Category: Golden-crowned Kinglet
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Iona Beach Regional Park, October 16, 2024
PHOTO: Northern Shoveler & Green-winged Teal by Glen Bodie….. I got up Wednesday morning and checked the sign-up sheet, and it said I was the only one left on the list …. but I decided to go anyway since it looked like promising weather, and it meant I wouldn’t have to remember who was there
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway and Reifel, September 11, 2024
PHOTO: Red-necked Phalarope by Glen Bodie…. It was a very grey and damp morning, which is why only newbie Bryce, Chris and I showed up at the Tsawwassen jetty. The mudflats at the landward end were exposed and there were enormous flocks of duck there, but there is nowhere convenient to stop. We met at
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Joe Brown Park, May 8, 2024
PHOTO: Common Yellowthroat by Brian Avent Nine of us gathered at the parking below the circle and headed into the park just after 08:00. We had not gone far when a Shaggy Parasol caught Glen’s attention and we stopped. This allowed Colin to catch up with Glen, Lorna, Richmond Brian, Louise, Warren, Lynne, Margaretha, Noreen
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Queen Elizabeth Park, May 1, 2024
PHOTO: Hermit Thrush by David Hoar…… Anticipating a fine day of birding, 12 DNCBers arrived at the QE Pitch ‘n Putt for a 9am start: David and Noreen, Brian and Louise, Colin and Stephanie, Warren and Lynne, TK, Lidia, Marion, and Glen. It was overcast and “cool” – some had extra extra layers and David
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Brydon Lagoon & Hi-Knoll Park, April 13, 2024
PHOTO: Belted Kingfishers by Grant Edwards…. It was another lovely spring day on the west coast as seven Delta Nats assembled in the parking lot of Brydon Lagoon in Langley. Our group included Roger, Colin and his two sons Cole and Arthur, Nicki, Bruce and myself. It was great to see a young family join
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Ladner Harbour Park, April 6, 2024
PHOTO: Killdeer by Grant Edwards….. As the Saturday group of Delta Nats assembled in the parking lot near the caretaker house, we were greeted by amazing birdsong! No doubt that spring is here. With Merlin app in hand, several Nats were zooming around the parking lot in amazement at what was singing and calling. We
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Point Roberts, April 2, 2024
PHOTO: American Kestrels by Pat Smart….. 13 Delta Naturalists met at Lighthouse Marine Park in Point Roberts, USA. Close to shore were Common Loons and Horned Grebes – some still in colourful breeding plumage. These were joined by Harlequins, Scaup, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Red-breasted Mergansers and Surf Scoters. Many Pelagic Cormorants with their white-rumped breeding
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Tynehead Regional Park, March 20, 2024
PHOTO: Serpentine River by Glen Bodie….. Richard and I had a nice walk around the Tynehead trails on Wednesday, starting from the Fish Hatchery parking lot. Maybe everyone else was put off by the forecast, but we had nice conditions – sure it was cloudy but nothing more than that. See our “group picture missing
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Tynehead Regional Park & Godwin Farm Biodiversity Preserve, March 19, 2024
PHOTO: Bewick’s Wren by Terry Carr…. Eight Delta Nats met at Tynehead Regional Park in North Surrey on a glorious spring morning. In the parking lot we saw Crows, Robins and a Flicker. Flying over were Mallards, an Eagle and a Heron. Trails wind through a mature forest along the headwaters of the Serpentine River.
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Burnaby Lake, March 2, 2024
PHOTO: Wood Ducks by Grant Edwards… Six Delta Nats assembled at the Piper Spit entrance to Burnaby Lake Regional Park under unsettled skies. In the group photo from left to right are Grant, Thea, Nicki, Bruce, Nishanth and taking the photo Nadine. It was great to see new member Nishanth as he is the person
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