Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Short-billed Gull

• Delta Naturalists Outing to Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th Street

  Just six birders answered the 9 o’clock roll call at Delta Air Park on 104th Avenue – Glen, Teresa, Colin and Stephanie, Lorraine and Jonathan. The threat of rain no doubt kept some at home, but that’s all it was – just a threat. The rain had stopped by the time we arrived and the…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  October 14, 2026

  *DNCB, 104 Street, American Pipit, Black-bellied Plover, Boundary Bay, Dunlin, Northern Shrike, Pectoral Sandpiper, Sandhill Crane, Short-billed Gull, Snow Bunting, Western Meadowlark

  Birdwatching, Delta Naturalists Society, Nature outings

• Delta Naturalists Outing to Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th Street

  Ten Delta Nats met at the Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th Street by the Delta Heritage Airpark – Terry, Jim, Lee, Julie, Dottie, Christine, Chris, Lorna, Lori, Bob. We walked along the dyke toward 96th Street. The tide was high and the bay was densely packed with thouands of ducks – mainly Pintail, Wigeon and…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  October 13, 2026

  *DNCB, 104 Street, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Boundary Bay, Cedar Waxwing, Common Raven, Dunlin, Killdeer, Northern Harrier, Pectoral Sandpiper, Purple Finch, Short-billed Gull, Yellow-rumped Warbler

  Birdwatching, Delta Naturalists Society, Nature outings

• Delta Naturalists Outing to Iona Beach Regional Park, March 4, 2026

  PHOTO: Red-winged Blackbird by Freddie Whiting…… 11 Delta Nats met at Iona Beach Regional park in Richmond – Freddie, Connie, Bee, Lee, Anne, Colin, Brian, Louise, Lindly, Stephanie and Terry. At the parking lot we were met by our first Tree Swallows of the year. Here we were also entertained by noisy Red-winged Blackbirds displaying…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  March 4, 2026

  *DNCB, Bewick’s Wren, Bonaparte’s Gull, Iona Beach Regional Park, Marsh Wren, Pied-billed Grebe, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Short-billed Gull, Virginia Rail

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, October 8, 2025

  PHOTO: Black-capped Chickadee by Susan Gemeinhardt… Although Wednesday started out cloudy, by the end of the morning it was sunny and quite pleasant. Noreen and I started our morning at the Causeway and were pleased to have virtually no wind and a near high tide so the birds were easy to spot. A Belted Kingfisher…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  October 8, 2025

  *DNCB, Belted Kingfisher, Bewick’s Wren, Black Oystercatcher, Black-bellied Plover, Bonaparte’s Gull, Brown Creeper, Caspian Tern, Dunlin, Harlequin Duck, Horned Grebe, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Lesser Snow Goose, Long-billed Dowitcher, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Pied-billed Grebe, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Short-billed Gull, Sora, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Virginia Rail, Yellow-rumped Warbler

  Birdwatching, Delta Naturalists Society, Nature outings

• 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 Society

  October 7, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Black-bellied Plover, Bonaparte’s Gull, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Gadwall, Harlequin Duck, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Lesser Snow Goose, Long-billed Dowitcher, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Olympic Gull, Pied-billed Grebe, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Ruddy Duck, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Short-billed Gull, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Wood Duck, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Blackie Spit, September 30, 2025

  PHOTO: Steller’s Jay with Acorn, by Susan Gemeinhardt…. Five Delta Naturalists met (casually, of course) in the Blackie Spit parking lot on a beautiful morning: Bob, Dottie, Connie, Colin and Susan. Given that there had been heavy rain the day before and more was predicted in the evening, we felt lucky to feel the sun…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  September 30, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Blackie Spit, Caspian Tern, Harbour Seal, Killdeer, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, Short-billed Gull, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• 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

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• DNCB Outing No. 2023-46B to White Rock Pier & Blackie Spit, November 15, 2023

  On a still, cloudy day, 6 DNCBers met at White Rock Pier: Thea, Rosemary, Nicki, Marion, Lindly and Glen. It was still cool and dark so the passerines had not stirred in the bushes. We headed out on the pier with collections of Mallards, Surf Scoters and White-winged Scoters on both sides. We also saw…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  November 17, 2023

  Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Scoter, Black-bellied Plover, Blackie Spit, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Harbour Seal, Horned Grebe, Marbled Godwit, Red-breasted Merganser, Short-billed Gull, Varied Thrush, White Rock Pier

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-43B to Point Roberts, October 25, 2023

  Last night was wet and windy, and the day started cloudy, with poor light. Not the least put off by these poor conditions, 17 Casual Birders gathered at Point Roberts. A few of us stopped off at Kiniski’s beach first for a brief look. On the ocean there were White-winged and Surf Scoters, Horned Grebe,…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  October 25, 2023

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Common Murre, Cooper’s Hawk, Harlequin Duck, Horned Grebe, Lapland Longspur, Long-tailed Duck, Point Roberts, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Short-billed Gull, Trumpeter Swan, Varied Thrush, Western Grebe

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-07B to Serpentine Fen, February 15, 2023

  With high-level clouds above the eastern horizon catching fire with the rising sun, it was hard not to feel like a bear emerging from hibernation after a long, gloomy winter. 14 Birders met in the King George parking lot at Serpentine Fen: Thea (yours truly), Brian & Louise, Colin & Stephanie, David & Noreen, Glen,…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  February 15, 2023

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Bewick’s Wren, Cackling Goose, Cedar Waxwing, Coyote, Eurasian Wigeon, Great Horned Owl, King’s Links, Northern Shrike, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Duck, Serpentine Fen, Short-billed Gull