Category: Willow Flycatcher
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Terra Nova Rural Park, August 26, 2025
PHOTO: Western Tanager by Susan Gemeinhardt… Ten Delta Nats met at Terra Nova Rural Park in Richmond – Terry, Lorna, Christine, Bob, Dorothy, Dottie, Lidia, Susan, Claude, Freddie. A pair of Double-crested Cormorants landed on the river and several Mallards and Gulls flew past. A Great Blue Heron landed beside the river. We walked through
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Aldergrove Regional Park, August 19, 2025
PHOTO: Northern Flicker by Terry Carr….. 10 Delta Nats met at the 8th Avenue entrance to Aldergrove Regional Park in Langley – Terry, Lee, Lidia, Bob, Dorothy, Connie, Vicky, Christine, Lorna, Dottie. This huge 280 hectare Metro Vancouver Park used to be the site of man-made Aldergrove Lake which was a popular local swimming hole.
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Campbell Valley Regional Park, August 12, 2025
PHOTO: Black-headed Grosbeak by Terry Carr…. Twelve Delta Nats met at Campbell Valley Regional Park in Langley – Dottie, Terry, Lee, Bob, Mike, Freddie, Lidia, Dorothy, Christine, Bruce, Nicki and Connie. A Townsend’s Chipmunk entertained us at the parking lot before we started our usual clockwise route along the Little River Loop trail. There were
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Alaksen National Wildlife Area, July 29, 2025
PHOTO: Barred Owl with rodent by Christine Gaio….. 15 DNCBers met at Alaksen National Wildlife Area when the gates opened at 8am – Grace, Christine, Henry, Naoko, Jonathan, Roger, Mike, Susan, Dorothy, Margaret, Connie, Lorna, Lorraine, Douglas and Terry. Alaksen NWA is located next to Reifel Bird Sanctuary and is the location of Environment and
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Jackman Wetlands, July 22, 2025
PHOTO: Sora by Christine Gaio…. 15 birders met at Jackman Wetlands Park in Langley Township – Alaina, Cole, Arthur, Terry, Susan, Lee, Stephanie, Colin, Christine, Carolyn, Renata, Lidia, Bill, Dottie, Connie. We left Tsawwassen in its usual bright sunshine, but it was overcast here all morning. Part of our drive was along scenic Zero Avenue
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Blackie Spit, June 24, 2025
PHOTO: Savannah Sparrow by Bob Winston…. Six birders, watched by American Crows, met in the Blackie Spit parking lot on a beautiful, sunny and mild morning — Christine, Connie, Dottie, Bob, Jacquie and Susan. The tide was really low and still ebbing as we walked out along the spit. New guardrails and roping have been
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Pitt Meadows, June 17, 2025
PHOTO: Lazuli Bunting by Christine Giao…. 13 DNCBers met at Sturgeon Slough in Pitt Meadows – Margaret, Lee, Bryce, Christine, Connie, Carolyn, Bill, Lidia, Mike, Freddie, Claude, Roger & Terry. The east side of the road was very birdy – Cedar Waxwings, Willow Flycatcher, Hairy Woodpecker, Tree Swallows and a gorgeous Lazuli Bunting that Christine
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Joe Brown Park, June 11, 2025
PHOTO: Common Whitetail Dragonfly by Freddie Whiting….Just five Delta Nats showed up for this week’s Wednesday outing: David, Colin and Stephanie, Freddie and Claude. According to Merlin, the walk from the car parking area should have resulted in about a dozen species, but a single Hutton’s Vireo was the only bird actually seen by any
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Joe Brown Park, June 10, 2025
PHOTO: Juvenile Barred Owl by Bob Winston….. A quartet of birders met at Joe Brown Park (Alan, Lee, Dottie and Bob) to see what June would provide at this hot spot. The day was very nice, warm and a light breeze. The Jim Arnold trail was getting overgrown thus hard to see the birds but
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Aldergrove Regional Park, August 14, 2024
PHOTO: American Bittern by Terry Carr…. 7 Delta Nats met at the 8th Avenue entrance to Aldergrove Regional Park – Dottie, Bob, Jacquie, Richard, Alan, Mike and Terry. This huge 280 hectare Metro Vancouver Park used to be the site of man-made Aldergrove Lake which was a popular local swimming hole. Metro Vancouver had grandfathered
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