Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Belted Kingfisher

• Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen First Nation Dyke, January 20, 2026

  PHOTO: Bird’s Nest Fungi by Fen Winston…. 13 Delta Nats met at Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th St in dense fog – Jeff, Dorothy, Connie, Christine G, Lee, Jacquie, Fen, Teresa, Bob, Dottie, Freddie, Lori and Terry. We could barely make out a pair of Bald Eagles vocalizing on a treetop and some American Wigeon

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  January 20, 2026

  *DNCB, 104 Street, Bald Eagle, Beaver, Belted Kingfisher, Dunlin, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Marsh Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, TFN, Tsawwassen First Nation Dyke

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Surrey Lake & Green Timbers, January 5, 2026

  PHOTO: Redhead (left) & Canvasback (right) by Terry Carr…. Because the Tuesday weather forecast was very wet, 3 Tuesday birders – Terry, Teresa and Dottie – switched to Monday and met at the Surrey Lake parking lot. In fact it was so bright that it was difficult to see and photograph the birds on the

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  January 5, 2026

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Bewick’s Wren, Brown Creeper, Cackling Goose, Canvasback, Green Timbers Urban Forest Park, Hooded Merganser, Northern Harrier, Pied-billed Grebe, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Surrey Lake, Wood Duck

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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 Society

  December 2, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Oystercatcher, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Brant, Brown Creeper, Harlequin Duck, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Long-billed Dowitcher, Northern Harrier, Raccoon, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, River Otter, Sandhill Crane, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Wood Duck

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to White Rock Pier & Blackie Spit, November 18, 2025

  PHOTO: Long-tailed Duck by Christine Gaio….. 16 Delta Nats met on White Rock Pier – Claude, Jim, Jacquie, Lee, Freddie, Connie, Teresa, Lorna, Mike, Dottie, Dorothy, Bob, Lidia, Christine, Susan, Terry. We had hoped to see the feeding frenzy that had been going on for several days. Birds, Seals and Sea Lions have been feeding

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  November 18, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black-bellied Plover, Bonaparte’s Gull, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Harbour Seal, Horned Grebe, Long-billed Dowitcher, Long-tailed Duck, Pacific Loon, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-breasted Merganser, Ring-necked Pheasant, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Steller Sea Lion, White Rock Pier

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Centennial Beach, November 11, 2025

  PHOTO: Mountain Bluebird by Bob Winston….. It was a clear, crisp Remembrance Day morning as the Delta Naturalists Casual Birders began to gather in the Centennial Beach parking lot in Tsawwassen under the watchful eye of a Bald Eagle.  There were two topics of conversation — the absence of traffic, and the cold wind off

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  November 11, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Brant, Cackling Goose, Cedar Waxwing, Centennial Beach, Dunlin, Horned Grebe, Mountain Bluebird, Northern Harrier

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Ladner Harbour Park, October 28, 2025

  PHOTO…..Song Sparrow by Terry Carr….. 10 Delta Nats met at Ladner Harbour Park – Freddie, Bob, Connie, Lee, Dorothy, Lorna, Lindly, Dottie, Roger and Terry. Black-capped Chickadees and a pair of Downy Woodpeckers were feasting on the feeders by the caretakers house, and an Anna’s Hummingbird was at the hummingbird feeder. We headed along Shirley’s

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  October 28, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Hairy Woodpecker, Hooded Merganser, Ladner Harbour Park, Lesser Snow Goose, Marsh Wren, Pacific Wren, Pied-billed Grebe, Varied Thrush

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, October 8, 2025

  PHOTO: Black-capped Chickadee by Susan Gemeinhardt… Although Wednesday started out cloudy, by the end of the morning it was sunny and quite pleasant. Noreen and I started our morning at the Causeway and were pleased to have virtually no wind and a near high tide so the birds were easy to spot. A Belted Kingfisher

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  October 8, 2025

  *DNCB, Belted Kingfisher, Bewick’s Wren, Black Oystercatcher, Black-bellied Plover, Bonaparte’s Gull, Brown Creeper, Caspian Tern, Dunlin, Harlequin Duck, Horned Grebe, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Lesser Snow Goose, Long-billed Dowitcher, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Pied-billed Grebe, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Short-billed Gull, Sora, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Virginia Rail, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, October 7, 2025

  PHOTO: Snow Geese by Colin Huggett….. Lorna and I (Terry) met Glen on the Tsawwassen ferry causeway at 8am in bright sunshine. The tide was high and the water was calm. Near the shore were 3 diving Horned Grebes. Farther out were Surf Scoters, White-winged Scoters, Cormorants and a Common Loon. On the spit were

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  October 7, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Black-bellied Plover, Bonaparte’s Gull, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Gadwall, Harlequin Duck, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Lesser Snow Goose, Long-billed Dowitcher, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Olympic Gull, Pied-billed Grebe, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Ruddy Duck, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Short-billed Gull, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Wood Duck, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Reifel Bird Sanctuary, October 4, 2025

  PHOTO: Yellowlegs, Dowitchers, Shovelers by Brian Avent….. Fourteen Delta Naturalists gathered bright and early at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary on Saturday, October 4th, eager to see what autumn migration had in store. Among our party was a special guest from Salmon Arm, a former DNS member who had made the long trip down to revisit

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  October 4, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Brown Creeper, Gadwall, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Merganser, Lesser Snow Goose, Long-billed Dowitcher, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Pied-billed Grebe, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Sora, Varied Thrush, Virginia Rail, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Serpentine Fen , September 16, 2025

  PHOTO: Cooper’s Hawk by Bob Winston…. The mist was just rising off the fields as six Delta Nats met at the Serpentine Fen – Dottie, Bob, Colin, Stephanie, Lee and Jeff.   The Belted Kingfisher had returned – a female sitting on the wires overhead.  The other notables returning were the salmon, both Chinook and Coho,

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  September 16, 2025

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Belted Kingfisher, Bewick’s Wren, Cackling Goose, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Cooper’s Hawk, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Purple Finch, Serpentine Fen, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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