Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Hutton’s Vireo

• Delta Naturalists Outing to Joe Brown Park, June 10, 2025

  PHOTO: Juvenile Barred Owl by Bob Winston….. A quartet of birders met at Joe Brown Park (Alan, Lee, Dottie and Bob) to see what June would provide at this hot spot.  The day was very nice, warm and a light breeze.  The Jim Arnold trail was getting overgrown thus hard to see the birds but

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  June 10, 2025

  Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Bewick’s Wren, Black Swift, Black-headed Grosbeak, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Hutton’s Vireo, Joe Brown Park, Warbling Vireo, Western Flycatcher, Willow Flycatcher

  Birdwatching, Delta Naturalists Society, Nature outings

• Delta Naturalists Outing to Joe Brown Park, April 22, 2025

  PHOTO: Bewick’s Wren by Christine Gaio…. Ten DNCBers met at Surrey’s Joe Brown Park – Lee, Terry Christine, Connie, Dottie, Dorothy, Naoko, Henry, Lorna and Grace. Colin joined us later. We had good views of a Yellow-rumped Warbler across the street. We were surprised at how many leaves had opened in the last few days

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  April 22, 2025

  *DNCB, Beach Grove, Bewick’s Wren, Common Yellowthroat, Great Horned Owl, Hermit Thrush, Hutton’s Vireo, Joe Brown Park, Orange-crowned Warbler, Sandhill Crane, Yellow-rumped Warbler

  Birdwatching, Delta Naturalists Society, Nature outings

• Delta Naturalists Outing to Joe Brown & Colebrook Parks, May 7, 2024

  PHOTO: Margined White Butterfly by Christine Gaio…… Six Delta Nats met at Joe Brown Park on Panorama Ridge in Surrey – Terry, Bill, Jacquie, Dottie, Christine, Lidia. This little known equestrian park is usually a good place to see spring migrants. But there was a COLD wind which, along with all the new leaves, seemed

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  May 7, 2024

  Bewick’s Wren, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Colebrook Park, Common Yellowthroat, Hutton’s Vireo, Joe Brown Park, Red-tailed Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet

  Birds, Birdwatching, Delta Naturalists Society, Nature outings

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-20C to Queen Elizabeth Park, May 19, 2022

  With the rain drumming down and the wind howling in the Douglas Firs outside my apartment, we made the call on Wednesday morning to cancel our bird trip, and thank goodness we did because today’s outing to Queen Elizabeth gardens was a smorgasbord of sunshine, warblers, and flycatchers! Gabriele, Margaretha, Marion, Glen, Kirsten, and I

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  May 19, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Dusky Flycatcher, Hammond’s Flycatcher, Hutton’s Vireo, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Orange-crowned Warbler, Queen Elizabeth Park, Warbling Vireo, Western Tanager, Western Wood-Pewee, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-17B to Queen Elizabeth Park, April 27, 2022

  11 Birders met at Queen Elizabeth Park on a chilly but sunny spring morning, eager to explore the season’s first offerings of warblers and other spring and summer visitors.  Glen, Brian, Louise, Gabriele, Marion, Rosemary, and yours truly met in the rose gardens, where White-crowned Sparrows, Golden-crowned Sparrows, and Dark-eyed Juncos stalked the lawns and flitted in

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  April 27, 2022

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Cackling Goose, Chipping Sparrow, Cooper’s Hawk, Greater White-fronted Goose, Hammond’s Flycatcher, Hermit Thrush, Hutton’s Vireo, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific Wren, Queen Elizabeth Park, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Townsend’s Solitaire, Varied Thrush, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-17A to Queen Elizabeth Park, April 26, 2022

  Eleven DNCBers met at Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver – Kirsten, Jacquie, Lee, Dottie, Bob, Lidia, Mike, Lorna, Lori, Bryan D and Terry.  The previous evening forecast was for morning showers, so we were pleasantly surprised to have a dry but chilly morning.  Most of us took advantage of the free parking below the tennis

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  April 26, 2022

  *DNCB, Barred Owl, Hutton’s Vireo, Orange-crowned Warbler, Queen Elizabeth Park, Ruby-crowned Kinglet

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-35B to Alaksen on September 1, 2021

  Noreen and I started at the Ferry Causeway about 07:45, and although we did not see the Brown Pelicans, we saw 12 species including the noisy Black Oystercatchers and Caspian Terns.  About 08:45 we headed to Alaksen to meet up with the rest. A group of 10 intrepid birders (**see below) gathered at the Alaksen

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  September 1, 2021

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Belted Kingfisher, Bewick’s Wren, Black Oystercatcher, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Caspian Tern, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Hutton’s Vireo, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pectoral Sandpiper, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Warbling Vireo, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• 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. 2019-17 to UBC Botanical Gardens

  Twenty-three DNCBers enjoyed another gorgeous Wednesday morning at UBC’s Botanical Gardens in Vancouver.  Check out the spectacular photos of the flowers, blossoms, people, and birds on our DNCB Flickr site.  Photogs are Terry, Chris, Jim and newbie Kathryn, with hopefully other participants posting their photos. Some left Petra’s at 7:30 am, drove smoothly to UBC,

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  May 1, 2019

  *DNCB, Barred Owl, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Cooper’s Hawk, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hutton’s Vireo, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Orange-crowned Warbler, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Townsend’s Warbler, UBC, UBC Botanical Garden, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2019-15 to Queen Elizabeth Park, Vancouver

  About 26 folk spent Wednesday morning on a colourful DNCB outing in Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver.  Check out the beaut photo evidence of flora and birds on our DNCB Flickr site. Some left Petra’s at 7:30 am, others came directly to meet at the Pitch & Putt entrance at 8:15 am.  It was a

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  April 17, 2019

  *DNCB, Hutton’s Vireo, Queen Elizabeth Park, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Townsend’s Warbler, Varied Thrush, Yellow-rumped Warbler