Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Black-headed Grosbeak

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-29A to Joe Brown Park on July 20, 2021

  There were 9 people on Tuesday – Liz, Roger, Mike, Jim, Glen, Pat, Johnny Mac, Kirsten, Terry. We walked through Joe Brown Park and down the Surrey Delta Greenway to Colebrook Road and back. Highlights were Black-headed Grosbeaks, Willow Flycatchers, Swainson’s Thrush, Barred Owl and wildflowers. On Monday the Barred Owl was seen near the

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  July 20, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Black-headed Grosbeak, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Joe Brown Park, Marsh Wren, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Swainson’s Thrush, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson’s Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-27A to Cypress Provincial Park on July 6, 2021

  Seven people went to Cypress on Tuesday – Roger M, Glen, Lidia, Brian, Louise, Kirsten, and Terry. It was a very pleasant outing and not too hot. There were lots of flowers, some interesting birds and some dragonflies. Another group is there today, so there will be another report and more photos later. Our first

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  July 6, 2021

  *DNCB, Band-tailed Pigeon, Black Bear, Black-headed Grosbeak, Cedar Waxwing, Cypress Mountain, First Lake, Hollyburn Lodge, Merlin, Pacific Wren, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Swainson’s Thrush, Townsend’s Warbler, Varied Thrush, Warbling Vireo, Western Wood-Pewee, Yew Lake

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-26 to Little Campbell River Fish Hatchery on June 29, 2021

  Five DNCBers met at the Little Campbell River Fish Hatchery in Surrey (Johnny Mac, Lidia, Chris, Roger M and Terry). Although the sign said that it was open to the public from dawn to dusk, the gate was closed. We scrambled to find parking on the roadside. There was a very noisy Common Yellowthroat beside

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  June 29, 2021

  Belted Kingfisher, Black-headed Grosbeak, Black-tailed Deer, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Little Campbell River Hatchery, Red-eared Slider Turtle, Semiahmoo Fish & Game Club, Willow Flycatcher

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-25B to Sturgeon Slough on June 23, 2021

  It was another gorgeous day, a little hazy, but mostly not too hot. A group of five on Wed met at 8:30ish. We watched Purple Martins actively building nests on and in old pylons, some in cavities in the post sides, and others in cavities on the tops of the posts. We forget sometimes that

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  June 23, 2021

  *DNCB, Black-headed Grosbeak, Bullock’s Oriole, Chipping Sparrow, Gray Catbird, Kings Links GC, Lazuli Bunting, Osprey, Purple Martin, Sturgeon Slough, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-25A to Sturgeon Slough on June 22, 2021

  6 of us met at 8:30 am on a bright sunny morning for a new walk in the Pitt Meadows area, with hopes of seeing the Yellow-breasted Chat that has been hanging out here for awhile. I had arrived a bit earlier so that I could check out Catbird corner a few kilometres up the

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  June 22, 2021

  *DNCB, Band-tailed Pigeon, Black Bear, Black-headed Grosbeak, Common Yellowthroat, Eastern Kingbird, Gray Catbird, Kings Links GC, Lazuli Bunting, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Osprey, Purple Martin, Spotted Sandpiper, Sturgeon Slough, Swainson’s Thrush, Turkey Vulture, Willow Flycatcher, Wood Duck, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-23B to Colony Farm Regional Park on June 9, 2021

  10 of us gathered at Colony Farm at 7:30 am on a cloudy but dry morning. We were locals Jonathan and Lorraine, Warren and Lynne, Stephanie and Colin, Brian and Louise, Janet, and me. I had arrived 45 minutes earlier to check out the field to the west which had singing Willow Flycatchers, a Ring-necked

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  June 9, 2021

  *DNCB, American Bittern, Band-tailed Pigeon, Black-headed Grosbeak, Colony Farm RP, Eastern Kingbird, Lazuli Bunting, Mourning Dove, Northern Harrier, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Ring-necked Pheasant, Swainson’s Thrush, Turkey Vulture, Willow Flycatcher, Wood Duck, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB – Sturgeon Slough June 4, 2021

  COVID response measures meant that we could have large group outings. The previous official DNCB Outing was on 10 March 2020 (2020-10 to Iona Regional Park). Here is a summary of some individual and small group outings since then (with Flickr photo links). Some people added photos to the group Flickr site. (Flickr) June 4, 2021

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  June 4, 2021

  *DNCB, Black-headed Grosbeak, Bullock’s Oriole, Cedar Waxwing, Chipping Sparrow, Eastern Kingbird, Gray Catbird, Lazuli Bunting, Sturgeon Slough, Swainson’s Thrush, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat

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• DNCB Outing No. 2021-22 to Campbell Valley Regional Park on June 1, 2021

  Highlights were Black-headed Grosbeaks and Douglas Squirrels. Photos on Flickr

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  June 1, 2021

  *DNCB, Black-headed Grosbeak, Campbell Valley RP, Douglas Squirrel

• DNCB Outing No. 2019-21 to Minnekhada Regional Park, Coquitlam

  Seventeen DNCBers enjoyed a somewhat strenuous hike on a beautiful Wednesday morning through the woods of Minnekhada Regional Park in Coquitlam.  And we saw some neat species too; check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Flickr site. Note: previous problems with DNCB Flickr site appear to have been resolved!! as of May 30, 2019

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  May 22, 2019

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black-headed Grosbeak, Brown Creeper, Common Yellowthroat, Hairy Woodpecker, Marsh Wren, Minnekhada Park, Mourning Dove, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific Wren, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Sandhill Crane, Spotted Sandpiper, Swainson’s Thrush, Townsend’s Warbler, Western Tanager, Wilson’s Warbler, Wood Duck, Yellow-rumped Warbler