Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Western Tanager

• Delta Naturalists Outing to Delta Nature Reserve, May 18, 2024

  PHOTO: Hairy Woodpecker (juvenile) by Grant Edwards….. Three Delta Nats (Nicki, Bruce and Grant) braved the not so nice weather.  After a half hour rain delay we were off on the adventure.  We were soon greeted by several singing Wilson’s Warblers, Yellow Warblers, Song Sparrows and Rufous Hummingbirds as the birds were equally relieved to…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  May 18, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Burns Bog, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Hairy Woodpecker, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Purple Finch, Swainson’s Thrush, Warbling Vireo, Western Tanager, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler

  Birds, Birdwatching, Delta Naturalists Society, Nature outings

• Delta Naturalists Outing to Campbell Valley Regional Park, May 15, 2024

  PHOTO: Honeysuckle by Warren Fenton….. On Wednesday, May 15, two DNCBers headed east through the morning truck parade on 16th Ave in South Surrey to the peace and quiet of Campbell Valley Regional Park. It turned out that Lynne and I (Warren) were the only participants this morning – but that was fine, it was a…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  May 15, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Campbell Valley RP, Cedar Waxwing, Douglas Squirrel, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Mourning Dove, Red-tailed Hawk, Townsend’s Chipmunk, Western Tanager, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler

  Birds, Birdwatching, Delta Naturalists Society, Nature outings

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-33B to Terra Nova, Wed. 16 August, 2023

  There was a nice breeze coming off the river as we met at 8am – Warren and Lynne, Chris, Johnny Mac, Anne, Lidia and Glen. A flock of 20+ small, white, fast somethings flew up-river and then disappeared onto the water. The city was doing some construction work around the adventure park which was a…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  August 16, 2023

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Western Tanager

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-29A to Victoria, July 18, 2023

  Five Delta Nats met in the Tsawwassen ferry terminal for the 7am ferry to Swartz Bay – Lidia, Margaret, Lee, Lorna and Terry. From the windows on the walkway to the passenger waiting room we saw several very cute gull chicks on the roof. From the ferry we could not see the Brown Pelicans that…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  July 18, 2023

  *DNCB, *Victoria, Bald Eagle, Beacon Hill Park, Bewick’s Wren, Brown Pelican, Chipping Sparrow, Cooper’s Hawk, Indian Peafowl, Olympic Gull, Pigeon Guillemot, Western Tanager

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-28B to Joe Brown Park, July 12, 2023

  Fifteen went in and nine came out. The fifteen was a large crowd of cats that needed herding: Dottie and Bob, Chris, Jacquie, Jean, Johnny Mac, Lee, Lidia, Liz, Margaret, Mike, Nick, Roger, Stephanie and Glen. Six of those found other ways and times to leave Joe Brown and the nine didn’t see them as…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  July 12, 2023

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Brown Creeper, Cedar Waxwing, Joe Brown Park, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Purple Finch, Swainson’s Thrush, Warbling Vireo, Western Tanager, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-22A to UBC Botanical Garden, May 30, 2023

  Ten birders spent a pleasant morning wandering through the UBC Botanical Garden – Jonathan, Terry, Don, Lidia, Dottie, Bob, Lee, Lorna, Deems and Lorraine. As Lee said, the variety of plants and trees more than made up for the lack of birds seen. In fact, they were likely responsible for the lack of birds seen.…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  May 30, 2023

  *DNCB, Black-headed Grosbeak, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Purple Finch, Swainson’s Thrush, UBC Botanical Garden, Warbling Vireo, Western Tanager

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-20A to Campbell Valley Regional Park, May 16, 2023

  Nine birders met at Campbell Valley Regional Park on a beautiful morning mercifully cooler than the last few days had been—John, Jacquie, Lee, Deems, Jonathan, Lorraine, Bob, Dottie and Lorna.  Robins and a Crow were about, and Mallards were in the water as we crossed the first bridge.  A Common Yellowthroat was heard by all…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  May 16, 2023

  *DNCB, Barred Owl, Bewick’s Wren, Campbell Valley RP, Common Yellowthroat, Mourning Dove, Nashville Warbler, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Red-tailed Hawk, Western Tanager, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Trip to Princeton, BC, May 13 to 17, 2023

  PHOTOS ARE ON Flickr DAY ONE – Manning Park, Swan Lake, and Separation and Martin Lakes DAY TWO – China Ridge Trail and Ferguson Pond DAY THREE – Chain, Link, and Osprey Lakes and Ferguson Pond DAY FOUR – Swan Lake, Separation Lakes POSTSCRIPT – DAY 5 – August Lake, Cormack Marsh and Manning Park…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  May 13, 2023

  *DNCB, *Manning Park, 20 Minute Lake, American Kestrel, American Pipit, August Lake, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Beaver Lodge Wetlands, Black-billed Magpie, Blue-winged Teal, Bullock’s Oriole, Calliope Hummingbird, Canada Jay, Cassin’s Vireo, Chain Lake, China Ridge Trail, Chipping Sparrow, Cinnamon Teal, Clark’s Nutcracker, Cliff Swallow, Common Yellowthroat, Cooper’s Hawk, Cormack Marsh, Dusky Flycatcher, Evening Grosbeak, Ferguson Pond, Hairy Woodpecker, House Wren, Killdeer, Lark Sparrow, Lewis’s Woodpecker, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Link Lake, Marsh Wren, Martin Lake, Merlin, Mountain Bluebird, Mountain Chickadee, Mourning Dove, Nashville Warbler, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Okanagan, Orange-crowned Warbler, Osprey, Osprey Lake, Pied-billed Grebe, Pileated Woodpecker, Princeton, Pygmy Nutcracker, Red Crossbill, Red-naped Sapsucker, Red-necked Phalarope, Red-tailed Hawk, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Ruddy Duck, Ruffed Grouse, Sandhill Crane, Say’s Phoebe, Separation Lakes, Sora, Spotted Sandpiper, Swan Lake, Townsend’s Solitaire, Turkey Vulture, Vaux’s Swift, Vesper Sparrow, Virginia Rail, Warbling Vireo, Western Bluebird, Western Kingbird, Western Meadowlark, Western Tanager, Williamson’s Sapsucker, Wilson’s Phalarope, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-19B to Joe Brown Park, May 10, 2023

  Glen got to Joe Brown a few minutes before our 8am scheduled arrival and turned on Merlin Sound ID. In a few minutes it had identified 15 birds while just standing there at the entrance to the trail. But most of them were never seen as we walked through the park perhaps because all the…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  May 10, 2023

  Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Brown Creeper, Common Yellowthroat, Cooper’s Hawk, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Joe Brown Park, Merlin, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Purple Finch, Red Crossbill, Red-tailed Hawk, Swainson’s Thrush, Townsend’s Warbler, Warbling Vireo, Western Tanager, Wilson’s Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-19A to Joe Brown Park, May 9, 2023

  Ten birders met at Joe Brown Park in Surrey on a lovely spring morning – Jacquie, Lidia, Dottie, Jonathan, Lindly, Lorraine, Terry, John, Lorna, Jim. All the new foliage made it difficult to see the birds. We heard some species that we did not see – including Pacific-slope Flycatcher and Black-throated Gray Warbler. nThe highlight…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  May 9, 2023

  *DNCB, Barred Owl, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Joe Brown Park, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo, Western Tanager, Yellow-rumped Warbler