Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Willow Flycatcher

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-32B to Terra Nova on August 11, 2021

  While four of us, Noreen and David, Lidia and Marion S. were waiting at the parking lot, we kept hearing a loud sharp “aoowww”! We soon spotted a Green Heron being harassed by a swallow as it sat in a bare-branched tree out in the marsh. The heron continued to call after the swallow left,

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  August 11, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Brown Creeper, Caspian Tern, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Green Heron, Hooded Merganser, Hutton’s Vireo, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Orange-crowned Warbler, Peregrine Falcon, Terra Nova, Warbling Vireo, Willow Flycatcher

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-32A to Terra Nova on August 10, 2021

  Eleven**(see below) birders showed up at 8:00 am to spend a delightful few hours wandering through the Terra Nova natural area in West Richmond. The species count was not that high… 26, but there were some nice sightings. A Western Tanager male on a tree top, with his brilliant colours seeming to glow in the

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  August 10, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Cedar Waxwing, Northern Harrier, Pied-billed Grebe, Purple Finch, Terra Nova, Western Tanager, White Pelican, Willow Flycatcher

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-31 to Surrey Bend Regional Park on August 3, 2021

  12 people signed up for our outing to Surrey Bend on Tuesday August 3 – and no one signed up for Wednesday. The 12 were Chris, Jim, Pat, Janet, Marion, Lidia, David, Noreen, Kirsten, Gabriele, Margaretha and Glen. We contemplated forming 2 groups of 6, but in the end we mixed it all up as

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  August 3, 2021

  *DNCB, Belted Kingfisher, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Cedar Waxwing, Mourning Dove, Pacific Wren, Purple Finch, Red-eyed Vireo, Surrey Bend, Swainson’s Thrush, Turkey Vulture, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-29A to Joe Brown Park on July 20, 2021

  There were 9 people on Tuesday – Liz, Roger, Mike, Jim, Glen, Pat, Johnny Mac, Kirsten, Terry. We walked through Joe Brown Park and down the Surrey Delta Greenway to Colebrook Road and back. Highlights were Black-headed Grosbeaks, Willow Flycatchers, Swainson’s Thrush, Barred Owl and wildflowers. On Monday the Barred Owl was seen near the

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  July 20, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Black-headed Grosbeak, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Joe Brown Park, Marsh Wren, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Swainson’s Thrush, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson’s Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-28B to Maplewood Flats on July 14, 2021

  Seven folks met at 8:30. By then David and Noreen had already found 7 species, including  the best one of the day, with photo, an Evening Grosbeak by the still water behind the old office. Later searches did  not produce the bird again. We were Jonathan and Lorraine with grand-daughter Melia, David and Noreen, newbie

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  July 14, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Evening Grosbeak, Maplewood Flats, Osprey, Pacific Wren, Pelagic Cormorant, Purple Finch, Purple Martin, Swainson’s Thrush, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-28A to Maplewood Flats on July 13, 2021

  10 of us met at Maplewood Flats on Tuesday morning (Roger M, Chris, Glen, Anne, Lidia, Pat, Janet, Marylile, Mike, Terry.)Unfortunately to discourage bears there are no longer any bird feeders.Highlights included Evening Grosbeak and Purple Martins.Photos are on flickr This is Anne Murray’s ebird list – 25 species. Rufous Hummingbird 2 Glaucous-winged Gull 6

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  July 13, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Cedar Waxwing, Evening Grosbeak, Maplewood Flats, Osprey, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Purple Martin, Red-eyed Vireo, Swainson’s Thrush, Warbling Vireo, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-26 to Little Campbell River Fish Hatchery on June 29, 2021

  Five DNCBers met at the Little Campbell River Fish Hatchery in Surrey (Johnny Mac, Lidia, Chris, Roger M and Terry). Although the sign said that it was open to the public from dawn to dusk, the gate was closed. We scrambled to find parking on the roadside. There was a very noisy Common Yellowthroat beside

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  June 29, 2021

  Belted Kingfisher, Black-headed Grosbeak, Black-tailed Deer, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Little Campbell River Hatchery, Red-eared Slider Turtle, Semiahmoo Fish & Game Club, Willow Flycatcher

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-25B to Sturgeon Slough on June 23, 2021

  It was another gorgeous day, a little hazy, but mostly not too hot. A group of five on Wed met at 8:30ish. We watched Purple Martins actively building nests on and in old pylons, some in cavities in the post sides, and others in cavities on the tops of the posts. We forget sometimes that

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  June 23, 2021

  *DNCB, Black-headed Grosbeak, Bullock’s Oriole, Chipping Sparrow, Gray Catbird, Kings Links GC, Lazuli Bunting, Osprey, Purple Martin, Sturgeon Slough, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-25A to Sturgeon Slough on June 22, 2021

  6 of us met at 8:30 am on a bright sunny morning for a new walk in the Pitt Meadows area, with hopes of seeing the Yellow-breasted Chat that has been hanging out here for awhile. I had arrived a bit earlier so that I could check out Catbird corner a few kilometres up the

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  June 22, 2021

  *DNCB, Band-tailed Pigeon, Black Bear, Black-headed Grosbeak, Common Yellowthroat, Eastern Kingbird, Gray Catbird, Kings Links GC, Lazuli Bunting, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Osprey, Purple Martin, Spotted Sandpiper, Sturgeon Slough, Swainson’s Thrush, Turkey Vulture, Willow Flycatcher, Wood Duck, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-24B to Iona Regional Park on June 16, 2021

  Fourteen birders met at Iona Regional Park on a lovely sunny morning. A brilliant male Yellow-headed Blackbird posed in the parking area. Tree, Violet-green, and Barn Swallows were hunting insects over the pond, Marsh Wrens were singing, and Red-winged Blackbirds were active. Along the path were Song Sparrows, Towhees, Willow Flycatchers, hummingbirds and damselflies. Bushes

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  June 16, 2021

  *DNCB, Caspian Tern, Cliff Swallow, Common Yellowthroat, Coyote, Iona Beach Regional Park, Killdeer, Marsh Wren, Purple Finch, Purple Martin, Sewage Lagoons, Spotted Sandpiper, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow-headed Blackbird