Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Lesser Snow Goose

• Delta Nats Outing to Brunswick Point, March 26, 2025

  Photo: Say’s Phoebe, by Glen Bodie There were only 3 signed-up for today’s outing – David, Noreen and Glen. So we made a plan to drop one car at the south end of 34th Street and car-pool up to the regular starting point on River Rd. Because there is now a permanent bridge across the

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  March 26, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Brunswick Point, Dunlin, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Killdeer, Lesser Snow Goose, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Say’s Phoebe

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Brunswick Point, March 25, 2025

  PHOTO: Yellow-rumped Warbler by Terry Carr Five Delta Nats met at the Brunswick Point parking lot in Ladner – Terry, Lidia, Grant, Dorothy and Pat. It was overcast to begin with but it soon cleared and became very warm. Scanning the river from the dyke above the parking lot, yielded a Great Blue Heron, a

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  March 25, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Brunswick Point, Dunlin, Garter snake, Killdeer, Lesser Snow Goose, Northern Harrier, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Short-eared Owl, Varied Thrush, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Terra Nova, February 12, 2025

  PHOTO: Red-winged Blackbird by Glen Bodie…. On a bright clear sunny crisp and crunchy day at Terra Nova eight DNCBers met: Richard, Colin and Stephanie, Warren and Lynne, Lou, Anne and Glen. There were also a few Nature Vancouver birders there trying to find each other amid the construction trucks fixing the road. Perhaps our

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  February 12, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Dunlin, Lesser Snow Goose, Northern Harrier, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-throated Loon, Terra Nova, Trumpeter Swan

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Terra Nova, February 11, 2025

  PHOTO: Snow Geese by Chris McVittie….. 17 DNCBers met at Richmond’s Terra Nova Park on a very cold morning – Alan, Brian & Louise, Chris, Jim, Christine, Dorothy, Jean, Lidia, Susan, Grace, Henry & Naoko, Lee, Bob & Dottie, and Terry. Those of us coming from south of the Fraser were delayed by a dump

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  February 11, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Dunlin, Great Horned Owl, Horned Grebe, Killdeer, Lesser Snow Goose, Marsh Wren, Northern Shrike, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-throated Loon, Terra Nova, Trumpeter Swan, Wilson’s Snipe

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, December 3, 2024

  PHOTO: Short-eared Owl by Jim Kneesch….. Today’s outing started with three brave birders at Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty where the weather was crisp but fog free.  Chris, Jim and Grant enjoyed a spectacle of over 4000 Dunlin dancing across the sky.  After surveying the expected ducks (Mallards, Northern Pintails and Green-winged Teal) we wondered where the

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  December 3, 2024

  Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Oystercatcher, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Dunlin, Hooded Merganser, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Lesser Snow Goose, Northern Harrier, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-breasted Merganser, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Sandhill Crane, Short-eared Owl, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Virginia Rail

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Iona Beach Regional Park, October 16, 2024

  PHOTO: Northern Shoveler & Green-winged Teal by Glen Bodie….. I got up Wednesday morning and checked the sign-up sheet, and it said I was the only one left on the list …. but I decided to go anyway since it looked like promising weather, and it meant I wouldn’t have to remember who was there

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  October 16, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bald Eagle, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Iona Beach Regional Park, Lesser Snow Goose, Long-billed Dowitcher, Marsh Wren

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Iona Beach Regional Park, October 15, 2024

  PHOTO: Shovelers & Pintails by Terry Carr…… 14 DNCBers met at Iona Beach Regional Park in Richmond. The tide was far out so we left the beach for later and started on our usual route between the ponds. The South Pond was unusually empty of ducks – but there was a Pied-billed Grebe and a

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  October 15, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bald Eagle, Gadwall, Iona Beach Regional Park, Lesser Snow Goose, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Long-billed Dowitcher, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Pied-billed Grebe, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Brunswick Point, October 9, 2024

  PHOTO: Palm Warbler by David Hoar……. In the gap between the rains a group of 9 DNCBers met at Brunswick Point. We were: Liz, Margaretha, David, Christine, Noreen, Colin, Alexandra, Stephanie and Glen. We immediately felt over-whelmed by the flock of X thousand Snow Geese in the field across the road. All morning some of

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  October 9, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bald Eagle, Brunswick Point, Cackling Goose, Caspian Tern, Cooper’s Hawk, Eurasian Wigeon, Gadwall, Greater White-fronted Goose, Harbour Seal, Killdeer, Lesser Snow Goose, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Palm Warbler, Purple Finch, Red-tailed Hawk, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Brunswick Point, October 8, 2024

  PHOTO: Snow Geese by Terry Carr…. 11 DNCBers met at the parking lot for Brunswick Point at 9am. There were huge flocks of noisy Snow Geese in the fields. Across the river two Bald Eagles were sitting on poles. Eagles are just returning to Delta. In the river were Canada Geese and gulls. Lori, Jacquie,

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  October 8, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Brunswick Point, Lesser Snow Goose, Northern Harrier

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Brunswick Point, March 13, 2024: Snow Geese and a Meadowlark

  PHOTO: Snow Geese by Terry Carr….. Fourteen Delta Nats met at Brunswick Point in Ladner on a gorgeous spring morning. Lori, Glen, Lidia, Liz, Jim, Brian, Alan, Jonathan W, Lisa, Chris P, TK, Margaretha, Richard (not in photo), Terry (not in photo) Early bird Richard had a close view of two Ring-necked Pheasants. There were

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  March 13, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, *Ladner/Tsawwassen, Bald Eagle, Brunswick Point, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Gadwall, Harbour Seal, Killdeer, Lesser Snow Goose, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Pheasant, Trumpeter Swan, Western Meadowlark

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