Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Bewick’s Wren

• Delta Naturalists Outing to Serpentine Fen, January 27, 2026

  PHOTO: White-throated Sparrow by Christine Gaio….. 11 Delta Nats met at Surrey’s Serpentine Fen on what was forecast to be the last dry day for a while – Susan, Teresa, Margaret, Christine, Dottie, Fen, Bob, Pat, Claude, Freddie and Terry. The resident Kingfisher did not put in an appearance at the bridge at the beginning

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  January 27, 2026

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Cackling Goose, Gadwall, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Merganser, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Northern Harrier, Pied-billed Grebe, Purple Finch, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Serpentine Fen, Trumpeter Swan, White-throated Sparrow

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Jackman Wetlands & Aldergrove Regional Park, January 14, 2026

  PHOTO: Hooded Merganser by Pat Smart….. At 9am on January 14, 7 of us met at Jackman Wetlands in Aldergrove. We were Bruce, Nicki, Lindly, Anne, Colin, Susan and Stephanie. We ran into Pat late in the walk, heading in the opposite direction. Barely out of the parking lot we heard the “tsee, tsee, tsee”

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  January 14, 2026

  *DNCB, Aldergrove Regional Park, Bewick’s Wren, Brown Creeper, Cackling Goose, Cooper’s Hawk, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hairy Woodpecker, Hooded Merganser, Jackman Wetlands, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Trumpeter Swan, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Jackman Wetlands & Aldergrove Regional Park, January 13, 2026

  PHOTO: Bewick’s Wren by Terry Carr…. Nine Delta Nats met at Jackman Wetlands in Langley – Bob, Terry, Teresa, Connie, Christine, Freddie, Margaret, Claude and Dottie. Debbi arrived for her walk as we were leaving. Around the parking lot were Crows, Starlings and White-crowned Sparrows. A small raptor on a distant branch was probably a

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  January 13, 2026

  *DNCB, Aldergrove Regional Park, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Cackling Goose, Cooper’s Hawk, Eurasian Wigeon, Hooded Merganser, Jackman Wetlands, Killdeer, Merlin, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Duck, Varied Thrush

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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 Ladner Harbour Park, October 29, 2025

  PHOTO: Ruby-crowned Kinglet by Glen Bodie…. Eleven of us gathered in the parking lot by the caretaker’s house where the feeders had plenty of seed and small birds were taking advantage of this. Glen was going to start with us on Shirley’s trail but not continue far and Margaretha joined us then keeping our total

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  October 29, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Cackling Goose, Cooper’s Hawk, Ladner Harbour Park, Lesser Snow Goose, Marsh Wren, Merlin, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Virginia Rail

• Delta Naturalists Outing to Iona Beach Regional Park, October 15, 2025

  PHOTO: Savannah Sparrow by Bruce Taylor…. 11 of us set out from the washroom area of Iona Beach Regional Park, on a cool crisp morning. We were Bruce, Nicki, Doug, Christine, Colin, Stephanie, Brian, Louise, Jeff, Susan and Richard. We first headed to the shore nearby but didn’t linger there because the tide was too

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  October 15, 2025

  *DNCB, Bewick’s Wren, Cooper’s Hawk, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Iona Beach Regional Park, Lesser Snow Goose, Marsh Wren, Northern Shrike, Pacific Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet

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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 Blackie Spit, October 1, 2025

  PHOTO: Great Blue Heron by Bruce Taylor…. Four of us met in the parking lot of Blackie Spit. We were Bruce, Nicki, Stephanie and Bee. We started out toward the spit with a scope in tow. It got increasingly blowy as we scanned through huge rafts of ducks along one of the low tide sand

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  October 1, 2025

  *DNCB, Bewick’s Wren, Blackie Spit, Caspian Tern, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Killdeer, Lesser Snow Goose, Sharp-shinned Hawk

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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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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Centennial Beach, September 9, 2025

  PHOTO:  Least Sandpiper by Bob Winston…. Thirteen Delta Nats met at Centennial Beach on a gray, still, and mild, early fall morning — Anne, Dottie, Bob, Lorna, Connie, Vicky, Roger, Jim, Lynne, Warren, Lindly, Freddie, and David.  Only crows were active near the parking lot, although later we did see a small flock of Brewer’s

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  September 9, 2025

  *DNCB, Bewick’s Wren, Boundary Bay, Centennial Beach, Common Yellowthroat, Gadwall, Killdeer, Least Sandpiper, Northern Harrier, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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