Category: Yellow Warbler
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Brydon Lagoon & Hi-Knoll Park, September 1, 2026
PHOTO: Pileated Woodpecker by Terry Carr………………… 7 Delta Nats met at Brydon Lagoon in Langley – Terry, Chris, Jim, Teresa, Julie, Lorna, Dawne. We could not see into the overgrown pond below the parking area. The lagoon usually has a variety of duck species but today they were all Mallards and Wood Ducks – along…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Terra Nova Rural Park, August 11, 2026
PHOTO: Red-breasted Nuthatch by Terry Carr… Nine birders met at Terra Nova Rural Park in Richmond on a lovely morning – Terry, Bob, Teresa, Lorna, Dottie, Lindly, Lee, Lidia, Carlos. We started on our usual route through the adventure playground to the bridge over the pond where there was a group of drab ducks in…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Burnaby Lake, August 4, 2026
PHOTO: Yellow Warbler with bug by Jonathan Mwenifumbo… 8 Birders met at Burnaby Lake Nature House after a surprisingly easy drive with little traffic – Jonathan & Lorraine with granddaugther Melia, Bob & Dottie, Glen, Lorna, Terry. The butterfly garden was in full bloom and we saw Song Sparrows, Chickadees and a Rufous Hummingbird there.…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Alaksen National Wildlife Area, July 7, 2026
PHOTO: Barred Owl by Jonathan Mwenifumbo……. 14 DNCBers met at Alasksen National Wildlife Area on Westham Island. There were Mallards and Wood Ducks in the slough and Flickers, Robins, Cowbirds and Collared-Doves were perched above it. Near the buildings were Barn Swallows, Cedar Waxwings, Goldfinches, House Sparrows, Song Sparrows, House Finches, Chickadees and Anna’s Hummingbirds.…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Sturgeon Slough & Pitt Lake, June 17, 2026
PHOTO: Common Yellowthroat by Colin Huggett……… Colin and Stephanie were joined by new member Dawne for an early Wednesday outing at Sturgeon Slough. Weather was coolish with intermittent clouds and a bit of a breeze, so good birding conditions. Following Terry’s suggestion we explored the east side of the dyke first and Dawne quickly spotted…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Reifel Bird Sanctuary, June 7, 2026
PHOTO: Sandhill Crane by Freddie Whiting……. Photo by Thea Beckman 14 of us (including 7 non-members) met at the entrance to Reifel Bird Sanctuary at 9am sharp. We hadn’t left the entrance area when we saw a Rufous Hummingbird and a Sandhill Crane which got us off to an exciting start. We quickly added the…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Campbell Valley Regional Park, May 19, 2026
PHOTO: Squirrel & Steller’s Jay by Freddie Whiting…. 14 birders met at Campbell Valley Regional Park in Langley on a cloudy morning. Spring flowers were in bloom – Western Lily of the Valley, Bleeding Heart, Red Osier Dogwood, Pacific Ninebark, Thimbleberry and more. At the first bridge there was a Mallard with 6 ducklings. Along…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Ladner Harbour Park & Tsawwassen First Nations Dyke, May 5, 2026
PHOTO: Yellow-bellied Marmots by Terry Carr………….. 11 birders met at Ladner Harbour Park – Mei, Connie, Dottie, Bob, Teresa, Lorna, Lidia, Claude, Freddie, Jim and Terry. It was cool to begin with, but soon warmed up. A Black-capped Chickadee and a female Red-winged Blackbird were on the feeders by the caretaker’s house, and a Flicker…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Terra Nova Rural Park, August 27, 2025
PHOTO: Bewick’s Wren by David Hoar…. Either morning traffic is getting worse or I’m slower off the mark as we arrived at Terra Nova almost 10 minutes late to find Brian and Louise ready to go. We headed south and at the bridge saw several Mallards and a distant Grebe, probably Pied-billed Grebe swimming in…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Campbell Valley Regional Park, August 13, 2025
PHOTO: Brown Creeper by David Hoar….. About 8:10 Margaretha, Noreen and I headed east from the parking lot to the bridge and en route saw Song Sparrows and Dark-eyed Juncos. As we arrived at the bridge a Belted Kingfisher departed southwards and we later got a look at this noisy bird as we scanned for…
