Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Marsh Wren

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-45B to Ladner Harbour Park & South Arm Marshes, November 9, 2022

  On a crisp and clear morning 12 of us gathered at Ladner Harbour Park in front of the caretaker’s house and watched the busy birds enjoying the full feeders.  Many smaller regulars plus Northern Flickers and Downy Woodpeckers flitted between the front and back feeders.  It was nice to see that the feeders are being…

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  November 9, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, California Scrub-Jay, Ladner Harbour Park, Ladner S.Arm Marsh, Marsh Wren, Northern Shrike, Ring-necked Duck, Varied Thrush

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-45A to Ladner Harbour Park, November 8, 2022

  Six DNCBers met at Ladner Harbour Park on a cold sunny morning – Glen, Dirk, John, Bryan DeB, Lorna and Terry.  A light dusting of snow overnight covered the branches with snow.  This made for a very scenic walk. Bird feeders at the caretaker’s house had attracted Anna’s Hummingbirds, Black-capped Chickadees and Downy Woodpeckers.  The…

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  November 8, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Brown Creeper, Cooper’s Hawk, Ladner Harbour Park, Marsh Wren, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Trumpeter Swan, Varied Thrush, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-35B to Brunswick Point, August 31, 2022

  On yet another scorching day in Vancouver, a party of 9 intrepid birders met at Brunswick Point on the westernmost lobe of land on the southern shore of the Fraser River. They were Thea, Rosemary, Gabriele, Marion, Noreen, David, Angela, Christine, and Douglas. Here, a long, easy, flat trail traces the curve of the coastline,…

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  August 31, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Brunswick Point, California Gull, Caspian Tern, Least Sandpiper, Marsh Wren, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, Western Sandpiper, White Pelican

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-26B to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway and Reifel Bird Sanctuary, June 29, 2022

  Tsawwassen Causeway A cool and overcast yet rainless day is perfect for birding, and the proof was in the shorebirds we saw tucked away into the grassy mudflats next to Tsawwassen Causeway. Only six birders braved an early morning wake-up call to get here (Thea, Rosemary, Brian, Louis, Chris, and Margaretha) and we were rewarded…

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  June 29, 2022

  Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black-headed Grosbeak, Brandt’s Cormorant, Bullock’s Oriole, Caspian Tern, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Gadwall, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Least Sandpiper, Marsh Wren, Mink, Pelagic Cormorant, Purple Martin, Reifel, Semi-palmated Sandpiper, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Western Sandpiper, Willet, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson’s Phalarope, Wood Duck, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-26A to Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty and Reifel Bird Sanctuary, June 28, 2022

  Roger, Mike, Lorna, Jonathan, Lorraine and Glen met at the Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty on a sunny Tuesday morning. Roger (of course) was seeking the Willet and Whimbrels that had been reported.  The rest of us were there because we didn’t fancy sleeping in.  The Whimbrels were found with help of the scope, mostly hiding in…

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  June 28, 2022

  Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Oystercatcher, Cedar Waxwing, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Least Sandpiper, Marsh Wren, Purple Martin, Reifel, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Wilson’s Phalarope, Wood Duck

• DNCB Okanagan Field Trip, June 12-16, 2022

  The following report was compiled by Thea Beckman as a personal account of the DNCB’s field trip to the Okanagan. As such, a personal perspective is used in the story-telling and the determination of birding highlights, list-keeping, and identification criteria. Should you have any questions, contact Thea directly at thea.beckman@gmail.com DAY 1—Manning Park Resort & Beaver…

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  June 16, 2022

  *DNCB, *EC Manning Park, Bald Eagle, Beaver Lodge Wetlands, Bighorn sheep, Black-billed Magpie, Black-headed Grosbeak, Bobolink, Bullock’s Oriole, California Quail, Calliope Hummingbird, Cedar Waxwing, Cinnamon Teal, Clark’s Nutcracker, Cliff Swallow, Columbian Ground Squirrel, Common Nighthawk, Common Raven, Common Yellowthroat, Cooper’s Hawk, Eastern Kingbird, Gadwall, Ginty’s Pond, Golden Eagle, Gray Catbird, Great Horned Owl, Haynes Point Provincial Park, House Wren, Killdeer, Kobau Regional Park, Lazuli Bunting, Lewis’s Woodpecker, MacGillivray’s Warbler, Mahoney Lake, Marsh Wren, Merlin, Mourning Dove, Northern Harrier, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Okanagan, Okanagan River, Okanagan Wastewater Treatment Plant, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Osoyoos, Osoyoos Desert Centre, Osprey, Oxbow Trail at Road 22, Pied-billed Grebe, Red Crossbill, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Red-necked Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Redhead, Ruffed Grouse, Say’s Phoebe, Sora, Spotted Sandpiper, Townsend’s Warbler, Trumpeter Swan, Turkey Vulture, Twenty-minute Lake, Vaux’s Swift, Veery, Virginia Rail, Warbling Vireo, Western Kingbird, Western Tanager, Western Wood-Pewee, White Lake IBA, White-throated Swift, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-15B to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway and Reifel Bird Sanctuary, April 13, 2022

  Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway Report Glen was already at the terminal pull-in stop when I arrived just after 8:30 am, and Bryan Debou joined us shortly after, arriving impressively by electric bicycle!  The tide was high, and Bufflehead flocks were the dominant feature on the north side: I estimated about 200 birds, total, in sight, both…

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  April 13, 2022

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Brown Creeper, Common Yellowthroat, Dunlin, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Greater White-fronted Goose, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Killdeer, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sandhill Crane, Townsend’s Solitaire, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-13B to Deas Island Regional Park, March 30, 2022

  Deas is one of my regular monthly birding spots, so I was excited to see what seasonal changes had occurred since my last visit on March 6.  I arrived early at 7:45am and checked out the area near the rowing club.  A very loud Bewick’s Wren sang its way to the top of a bush,…

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  March 30, 2022

  *DNCB, Bewick’s Wren, Brown Creeper, Deas Island Regional Park, Marsh Wren, Purple Finch, Varied Thrush, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-13A to Deas Island Regional Park, March 29, 2022

  The day threatened fog and mixed clouds, but by mid morning it was sunny and warm enough that people were unzipping layers. The group of 12, then 13, then 14 started from the Bat House (Burr Villa) and inspected the river from the observation deck around the tower. We failed to find the very purple…

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  March 29, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Brown Creeper, Deas Island Regional Park, Garter snake, Marsh Wren, Pacific Wren, Red-tailed Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Varied Thrush, Wood Duck, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-11B to Terra Nova Regional Park, March 16, 2022

  A lucky dozen turned up at Terra Nova in sunshine and with blue skies just before 08:00. These included Roger 2, Mike B2, Lidia, Gabriele, Margaretha, Marion, Terry, Jim K, Glen, Richard H., Noreen and I. Bryan DeB joined up with us later along Westminster Highway near the community gardens. We started off into the…

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  March 16, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Pacific Wren, Purple Finch, Red-tailed Hawk, Terra Nova, Western Meadowlark, Yellow-rumped Warbler