Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Ruby-crowned Kinglet

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-44B to Point Roberts, November 2, 2022

  It may have been toe-numbingly cold, but with unthreatening high clouds and thin sunlight, 17 Delta Naturalists arrived at Point Roberts’ Lighthouse Marine Park grateful for the conditions.  They were Thea (yours truly), Rosemary, Anne, Lidia, Jonathan, Lorraine, Nicki, Margaretha, Liz, Marion, Pat, Brian, Louise, Dave, Noreen, Lynne, and Warren. The windless day left the

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  November 2, 2022

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Bonaparte’s Gull, Common Murre, Cooper’s Hawk, Douglas Squirrel, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Harbour Porpoise, Harbour Seal, Harlequin Duck, Horned Grebe, Lighthouse Marine Park, Lily Point Park, Long-tailed Duck, Pacific Wren, Pigeon Guillemot, Point Roberts, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Short-billed Gull, Trumpeter Swan, Western Grebe, White-throated Sparrow

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-42A to Jericho Beach & Camosun Bog, October 18, 2022

  18 DNCBers met at Jericho Beach Park in Vancouver on a smoky, but very pleasant fall day – Margaret, Noreen, Kirsten, Liz, Lynne, Lidia, Brian, Chris, Lorna, Warren, David, Mike, Louise, Lorraine, Glen, Jonathan, Lori and Terry. The city was barely visible in the smoke. In the bay were several huge cargo ships, a swimmer,

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  October 18, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Cackling Goose, Camosun Bog, Horned Grebe, Jericho Beach, Merlin, Pacific Wren, Pelagic Cormorant, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, White-throated Sparrow, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 40B to Burnaby Lake, October 5, 2022

  Another aberrantly warm October morning dawned on Vancouver, enticing 13 birders to the ever-popular Burnaby Lake Regional Park: Brian, Louise, Gabriele, Margaretha, Glen, Jacquie, Kirsten, Lee, Margaret, Marion, Stephanie, and Thea and her guest, Catherine.  Here, a 12,000-year-old glacial lake sprawls across 770 acres of land that, together with the surrounding deciduous and fir forests,

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  October 5, 2022

  *DNCB, Brown Creeper, Burnaby Lake, Cooper’s Hawk, Garter snake, Hooded Merganser, Piper Spit, Purple Finch, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Tree Frog, Turkey Vulture, White-throated Sparrow, Wood Duck, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-40A to Burnaby Lake, October 4, 2022

  After battling heavy traffic on another gorgeous morning, 13 DNCBers met at Burnaby Lake – David, Noreen, Lidia, Lori, Pat, Chris, Dottie, Bob, Nick, Lorna, Roger, Mike, and Terry. On Piper Spit were Wood Ducks, Mallards, Green-winged Teal, Canada Geese, American Coots and Long-billed Dowitchers.  David identified at least one Short-billed Dowitcher by studying its

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  October 4, 2022

  *DNCB, Burnaby Lake, Douglas Squirrel, Long-billed Dowitcher, Pectoral Sandpiper, Piper Spit, Purple Finch, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Short-billed Dowitcher, White-throated Sparrow, Wilson’s Snipe, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-38B to Iona Beach Regional Park, September 21, 2022

  On a glorious could-be summer morning, five DNCB’ers meet in the parking lot of Iona Beach Regional Park: Thea, Rosemary, Chris, Louise, and Roger M. There were meant to be 7, however, and we found out that an accident shortly before the George Massey tunnel delayed Lynne and Warren by well over an hour! They

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  September 21, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Coyote, Iona Beach Regional Park, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Merlin, Pied-billed Grebe, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Warbling Vireo, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-17B to Queen Elizabeth Park, April 27, 2022

  11 Birders met at Queen Elizabeth Park on a chilly but sunny spring morning, eager to explore the season’s first offerings of warblers and other spring and summer visitors.  Glen, Brian, Louise, Gabriele, Marion, Rosemary, and yours truly met in the rose gardens, where White-crowned Sparrows, Golden-crowned Sparrows, and Dark-eyed Juncos stalked the lawns and flitted in

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  April 27, 2022

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Cackling Goose, Chipping Sparrow, Cooper’s Hawk, Greater White-fronted Goose, Hammond’s Flycatcher, Hermit Thrush, Hutton’s Vireo, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific Wren, Queen Elizabeth Park, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Townsend’s Solitaire, Varied Thrush, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-17A to Queen Elizabeth Park, April 26, 2022

  Eleven DNCBers met at Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver – Kirsten, Jacquie, Lee, Dottie, Bob, Lidia, Mike, Lorna, Lori, Bryan D and Terry.  The previous evening forecast was for morning showers, so we were pleasantly surprised to have a dry but chilly morning.  Most of us took advantage of the free parking below the tennis

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  April 26, 2022

  *DNCB, Barred Owl, Hutton’s Vireo, Orange-crowned Warbler, Queen Elizabeth Park, Ruby-crowned Kinglet

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-16A to Boundary Bay Dyke from 64th St to 72nd St on April 19, 2022

  Thirteen DNCBers walked Boundary Bay Dyke from 64th St to 72nd St – Jacquie, Lee, Anne, Glen, Dottie, Bob, Margaret, Lindly, Bryan, John, Colin, Stephanie and Terry. Although the forecast was for rain, we were pleasantly surprised to wake up to sunshine in Tsawwassen. But there was a bitterly cold wind which kept many of

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  April 19, 2022

  *DNCB, 64 Street, 72 Street, Bald Eagle, Beach Grove, Black-bellied Plover, Boundary Bay, Caspian Tern, Common Yellowthroat, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Great Horned Owl, Hooded Merganser, Northern Harrier, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Western Sandpiper, 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. 2022-13A 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