Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Bullock’s Oriole

• Delta Naturalists Outing to Alaksen National Wildlife Area, July 30, 2025

  PHOTO: Yellow Warbler by Bruce Taylor…. 11 of us met at the parking lot at Alaksen at 8am. It was a gorgeous sunny morning. We scanned London Slough from the parking lot and saw some Cedar Waxwings, Mallards, Canada Geese and Wood Ducks. We started our walk at the native wildflower garden behind the staff

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  July 30, 2025

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Black-headed Grosbeak, Brown Creeper, Bullock’s Oriole, Cedar Waxwing, Merlin, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pied-billed Grebe, Purple Martin, Warbling Vireo, Western Flycatcher, Wood Duck, Yellow Warbler

• Delta Naturalists Outing to Alaksen National Wildlife Area, July 29, 2025

  PHOTO: Barred Owl with rodent by Christine Gaio….. 15 DNCBers met at Alaksen National Wildlife Area when the gates opened at 8am – Grace, Christine, Henry, Naoko, Jonathan, Roger, Mike, Susan, Dorothy, Margaret, Connie, Lorna, Lorraine, Douglas and Terry. Alaksen NWA is located next to Reifel Bird Sanctuary and is the location of Environment and

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  July 29, 2025

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Belted Kingfisher, Bullock’s Oriole, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Hooded Merganser, London Slough, Spotted Sandpiper, Western Tanager, Willow Flycatcher, Wood Duck, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to North 40, July 15, 2025

  PHOTO: American Robin (juv) by Cole O’Byrne…. Ten birders met on a sunny July morning in the North 40 Park Reserve: Alaina, Cole, Arthur, Connie, Grace, Henry, Naoko, Margaret, Bob and Dottie. A steady breeze from the west held for the whole morning and kept the temperature pleasant, especially in the shade. Common Yellowthroats called

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  July 15, 2025

  *DNCB, Bullock’s Oriole, North Forty/VWS

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Pitt Meadows, June 17, 2025

  PHOTO: Lazuli Bunting by Christine Giao…. 13 DNCBers met at Sturgeon Slough in Pitt Meadows – Margaret, Lee, Bryce, Christine, Connie, Carolyn, Bill, Lidia, Mike, Freddie, Claude, Roger & Terry. The east side of the road was very birdy – Cedar Waxwings, Willow Flycatcher, Hairy Woodpecker, Tree Swallows and a gorgeous Lazuli Bunting that Christine

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  June 17, 2025

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Belted Kingfisher, Bullock’s Oriole, Cliff Swallow, Common Yellowthroat, Eastern Kingbird, Gray Catbird, Hairy Woodpecker, Lazuli Bunting, Osprey, Pitt-Addington Marsh WMA, Sturgeon Slough, Willow Flycatcher

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Colony Farm Regional Park, May 21, 2025

  PHOTO: Bullock’s Oriole by Terry Carr…. Seven Delta Nats met at Colony Farm Regional park in Coquitlam – Roger, Christine, Bob, Freddie, Claude, Dottie, Terry. Our quest for Lazuli Buntings started on the service road below the Labyrinth. Christine managed to photograph the female but the more colourful male did not appear. We did see

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  May 21, 2025

  *DNCB, Black-tailed Deer, Blue-winged Teal, Bullock’s Oriole, Cedar Waxwing, Colony Farm RP, Common Yellowthroat, Gadwall, Lazuli Bunting, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Swainson’s Thrush, Western Wood-Pewee, Wood Duck, Yellow Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Birding Trip to 100 Mile House, June 23-27, 2024

  PHOTO: American Coots by Terry Carr…. REPORT BY THEA BECKMAN: Sunday, June 23 – Travel to 108 Golf Resort  Located in the central interior of British Columbia, the Cariboo is an intermontane region sandwiched between the Cariboo Mountains to the east and the Coast Mountains to the west with the Fraser River plateau in between.

