Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Brown Creeper

• Delta Naturalists Outing to Jackman Wetlands & Aldergrove Regional Park, January 14, 2026

  PHOTO: Hooded Merganser by Pat Smart….. At 9am on January 14, 7 of us met at Jackman Wetlands in Aldergrove. We were Bruce, Nicki, Lindly, Anne, Colin, Susan and Stephanie. We ran into Pat late in the walk, heading in the opposite direction. Barely out of the parking lot we heard the “tsee, tsee, tsee”

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  January 14, 2026

  *DNCB, Aldergrove Regional Park, Bewick’s Wren, Brown Creeper, Cackling Goose, Cooper’s Hawk, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hairy Woodpecker, Hooded Merganser, Jackman Wetlands, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Trumpeter Swan, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Surrey Lake & Green Timbers, January 5, 2026

  PHOTO: Redhead (left) & Canvasback (right) by Terry Carr…. Because the Tuesday weather forecast was very wet, 3 Tuesday birders – Terry, Teresa and Dottie – switched to Monday and met at the Surrey Lake parking lot. In fact it was so bright that it was difficult to see and photograph the birds on the

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  January 5, 2026

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Bewick’s Wren, Brown Creeper, Cackling Goose, Canvasback, Green Timbers Urban Forest Park, Hooded Merganser, Northern Harrier, Pied-billed Grebe, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Surrey Lake, Wood Duck

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, December 2, 2025

  PHOTO: Hudsonian Whimbrels by Glen Bodie….. Six Delta Nats met at the Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway on a cool, cloudy morning. On the north side of the causeway were Common Loons, Wigeon and Green-winged Teal. We crossed carefully to the south side of the causeway where there was much more activity – Harlequins, Common Goldeneye, Mallards,

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  December 2, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Oystercatcher, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Brant, Brown Creeper, Harlequin Duck, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Long-billed Dowitcher, Northern Harrier, Raccoon, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, River Otter, Sandhill Crane, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Wood Duck

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Centennial Beach, November 12, 2025

  PHOTO: Northern Pintail by Brian Avent….. We started out from the parking lot at Centennial Beach at 9am sharp. We were Bruce, Nicki, Brian, Louise, Chris, Doug, Erin, Lynne, Susan and Warren. It was overcast and although the forecast suggested we might see a shower, we never did. Our first stop was at the pond

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  November 12, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Brant, Brown Creeper, Cackling Goose, Centennial Beach, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Long-billed Dowitcher, Mountain Bluebird, Northern Harrier, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Burnaby Lake & Como Lake, November 4, 2025

  PHOTO: Amanita muscaria by Chris McVittie… 9 Delta Nats met at the Piper Avenue entrance to Burnaby Lake Regional Park – Chris, Christine, Lidia, Margaret, Dorothy, Terry, TK, Glen and Connie. Once again traffic was terrible for those of us coming from south of the Fraser. But it was a glorious fall day. There was

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  November 4, 2025

  *DNCB, Brown Creeper, Burnaby Lake, Como Lake, Cooper’s Hawk, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hairy Woodpecker, Little Blue Heron, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Wood Duck

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, October 8, 2025

  PHOTO: Black-capped Chickadee by Susan Gemeinhardt… Although Wednesday started out cloudy, by the end of the morning it was sunny and quite pleasant. Noreen and I started our morning at the Causeway and were pleased to have virtually no wind and a near high tide so the birds were easy to spot. A Belted Kingfisher

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  October 8, 2025

  *DNCB, Belted Kingfisher, Bewick’s Wren, Black Oystercatcher, Black-bellied Plover, Bonaparte’s Gull, Brown Creeper, Caspian Tern, Dunlin, Harlequin Duck, Horned Grebe, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Lesser Snow Goose, Long-billed Dowitcher, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Pied-billed Grebe, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Short-billed Gull, Sora, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Virginia Rail, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Reifel Bird Sanctuary, October 4, 2025

  PHOTO: Yellowlegs, Dowitchers, Shovelers by Brian Avent….. Fourteen Delta Naturalists gathered bright and early at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary on Saturday, October 4th, eager to see what autumn migration had in store. Among our party was a special guest from Salmon Arm, a former DNS member who had made the long trip down to revisit

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  October 4, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Brown Creeper, Gadwall, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Merganser, Lesser Snow Goose, Long-billed Dowitcher, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Pied-billed Grebe, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Sora, Varied Thrush, Virginia Rail, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Campbell Valley Regional Park, August 13, 2025

  PHOTO: Brown Creeper by David Hoar….. About 8:10 Margaretha, Noreen and I headed east from the parking lot to the bridge and en route saw Song Sparrows and Dark-eyed Juncos.  As we arrived at the bridge a Belted Kingfisher departed southwards and we later got a look at this noisy bird as we scanned for

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  August 13, 2025

  *DNCB, American Bullfrog, Belted Kingfisher, Black-headed Grosbeak, Brown Creeper, Campbell Valley RP, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Pileated Woodpecker, Purple Finch, Red-tailed Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Swainson’s Thrush, Western Flycatcher, Western Wood-Pewee, Yellow Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Campbell Valley Regional Park, August 12, 2025

  PHOTO: Black-headed Grosbeak by Terry Carr…. Twelve Delta Nats met at Campbell Valley Regional Park in Langley – Dottie, Terry, Lee, Bob, Mike, Freddie, Lidia, Dorothy, Christine, Bruce, Nicki and Connie. A Townsend’s Chipmunk entertained us at the parking lot before we started our usual clockwise route along the Little River Loop trail. There were

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  August 12, 2025

  *DNCB, American Bullfrog, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Brown Creeper, Campbell Valley RP, Cedar Waxwing, Purple Finch, Swainson’s Thrush, Townsend’s Chipmunk, Western Flycatcher, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Deas Island Regional Park, August 5, 2025

  PHOTO: Bushtit by Terry Carr…. Nine Delta Nats met at Deas Island Regional Park – Dorothy, Lee, Terry, Dottie, Bob, Mike, Connie, Margaret and Roger. At this time of year there were no ducks in the river or the slough. A Spotted Sandpiper flew in and bobbed its tail as it walked along the shore

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  August 5, 2025

  *DNCB, Brown Creeper, Cedar Waxwing, Deas Island Regional Park, Spotted Sandpiper

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