Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Marsh Wren

• Birding Outing to Iona Beach Regional Park with the Delta Naturalists, February 20, 2024

  PHOTO: Red-winged Blackbird & Pussy Willows by Terry Carr. Five birders met at Iona Beach Regional Park in Richmond after a particularly slow journey through the tunnel – Lidia, David, Noreen, Lorna and Terry. Although showers were forecast, they were few and far between. The South Pond was lined with pussy willows. Red-winged Blackbirds were…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  February 20, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Gadwall, Hooded Merganser, Iona Beach Regional Park, Killdeer, Long-eared Owl, Marsh Wren, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Trumpeter Swan

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel Bird Sanctuary on February 14, 2024

  PHOTO: Northern Shovelers & decoy by Glen Bodie…….. It was a clear, cold day – just what 18 birders needed to get them out of bed. We were Alan and Liz, Brian and Louise, Colin and Stephanie, Jonathan and Lorraine, Warren and Lynne, David and Noreen, Christine, Moira, Margaretha, Nick, Richard and Glen. Only 5…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  February 14, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Black Oystercatcher, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Brown Creeper, Dunlin, Gadwall, Great Horned Owl, Harlequin Duck, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Pied-billed Grebe, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Virginia Rail

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• Delta Naturalists Birding Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel Bird Sanctuary on February 13, 2024

  PHOTO: Barred Owl by Terry Carr……… I was the only one who stopped at the ferry causeway before we met at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary. In the water were American Wigeon, Common Goldeneye, Mallards, Surf Scoters and a Common Loon. The highlights were a massive flock of Dunlin passing back of forth, looking for a…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  February 13, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Dunlin, Gadwall, Great Horned Owl, Marsh Wren, Reifel, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Wood Duck

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• DNCB Outing No. 2023-23B to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, June 7, 2023

  Ferry Causeway I was the only birder, casual or serious, at the ferry jetty this morning. The tide was high and some Black Oystercatchers were piping. Great Blue Herons flew into the marsh from the heronry, one by one, for the twenty minutes I was there. When I left, 25 were stood quietly on the…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  June 7, 2023

  *DNCB, Black Oystercatcher, Blue-winged Teal, Brown Creeper, Bullock’s Oriole, Cackling Goose, Caspian Tern, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Greater White-fronted Goose, Marsh Wren, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Reifel, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Western Wood-Pewee, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-21B to Ladner Harbour Park and Ferry Road, May 24, 2023

  Eight of us met at Ladner Harbour Park at 8am: Brian and Louise, Marion, Lindly, Lorna, Glen, Colin and Stephanie. It’s that time of year when you can hear things in the trees – and if you’re good you can recognize them – but the leaves make viewing a real challenge. I don’t think anyone…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  May 24, 2023

  Brown Creeper, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Cooper’s Hawk, Hammond’s Flycatcher, Ladner Harbour Park, Marsh Wren, Swainson’s Thrush, Warbling Vireo, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson’s Warbler, Wood Duck, 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, *EC 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 Lake, 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. 2023-17B to Reifel Bird Sanctuary, April 26, 2023

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  April 26, 2023

  Bald Eagle, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Cinnamon Teal, Cliff Swallow, Common Yellowthroat, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hammond’s Flycatcher, Marsh Wren, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Townsend’s Warbler, Varied Thrush, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-17A to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, April 25, 2023

  This outing’s first stop was at the taxi pullout of the Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty.  Five members including Jonathan, Lorraine, Mike, Lorna and guest outing leader Grant.  Weather was a pleasant 10 C with light winds which was a welcome break from the four- layer wind howlers of recent past. We were instantly greeted by an…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  April 25, 2023

  Black Oystercatcher, Caspian Tern, Cliff Swallow, Horned Grebe, Marsh Wren, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-06B to Iona Beach Regional Park, February 8, 2023

  Fourteen birders met at Iona Regional Park on a gorgeous sunny morning – Lorraine, Lidia, Lorna, Jacquie, Lee, Louise, Nick, Marion, Jonathan, Brian, Pat, John, Glen and Terry. Margaretha joined us at toward the end to make 15. The Tuesday outing had been cancelled because of heavy rain. There were no birds at the beach.…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  February 8, 2023

  *DNCB, Iona Beach Regional Park, Marsh Wren, Northern Shrike, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck, Sora, Virginia Rail

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-52B to Boundary Bay Dyke from 72nd to 64th, December 28, 2022

  After weeks of winter’s wrath, the Gods of Birdwatching struck a truce with their colleagues over at the weather department and blessed our group with a partly sunny morning.  There were 15 of us in total (from left to right): Dave, Lorna, Glen, Rosemary, Thea (yours truly), Mike, Noreen, Chris, Margaretha, Jim, Grant, Terry, Roger,…

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  December 29, 2022

  *DNCB, 64 Street, 72 Street, American Kestrel, American Tree Sparrow, Bald Eagle, Boundary Bay, Cackling Goose, Cooper’s Hawk, Eurasian Teal, Gadwall, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Merganser, Marsh Wren, Red-tailed Hawk, Yellow-rumped Warbler