Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Bewick’s Wren

• Delta Naturalists Outing to Blackie Spit & Elgin Park, August 27, 2024

  PHOTO: Greater Yellowlegs by Terry Carr….. Seven Delta Nats met at Blackie Spit on a lovely morning. The tide was out, so instead of going onto the spit, we started out on the usual trails. Barn and Tree Swallows and Purple Martins were doing aerial displays, and Canada Geese and Mallards flew over. We watched

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  August 27, 2024

  *DNCB, Bewick’s Wren, Blackie Spit, Cedar Waxwing, Elgin Heritage Park, Killdeer, Lesser Yellowlegs, Northern Harrier, Purple Martin

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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 Jackman Wetlands, June 19, 2024

  PHOTO: Yellow Warbler by Glen Bodie…. It only takes 2 to make a DNCB group outing – Susan G and Glen. We met at Jackman Wetlands on perhaps the first real warm and sunny summer day this year to see what we could see. Even though there were only 2 pairs of eyeballs at work

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  June 19, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Brown Creeper, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Jackman Wetlands, Killdeer, Pied-billed Grebe, Pileated Woodpecker, Swainson’s Thrush, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Campbell Valley Regional Park, May 15, 2024

  PHOTO: Honeysuckle by Warren Fenton….. On Wednesday, May 15, two DNCBers headed east through the morning truck parade on 16th Ave in South Surrey to the peace and quiet of Campbell Valley Regional Park. It turned out that Lynne and I (Warren) were the only participants this morning – but that was fine, it was a

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  May 15, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Campbell Valley RP, Cedar Waxwing, Douglas Squirrel, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Mourning Dove, Red-tailed Hawk, Townsend’s Chipmunk, Western Tanager, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Campbell Valley Regional Park & Fergus Biodiversity Preserve, May 14, 2024

  PHOTO: Black-headed Grosbeak by Terry Carr…… Five Delta Nats met at Campbell Valley Regional Park in Langley – Lidia, Jacquie, Dottie, Terry and Christine. Beside the parking lot we followed the sound of two Wilson’s Warblers, but we could not find them. We did see Song Sparrows, Robins, Cowbirds and Towhees. An Eastern Grey Squirrel

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  May 14, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, American Bullfrog, Bald Eagle, Band-tailed Pigeon, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Campbell Valley RP, Common Yellowthroat, Douglas Squirrel, Fergus Biodiversity Preserve, Garter snake, Northern Red-legged Frog, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Swainson’s Thrush, Trowbridge’s Shrew, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Joe Brown & Colebrook Parks, May 7, 2024

  PHOTO: Margined White Butterfly by Christine Gaio…… Six Delta Nats met at Joe Brown Park on Panorama Ridge in Surrey – Terry, Bill, Jacquie, Dottie, Christine, Lidia. This little known equestrian park is usually a good place to see spring migrants. But there was a COLD wind which, along with all the new leaves, seemed

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  May 7, 2024

  Bewick’s Wren, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Colebrook Park, Common Yellowthroat, Hutton’s Vireo, Joe Brown Park, Red-tailed Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Joe Brown Park, April 20, 2024

  PHOTO: Varied Thrush by Grant Edwards….. Another fine spring day greeted the crew for the day as we embarked on an outing to Joe Brown Park in Surrey.  I consider this park a bit of a hidden gem in the city, as it’s never that busy and you can usually have a respectable bird outing. 

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  April 20, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Brown Creeper, Hermit Thrush, Joe Brown Park, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific Wren, Pileated Woodpecker, Purple Finch, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Varied Thrush, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Brydon Lagoon & Hi-Knoll Park, April 17, 2024

  PHOTO: Common Merganser (f) by Glen Bodie….. Eight birders met at Brydon Lagoon on Wednesday morning, confused by the weather. It was cool, some may even say cold, and pretty sure it was going to warm up but when? We ranged from Tshirts or shorts to gloves, toques and 4 layers. We were David and

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  April 17, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bewick’s Wren, Common Yellowthroat, Cooper’s Hawk, Gadwall, Hairy Woodpecker, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific Wren, Pink Fawn Lily, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Western Trillium, White Fawn Lily, Wood Duck, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Brydon Lagoon & Hi-Knoll Park, April 16, 2024

  PHOTO: Common Yellowthroat by Christine Gaio…. Fourteen Delta Naturalists met at Brydon Lagoon on a lovely spring morning. There were no ducks on the pond by the parking lot, but there were Red-winged Blackbirds and House Sparrows. However, Brydon Lagoon was full of water birds – Mallards, Wood Ducks, Northern Shovelers, Lesser Scaup, Ring-necked Ducks,

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  April 16, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bewick’s Wren, Brydon Lagoon, Common Yellowthroat, Hi-Knoll Park, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Pacific Wren, Pink Fawn Lily, Purple Finch, Red-tailed Hawk, Western Trillium, White Fawn Lily, Wilson’s Snipe, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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