Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Wood Duck

• Delta Naturalists Outing to Reifel Bird Sanctuary, January 12, 2025

  PHOTO: Northern Shovelers by Brian Avent…. Nineteen Delta Naturalists showed up for our first weekend outing of the year, which rewarded our decision to pry ourselves from our beds on a rainy Sunday morning with a total of 47 species—including two owls—and sunshine for most of our meander around the sanctuary! As usual, we began…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  January 12, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Cooper’s Hawk, Gadwall, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Great Horned Owl, Hooded Merganser, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Pied-billed Grebe, Purple Finch, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Ruddy Duck, Sandhill Crane, Trumpeter Swan, Wood Duck

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Stanley Park, January 8, 2025

  PHOTO: Barrow’s Goldeneye by Glen Bodie….. We met at 9:00 at the Second Beach parking lot – Richard, Margaret, Brian and Glen – on a cloudy but dry day, and the water on the bay was very still. We walked from Second to Third Beach along the sea wall and saw Barrow’s Goldeneye, Buffleheads, a…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  January 8, 2025

  *DNCB, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Wood Duck

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Stanley Park, January 7, 2025

  PHOTO: Surf Scoter with Clam by Terry Carr…… 5 DNCBers met at Second Beach in Stanley Park – Lou, Lidia, Mike, Terry and Roger. After we passed through the George Massey tunnel, we had a very quick trip the rest of the way. The fog was lifting as we arrived. There was a noisy murder…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  January 7, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Black Oystercatcher, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Lost Lagoon, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Second Beach, Stanley Park, Wood Duck

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Ladner Harbour Park, November 6, 2024

  PHOTO: Double-crested Cormorants by Glen Bodie…………. Our group of 11 gathered promptly at 9 am in Ladner Harbour Park: Nicki, Warren and Lynne, Susan, Brian and Louise, Richard, Lee, newbie Louis, me, and just-in-time Glen. Nicki volunteered to eBird our sightings, which was a great help. The weather was calm and autumnal, and birds flitted…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  November 6, 2024

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Ferry Road, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, Ladner Harbour Park, Merlin, Mute Swan, Pacific Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Wilson’s Snipe, Wood Duck

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Ladner Harbour Park, November 5, 2024

  PHOTO: Downy Woodpecker by Terry Carr…… 17 DNCBers, including several new members, met at Ladner Harbour Park on a lovely November morning. From the parking lot we had good views of 3 Downy Woodpeckers on feeders in front of the caretaker’s house. After introductions we headed along Shirley’s Walk. With difficulty we finally focused on…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  November 5, 2024

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Beaver, Bewick’s Wren, Cackling Goose, Cooper’s Hawk, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ladner Harbour Park, Northern Harrier, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific Wren, Pied-billed Grebe, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sandhill Crane, Virginia Rail, Wilson’s Snipe, Wood Duck, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway and Reifel, September 11, 2024

  PHOTO: Red-necked Phalarope by Glen Bodie…. It was a very grey and damp morning, which is why only newbie Bryce, Chris and I showed up at the Tsawwassen jetty. The mudflats at the landward end were exposed and there were enormous flocks of duck there, but there is nowhere convenient to stop. We met at…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  September 11, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Belted Kingfisher, Brown Creeper, Caspian Tern, Gadwall, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Horned Grebe, Killdeer, Lesser Yellowlegs, Long-billed Dowitcher, Northern Harrier, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pied-billed Grebe, Purple Martin, Red-necked Grebe, Red-necked Phalarope, Reifel, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Virginia Rail, Western Sandpiper, Wood Duck, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Deas Island Regional Park, July 24, 2024

  PHOTO:Wood Ducks by Brian Avent……. On Wednesday morning at 8am a group of 10 started out at Deas Island. Well, a group of 8, and then 2 more came just a little bit late. We were Brian and Louise, Bill and Carolyn, Lee, Richard, David S, Doug B, Margaretha and Glen. We started near the…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  July 24, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Brown Creeper, Common Yellowthroat, Deas Island Regional Park, Gadwall, Great Horned Owl, Hairy Woodpecker, Harbour Seal, Swainson’s Thrush, Western Flycatcher, Western Wood-Pewee, Wood Duck

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• Delta Naturalists Birding Trip to 100 Mile House, June 23-27, 2024

  PHOTO: American Coots by Terry Carr…. REPORT BY THEA BECKMAN: Sunday, June 23 – Travel to 108 Golf Resort  Located in the central interior of British Columbia, the Cariboo is an intermontane region sandwiched between the Cariboo Mountains to the east and the Coast Mountains to the west with the Fraser River plateau in between.…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  June 27, 2024

  *100 Mile House, *DNCB, *DNS, *Williams Lake, 108 Golf Resort, 108 Mile Heritage Site, 150 Mile House, Alder Flycatcher, American Avocet, American Dipper, American Kestrel, American Redstart, Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Belted Kingfisher, Black-billed Magpie, Blue-winged Teal, Bobolink, Bullock’s Oriole, Calliope Hummingbird, Canvasback, Cedar Waxwing, Centennial Park, Chipping Sparrow, Cinnamon Teal, Clay-coloured Sparrow, Cliff Swallow, Common Yellowthroat, Dusky Flycatcher, Eared Grebe, Eastern Kingbird, Elliot Lake, Evening Grosbeak, Gadwall, Graham Lake, Gray Catbird, Hermit Thrush, Horse Lake, Killdeer, Lazuli Bunting, Least Flycatcher, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Long-billed Curlew, Marsh Wren, Merlin, Mission Road, Mountain Bluebird, Mountain Chickadee, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Northern Waterthrush, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Orange-crowned Warbler, Osprey, Pileated Woodpecker, Purple Finch, Red-naped Sapsucker, Red-necked Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sandhill Crane, Say’s Phoebe, Scout Island Nature Centre, Scout Lake, Sepa Lake, Solitary Sandpiper, Sora, Spotted Sandpiper, Townsend’s Solitaire, Turkey Vulture, Veery, Vesper Sparrow, Virginia Rail, Walker Valley, Warbling Vireo, Watson Lake, Western Flycatcher, Western Kingbird, Western Meadowlark, Western Wood-Pewee, White Pelican, Williams Lake First Nation reserve, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson’s Snipe, Wood Duck, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel Bird Sanctuary, April 24, 2024

  PHOTO: Cinnamon Teal & Blue-winged Teal by Brian Avent….. The forecast offered only clouds and a 60% chance of showers. Not surprisingly, a few people cancelled and I showed up at the Ferry Terminal at 8am. Not a lot to see – a Bald Eagle on the lamp post, assorted Gulls and some Greater Scaup…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  April 24, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Blue-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Purple Martin, Reifel, River Otter, Sandhill Crane, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Wood Duck

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel Bird Sanctuary, April 23, 2024

  PHOTO: Wilson’s Warbler by Terry Carr….. Six Delta Nats met on the Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway – Lori Y & Joe, Lidia, Susan, Lorna, Terry. The water was very calm but the ducks were far from shore – White-winged Scoters, Surf Scoters, Common Goldeneye, Green-winged Teal, Bufflehead, Mallards, Red-breasted Mergansers and Scaup. Bald Eagles were eating…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  April 23, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Common Yellowthroat, Gadwall, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Long-billed Dowitcher, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Purple Martin, Red-breasted Merganser, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, River Otter, Sandhill Crane, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Wilson’s Warbler, Wood Duck, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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