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  June 27, 2024

  *100 Mile House, *DNCB, *DNS, *Williams Lake, 108 Golf Resort, 108 Mile Heritage Site, 150 Mile House, Alder Flycatcher, American Avocet, American Dipper, American Kestrel, American Redstart, Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Belted Kingfisher, Black-billed Magpie, Blue-winged Teal, Bobolink, Bullock’s Oriole, Calliope Hummingbird, Canvasback, Cedar Waxwing, Centennial Park, Chipping Sparrow, Cinnamon Teal, Clay-coloured Sparrow, Cliff Swallow, Common Yellowthroat, Dusky Flycatcher, Eared Grebe, Eastern Kingbird, Elliot Lake, Evening Grosbeak, Gadwall, Graham Lake, Gray Catbird, Hermit Thrush, Horse Lake, Killdeer, Lazuli Bunting, Least Flycatcher, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Long-billed Curlew, Marsh Wren, Merlin, Mission Road, Mountain Bluebird, Mountain Chickadee, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Northern Waterthrush, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Orange-crowned Warbler, Osprey, Pileated Woodpecker, Purple Finch, Red-naped Sapsucker, Red-necked Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sandhill Crane, Say’s Phoebe, Scout Island Nature Centre, Scout Lake, Sepa Lake, Solitary Sandpiper, Sora, Spotted Sandpiper, Townsend’s Solitaire, Turkey Vulture, Veery, Vesper Sparrow, Virginia Rail, Walker Valley, Warbling Vireo, Watson Lake, Western Flycatcher, Western Kingbird, Western Meadowlark, Western Wood-Pewee, White Pelican, Williams Lake First Nation reserve, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson’s Snipe, Wood Duck, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Yellow-rumped 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

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-23B to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, June 7, 2023

  Ferry Causeway I was the only birder, casual or serious, at the ferry jetty this morning. The tide was high and some Black Oystercatchers were piping. Great Blue Herons flew into the marsh from the heronry, one by one, for the twenty minutes I was there. When I left, 25 were stood quietly on the

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  June 7, 2023

  *DNCB, Black Oystercatcher, Blue-winged Teal, Brown Creeper, Bullock’s Oriole, Cackling Goose, Caspian Tern, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Greater White-fronted Goose, Marsh Wren, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Reifel, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Western Wood-Pewee, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Trip to Princeton, BC, May 13 to 17, 2023

  PHOTOS ARE ON Flickr DAY ONE – Manning Park, Swan Lake, and Separation and Martin Lakes DAY TWO – China Ridge Trail and Ferguson Pond DAY THREE – Chain, Link, and Osprey Lakes and Ferguson Pond DAY FOUR – Swan Lake, Separation Lakes POSTSCRIPT – DAY 5 – August Lake, Cormack Marsh and Manning Park

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  May 13, 2023

  *DNCB, *EC Manning Park, 20 Minute Lake, American Kestrel, American Pipit, August Lake, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Beaver Lodge Wetlands, Black-billed Magpie, Blue-winged Teal, Bullock’s Oriole, Calliope Hummingbird, Canada Jay, Cassin’s Vireo, Chain Lake, China Ridge Trail, Chipping Sparrow, Cinnamon Teal, Clark’s Nutcracker, Cliff Swallow, Common Yellowthroat, Cooper’s Hawk, Cormack Marsh, Dusky Flycatcher, Evening Grosbeak, Ferguson Pond, Hairy Woodpecker, House Wren, Killdeer, Lark Sparrow, Lewis’s Woodpecker, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Link Lake, Marsh Wren, Martin Lake, Merlin, Mountain Bluebird, Mountain Chickadee, Mourning Dove, Nashville Warbler, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Okanagan, Orange-crowned Warbler, Osprey, Osprey Lake, Pied-billed Grebe, Pileated Woodpecker, Princeton, Pygmy Nutcracker, Red Crossbill, Red-naped Sapsucker, Red-necked Phalarope, Red-tailed Hawk, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Ruddy Duck, Ruffed Grouse, Sandhill Crane, Say’s Phoebe, Separation Lake, Sora, Spotted Sandpiper, Swan Lake, Townsend’s Solitaire, Turkey Vulture, Vaux’s Swift, Vesper Sparrow, Virginia Rail, Warbling Vireo, Western Bluebird, Western Kingbird, Western Meadowlark, Western Tanager, Williamson’s Sapsucker, Wilson’s Phalarope, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• 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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  Delta Naturalists Society

  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