Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Black-headed Grosbeak

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-24B to Colony Farm, June 14, 2023

  There were only supposed to be 3 of us there: Marion, Lindly and Glen. At 08:00 we called Lindly to check and she had thought it would be bad weather so decided last night not to come. We told her it was looking pretty good – overcast but dry enough – so she said she

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  June 14, 2023

  Band-tailed Pigeon, Black-headed Grosbeak, Cedar Waxwing, Colony Farm RP, Common Yellowthroat, Eastern Kingbird, Mule Deer, Ring-necked Pheasant, Swainson’s Thrush, Turkey Vulture, Warbling Vireo, Willow Flycatcher, Wood Duck, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-23A to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, June 6, 2023

  Five birders met on the ferry causeway on a very windy morning. There were Eagles, Herons, gulls and Oystercatchers, but the other birds were sheltering somewhere else. We stopped at the heronry near the beginning of the causeway. Many herons were on nests, many more were flying in or out, and eagles were soaring above.

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  June 6, 2023

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black-headed Grosbeak, Caspian Tern, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Killdeer, Purple Martin, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Sandhill Crane, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Wilson’s Phalarope, Wood Duck, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-22A to UBC Botanical Garden, May 30, 2023

  Ten birders spent a pleasant morning wandering through the UBC Botanical Garden – Jonathan, Terry, Don, Lidia, Dottie, Bob, Lee, Lorna, Deems and Lorraine. As Lee said, the variety of plants and trees more than made up for the lack of birds seen. In fact, they were likely responsible for the lack of birds seen.

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  May 30, 2023

  *DNCB, Black-headed Grosbeak, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Purple Finch, Swainson’s Thrush, UBC Botanical Garden, Warbling Vireo, Western Tanager

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-21A to Ladner Harbour Park, May 23, 2023

  Four birders met on a cloudy, cool morning in the Ladner Harbour Park parking lot – Jack, Roger, Jonathan and Lorraine. We were serenaded by throngs of Robins and Song Sparrows. After about a ten minute wait to see if any other Nats appeared, we set off. Our first stop was the bird feeders in

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  May 23, 2023

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Black-headed Grosbeak, Cedar Waxwing, Ladner Harbour Park, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-19A to Joe Brown Park, May 9, 2023

  Ten birders met at Joe Brown Park in Surrey on a lovely spring morning – Jacquie, Lidia, Dottie, Jonathan, Lindly, Lorraine, Terry, John, Lorna, Jim. All the new foliage made it difficult to see the birds. We heard some species that we did not see – including Pacific-slope Flycatcher and Black-throated Gray Warbler. nThe highlight

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  May 9, 2023

  *DNCB, Barred Owl, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Joe Brown Park, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo, Western Tanager, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-18B to Queen Elizabeth Park, May 3, 2023

  18 eyeballs and 18 ears (of various degrees of acuity) did their best to find the birds hiding in Queen Elizabeth Park on this warm sunny day – but it was a challenge. It was probably half-and-half between eyeballs and ears with some help for the latter from Merlin. Those doing the searching were Brian

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  May 4, 2023

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Orange-crowned Warbler, Red-tailed Hawk, Wilson’s Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-31A to Campbell Valley Regional Park, August 2, 2022

  18 DNCBers had a very pleasant walk at Campbell Valley Regional Park in Langley. Deems, Jacquie, Warren, Heather, Lorna, Margaret, Lee, Gabriele, John, Roger, Mike, Lidia, David, Noreen, Glen, Dottie, Bob (photo by Terry) The cooler temperature was much appreciated. The birds were fairly few and far between, but there were some interesting bugs and

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  August 2, 2022

  *DNCB, Black-headed Grosbeak, Campbell Valley RP, Cedar Waxwing, Douglas Squirrel, Hermit Thrush, Mourning Dove, Muskrat, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Purple Finch, Swainson’s Thrush, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-29A to Joe Brown Park, July 19, 2022

  An excellent outing to Joe Brown Park. The biggest challenge was parking – we took over all the space along the side of 125A Street right to the bottom of the hill. There were 16 of us with almost no carpooling – Ken and Anne were back! and Jean too! plus Angela, Ontario Brian, Gabriele,

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  July 19, 2022

  *DNCB, Barred Owl, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Brown Creeper, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Hairy Woodpecker, Joe Brown Park, Pacific Wren, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Red-tailed Hawk, Swainson’s Thrush, Western Tanager, Willow Flycatcher

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-26B to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway and Reifel Bird Sanctuary, June 29, 2022

  Tsawwassen Causeway A cool and overcast yet rainless day is perfect for birding, and the proof was in the shorebirds we saw tucked away into the grassy mudflats next to Tsawwassen Causeway. Only six birders braved an early morning wake-up call to get here (Thea, Rosemary, Brian, Louis, Chris, and Margaretha) and we were rewarded

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  June 29, 2022

  Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black-headed Grosbeak, Brandt’s Cormorant, Bullock’s Oriole, Caspian Tern, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Gadwall, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Least Sandpiper, Marsh Wren, Mink, Pelagic Cormorant, Purple Martin, Reifel, Semi-palmated Sandpiper, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Western Sandpiper, Willet, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson’s Phalarope, Wood Duck, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-25B to Sturgeon Slough in Pitt Meadows, June 22, 2022

  On a morning with threatening skies, 13 DNCBers ventured forth in the wilds north of Pitt Meadows in search of 2 target birds: the Yellow-breasted Chat and the Lazuli Bunting – both seen before, and known to frequent Sturgeon Slough.  The 13 were Terry, Brian and Louise, Mike, Lorna, Gabriele, Lidia, Jonathan, Roger, Richard, Margaretha,

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  June 22, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black-headed Grosbeak, Bullock’s Oriole, Cedar Waxwing, Chipping Sparrow, Cliff Swallow, Common Yellowthroat, Eastern Kingbird, Lazuli Bunting, Osprey, Sturgeon Slough, Turkey Vulture, Vaux’s Swift, Willow Flycatcher, Wood Duck, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat