Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Willow Flycatcher

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-24A to Iona Regional Park on June 15, 2021

  Only five of us showed up at 8am on a cool, slightly wet morning at Iona Regional Park: Pat, Angela, Janet, Glen, and me. We were rewarded soon enough, as our four-hour leisurely walk around the beach, ponds, and shrub-lined trails, turned out to be mostly sunny. 30 bird species were recorded, a relatively low

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  June 15, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Blue-winged Teal, Cedar Waxwing, Iona Beach Regional Park, Marsh Wren, Purple Martin, Sewage Lagoons, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-headed Blackbird

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-23B to Colony Farm Regional Park on June 9, 2021

  10 of us gathered at Colony Farm at 7:30 am on a cloudy but dry morning. We were locals Jonathan and Lorraine, Warren and Lynne, Stephanie and Colin, Brian and Louise, Janet, and me. I had arrived 45 minutes earlier to check out the field to the west which had singing Willow Flycatchers, a Ring-necked

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  June 9, 2021

  *DNCB, American Bittern, Band-tailed Pigeon, Black-headed Grosbeak, Colony Farm RP, Eastern Kingbird, Lazuli Bunting, Mourning Dove, Northern Harrier, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Ring-necked Pheasant, Swainson’s Thrush, Turkey Vulture, Willow Flycatcher, Wood Duck, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-23A to Colony Farm Regional Park on June 8, 2021

  In accordance with Covid restrictions limiting outdoor groups to 10 people, a small group met at Colony Farm Regional Park in Port Coquitlam on Tuesday. In the parking lot were the first of many Cedar Waxwings that we saw along the way. We started at the usual Lazuli Bunting viewing area below the labyrinth, near

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  June 8, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Band-tailed Pigeon, Cedar Waxwing, Colony Farm RP, Common Yellowthroat, Eastern Kingbird, Lazuli Bunting, Northern Harrier, Ring-necked Pheasant, Swainson’s Thrush, Willow Flycatcher, Wood Duck, Yellow-headed Blackbird

• DNCB – Sturgeon Slough June 4, 2021

  COVID response measures meant that we could have large group outings. The previous official DNCB Outing was on 10 March 2020 (2020-10 to Iona Regional Park). Here is a summary of some individual and small group outings since then (with Flickr photo links). Some people added photos to the group Flickr site. (Flickr) June 4, 2021

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  June 4, 2021

  *DNCB, Black-headed Grosbeak, Bullock’s Oriole, Cedar Waxwing, Chipping Sparrow, Eastern Kingbird, Gray Catbird, Lazuli Bunting, Sturgeon Slough, Swainson’s Thrush, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat

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• DNCB Outing No. 2019-36 to Sidney Spit National Park

  Twenty plus DNCBers enjoyed a spectacular outing to, from and on Sidney Island, the Gulf Islands National Park. We had some superb sightings, including rare species, on a gorgeous Wednesday in BC.  Check out the pictorial evidence on our DNCB Flickr site. Fifteen DNCBers met on the 7:00 am “Free” ferry to Swartz Bay.  The

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  August 28, 2019

  *DNCB, Bar-tailed Godwit, Black Oystercatcher, Black-bellied Plover, Brandt’s Cormorant, Brown Creeper, California Gull, Common Murre, Cooper’s Hawk, Harbour Porpoise, Heermann’s Gull, Marbled Murrelet, Merlin, Mew Gull, Parasitic Jaeger, Pelagic Cormorant, Pigeon Guillemot, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Rhinoceros Auklet, Sidney Spit National Park, Western Sandpiper, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2019-35 to Boundary Bay Trail at 104th St.

  Fourteen DNCBers braved the clouds then rain along the Boundary Bay Regional Park trail at 104th  Street.  Not a great morning for our photogs, but check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Flickr site. Some left Petra’s at 7:30 am, others joined the outing at the Delta Airpark entrance to the BBRP trail at

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  August 21, 2019

  *DNCB, 104 Street, Black-bellied Plover, Boundary Bay, California Gull, Least Sandpiper, Semipalmated Plover, Western Sandpiper, Willow Flycatcher

• DNCB Outing No. 2019-33 to Burnaby Lake

  On Wednesday morning, twenty-one DNCBers enjoyed a glorious and productive walk around Burnaby Lake Regional Park.  Check out the beaut photos of the birds (some rare), animals, flowers and people on our DNCB Flickr site. Some left Petra’s at 7:30 am and, following Roger’s infamous, circuitous “short cut” through Burnaby, we all met at the

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  August 7, 2019

  *DNCB, Burnaby Lake, Long-billed Dowitcher, Mandarin Duck, Merlin, Pileated Woodpecker, Tree Frog, White-fronted Goose, Willow Flycatcher

• DNCB Outing No. 2019-31 to Iona Regional Park

  Photos by Glen Bodie (GB), David Hoar (DH), Noreen Rudd (NR), Roger Meyer (RM), Terry Carr (TC), Sabine Decamp (SD) Seventeen DNCBers enjoyed another glorious Wednesday morning outing at Iona Regional Park.  We saw some neat stuff, as attested by the many beaut photos, some even by Newbies, on our DNCB Flickr site.  The people

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  July 24, 2019

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Hooded Merganser, Iona Beach Regional Park, Least Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pectoral Sandpiper, Purple Martin, Sewage Lagoons, Spotted Sandpiper, Western Sandpiper, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2019-26 to Campbell Valley Regional Park

  Twenty-four folk enjoyed a glorious Wednesday morning wandering the trails of beautiful Campbell Valley Regional Park (CVRP) in Langley.  And we had lots of neat sightings, many up-close-and-personal as you can see in the photos on our DNCB Flickr site. Some car-pooled from Petra’s at 7:30 am and we all met at the 16th Avenue

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  June 26, 2019

  *DNCB, Barn Owl, Brown Creeper, Campbell Valley RP, Cedar Waxwing, Douglas Squirrel, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Swainson’s Thrush, Townsend’s Chipmunk, Turkey Vulture, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2019-25 to Pitt Lake Wildlife Management Area

  Twenty-three DNCBers enjoyed a long but fruitful day at the Pitt-Addington Marsh Wildlife Management Area in Coquitlam on Wednesday.  A very long walk, some interesting sightings in a magnificent setting, and a delicious lunch; check out the photo evidence on our Flickr site at DNCB Flickr site. Eleven of us left Petra’s in three vehicles

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  June 19, 2019

  *DNCB, American Redstart, Bald Eagle, Band-tailed Pigeon, Bullock’s Oriole, Cedar Waxwing, Cliff Swallow, Eastern Kingbird, Grant Narrows, Gray Catbird, Osprey, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Pitt Lake, Red-eyed Vireo, Turkey Vulture, Vaux’s Swift, Warbling Vireo, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, Yellow-rumped Warbler