Category: *Special Birds
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Sturgeon Slough & Pitt Lake, June 17, 2026
PHOTO: Common Yellowthroat by Colin Huggett……… Colin and Stephanie were joined by new member Dawne for an early Wednesday outing at Sturgeon Slough. Weather was coolish with intermittent clouds and a bit of a breeze, so good birding conditions. Following Terry’s suggestion we explored the east side of the dyke first and Dawne quickly spotted…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Sturgeon Slough & Pitt Lake, June 16, 2026
PHOTO: Bald Eagle & Bullock’s Oriole by Terry Carr……. Seven DNCBers met at Sturgeon Slough in Pitt Meadows – Terry, Mei, Margaret, Lorna, Lindly, Dottie, Bob. The telephone poles were covered with Starlings. A bird on the top of a distant tree on the east side of the road turned out to be a Lazuli…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Joe Brown & Colebrook Parks, June 9, 2026
PHOTO: Rufous Hummingbird by Terry Carr…………… Seven DNCBers met at Surrey’s Joe Brown Park – Terry, Teresa, Lorna, Margaret, Noreen, David, Mei. There were showers on the drive to the park and it seemed like we might have a wet outing – but it soon cleared and we had a dry outing after all. We…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Reifel Bird Sanctuary, June 7, 2026
PHOTO: Sandhill Crane by Freddie Whiting……. Photo by Thea Beckman 14 of us (including 7 non-members) met at the entrance to Reifel Bird Sanctuary at 9am sharp. We hadn’t left the entrance area when we saw a Rufous Hummingbird and a Sandhill Crane which got us off to an exciting start. We quickly added the…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen First Nation Dyke & Reifel, June 3, 2026
PHOTO: Mallard Family by Susan Gemeihardt………… Six DNCBers met at 8am at the TFN ponds on a brisk morning – intrepid leader Chris together with David, Noreen, Jim and Susan. Although the temperature was 17 the cold wind brought the temperature down. We were greeted by the usual Yellow-bellied Marmot together with an Eastern Cottontail…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen First Nation Dyke & Reifel, June 2, 2026
PHOTO: Variegated Meadowhawk by Bob Winston……… Nine Delta Nats met at the 41B Pond on Tsawwassen First Nation where we were immediately greeted by four Yellow-bellied Marmots. Marsh Wrens were singing and posing for photos. The male Marsh Wren builds multiple “dummy nests” within his territory to attract females. Once a female chooses one, she…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Colony Farm, May 27, 2026
PHOTO: Lazuli Bunting by Bruce Taylor……. Nine Delta Nats set out to explore Colony Farms on a beautiful sunny morning. We immediately walked across the road to look for the Lazuli Bunting which luckily was seen in short order as it flitted around an area down a short path. After finding our main target we…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Colony Farm, May 26, 2026
PHOTO: L azuli Bunting by Christine Gaio…. Seven DNCBers met at Colony Farm Regional Park in Coquitlam. The weather forecast said that the rain would stop before 8 AM – but it did not. It was steady rain to begin with but there were breaks later. We started along the path towards the works yard…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Campbell Valley Regional Park, May 19, 2026
PHOTO: Squirrel & Steller’s Jay by Freddie Whiting…. 14 birders met at Campbell Valley Regional Park in Langley on a cloudy morning. Spring flowers were in bloom – Western Lily of the Valley, Bleeding Heart, Red Osier Dogwood, Pacific Ninebark, Thimbleberry and more. At the first bridge there was a Mallard with 6 ducklings. Along…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Queen Elizabeth Park, May 12, 2026
PHOTO: Barred Owls by Christine Gaio……. Ten DNCBers met at Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Park on a sunny morning – Margaret, Tess, Lidia, Jim, Mei, Lorna, Christine, Chris, TK and Terry. Most of us found free parking outside the park. This is the highest point in Vancouver and it is an important stopover site for migrants.…
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