Category: Bewick’s Wren
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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 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 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 Joe Brown & Colebrook Parks, April 29, 2026
PHOTO: Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk by Bob Winston……….. Wednesday provided a fine warm morning for a bird walk at Surrey’s Joe Brown Park. The turnout was 24 eyeballs (12 birders) all of which were needed to spy out the scarce birds present. Birders were Alan, Bob, Colin, Dorothy, Dottie, Lidia, Lorna, Margaretha, Stephanie, Susan, Teresa and Terry. …
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Ladner Harbour Park, Saturday, April 4, 2026
With 28 attendees (the majority being non-members) Saturday’s open outing for the Delta Naturalists Society was quite possibly a record turnout for us! Many had found the event through social media, and while plenty were new to birding, the enthusiasm was immediate and infectious. It’s always a pleasure to watch people begin to notice birds—really notice and delight in…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Serpentine Fen, March 31, 2026
PHOTO: Common Merganser (f) by Pat Smart….. 15 Birders met at Serpentine Fen in Surrey on a sunny morning. Christine reported that she had just seen the Tufted Duck at Green Timbers Park. The Kingfisher was not in its usual spot by the bridge, but a Great Blue Heron was hunting close to shore. It…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Iona Beach Regional Park, March 4, 2026
PHOTO: Red-winged Blackbird by Freddie Whiting…… 11 Delta Nats met at Iona Beach Regional park in Richmond – Freddie, Connie, Bee, Lee, Anne, Colin, Brian, Louise, Lindly, Stephanie and Terry. At the parking lot we were met by our first Tree Swallows of the year. Here we were also entertained by noisy Red-winged Blackbirds displaying…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Terra Nova, February 25, 2026
PHOTO: Pied-billed Grebes by Colin Huggett….. Our group met up at Terra Nova Park on River Road in Richmond. We were Bruce, Nicki, Lindly, Brian, Louise, Colin, Stephanie, Anne, Jeff and new member Ron. Scanning the foreshore we saw hundreds of gulls and several species of waterfowl but once the group was together we crossed…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Boundary Bay Dyke at 64th, February 10, 2026
PHOTO: Yellow-rumped Warbler by Colin Huggett….. Yellow-rump day! It was a clear, sunny morning as ten casual birders met on the dyke at the end of 64th St., Bob, Dottie, Fen, Pat, Connie, Colin, Lidia, Susan, John and Alexis along with Earl, companion-pup-in-training. The large tree at the corner was alive with Yellow-rumped Warblers, well…
