Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Western Meadowlark

• Delta Naturalists Outing to Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th Street

  Just six birders answered the 9 o’clock roll call at Delta Air Park on 104th Avenue – Glen, Teresa, Colin and Stephanie, Lorraine and Jonathan. The threat of rain no doubt kept some at home, but that’s all it was – just a threat. The rain had stopped by the time we arrived and the…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  October 14, 2026

  *DNCB, 104 Street, American Pipit, Black-bellied Plover, Boundary Bay, Dunlin, Northern Shrike, Pectoral Sandpiper, Sandhill Crane, Short-billed Gull, Snow Bunting, Western Meadowlark

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Boundary Bay Dyke at 64th, September 30, 2026

  PHOTO: Yellow-rumped Warbler by Glen Bodie……. Thirteen birders met at Boundary Bay Dyke at 8:00 am for our regularly scheduled Wednesday outing. Regulars Chris, Colin, Stephanie, Glen, Jim, Jonathan, Lorraine, Lorna, Pat, Yvon, and Susan and were joined by two guests from Vancouver, Evelyn and Christine. Turnout was good as the Tuesday outing had been…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  September 30, 2026

  *DNCB, 64 Street, American Kestrel, Belted Kingfisher, Black-bellied Plover, Boundary Bay, Cooper’s Hawk, Gadwall, Horned Grebe, Long-billed Dowitcher, Northern Harrier, Purple Finch, Western Meadowlark, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Blackie Spit, September 22, 2026

  PHOTO: Lesser Yellowlegs by Bob Winston…… On the last morning of summer, eight Delta naturalists met at Blackie Spit: Bob, Dottie, Teresa, Lorna, Jonathan, Lorraine, Pat and Julie.  The tide was about as far out as it could go, the air still, the sky and water both shades of grey.  Teresa sighted Caspian Terns flying…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  September 22, 2026

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black-bellied Plover, Blackie Spit, Caspian Tern, Dunsmuir Gardens, Harbour Seal, Horned Grebe, Lesser Yellowlegs, René Savenye Area, Western Meadowlark

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Tsawwassen First Nation Dyke, March 23, 2026

  PHOTO: Dunlin & Hudsonian Whimbrels by Terry Carr….. Since the Tuesday forecast was very wet again, some of us decided to move the outing to Monday. It was a gorgeous day. Nine birders met at the Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway. A large flock of Dunlin was putting on a display – flying and landing. There were…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  March 23, 2026

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Oystercatcher, Black-bellied Plover, Dunlin, Gadwall, Harlequin Duck, Hooded Merganser, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Killdeer, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Pacific Wren, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, TFN, Trumpeter Swan, TsaTsu Heronry, Western Meadowlark, Western Sandpiper, Yellow-bellied Marmot

• Delta Naturalists Outing to Terra Nova, February 24, 2026

  PHOTO: Red-tailed Hawk by Chris McVittie…… Nine Delta Nats met at Terra Nova Rural Park in Richmond on a cold, clear morning – Terry, Chris, Teresa, Dottie, Connie, Jim, Bob, Dorothy and TK. There were lovely views across the river to the Vancouver Airport and the snow-capped North Shore Mountains. In the river were American…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  February 24, 2026

  *DNCB, Common Raven, Northern Harrier, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Duck, Trumpeter Swan, Western Meadowlark

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Boundary Bay Dyke at 64th, February 11, 2026

  PHOTO: Pied-billed Grebe by Terry Carr…… Eight Delta Nats met at the end of 64th Street on a beautiful sunny morning – Terry, Noreen, David, Lindly, Teresa, Dorothy, Ron, Margaretha. There were Yellow-rumped Warblers in the trees by the cars and all along the dyke. We soon added Eagles, Golden-crowned Sparrows, Robins, Song Sparrows and…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  February 11, 2026

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Coyote, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Gadwall, Killdeer, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Pied-billed Grebe, Western Meadowlark, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to White Rock & Blackie Spit, February 3, 2026

  PHOTO: Anna’s Hummingbird by Christine Gaio…… Thirteen birders met at White Rock Pier at the tail end of a gorgeous sunrise – Terry, Deems, Chris, Bob, Margaret, Lidia, Dorothy, Pat, Teresa, Lee, Dottie, Jacquie, Fen. There were great views of Mount Baker and of Blaine’s Semiahmoo Resort. There were fewer birds than usual near the…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  February 3, 2026

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Blackie Spit, Horned Grebe, Long-billed Dowitcher, Long-tailed Duck, Pacific Loon, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-throated Loon, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Western Meadowlark, White Rock Pier

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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 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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• DNCB Outing No. 2023-49A to Brunswick Point, December 5, 2023

  Four Delta Nats (Christine, Roger, John W and Terry) met at Brunswick Point. Although there had been heavy rain the previous day and night, we had a dry, relatively warm morning. We grumbled about the new parking lot being so far from the previous parking area and that the city has not provided a portable…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  December 5, 2023

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Brunswick Point, Dunlin, Gadwall, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Killdeer, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Rhinoceros Auklet, Short-eared Owl, Trumpeter Swan, Virginia Rail, Western Meadowlark