Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Marsh Wren

• Delta Naturalists Outing to Alaksen National Wildlife Area, July 16, 2024

  PHOTO: Juvenile Barn Swallows by Christine Gaio….. Six DNCBers assembled at the Alaksen parking lot on a beautiful Tuesday morning — Lidia, Margaret, Bob, Dottie, David S. and Christine — where Margaret bravely took on the e-bird listing duty, to everyone else’s relief.  From the lot we strolled through the cedars looking for owls (none…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  July 16, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Alaksen NWA, Brown Creeper, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Marsh Wren

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• Delta Naturalists Birding Trip to 100 Mile House, June 23-27, 2024

  PHOTO: American Coots by Terry Carr…. REPORT BY THEA BECKMAN: Sunday, June 23 – Travel to 108 Golf Resort  Located in the central interior of British Columbia, the Cariboo is an intermontane region sandwiched between the Cariboo Mountains to the east and the Coast Mountains to the west with the Fraser River plateau in between.…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  June 27, 2024

  *100 Mile House, *DNCB, *DNS, *Williams Lake, 108 Golf Resort, 108 Mile Heritage Site, 150 Mile House, Alder Flycatcher, American Avocet, American Dipper, American Kestrel, American Redstart, Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Belted Kingfisher, Black-billed Magpie, Blue-winged Teal, Bobolink, Bullock’s Oriole, Calliope Hummingbird, Canvasback, Cedar Waxwing, Centennial Park, Chipping Sparrow, Cinnamon Teal, Clay-coloured Sparrow, Cliff Swallow, Common Yellowthroat, Dusky Flycatcher, Eared Grebe, Eastern Kingbird, Elliot Lake, Evening Grosbeak, Gadwall, Graham Lake, Gray Catbird, Hermit Thrush, Horse Lake, Killdeer, Lazuli Bunting, Least Flycatcher, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Long-billed Curlew, Marsh Wren, Merlin, Mission Road, Mountain Bluebird, Mountain Chickadee, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Northern Waterthrush, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Orange-crowned Warbler, Osprey, Pileated Woodpecker, Purple Finch, Red-naped Sapsucker, Red-necked Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sandhill Crane, Say’s Phoebe, Scout Island Nature Centre, Scout Lake, Sepa Lake, Solitary Sandpiper, Sora, Spotted Sandpiper, Townsend’s Solitaire, Turkey Vulture, Veery, Vesper Sparrow, Virginia Rail, Walker Valley, Warbling Vireo, Watson Lake, Western Flycatcher, Western Kingbird, Western Meadowlark, Western Wood-Pewee, White Pelican, Williams Lake First Nation reserve, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson’s Snipe, Wood Duck, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Ladner Harbour Park, May 22, 2024

  PHOTO: Wilson’s Warbler (f) by David Hoar….. 14 keen Casual Birders met up at Ladner Harbour Park on a rather cool, grey morning, determined to see newly arrived migrant birds. Participants today were Roger, Noreen and David, Lynne and Warren, Stephanie and Colin, Glen, Lidia, Lindly, Margaretha, Douglas and Christine McG, and me (Anne). The…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  May 22, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, *Ladner/Tsawwassen, Bald Eagle, Black-headed Grosbeak, Great Horned Owl, Ladner Harbour Park, Marsh Wren, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo, Western Wood-Pewee, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Serpentine Fen, May 4, 2024

  PHOTO: Cinnamon Teal by Grant Edwards….. Under cloudy but very acceptable spring weather, three Delta Nats met to do the big loop trail through Serpentine Fen.  Present were Bruce, Susan G. and Grant.  A few Yellow-rumped Warblers greeted us in the trees along the river.  The descending whinny call of a Sora grabbed our attention,…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  May 4, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Belted Kingfisher, Cinnamon Teal, Common Yellowthroat, Marsh Wren, Orange-crowned Warbler, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruddy Duck, Serpentine Fen, Sora, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel Bird Sanctuary, April 24, 2024

  PHOTO: Cinnamon Teal & Blue-winged Teal by Brian Avent….. The forecast offered only clouds and a 60% chance of showers. Not surprisingly, a few people cancelled and I showed up at the Ferry Terminal at 8am. Not a lot to see – a Bald Eagle on the lamp post, assorted Gulls and some Greater Scaup…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  April 24, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Blue-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Purple Martin, Reifel, River Otter, Sandhill Crane, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Wood Duck

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel Bird Sanctuary, April 23, 2024

  PHOTO: Wilson’s Warbler by Terry Carr….. Six Delta Nats met on the Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway – Lori Y & Joe, Lidia, Susan, Lorna, Terry. The water was very calm but the ducks were far from shore – White-winged Scoters, Surf Scoters, Common Goldeneye, Green-winged Teal, Bufflehead, Mallards, Red-breasted Mergansers and Scaup. Bald Eagles were eating…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  April 23, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Common Yellowthroat, Gadwall, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Long-billed Dowitcher, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Purple Martin, Red-breasted Merganser, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, River Otter, Sandhill Crane, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Wilson’s Warbler, Wood Duck, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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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 Society

  April 6, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, *Ladner/Tsawwassen, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Brown Creeper, Cooper’s Hawk, Eurasian Wigeon, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Killdeer, Ladner Harbour Park, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Brunswick Point, March 13, 2024: Snow Geese and a Meadowlark

  PHOTO: Snow Geese by Terry Carr….. Fourteen Delta Nats met at Brunswick Point in Ladner on a gorgeous spring morning. Lori, Glen, Lidia, Liz, Jim, Brian, Alan, Jonathan W, Lisa, Chris P, TK, Margaretha, Richard (not in photo), Terry (not in photo) Early bird Richard had a close view of two Ring-necked Pheasants. There were…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  March 13, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, *Ladner/Tsawwassen, Bald Eagle, Brunswick Point, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Gadwall, Harbour Seal, Killdeer, Lesser Snow Goose, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Pheasant, Trumpeter Swan, Western Meadowlark

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• Birding Outing to Iona Beach Regional Park with the Delta Naturalists, February 20, 2024

  PHOTO: Red-winged Blackbird & Pussy Willows by Terry Carr. Five birders met at Iona Beach Regional Park in Richmond after a particularly slow journey through the tunnel – Lidia, David, Noreen, Lorna and Terry. Although showers were forecast, they were few and far between. The South Pond was lined with pussy willows. Red-winged Blackbirds were…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  February 20, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Gadwall, Hooded Merganser, Iona Beach Regional Park, Killdeer, Long-eared Owl, Marsh Wren, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Trumpeter Swan

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel Bird Sanctuary on February 14, 2024

  PHOTO: Northern Shovelers & decoy by Glen Bodie…….. It was a clear, cold day – just what 18 birders needed to get them out of bed. We were Alan and Liz, Brian and Louise, Colin and Stephanie, Jonathan and Lorraine, Warren and Lynne, David and Noreen, Christine, Moira, Margaretha, Nick, Richard and Glen. Only 5…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  February 14, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Black Oystercatcher, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Brown Creeper, Dunlin, Gadwall, Great Horned Owl, Harlequin Duck, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Pied-billed Grebe, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Virginia Rail

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