Category: Pied-billed Grebe
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Terra Nova, October 21, 2026
Ten birders battled the traffic to get to Terra Nova Park for our regular Wednesday outing – Glen, Colin and Stephanie, Lynne and Warren, Lorraine and Jonathan, Jocelyn, Teresa and Brian. Weather was perfect: sunny, cool, and no wind. Front and centre at the car park was a large flock of Snow Geese (est 500+)…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Terra Nova Rural Park, October 20, 2026
Twelve birders met a Terra Nova Rural Park in Richmond on a cool sunny Tuesday morning – Terry, Dorothy, Dolores, Douglas, Christine M, Lorna, Lidia, Julie, Christine G, Susan, Dottie & Bob. There were Snow Geese at the edge of the river and Susan spotted a coyote on the sand beyond them. Snow Geese &…
Hermit Thrush by Terry Carr -
Delta Naturalists Outing to Reifel Bird Sanctuary, October 6, 2026
12 Delta Nats met at Reifel Bird Sanctuary on a misty morning – Lorraine, Jeff, Lorna, Dorothy, Jocelyn, Pat, Lee, Rose, Christine, Roger, Jonathan and Terry. Debbi joined us later. Anna’s Hummingbirds were taking turns at the feeders on the side of the building. Northern Shovelers were doing their tight circle swimming behaviour to stir…
Long-billed Dowitchers, Shoveler & Greater Yellowlegs by Terry Carr -
Delta Naturalists Outing to Brydon Lagoon & Hi-Knoll Park, September 1, 2026
PHOTO: Pileated Woodpecker by Terry Carr………………… 7 Delta Nats met at Brydon Lagoon in Langley – Terry, Chris, Jim, Teresa, Julie, Lorna, Dawne. We could not see into the overgrown pond below the parking area. The lagoon usually has a variety of duck species but today they were all Mallards and Wood Ducks – along…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Terra Nova Rural Park, August 11, 2026
PHOTO: Red-breasted Nuthatch by Terry Carr… Nine birders met at Terra Nova Rural Park in Richmond on a lovely morning – Terry, Bob, Teresa, Lorna, Dottie, Lindly, Lee, Lidia, Carlos. We started on our usual route through the adventure playground to the bridge over the pond where there was a group of drab ducks in…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Jackman Wetlands, July 22, 2026
PHOTO: Willow Flycatcher by Chris McVittie…….. We met in the parking lot just before 8am. It was already a warm 23ºC. As folk drove into the parking lot they were greeted by Chris picking blackberries. It looks like a bumper crop this year. There were 7 people signed up, but as we introduced, the group…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Jackman Wetlands, July 21, 2026
PHOTO: Western Tiger Swallowtail by Glen Bodie……….. Near the parking lot were Starlings and White-crowned Sparrows. Black-capped Chickadees and a Downy Woodpecker were feeding on Great Mulleins. A Western Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly and a juvenile Rufous Hummingbird posed for photos. We heard and saw several Willow Flycatchers all morning. The first pond was pretty well…
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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 Ladner Harbour Park, Saturday, April 4, 2026
With 28 attendees (the majority being non-members) Saturday’s open outing for the Delta Naturalists Society was quite possibly a record turnout for us! Many had found the event through social media, and while plenty were new to birding, the enthusiasm was immediate and infectious. It’s always a pleasure to watch people begin to notice birds—really notice and delight in…
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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…
