Category: Ring-necked Duck
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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 Jackman Wetlands & Aldergrove Regional Park, January 14, 2026
PHOTO: Hooded Merganser by Pat Smart….. At 9am on January 14, 7 of us met at Jackman Wetlands in Aldergrove. We were Bruce, Nicki, Lindly, Anne, Colin, Susan and Stephanie. We ran into Pat late in the walk, heading in the opposite direction. Barely out of the parking lot we heard the “tsee, tsee, tsee”

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Jackman Wetlands & Aldergrove Regional Park, January 13, 2026
PHOTO: Bewick’s Wren by Terry Carr…. Nine Delta Nats met at Jackman Wetlands in Langley – Bob, Terry, Teresa, Connie, Christine, Freddie, Margaret, Claude and Dottie. Debbi arrived for her walk as we were leaving. Around the parking lot were Crows, Starlings and White-crowned Sparrows. A small raptor on a distant branch was probably a

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Surrey Lake & Green Timbers, January 7, 2026
PHOTO: Green-winged Teal by Glen Bodie….. It’s not the first time that I’ve been the only person on a DNCB outing, but this time the rest of you missed a good day. In spite of the weather forecasts there was no rain until a wee sprinkle in the last 10-15 minutes. In the morning, I

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Surrey Lake & Green Timbers, January 5, 2026
PHOTO: Redhead (left) & Canvasback (right) by Terry Carr…. Because the Tuesday weather forecast was very wet, 3 Tuesday birders – Terry, Teresa and Dottie – switched to Monday and met at the Surrey Lake parking lot. In fact it was so bright that it was difficult to see and photograph the birds on the

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, December 2, 2025
PHOTO: Hudsonian Whimbrels by Glen Bodie….. Six Delta Nats met at the Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway on a cool, cloudy morning. On the north side of the causeway were Common Loons, Wigeon and Green-winged Teal. We crossed carefully to the south side of the causeway where there was much more activity – Harlequins, Common Goldeneye, Mallards,

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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 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 Outing to Reifel Bird Sanctuary, October 4, 2025
PHOTO: Yellowlegs, Dowitchers, Shovelers by Brian Avent….. Fourteen Delta Naturalists gathered bright and early at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary on Saturday, October 4th, eager to see what autumn migration had in store. Among our party was a special guest from Salmon Arm, a former DNS member who had made the long trip down to revisit

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Brydon Lagoon & Hi-Knoll Park, April 16, 2025
PHOTO: Common Merganser by Glen Bodie…. 8 DNCBers met at the Brydon Lagoon parking on a sunny morning: Warren and Lynne, Claude and Freddie, Colin, Richard, Anne and Glen. The birds were entertaining us right from the start in the parking lot – Canada Geese, American Goldfinch, Song Sparrow, House Sparrow and Anna’s Hummingbird. We

