Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Evening Grosbeak

• 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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  Delta Naturalists Society

  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. 2021-27B to Cypress Provincial Park on July 7, 2021

  Our group of 8 met at the High View lookout. It was cool and windy, and by the time I got there, early for a change, David and Noreen already had an impressive list of 8 or 9 species, including Band-tailed Pigeons, Warbling Vireo, Swainson’s and Hermit Thrush. We managed to increase the list to

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  July 7, 2021

  *DNCB, Band-tailed Pigeon, Brown Creeper, Cypress Mountain, Evening Grosbeak, Hermit Thrush, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Sooty Grouse, Swainson’s Thrush, Townsend’s Warbler, Warbling Vireo, Western Tanager

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-33 to Cypress Mountain Park

  Eleven DNCBers spent a glorious Wednesday morning walking the trails of Cypress Mountain Park.  Along with the spectacular vistas and exhilarating mountain walk to Bowen Lookout, we also had a few neat sightings of flora and birds.  Check out the photo evidence on our website.  We are “working on” a new DNCB Flickr website to

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  August 17, 2016

  *DNCB, Band-tailed Pigeon, Cypress Mountain, Evening Grosbeak, Gray Jay, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Turkey Vulture, Vaux’s Swift, Western Tanager, Yew Lake

• DNCB Outing No. 2016-24 to Pitt Lake

  About 22 (I lost count; guesstimate participant list at end) DNCBers enjoyed some beautiful vistas and interesting sightings on our Wednesday morning walk in the Pitt-Addington Marsh Wildlife Management Area.  Check out lots of photos on our DNCB Picasa site. Eight of us left Petra’s at 7:30 a.m., car-pooling nicely in two vehicles, and made

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  June 15, 2016

  *DNCB, Band-tailed Pigeon, Black Swift, Black Turnstone, Bullock’s Oriole, Cliff Swallow, Eastern Kingbird, Evening Grosbeak, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Osprey, Pied-billed Grebe, Pitt Lake, Pitt-Addington Marsh WMA, Spotted Sandpiper, Turkey Vulture, Vaux’s Swift, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson’s Snipe, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2015-29 to Manning Park

  There were about 30 folk from four BC Nature Clubs (Chilliwack, Langley, White Rock/Surrey and Delta) on Wednesday’s outing to Manning Park.  It was very slightly overcast, but a gorgeous day.  Gerhard and I left the Ladner Bus Exchange at 6:45 a.m. and had a very pleasant and relaxing drive along the SFPR, Highway’s 1

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  July 22, 2015

  *DNCB, *EC Manning Park, American Three-Toed Woodpecker, Beaver Lodge Wetlands, Black Bear, Cascade Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel, Chipping Sparrow, Clark’s Nutcracker, Columbian Ground Squirrel, Coyote, Evening Grosbeak, Gray Jay, Hoary Marmot, Lightning Lake, Mountain Bluebird, Mountain Chickadee, Orange-crowned Warbler, Red Crossbill, Red Squirrel, Townsend’s Warbler, Yellow-pine Chipmunk

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-13 to Maplewood Flats Conservation Area

  Lucky thirteen birders (Roger, Hans-Ulf, Lorna, Jane, Kay, Donna, Janet, Sheila, Jonathan & Lorraine, Mike, newbie Gus and me) enjoyed another gorgeous Easter Monday morning at Maplewood Flats Conservation Area in North Vancouver.  Hi-lites included: FOY Yellow-rumped Warbler, Evening Grosbeaks, Black Oystercatchers and delicious fish & chips at Michael Buble’s favourite restaurant, the Crab Shack. 

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  April 1, 2013

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Black Oystercatcher, Cooper’s Hawk, Evening Grosbeak, Hooded Merganser, Maplewood Flats, Mew Gull, Pelagic Cormorant, Purple Finch, Yellow-rumped Warbler