Delta Naturalists Society

Delta Naturalists Outing to Aldergrove Regional Park, August 14, 2024

PHOTO: American Bittern by Terry Carr…. 7 Delta Nats met at the 8th Avenue entrance to Aldergrove Regional Park – Dottie, Bob, Jacquie, Richard, Alan, Mike and Terry. This huge 280 hectare Metro Vancouver Park used to be the site of man-made Aldergrove Lake which was a popular local swimming hole. Metro Vancouver had grandfathered
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Delta Naturalists Society

August 14, 2024

*DNCB, *DNS, Aldergrove Regional Park, American Bittern, Belted Kingfisher, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Hermit Thrush, Merlin, Swainson’s Thrush, Turkey Vulture, Western Flycatcher, Western Painted Turtle, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Campbell Valley Regional Park, August 7, 2024

PHOTO: Spotted Towhee (adult & juvenile) by Glen Bodie…. After a few late-the-night-before additions there were 5 birders at CampbellValley: Bill and Carolyn, Richard, Doug and Glen. We almost had the place toourselves. It was a little cool in the shade, but otherwise a hot day with noclouds. We started along the trail over the
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Delta Naturalists Society

August 7, 2024

*DNCB, *DNS, Black-headed Grosbeak, Brown Creeper, Campbell Valley RP, Douglas Squirrel, Purple Finch, Swainson’s Thrush, Western Tanager, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Campbell Valley Regional Park, August 6, 2024

PHOTO: Hairy Woodpecker by Terry Carr…. 4 Delta Nats met at the 16th Avenue entrance to Langley’s Campbell Valley Regional Park – Jim, Jacquie, John and Terry. We had expected another very hot day, but it was cloudy and cool. In the parking area were Juncos, Towhees and a Robin with worms. The first part
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Delta Naturalists Society

August 6, 2024

*DNCB, *DNS, Campbell Valley RP, Hairy Woodpecker

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Surrey Bend Regional Park, July 31, 2024

PHOTO: Swainson’s Thrush by Glen Bodie….. On a rather muggy overcast morning, the group of 7 met at Surrey Bend: Liz and Alan, Bill and Carolyn with son Dan, Susan G and Glen. If you haven’t been to Surrey Bend in a few years you’ll be surprised at how over-grown everything is, especially at this
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Delta Naturalists Society

July 31, 2024

*DNCB, *DNS, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Bewick’s Wren, Brown Creeper, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Red-eyed Vireo, Surrey Bend, Swainson’s Thrush, Western Flycatcher, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Deas Island Regional Park, July 24, 2024

PHOTO:Wood Ducks by Brian Avent……. On Wednesday morning at 8am a group of 10 started out at Deas Island. Well, a group of 8, and then 2 more came just a little bit late. We were Brian and Louise, Bill and Carolyn, Lee, Richard, David S, Doug B, Margaretha and Glen. We started near the
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Delta Naturalists Society

July 24, 2024

*DNCB, *DNS, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Brown Creeper, Common Yellowthroat, Deas Island Regional Park, Gadwall, Great Horned Owl, Hairy Woodpecker, Harbour Seal, Swainson’s Thrush, Western Flycatcher, Western Wood-Pewee, Wood Duck

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Alaksen National Wildlife Area, July 17, 2024

PHOTO: Eight-spotted Skimmer by Terry Carr….. Fifteen Delta Nats met at Alaksen on our continuing heat wave. From the parking area we saw a Great Blue Heron on a piling in the slough and a family of Brown-headed Cowbirds in the trees. Barn Swallows were stopping in the mud in the slough on the other
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Delta Naturalists Society

July 17, 2024

*DNCB, *DNS, Alaksen NWA, Black-headed Grosbeak, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Willow Flycatcher

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Alaksen National Wildlife Area, July 16, 2024

PHOTO: Juvenile Barn Swallows by Christine Gaio….. Six DNCBers assembled at the Alaksen parking lot on a beautiful Tuesday morning — Lidia, Margaret, Bob, Dottie, David S. and Christine — where Margaret bravely took on the e-bird listing duty, to everyone else’s relief. From the lot we strolled through the cedars looking for owls (none
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Delta Naturalists Society

July 16, 2024

*DNCB, *DNS, Alaksen NWA, Brown Creeper, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Marsh Wren

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Delta Naturalists Outing to the North 40, July 10, 2024

PHOTO: Cooper’s Hawk by Glen Bodie…. Some of those who skipped the trip to Manning Park on Tuesday came out to the North 40 park on Wednesday – Dottie, Bob and Glen. It was a sunny hot day, but the blast furnace of the last week had started to come back to normal BC temperatures.
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Delta Naturalists Society

July 10, 2024

*DNCB, *DNS, *Ladner/Tsawwassen, Bald Eagle, Common Yellowthroat, Cooper’s Hawk, North Forty/VWS

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Manning Park, July 9, 2024

PHOTO: Paintbrush Trail by Terry Carr…. Eleven Delta Nats met at Manning Park Resort on the hottest day of the year. Some had wisely driven up the day before and spent the night there. On the way up some of us stopped near the park entrance to look for Pikas. These little rodents were scurrying
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Delta Naturalists Society

July 9, 2024

*DNCB, *DNS, *EC Manning Park, Birds, Cascade Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel, Cascade Lookout, Chipping Sparrow, Clark’s Nutcracker, Columbian Ground Squirrel, Lightning Lake, Pika, Spotted Sandpiper, Yellow-pine Chipmunk

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Cypress Provincial Park, July 2, 2024

PHOTO: Northern Flicker by Terry Carr…. Five Delta Nats met at the lookout on Cypress Mountain on a glorious summer morning. Terry, Lidia, Lorna, Margaret and Christine We did not find the usual collection of birds here but we did have Robins, Juncos, Crows, Ravens and brief views of a Swainson’s Thrush and a Warbling
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Delta Naturalists Society

July 2, 2024

*DNCB, *DNS, Cypress Mountain, Swainson’s Thrush, Townsend’s Warbler

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Delta Naturalists Society

A group of nature enthusiasts, birdwatchers, wildlife photographers and conservationists, located in Delta, British Columbia

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Aldergrove Regional Park, August 14, 2024

Delta Naturalists Outing to Campbell Valley Regional Park, August 7, 2024

Delta Naturalists Outing to Campbell Valley Regional Park, August 6, 2024

Delta Naturalists Outing to Surrey Bend Regional Park, July 31, 2024

Delta Naturalists Outing to Deas Island Regional Park, July 24, 2024

Delta Naturalists Outing to Alaksen National Wildlife Area, July 17, 2024

Delta Naturalists Outing to Alaksen National Wildlife Area, July 16, 2024

Delta Naturalists Outing to the North 40, July 10, 2024

Delta Naturalists Outing to Manning Park, July 9, 2024

Delta Naturalists Outing to Cypress Provincial Park, July 2, 2024

Delta Naturalists Outing to Brunswick Point, December 17, 2025