Delta Naturalists Society

Category: *DNS

• Delta Naturalists Outing to Centennial Beach, February 27, 2024

  PHOTO: Brant Geese by Terry Carr…..Fourteen Delta Nats met at Centennial Beach in Boundary Bay Regional Park on a cold clear morning. Roger, Terry, Margaretha, David, Mike, Jacquie, Christine, Lorna, Jim, Dottie, Bob, Lidia, Lisa and Jonathan W. There was a large flock of American Wigeon on the grass but a careful scan did not

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  February 27, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Boundary Bay, Centennial Beach

  Birds, Birdwatching, Delta Naturalists Society, Nature outings

• Birding Outing to Surrey Lake with the Delta Naturalists, February 24, 2024

  PHOTO: Hairy Woodpecker by Grant Edwards…….Ten Delta Nats assembled in the parking lot of Surrey Lake park on a Saturday for the reboot of weekend casual bird outings.  From the parking lot a group of Canada Geese did a flyover to officially bless the outing.  An Eagle on a far-off power line tower, Red-winged Blackbirds,

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  February 24, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Hairy Woodpecker, Ruddy Duck, Surrey Lake

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• Birding Outing to Iona Beach Regional Park with the Delta Naturalists, February 20, 2024

  PHOTO: Red-winged Blackbird & Pussy Willows by Terry Carr. Five birders met at Iona Beach Regional Park in Richmond after a particularly slow journey through the tunnel – Lidia, David, Noreen, Lorna and Terry. Although showers were forecast, they were few and far between. The South Pond was lined with pussy willows. Red-winged Blackbirds were

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  February 20, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Gadwall, Hooded Merganser, Iona Beach Regional Park, Killdeer, Long-eared Owl, Marsh Wren, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Trumpeter Swan

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel Bird Sanctuary on February 14, 2024

  PHOTO: Northern Shovelers & decoy by Glen Bodie…….. It was a clear, cold day – just what 18 birders needed to get them out of bed. We were Alan and Liz, Brian and Louise, Colin and Stephanie, Jonathan and Lorraine, Warren and Lynne, David and Noreen, Christine, Moira, Margaretha, Nick, Richard and Glen. Only 5

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  February 14, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Black Oystercatcher, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Brown Creeper, Dunlin, Gadwall, Great Horned Owl, Harlequin Duck, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Pied-billed Grebe, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Virginia Rail

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• Delta Naturalists Birding Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel Bird Sanctuary on February 13, 2024

  PHOTO: Barred Owl by Terry Carr……… I was the only one who stopped at the ferry causeway before we met at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary. In the water were American Wigeon, Common Goldeneye, Mallards, Surf Scoters and a Common Loon. The highlights were a massive flock of Dunlin passing back of forth, looking for a

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  February 13, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Dunlin, Gadwall, Great Horned Owl, Marsh Wren, Reifel, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Wood Duck

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Terra Nova Regional Park on February 7, 2024

  PHOTO: Snow Geese by Glen Bodie……. There’s nothing like some nice weather. No sooner had the forecast improved than our expected group of 5 die-hards swelled to 14: Angela, Moira, Christine, Jacquie, Lee, Warren and Lynne, Jonathan and Lorraine, Lindly, Louise, Deems, Stephanie and Glen. The weather cooperated with a sunny day, blue skies and moderate (winter)

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  February 7, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Bewick’s Wren, Gadwall, Northern Harrier, Pacific Wren, Pelagic Cormorant, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Terra Nova, Trumpeter Swan

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Terra Nova Regional Park on February 6, 2024

  PHOTO: Short-eared Owl by Terry Carr………. Twelve Delta Naturalists met at Richmond’s Terra Nova Regional Park – Brian A., Dottie, Bob, Liz, Alan, John, Margaretha, Nick, Roger, Mike, Lorna and Terry. The usual pair of Bald Eagles were watching from the top of a Douglas Fir above the parking lot. In the river were Mallards, Green-winged Teal,

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  February 6, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Birds, Cedar Waxwing, Horned Grebe, Muskrat, Northern Harrier, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Short-eared Owl, Terra Nova, Trumpeter Swan

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• Birding Outing to Point Roberts, USA with Delta Naturalists on January 16, 2024: Seabirds and a Sapsucker

  PHOTO: Harlequin Ducks by Terry Carr……. It was a hardy group of birders who met at Point Roberts this morning. The temperature was hovering down in the minus numbers, the ground was frozen, and even the fairly gentle wind off the ocean was enough to give finger-numbing wind chill. Some of us called in at Kiniski’s beach,

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  January 16, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Turnstone, California Sea Lion, Dunlin, Greater White-fronted Goose, Harlequin Duck, Horned Grebe, Killdeer, Lighthouse Marine Park, Pelagic Cormorant, Point Roberts, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Red-necked Grebe, Sanderling, Seabright Farm, Varied Thrush, Wilson’s Snipe

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• Delta Naturalists Fieldtrip to Stanley Park: Sea Birds & Sea Lions, on Dec 20, 2023

  PHOTO: Barrow’s Goldeneye by Terry Carr…….. The sun may have been firmly behind the clouds but the weather was truly fine—mild and not a breath of wind—for a Wednesday outing to Stanley Park. Eight Delta Nats Thea, Terry, Nicki, Christine, Colin, Stephanie, Pat, and Manli met on the seawall below the Second Beach pool, where a

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  December 20, 2023

  *DNS, *Vancouver, Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Beaver Lake, Brown Creeper, California Sea Lion, Cooper’s Hawk, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Lost Lagoon, Mew Gull, Pacific Wren, Pelagic Cormorant, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Ruddy Duck, Second Beach, Short-billed Gull, Stanley Park, Wood Duck

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• Tom Bearss 1945-2020

  We are sad to report that our good friend and inspirational leader, Tom Bearss, died on Friday, April 10, 2020. Frozen in TimeThe following is a video, posted on YouTube, from images of Tom collected by David Hoar and Noreen Rudd since they became involved with Delta Nats in 2016.  Chris McVittie also contributed a

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  April 10, 2020

  *BBPA, *DNCB, *DNS

  bearss, tom bearss