Category: *LOCATIONS*
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Iona Beach Regional Park, March 4, 2026
PHOTO: Red-winged Blackbird by Freddie Whiting…… 11 Delta Nats met at Iona Beach Regional park in Richmond – Freddie, Connie, Bee, Lee, Anne, Colin, Brian, Louise, Lindly, Stephanie and Terry. At the parking lot we were met by our first Tree Swallows of the year. Here we were also entertained by noisy Red-winged Blackbirds displaying…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Centennial Beach, February 17, 2026
PHOTO: White-crowned x Golden-crowned Sparrow (hybrid) by Terry Carr….. Six Delta Nats met at Centennial Beach on a cold morning – Bob, Dottie, Teresa, Margaret, Connie and Terry. There were Bald Eagles everywhere. A juvenile caught a duck and carried it to a tree in the far corner of the park. Several more followed. We…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Boundary Bay Dyke at 64th, February 10, 2026
PHOTO: Yellow-rumped Warbler by Colin Huggett….. Yellow-rump day! It was a clear, sunny morning as ten casual birders met on the dyke at the end of 64th St., Bob, Dottie, Fen, Pat, Connie, Colin, Lidia, Susan, John and Alexis along with Earl, companion-pup-in-training. The large tree at the corner was alive with Yellow-rumped Warblers, well…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to White Rock & Blackie Spit, February 4, 2026
PHOTO: Long-billed Dowitchers & Great Blue Heron by Colin Huggett…….. Our group met at the White Rock Pier at 9am sharp. We were Freddie, Claude, Colin, Stephanie, Brian, Louise, Richard, Lindly, Bruce and Nicki. Margaretha joined us at Blackie Spit. Basking in the unseasonably warm morning, we scanned both sides of the pier to find…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to White Rock & Blackie Spit, February 3, 2026
PHOTO: Anna’s Hummingbird by Christine Gaio…… Thirteen birders met at White Rock Pier at the tail end of a gorgeous sunrise – Terry, Deems, Chris, Bob, Margaret, Lidia, Dorothy, Pat, Teresa, Lee, Dottie, Jacquie, Fen. There were great views of Mount Baker and of Blaine’s Semiahmoo Resort. There were fewer birds than usual near the…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Serpentine Fen, January 27, 2026
PHOTO: White-throated Sparrow by Christine Gaio….. 11 Delta Nats met at Surrey’s Serpentine Fen on what was forecast to be the last dry day for a while – Susan, Teresa, Margaret, Christine, Dottie, Fen, Bob, Pat, Claude, Freddie and Terry. The resident Kingfisher did not put in an appearance at the bridge at the beginning…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen First Nation Dyke, January 21, 2026
PHOTO: Snow Bunting by Susan Gemeinhardt….. I arrived a few minutes late for our 9 am start and had to manoeuvre to find a parking spot. It was a very misty morning, but the rest of our birding group was ready and waiting: Noreen, Dave, Colin, Stephanie, Susan, Pat, Brian, Freddie, Douglas, Christine McG and…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen First Nation Dyke, January 20, 2026
PHOTO: Bird’s Nest Fungi by Fen Winston…. 13 Delta Nats met at Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th St in dense fog – Jeff, Dorothy, Connie, Christine G, Lee, Jacquie, Fen, Teresa, Bob, Dottie, Freddie, Lori and Terry. We could barely make out a pair of Bald Eagles vocalizing on a treetop and some American Wigeon…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Jackman Wetlands & Aldergrove Regional Park, January 14, 2026
PHOTO: Hooded Merganser by Pat Smart….. At 9am on January 14, 7 of us met at Jackman Wetlands in Aldergrove. We were Bruce, Nicki, Lindly, Anne, Colin, Susan and Stephanie. We ran into Pat late in the walk, heading in the opposite direction. Barely out of the parking lot we heard the “tsee, tsee, tsee”…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Jackman Wetlands & Aldergrove Regional Park, January 13, 2026
PHOTO: Bewick’s Wren by Terry Carr…. Nine Delta Nats met at Jackman Wetlands in Langley – Bob, Terry, Teresa, Connie, Christine, Freddie, Margaret, Claude and Dottie. Debbi arrived for her walk as we were leaving. Around the parking lot were Crows, Starlings and White-crowned Sparrows. A small raptor on a distant branch was probably a…
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