Category: Ruby-crowned Kinglet
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, October 7, 2025
PHOTO: Snow Geese by Colin Huggett….. Lorna and I (Terry) met Glen on the Tsawwassen ferry causeway at 8am in bright sunshine. The tide was high and the water was calm. Near the shore were 3 diving Horned Grebes. Farther out were Surf Scoters, White-winged Scoters, Cormorants and a Common Loon. On the spit were…
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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 Outing to North 40 Park Reseve & 72nd Street Dyke, April 9, 2025
PHOTO: Short-eared Owl by Glen Bodie……There were 9 birders at the North 40 park at 8am: Alan and Liz, Warren and Lynne, Colin and Stephanie, and Roger, Anne and Glen. The sprinkles had stopped and the sun tried to break through the clouds, often succeeding but leaving us a bit chilled whenever we got away…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to North 40 Park Reserve, April 8, 2025
PHOTO: Rufous Hummingbird by Terry Carr… Six Delta Nats met at the North 40 Park Reserve in East Ladner – Dorothy, Connie, Christine, Dottie, Bob and Terry. This was the site of the Vancouver Wireless Station until 1971. The buildings in the residential community were moved away, leaving the foundations and streets as remnants. Although…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Brunswick Point, April 5, 2025
PHOTO: Marsh Wren by Pat Smart…. 12 Delta Naturalists gathered at the Brunswick Point parking lot on what turned out to be a fine spring Saturday morning. They were Thea (group leader), Nadine, Nicki, Bruce, Janet, Estelle, Freddie, Doug, Liz, Alan, and Shannon. Pat later joined us on the dyke. We immediately set to work…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Serpentine Fen & Colebrook Park, April 1, 2025
PHOTO: Double-crested Cormorant with Starry Flounder by Terry Carr….. Ten DNCBers met at the Serpentine Fen parking lot on a very nice morning – Bob, Christine, Lidia, Dottie, Lee, Pat, Gareth, Liz, Alan and Terry. The resident Kingfisher did not appear at the beginning or the end of our walk. There were White-crowned Sparrows and…
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Delta Nats Outing to Brunswick Point, March 26, 2025
Photo: Say’s Phoebe, by Glen Bodie There were only 3 signed-up for today’s outing – David, Noreen and Glen. So we made a plan to drop one car at the south end of 34th Street and car-pool up to the regular starting point on River Rd. Because there is now a permanent bridge across the…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Brunswick Point, March 25, 2025
PHOTO: Yellow-rumped Warbler by Terry Carr Five Delta Nats met at the Brunswick Point parking lot in Ladner – Terry, Lidia, Grant, Dorothy and Pat. It was overcast to begin with but it soon cleared and became very warm. Scanning the river from the dyke above the parking lot, yielded a Great Blue Heron, a…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Deas Island Regional Park, March 12, 2025
PHOTO: 13 Bald Eagles by Glen Bodie…. After checking with each other on Tuesday evening to make sure we were all reading the same weather forecast, Anne, Colin, Stephanie and Glen met at Deas Island. There were Bufflehead, Scaup and Mallards in front of the Rowing Club and we could hear Varied Thrush from deep…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Centennial Beach, February 18, 2025
PHOTO: Brant Geese by Terry Carr…. 14 DNCBers met at Centennial Beach in Tsawwassen – Dorothy, Lorna, Alan, Liz, Christine, Susan, Jim, Pat, Dottie, Bob, Jacquie, Lee, Mike & Terry. The trees around the parking lot were full of Bald Eagles and Crows. On the field was a huge flock of American Wigeon, one Eurasian…
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