Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Ruby-crowned Kinglet

• Delta Naturalists Outing to Brydon Lagoon & Hi-Knoll Park, April 13, 2024

  PHOTO: Belted Kingfishers by Grant Edwards…. It was another lovely spring day on the west coast as seven Delta Nats assembled in the parking lot of Brydon Lagoon in Langley.  Our group included Roger, Colin and his two sons Cole and Arthur, Nicki, Bruce and myself.  It was great to see a young family join

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  April 13, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Belted Kingfisher, Bewick’s Wren, Brydon Lagoon, Common Yellowthroat, Cooper’s Hawk, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hi-Knoll Park, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific Wren, Purple Finch, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Wood Duck, Yellow-rumped Warbler

  Birds, Birdwatching, Delta Naturalists Society, Nature outings

• Delta Naturalists Outing to North 40 Park Reserve, April 9, 2024

  PHOTO: Rufous Hummingbird by Terry Carr….. Twelve Delta Nats met at the North 40 Park Reserve in East Ladner on a gorgeous spring morning. 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 it is a

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  April 9, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Barn Owl, Bewick’s Wren, Coyote, North Forty/VWS, Northern Harrier, Ruby-crowned Kinglet

  Birds, Birdwatching, Delta Naturalists Society, Nature outings

• 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

  Birds, Birdwatching, Delta Naturalists Society, Nature outings

• Delta Naturalists Outing to Point Roberts, April 2, 2024

  PHOTO: American Kestrels by Pat Smart….. 13 Delta Naturalists met at Lighthouse Marine Park in Point Roberts, USA. Close to shore were Common Loons and Horned Grebes – some still in colourful breeding plumage. These were joined by Harlequins, Scaup, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Red-breasted Mergansers and Surf Scoters. Many Pelagic Cormorants with their white-rumped breeding

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  April 2, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, California Sea Lion, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Great Horned Owl, Harlequin Duck, Horned Grebe, Killdeer, Pelagic Cormorant, Point Roberts, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruby-crowned Kinglet

  Birds, Birdwatching, Delta Naturalists Society, Nature outings

• Outing to Deas Island Regional Park with the Delta Naturalists, March 26, 2024

  PHOTO: Common Mergansers by Terry Carr…. Nine Delta Naturalists met at Deas Island Regional Park – Margaret, Lorna, Christine, Jim, Lidia, Dottie, Bob, Lee and Terry. Once again the Tuesday group was lucky with the weather with only a few brief showers. There were great reflections in the slough, along with Common Goldeneye, Common Mergansers,

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  March 26, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Belted Kingfisher, Brown Creeper, Deas Island Regional Park, Hairy Woodpecker, Harbour Seal, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sandhill Crane, Varied Thrush

  Birds, Birdwatching, Delta Naturalists Society, Nature outings

• Delta Naturalists Fieldtrip to Stanley Park: Sea Birds & Sea Lions, on Dec 20, 2023

  PHOTO: Barrow’s Goldeneye by Terry Carr…….. The sun may have been firmly behind the clouds but the weather was truly fine—mild and not a breath of wind—for a Wednesday outing to Stanley Park. Eight Delta Nats Thea, Terry, Nicki, Christine, Colin, Stephanie, Pat, and Manli met on the seawall below the Second Beach pool, where a

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  December 20, 2023

  *DNS, *Vancouver, Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Beaver Lake, Brown Creeper, California Sea Lion, Cooper’s Hawk, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Lost Lagoon, Mew Gull, Pacific Wren, Pelagic Cormorant, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Ruddy Duck, Second Beach, Short-billed Gull, Stanley Park, Wood Duck

  BC Birding, birding, Birds, Birdwatching, Delta Naturalists Society, nature, Nature outings, photography, Stanley Park, Stanley Park birding, Stanley Park sea wall, Vancouver birding

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-49B to Brunswick Point, December 6, 2023

  It was a little more overcast / misty / damp than expected, but not enough to keep Thea, Rosemary, Richard, David, Noreen, Liz, Alan, Anne, Lidia, Pat and Glen off the trail. The greater barrier was the extra kilometer to walk at the start of the route, and again at the end! Thanks Delta! The

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  December 6, 2023

  Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Black-bellied Plover, Brunswick Point, Dunlin, Gadwall, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Peregrine Falcon, Red-throated Loon, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Short-eared Owl, Trumpeter Swan

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-47B to Terra Nova Rural Park, November 22, 2023

  After a real page-turner of a report from the Tuesday group, six Delta Nats—Thea, Rosemary, Richard, Glen, Louise, and Lidia—showed up at Terra Nova practically salivating at the prospect of a buffet of winter rarities, like Redpoll and Pine Grosbeak. The “partly sunny” part of the weather forecast was greatly embellished, and we found ourselves

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  November 23, 2023

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Brown Creeper, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Great Horned Owl, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Pacific Wren, Pied-billed Grebe, Pine Grosbeak, Red-tailed Hawk, River Otter, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Terra Nova, Varied Thrush, Wilson’s Snipe

• DNCB Trip to Princeton, BC, May 13 to 17, 2023

  PHOTOS ARE ON Flickr DAY ONE – Manning Park, Swan Lake, and Separation and Martin Lakes DAY TWO – China Ridge Trail and Ferguson Pond DAY THREE – Chain, Link, and Osprey Lakes and Ferguson Pond DAY FOUR – Swan Lake, Separation Lakes POSTSCRIPT – DAY 5 – August Lake, Cormack Marsh and Manning Park

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  May 13, 2023

  *DNCB, *EC Manning Park, 20 Minute Lake, American Kestrel, American Pipit, August Lake, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Beaver Lodge Wetlands, Black-billed Magpie, Blue-winged Teal, Bullock’s Oriole, Calliope Hummingbird, Canada Jay, Cassin’s Vireo, Chain Lake, China Ridge Trail, Chipping Sparrow, Cinnamon Teal, Clark’s Nutcracker, Cliff Swallow, Common Yellowthroat, Cooper’s Hawk, Cormack Marsh, Dusky Flycatcher, Evening Grosbeak, Ferguson Pond, Hairy Woodpecker, House Wren, Killdeer, Lark Sparrow, Lewis’s Woodpecker, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Link Lake, Marsh Wren, Martin Lake, Merlin, Mountain Bluebird, Mountain Chickadee, Mourning Dove, Nashville Warbler, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Okanagan, Orange-crowned Warbler, Osprey, Osprey Lake, Pied-billed Grebe, Pileated Woodpecker, Princeton, Pygmy Nutcracker, Red Crossbill, Red-naped Sapsucker, Red-necked Phalarope, Red-tailed Hawk, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Ruddy Duck, Ruffed Grouse, Sandhill Crane, Say’s Phoebe, Separation Lake, Sora, Spotted Sandpiper, Swan Lake, Townsend’s Solitaire, Turkey Vulture, Vaux’s Swift, Vesper Sparrow, Virginia Rail, Warbling Vireo, Western Bluebird, Western Kingbird, Western Meadowlark, Western Tanager, Williamson’s Sapsucker, Wilson’s Phalarope, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-17B to Reifel Bird Sanctuary, April 26, 2023

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  April 26, 2023

  Bald Eagle, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Cinnamon Teal, Cliff Swallow, Common Yellowthroat, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hammond’s Flycatcher, Marsh Wren, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Townsend’s Warbler, Varied Thrush, Yellow-rumped Warbler