Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Surrey Lake

• Delta Naturalists Outing to Surrey Lake & Green Timbers, January 7, 2026

  PHOTO: Green-winged Teal by Glen Bodie….. It’s not the first time that I’ve been the only person on a DNCB outing, but this time the rest of you missed a good day. In spite of the weather forecasts there was no rain until a wee sprinkle in the last 10-15 minutes. In the morning, I

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  January 7, 2026

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Cackling Goose, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Green Timbers Urban Forest Park, Pied-billed Grebe, Ring-necked Duck, Surrey Lake, Wood Duck

  Birdwatching, Delta Naturalists Society, Nature outings

• Delta Naturalists Outing to Surrey Lake & Green Timbers, January 5, 2026

  PHOTO: Redhead (left) & Canvasback (right) by Terry Carr…. Because the Tuesday weather forecast was very wet, 3 Tuesday birders – Terry, Teresa and Dottie – switched to Monday and met at the Surrey Lake parking lot. In fact it was so bright that it was difficult to see and photograph the birds on the

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  January 5, 2026

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Bewick’s Wren, Brown Creeper, Cackling Goose, Canvasback, Green Timbers Urban Forest Park, Hooded Merganser, Northern Harrier, Pied-billed Grebe, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Surrey Lake, Wood Duck

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• Birding Outing to Surrey Lake with the Delta Naturalists, February 24, 2024

  PHOTO: Hairy Woodpecker by Grant Edwards…….Ten Delta Nats assembled in the parking lot of Surrey Lake park on a Saturday for the reboot of weekend casual bird outings.  From the parking lot a group of Canada Geese did a flyover to officially bless the outing.  An Eagle on a far-off power line tower, Red-winged Blackbirds,

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  February 24, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Hairy Woodpecker, Ruddy Duck, Surrey Lake

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• DNCB Outing No. 2020-06 to Serpentine Fen and Surrey Lake

  Nineteen DCNBers had an enjoyable and productive outing to four Surrey Parks on Tuesday.  It was a dry day with high overcast.  The stops included Serpentine Fen, Surrey Lake and two new stops recommended by Ken and Anne A. – Goldstone Park Elementary School and Cloverdale Youth Park.  Debbi’s ebird lists for the four stops

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  February 12, 2020

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Beaver, Belted Kingfisher, Cackling Goose, Cloverdale Youth Park, Eurasian Wigeon, Goldstone pond, Hooded Merganser, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Serpentine Fen, Surrey Lake, Wilson’s Snipe

• DNCB Outing No. 2019-52 to Surrey Lake Park & Mud Bay Park

  Thirteen DNCBers lucked out again with the weather and had an enjoyable Tuesday outing walking the circular trails at both Surrey Lake Park then Mud Bay Park. We only registered 36 species on eBird as being seen, but most sightings were up-close-and-personal, as we like them. Check out the spectacular photo evidence on our Flickr

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  December 18, 2019

  *DNCB, Cackling Goose, Mud Bay Park, Surrey Lake

• DNCB Outing No. 2017-14 to Brydon Lagoon, Hi-Knoll Park and Surrey Lake Park

  More photos at our DNCB Flickr site For the umpteenth outing in a row, it poured rain, but 13 hardy DNCBers saw a lot of neat stuff on Wednesday at Brydon Lagoon and Hi-Knoll Park, then drove to Surrey Lake Park before lunch.  Check out the brilliant photos of flowers, folk and fowl on our

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  April 12, 2017

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Brydon Lagoon, Hi-Knoll Park, Hooded Merganser, Pied-billed Grebe, Pileated Woodpecker, Pink Fawn Lily, Surrey Lake, Western Trillium, White Fawn Lily, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2014-8 to Tynehead and Surrey Lake Park

  Photos by Terry Carr (TC) Ten hardy DNCBers spent a snowy Monday morning at beautiful Tynehead Regional Park, then Surrey Lake Park.  Check out Terry’s photo evidence on the Picasa link to our Blog. It was snowing lightly when Terry, Gerhard and I left Petra’s around 8:00 a.m.  The roads were clear and the drive

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  February 24, 2014

  *DNCB, Douglas Squirrel, Ruddy Duck, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Surrey Lake, Tynehead Regional Park

• DNCB Outing No. 2013-1 to Surrey Lake Park and Serpentine Wildlife Area

  Thirteen DNCBer’s (Guides Ken & Anne with daughter Christie, Lorna, Kay, Anne M, Paul & Quinn, Donna, Surrey’s Gareth, Jonathan & Lorraine and me) spent a very wet Monday morning at Surrey Lake Park, then at Serpentine Wildlife Area.  Check out Ken’s photos on our Picasa site at http://picasaweb.google.com/dncbirding. Four of us (Anne, Lorna, Kay

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  January 7, 2013

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl, Muskrat, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Serpentine Fen, Surrey Lake

• DNCB Outing No. 2012-17 to Serpentine Fen and Surrey Lake Parks

  Thirteen Casual Birders (Roger, Anne M, Ken & Anne, Bryan & Janet, rookie Eric, Lorna, John McF, Marion S, Hans-Ulf, Kay and me), enjoyed a brilliant Wednesday morning at Serpentine Fen and then Surrey Lake Parks.  Hi-lites were: lots of early migrants, Yellow-rumped Warbler, both Kinglet species, Tree and Violet–green Swallows, Ruddy Duck, Steller’s Jays,

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  April 4, 2012

  *DNCB, Serpentine Fen, Surrey Lake