Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Black-headed Grosbeak

• 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 Jackman Wetlands & Aldergrove Regional Park, June 18, 2024

  PHOTO: Pied-billed Grebe by Christine Gaio…. Eleven Delta Nats met at Jackman Wetlands in Langley. Jackman Wetlands, a former landfill site, now has paths, ponds and an 18 hole disc golf course. Players use thick, heavy, Frisbee-like discs and aim for chain baskets as targets. Next door are large movie sets. As we started our

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  June 18, 2024

  *DNCB, Aldergrove Regional Park, Bald Eagle, Black-headed Grosbeak, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Garter snake, Great Horned Owl, Jackman Wetlands, Pacific Chorus Frog, Pied-billed Grebe, Swainson’s Thrush, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Sturgeon Slough, June 12, 2024

  PHOTO: Yellow-breasted Chat by Terry Carr…. 13 indomitable Casual Birders gathered at Rannie Road in the Pitt Valley at 8:50am for our walk to Sturgeon Slough. It was cloudy, but the rain held off. Rannie Road intersects with Ladner Road just south of here, so our local-area Ladner family must have had relatives that built

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  June 12, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black-headed Grosbeak, Bullock’s Oriole, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Eastern Kingbird, Lazuli Bunting, Osprey, Pitt Lake, Pitt-Addington Marsh WMA, Red-tailed Hawk, Sturgeon Slough, Swainson’s Thrush, Turkey Vulture, Vaux’s Swift, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• Delta Naturalists Outing to Ladner Harbour Park, May 22, 2024

  PHOTO: Wilson’s Warbler (f) by David Hoar….. 14 keen Casual Birders met up at Ladner Harbour Park on a rather cool, grey morning, determined to see newly arrived migrant birds. Participants today were Roger, Noreen and David, Lynne and Warren, Stephanie and Colin, Glen, Lidia, Lindly, Margaretha, Douglas and Christine McG, and me (Anne). The

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  May 22, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, *Ladner/Tsawwassen, Bald Eagle, Black-headed Grosbeak, Great Horned Owl, Ladner Harbour Park, Marsh Wren, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo, Western Wood-Pewee, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped 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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• DNCB Outing No. 2023-29B to Iona Beach Regional Park, July 26, 2023

  Eight of us met at the Iona Beach parking: Glen, Lidia, Herb, Terry, Lee, Margaret, Mike, Roger. Terry had a quick scan of the beach but the tide was way out so we decided to wait for later to look out there. The main pond was quiet, a few Mallards and a Great Blue Heron,

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  July 26, 2023

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black-headed Grosbeak, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Iona Beach Regional Park, Lesser Yellowlegs, Purple Martin, Swainson’s Thrush, Willow Flycatcher

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-28B to Joe Brown Park, July 12, 2023

  Fifteen went in and nine came out. The fifteen was a large crowd of cats that needed herding: Dottie and Bob, Chris, Jacquie, Jean, Johnny Mac, Lee, Lidia, Liz, Margaret, Mike, Nick, Roger, Stephanie and Glen. Six of those found other ways and times to leave Joe Brown and the nine didn’t see them as

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  July 12, 2023

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Brown Creeper, Cedar Waxwing, Joe Brown Park, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Purple Finch, Swainson’s Thrush, Warbling Vireo, Western Tanager, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-26B to Jackman Wetlands, June 28, 2023

  Many of us missed the turn from 272 Ave on the first attempt, but all 11 of us got there: Brian and Louise, Colin and Stephanie, Warren and Lynne, David and Noreen, Lidia, Marion and Glen. The sun was already beating down, looking like a scorcher in Langley. There was interesting construction just north of

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  June 28, 2023

  *DNCB, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Jackman Wetlands, Killdeer, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Pied-billed Grebe, Purple Finch, Swainson’s Thrush, Willow Flycatcher

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-25B to Sturgeon Slough, Pitt Meadows, June 21, 2023

  An enthusiastic group of 16 gathered at the Sturgeon Slough overpass on Rannie Road just after the Summer Solstice (07:56) – Brian & Louise, Colin & Stephanie, Chris, Jim, Glen, Lidia, Terry, Mike, Russel, Roger, Lindly, Marion, Noreen and David. Bryan DeB joined later to make 17. The Tuesday outing had been cancelled due to

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  June 21, 2023

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Swift, Black-headed Grosbeak, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Eastern Kingbird, Green Heron, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Osprey, Sturgeon Slough, Willow Flycatcher, Wood Duck, Yellow-breasted Chat