Category: Yellow-rumped Warbler
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th Street
Ten Delta Nats met at the Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th Street by the Delta Heritage Airpark – Terry, Jim, Lee, Julie, Dottie, Christine, Chris, Lorna, Lori, Bob. We walked along the dyke toward 96th Street. The tide was high and the bay was densely packed with thouands of ducks – mainly Pintail, Wigeon and…
Northern Harrier eating a duck by Terry Carr -
Delta Naturalists Outing to Reifel Bird Sanctuary, October 7, 2026
Ten DNCB birders made the foggy trip to Reifel for this week’s Wednesday outing. The gate didn’t open till 9 am so we all got a bit of lie-in after our usual 8 am starts. With our permanent daylight savings this winter we may (hopefully) get more of these later starts. Our route followed the…
Northern Shoveler by David Hoar -
Delta Naturalists Outing to Reifel Bird Sanctuary, October 6, 2026
12 Delta Nats met at Reifel Bird Sanctuary on a misty morning – Lorraine, Jeff, Lorna, Dorothy, Jocelyn, Pat, Lee, Rose, Christine, Roger, Jonathan and Terry. Debbi joined us later. Anna’s Hummingbirds were taking turns at the feeders on the side of the building. Northern Shovelers were doing their tight circle swimming behaviour to stir…
Long-billed Dowitchers, Shoveler & Greater Yellowlegs by Terry Carr -
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…
Yellow-rumped Warbler by Glen Bodie -
Delta Naturalists Outing to Blackie Spit, September 20, 2026
PHOTO: Yellow-rumped Warbler by David Hoar……. There were four signed up for the Sunday outing to Blackie Spit and as the tide was low, with many distant sandbars marked by Great Blue Herons, there were few shorebirds along the wrack line at the top of the beach. Jeff (Ladner), Heather (Coquitlam), and Noreen and I…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Serpentine Fen, September 16, 2026
PHOTO: Juvenile Spotted Sandpiper by Chris McVittie………. We had five people signed up – Chris, Colin, Stephanie, Lynne and Warren. We hung around at 8am in case anyone else came. Lindly and Margaretha joined us during these five minutes. Two thirds of our way through our walk Debbie also joined us. A good group of…
Juvenile Spotted Sandpiper by Chris McVittie -
Delta Naturalists Outing to Serpentine Fen, September 15, 2026
PHOTO: West Coast Lady Butterfly by Lee Wright….. The salmon were running on the Serpentine River as five Delta Nats gathered in the parking lot – Dottie, Bob, Lee, Teresa and Lorna. Fishermen were spaced up and down the banks and seals patrolled the centre, but only the seals seemed to be catching anything. For…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Brunswick Point, September 8, 2026
PHOTO: Bushtit by Terry Carr……………….. Six Delta Nats met at the Brunswick Point parking lot on River Road in Ladner – Dawn, Teresa, Terry, Lorna, Julie and Jeff. Lindly joined us after the group photo was taken bringing our number to 7. A non-native Mute Swan was in the river near the houseboats at an…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Centennial Beach, August 25, 2026
PHOTO: Brewer’s Blackbird by Melia Mwenifumbo-Christie……. An enthusiastic group of fourteen gathered at the Boundary Bay Centennial Beach car park. It was great to see summer holiday youngsters with us along with the regulars. This time of year is often rather quiet for birdwatching in the park as the nesting season is finished but the…
Brewer's Blackbird by Melia Mwenifumbo-Christie -
Delta Naturalists Outing to Manning Park, July 15, 2026
PHOTO: Spruce Grouse by Jonathan Mwenifumbo……… Eleven birders met at Manning Park Resort – Terry, Stephanie, Jonathan, Lorraine, Colin, Lindly, Lidia, Bruce, Nickie, Dawne, Marie. Families of Columbian Ground Squirrels were entertaining park visitors. The first of us to arrive saw a Red-naped Sapsucker which is a bit different from the Red-breasted Sapsuckers that we…
