Category: Boundary Bay
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th Street
Just six birders answered the 9 o’clock roll call at Delta Air Park on 104th Avenue – Glen, Teresa, Colin and Stephanie, Lorraine and Jonathan. The threat of rain no doubt kept some at home, but that’s all it was – just a threat. The rain had stopped by the time we arrived and the…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th Street
Ten Delta Nats met at the Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th Street by the Delta Heritage Airpark – Terry, Jim, Lee, Julie, Dottie, Christine, Chris, Lorna, Lori, Bob. We walked along the dyke toward 96th Street. The tide was high and the bay was densely packed with thouands of ducks – mainly Pintail, Wigeon and…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Boundary Bay Dyke at 64th, September 30, 2026
PHOTO: Yellow-rumped Warbler by Glen Bodie……. Thirteen birders met at Boundary Bay Dyke at 8:00 am for our regularly scheduled Wednesday outing. Regulars Chris, Colin, Stephanie, Glen, Jim, Jonathan, Lorraine, Lorna, Pat, Yvon, and Susan and were joined by two guests from Vancouver, Evelyn and Christine. Turnout was good as the Tuesday outing had been…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Centennial Beach, August 25, 2026
PHOTO: Brewer’s Blackbird by Melia Mwenifumbo-Christie……. An enthusiastic group of fourteen gathered at the Boundary Bay Centennial Beach car park. It was great to see summer holiday youngsters with us along with the regulars. This time of year is often rather quiet for birdwatching in the park as the nesting season is finished but the…
Brewer's Blackbird by Melia Mwenifumbo-Christie -
Delta Naturalists Outing to Centennial Beach, February 17, 2026
PHOTO: White-crowned x Golden-crowned Sparrow (hybrid) by Terry Carr….. Six Delta Nats met at Centennial Beach on a cold morning – Bob, Dottie, Teresa, Margaret, Connie and Terry. There were Bald Eagles everywhere. A juvenile caught a duck and carried it to a tree in the far corner of the park. Several more followed. We…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Boundary Bay Dyke at 64th, February 10, 2026
PHOTO: Yellow-rumped Warbler by Colin Huggett….. Yellow-rump day! It was a clear, sunny morning as ten casual birders met on the dyke at the end of 64th St., Bob, Dottie, Fen, Pat, Connie, Colin, Lidia, Susan, John and Alexis along with Earl, companion-pup-in-training. The large tree at the corner was alive with Yellow-rumped Warblers, well…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Boundary Bay Dyke at 64th, December 31, 2025
PHOTO: Ruby-crowned Kinglet by Chris McVittie….. After driving through a bit of fog while making our way to the foot of 64th St, we stepped onto the dyke with clear views of the bay and surrounding areas. Our group was Bruce, Nicki, Chris, Pat, Susan, Doug and Christine. After snapping a few photos of the…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Boundary Bay Dyke at 64th, December 30, 2025
PHOTO: Cooper’s Hawk by Terry Carr….. Eight Delta Nats met at the end of 64th Street to walk along the dyke – Bob, Fen, Susan, Teresa, Dottie, Connie, Dorothy and Terry. It was a very cold foggy morning so it was hard to see the birds. We could hear gunshots but we could not see…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Centennial Beach, December 23, 2025
PHOTO: Mountain Bluebird by Christine Gaio….. Six Delta Nats met at Centennial Beach – Teresa, Margaret, Jeff, Christine, Lorna and Terry. Although showers were forecast they did not appear – instead there was a bitterly cold wind and a few clear patches. Beside the parking lot was a mixed flock of European Starlings and beady-eyed…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Centennial Beach, November 29, 2025
PHOTO: Great Blue Heron with Sculpin by Terry Carr…. 19 of us, including some Delta Nature Kids families, gathered on Saturday at Centennial Beach in Boundary Bay Regional Park. On the way we had passed a flock of Snow Geese in the field across the road from the park. There was one Bald Eagle in…
