Category: *Special Birds
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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 Outing to Terra Nova, February 25, 2026
PHOTO: Pied-billed Grebes by Colin Huggett….. Our group met up at Terra Nova Park on River Road in Richmond. We were Bruce, Nicki, Lindly, Brian, Louise, Colin, Stephanie, Anne, Jeff and new member Ron. Scanning the foreshore we saw hundreds of gulls and several species of waterfowl but once the group was together we crossed…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Terra Nova, February 24, 2026
PHOTO: Red-tailed Hawk by Chris McVittie…… Nine Delta Nats met at Terra Nova Rural Park in Richmond on a cold, clear morning – Terry, Chris, Teresa, Dottie, Connie, Jim, Bob, Dorothy and TK. There were lovely views across the river to the Vancouver Airport and the snow-capped North Shore Mountains. In the river were American…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Centennial Beach, February 17, 2026
PHOTO: White-crowned x Golden-crowned Sparrow (hybrid) by Terry Carr….. Six Delta Nats met at Centennial Beach on a cold morning – Bob, Dottie, Teresa, Margaret, Connie and Terry. There were Bald Eagles everywhere. A juvenile caught a duck and carried it to a tree in the far corner of the park. Several more followed. We…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Boundary Bay Dyke at 64th, February 11, 2026
PHOTO: Pied-billed Grebe by Terry Carr…… Eight Delta Nats met at the end of 64th Street on a beautiful sunny morning – Terry, Noreen, David, Lindly, Teresa, Dorothy, Ron, Margaretha. There were Yellow-rumped Warblers in the trees by the cars and all along the dyke. We soon added Eagles, Golden-crowned Sparrows, Robins, Song Sparrows and…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Boundary Bay Dyke at 64th, February 10, 2026
PHOTO: Yellow-rumped Warbler by Colin Huggett….. Yellow-rump day! It was a clear, sunny morning as ten casual birders met on the dyke at the end of 64th St., Bob, Dottie, Fen, Pat, Connie, Colin, Lidia, Susan, John and Alexis along with Earl, companion-pup-in-training. The large tree at the corner was alive with Yellow-rumped Warblers, well…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to White Rock & Blackie Spit, February 4, 2026
PHOTO: Long-billed Dowitchers & Great Blue Heron by Colin Huggett…….. Our group met at the White Rock Pier at 9am sharp. We were Freddie, Claude, Colin, Stephanie, Brian, Louise, Richard, Lindly, Bruce and Nicki. Margaretha joined us at Blackie Spit. Basking in the unseasonably warm morning, we scanned both sides of the pier to find…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to White Rock & Blackie Spit, February 3, 2026
PHOTO: Anna’s Hummingbird by Christine Gaio…… Thirteen birders met at White Rock Pier at the tail end of a gorgeous sunrise – Terry, Deems, Chris, Bob, Margaret, Lidia, Dorothy, Pat, Teresa, Lee, Dottie, Jacquie, Fen. There were great views of Mount Baker and of Blaine’s Semiahmoo Resort. There were fewer birds than usual near the…
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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 Outing to Tsawwassen First Nation Dyke, January 21, 2026
PHOTO: Snow Bunting by Susan Gemeinhardt….. I arrived a few minutes late for our 9 am start and had to manoeuvre to find a parking spot. It was a very misty morning, but the rest of our birding group was ready and waiting: Noreen, Dave, Colin, Stephanie, Susan, Pat, Brian, Freddie, Douglas, Christine McG and…
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