Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Cedar Waxwing

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-32B to Terra Nova on August 11, 2021

  While four of us, Noreen and David, Lidia and Marion S. were waiting at the parking lot, we kept hearing a loud sharp “aoowww”! We soon spotted a Green Heron being harassed by a swallow as it sat in a bare-branched tree out in the marsh. The heron continued to call after the swallow left,

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  August 11, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Brown Creeper, Caspian Tern, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Green Heron, Hooded Merganser, Hutton’s Vireo, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Orange-crowned Warbler, Peregrine Falcon, Terra Nova, Warbling Vireo, Willow Flycatcher

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-32A to Terra Nova on August 10, 2021

  Eleven**(see below) birders showed up at 8:00 am to spend a delightful few hours wandering through the Terra Nova natural area in West Richmond. The species count was not that high… 26, but there were some nice sightings. A Western Tanager male on a tree top, with his brilliant colours seeming to glow in the

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  August 10, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Cedar Waxwing, Northern Harrier, Pied-billed Grebe, Purple Finch, Terra Nova, Western Tanager, White Pelican, Willow Flycatcher

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-31 to Surrey Bend Regional Park on August 3, 2021

  12 people signed up for our outing to Surrey Bend on Tuesday August 3 – and no one signed up for Wednesday. The 12 were Chris, Jim, Pat, Janet, Marion, Lidia, David, Noreen, Kirsten, Gabriele, Margaretha and Glen. We contemplated forming 2 groups of 6, but in the end we mixed it all up as

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  August 3, 2021

  *DNCB, Belted Kingfisher, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Cedar Waxwing, Mourning Dove, Pacific Wren, Purple Finch, Red-eyed Vireo, Surrey Bend, Swainson’s Thrush, Turkey Vulture, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-30A to Blackie Spit on July 27, 2021

  Eleven people met at Blackie Spit on Tuesday – Glen, Chris, Jim, Roger M, Mike B1, Janet, Johnny Mac, Pat, Marian P, Lorna, and Terry. It was a gorgeous day, flowers were blooming, and we saw 17 bird species. There were no shorebirds on the spit, but there were the usual Ring-billed Gulls and Savannah

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  July 27, 2021

  *DNCB, Blackie Spit, Cedar Waxwing, Killdeer, Purple Martin

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-29B to Joe Brown Park on July 21, 2021

  6 folks met at 8:00am at Joe Brown park—Mike B 2, Gabriel, Jean, David, Noreen, and I (Marion S.). We were later joined by Margaretha. We began on the woods trail from 125A, but it was eerily quiet. Perhaps the cool, cloudy and windy weather kept the birds in bed longer, but birdsong was scarce. 

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  July 21, 2021

  *DNCB, Barred Owl, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Cedar Waxwing, Joe Brown Park, Pacific Wren, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Western Tanager

• 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. 2021-28A to Maplewood Flats on July 13, 2021

  10 of us met at Maplewood Flats on Tuesday morning (Roger M, Chris, Glen, Anne, Lidia, Pat, Janet, Marylile, Mike, Terry.)Unfortunately to discourage bears there are no longer any bird feeders.Highlights included Evening Grosbeak and Purple Martins.Photos are on flickr This is Anne Murray’s ebird list – 25 species. Rufous Hummingbird 2 Glaucous-winged Gull 6

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  July 13, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Cedar Waxwing, Evening Grosbeak, Maplewood Flats, Osprey, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Purple Martin, Red-eyed Vireo, Swainson’s Thrush, Warbling Vireo, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped 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. 2021-24A to Iona Regional Park on June 15, 2021

  Only five of us showed up at 8am on a cool, slightly wet morning at Iona Regional Park: Pat, Angela, Janet, Glen, and me. We were rewarded soon enough, as our four-hour leisurely walk around the beach, ponds, and shrub-lined trails, turned out to be mostly sunny. 30 bird species were recorded, a relatively low

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  June 15, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Blue-winged Teal, Cedar Waxwing, Iona Beach Regional Park, Marsh Wren, Purple Martin, Sewage Lagoons, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-headed Blackbird