Category: Jackman Wetlands
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Jackman Wetlands, July 22, 2026
PHOTO: Willow Flycatcher by Chris McVittie…….. We met in the parking lot just before 8am. It was already a warm 23ºC. As folk drove into the parking lot they were greeted by Chris picking blackberries. It looks like a bumper crop this year. There were 7 people signed up, but as we introduced, the group…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Jackman Wetlands, July 21, 2026
PHOTO: Western Tiger Swallowtail by Glen Bodie……….. Near the parking lot were Starlings and White-crowned Sparrows. Black-capped Chickadees and a Downy Woodpecker were feeding on Great Mulleins. A Western Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly and a juvenile Rufous Hummingbird posed for photos. We heard and saw several Willow Flycatchers all morning. The first pond was pretty well…
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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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Delta Naturalists Outing to Jackman Wetlands, July 22, 2025
PHOTO: Sora by Christine Gaio…. 15 birders met at Jackman Wetlands Park in Langley Township – Alaina, Cole, Arthur, Terry, Susan, Lee, Stephanie, Colin, Christine, Carolyn, Renata, Lidia, Bill, Dottie, Connie. We left Tsawwassen in its usual bright sunshine, but it was overcast here all morning. Part of our drive was along scenic Zero Avenue…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Jackman Wetlands, June 19, 2024
PHOTO: Yellow Warbler by Glen Bodie…. It only takes 2 to make a DNCB group outing – Susan G and Glen. We met at Jackman Wetlands on perhaps the first real warm and sunny summer day this year to see what we could see. Even though there were only 2 pairs of eyeballs at work…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Jackman Wetlands & Aldergrove Regional Park, June 18, 2024
PHOTO: Pied-billed Grebe by Christine Gaio…. Eleven Delta Nats met at Jackman Wetlands in Langley. Jackman Wetlands, a former landfill site, now has paths, ponds and an 18 hole disc golf course. Players use thick, heavy, Frisbee-like discs and aim for chain baskets as targets. Next door are large movie sets. As we started our…
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DNCB Outing No. 2023-26B to Jackman Wetlands, June 28, 2023
Many of us missed the turn from 272 Ave on the first attempt, but all 11 of us got there: Brian and Louise, Colin and Stephanie, Warren and Lynne, David and Noreen, Lidia, Marion and Glen. The sun was already beating down, looking like a scorcher in Langley. There was interesting construction just north of…
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DNCB Outing No. 2023-26A to Jackman Wetlands and MacLean Ponds, June 27, 2023
Nine birders met at Jackman Wetlands on 272nd Street in Langley – Chris, Alan, Herb, Debbi, Bob, Jacquie, Terry, Dottie and Lorna. Jackman Wetlands, a former landfill site, now has paths, ponds and an 18 hole disc golf course. Players use thick, heavy, Frisbee-like discs and aim for chain baskets as targets. At the parking…
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DNCB Outing No. 2022-32A to Jackman Wetlands, August 9, 2022
Twelve DNCBers met at Jackman Wetlands on 272nd St in Langley. We were pleased to see New Yorkers Carolyn and Bill who are once again staying in Point Roberts. The others were David, Noreen, Lidia, John, Lindly, Jacquie, Lee, Dottie, Bob, Margaret, Mike and Terry. Jackman Wetlands, a former landfill site, now has paths, ponds…