Delta Naturalists Society

Category: *Special Birds

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-21A to Ladner Harbour Park, May 23, 2023

  Four birders met on a cloudy, cool morning in the Ladner Harbour Park parking lot – Jack, Roger, Jonathan and Lorraine. We were serenaded by throngs of Robins and Song Sparrows. After about a ten minute wait to see if any other Nats appeared, we set off. Our first stop was the bird feeders in

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  May 23, 2023

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Black-headed Grosbeak, Cedar Waxwing, Ladner Harbour Park, Yellow Warbler

• 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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  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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  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. 2023-19B 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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  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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  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

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-18B to Queen Elizabeth Park, May 3, 2023

  18 eyeballs and 18 ears (of various degrees of acuity) did their best to find the birds hiding in Queen Elizabeth Park on this warm sunny day – but it was a challenge. It was probably half-and-half between eyeballs and ears with some help for the latter from Merlin. Those doing the searching were Brian

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  May 4, 2023

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Orange-crowned Warbler, Red-tailed Hawk, Wilson’s Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-18A to Queen Elizabeth Park, May 2, 2023

  Eight birders met at Queen Elizabeth Park on a cool morning that soon warmed up. We parked below the tennis courts on 37th Avenue to avoid the 4 dollar an hour parking fee. It was relatively quiet birdwise. We did see Bushits, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Wilson’s Warblers, Orange-crowned Warblers, Black-capped Chickadees, Song Sparrows, Anna’s Hummingbirds, Dark-eyed

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  May 2, 2023

  *DNCB, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific Wren, Queen Elizabeth Park, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-17B to Reifel Bird Sanctuary, April 26, 2023

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  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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  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. 2023-16B to Point Roberts, April 19, 2023

  Another cold, windy, rainy day at Point Roberts for our intrepid group. Brian, Louise and Lindley were the only ones to stop at Kiniski’s Reef Tavern and saw Surf Scoters, Horned Grebe, Glaucous winged Gulls, Common Loon, Double Crested Cormorants, Mallards, Bald Eagles, Crows and Starlings. They were soon joined at Lighthouse Marine Park by

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  April 19, 2023

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Oystercatcher, Harlequin Duck, Horned Grebe, Killdeer, Northern Harrier, Pelagic Cormorant, Point Roberts, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe