Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Purple Finch

• 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 Society

  January 27, 2026

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Cackling Goose, Gadwall, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Merganser, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Northern Harrier, Pied-billed Grebe, Purple Finch, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Serpentine Fen, Trumpeter Swan, White-throated Sparrow

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Serpentine Fen , September 16, 2025

  PHOTO: Cooper’s Hawk by Bob Winston…. The mist was just rising off the fields as six Delta Nats met at the Serpentine Fen – Dottie, Bob, Colin, Stephanie, Lee and Jeff.   The Belted Kingfisher had returned – a female sitting on the wires overhead.  The other notables returning were the salmon, both Chinook and Coho,

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  September 16, 2025

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Belted Kingfisher, Bewick’s Wren, Cackling Goose, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Cooper’s Hawk, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Purple Finch, Serpentine Fen, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Aldergrove Regional Park, August 19, 2025

  PHOTO: Northern Flicker by Terry Carr….. 10 Delta Nats met at the 8th Avenue entrance to Aldergrove Regional Park in Langley – Terry, Lee, Lidia, Bob, Dorothy, Connie, Vicky, Christine, Lorna, Dottie. This huge 280 hectare Metro Vancouver Park used to be the site of man-made Aldergrove Lake which was a popular local swimming hole.

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  August 19, 2025

  *DNCB, Aldergrove Regional Park, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Cedar Waxwing, Evening Grosbeak, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pileated Woodpecker, Purple Finch, Swainson’s Thrush, Townsend’s Vole, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher

• Delta Naturalists Outing to Campbell Valley Regional Park, August 13, 2025

  PHOTO: Brown Creeper by David Hoar….. About 8:10 Margaretha, Noreen and I headed east from the parking lot to the bridge and en route saw Song Sparrows and Dark-eyed Juncos.  As we arrived at the bridge a Belted Kingfisher departed southwards and we later got a look at this noisy bird as we scanned for

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  August 13, 2025

  *DNCB, American Bullfrog, Belted Kingfisher, Black-headed Grosbeak, Brown Creeper, Campbell Valley RP, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Pileated Woodpecker, Purple Finch, Red-tailed Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Swainson’s Thrush, Western Flycatcher, Western Wood-Pewee, Yellow Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Campbell Valley Regional Park, August 12, 2025

  PHOTO: Black-headed Grosbeak by Terry Carr…. Twelve Delta Nats met at Campbell Valley Regional Park in Langley – Dottie, Terry, Lee, Bob, Mike, Freddie, Lidia, Dorothy, Christine, Bruce, Nicki and Connie. A Townsend’s Chipmunk entertained us at the parking lot before we started our usual clockwise route along the Little River Loop trail. There were

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  August 12, 2025

  *DNCB, American Bullfrog, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Brown Creeper, Campbell Valley RP, Cedar Waxwing, Purple Finch, Swainson’s Thrush, Townsend’s Chipmunk, Western Flycatcher, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Queen Elizabeth Park, May 14, 2025

  PHOTO: Olive-sided Flycatcher by Chris McVittie…. A small group of us, Chris, Thea, Susan and I, gathered this morning at the SW side of QE Park in rather cloudy, grey weather. Our mission was to spot migrant birds, specifically warblers and flycatchers. The park is a great place for migrant birds stopping over to feed

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  May 14, 2025

  *DNCB, Barred Owl, Brown Creeper, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hammond’s Flycatcher, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Orange-crowned Warbler, Purple Finch, Queen Elizabeth Park, Western Flycatcher, Western Wood-Pewee, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to White Rock Pier & Blackie Spit, January 29, 2025

  PHOTO: Surf Scoters by Glen Bodie….. On the Lunar New Year, 9 DNCBers arrived at the White Rock Pier at (or soonafter) 9AM: Douglas and Christine, Colin and Stephanie, Susan, Lindly,Lou, Richard and Glen. The deck of the pier was hoary with frost (and alittle slippery) but the sunshine soon melted that away. The water

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  January 29, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Blackie Spit, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Long-tailed Duck, Marbled Godwit, Pelagic Cormorant, Purple Finch, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, White Rock Pier, Wilson’s Snipe

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Serpentine Fen, January 15, 2025

  PHOTO: Red-tailed Hawk by Chris McVittie…… The fog was lifting as 7 DNCBers gathered at the Serpentine Fen at 09:00 – Richard, TK, Nick, Chris, Jim, Margaretha and Glen. The sun all morning warmed us much more than the predicted 2C would have suggested. Richard arrived early and had seen the resident Kingfisher fly off,

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  January 15, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Cackling Goose, Evening Grosbeak, Hooded Merganser, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Purple Finch, Red-tailed Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Serpentine Fen

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Serpentine Fen, January 14, 2025

  PHOTO:Common Merganser by Grant Edwards……. 13 DNCBers met at Surrey’s Serpentine Fen on a lovely morning. There was no sign of the usual Kingfisher at the bridge by the parking lot. In the trees across the bridge were House Finches and Eurasian Collared-Doves. A Flicker and another flock of birds landed high up in those

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  January 14, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Cackling Goose, Evening Grosbeak, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Merganser, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Northern Harrier, Orange-crowned Warbler, Purple Finch, Red-tailed Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Serpentine Fen

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Reifel Bird Sanctuary, January 12, 2025

  PHOTO: Northern Shovelers by Brian Avent…. Nineteen Delta Naturalists showed up for our first weekend outing of the year, which rewarded our decision to pry ourselves from our beds on a rainy Sunday morning with a total of 47 species—including two owls—and sunshine for most of our meander around the sanctuary! As usual, we began

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  January 12, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Cooper’s Hawk, Gadwall, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Great Horned Owl, Hooded Merganser, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Pied-billed Grebe, Purple Finch, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Ruddy Duck, Sandhill Crane, Trumpeter Swan, Wood Duck

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