was hunting close to shore. It…
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