Category: *Special Birds
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Centennial Beach, April 30, 2025
PHOTO:Killdeer by Glen Bodie….. Another beautiful sunny day for birding – Bald Eagles in the sky and the trees, song birds calling from the bushes – so 9 DNCBers met at Centennial Beach: Colin and Stephanie, Warren and Lynne, Al (sans Liz), Jim, Margaretha, Anne and Glen. We followed “the usual” route around the park.
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Centennial Beach, April 29, 2025
PHOTO: Killdeer Chicks by Christine Gaio…. Three Delta Nats met at Centennial Beach on a gorgeous morning – Christine, Lorna and Terry. There were no Eagles in the trees around the parking lot but we did see a few later on. In the pond, Northern Shovelers were swimming in circles to stir up food, along
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Joe Brown Park, April 23, 2025
PHOTO: Ruby-crowned Kinglet by Glen Bodie…. On a sunny, but cool to start, Wednesday morning 9 DNCBers met at the 125 Ave entrance to Joe Brown Park: Colin and Stephanie, Warren and Lynne, Freddie (sans Claude), Richard, Margaretha, Anne and Glen. There were lots of species along the forest path, though most were hard to
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Joe Brown Park, April 22, 2025
PHOTO: Bewick’s Wren by Christine Gaio…. Ten DNCBers met at Surrey’s Joe Brown Park – Lee, Terry Christine, Connie, Dottie, Dorothy, Naoko, Henry, Lorna and Grace. Colin joined us later. We had good views of a Yellow-rumped Warbler across the street. We were surprised at how many leaves had opened in the last few days
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Brydon Lagoon & Hi-Knoll Park, April 16, 2025
PHOTO: Common Merganser by Glen Bodie…. 8 DNCBers met at the Brydon Lagoon parking on a sunny morning: Warren and Lynne, Claude and Freddie, Colin, Richard, Anne and Glen. The birds were entertaining us right from the start in the parking lot – Canada Geese, American Goldfinch, Song Sparrow, House Sparrow and Anna’s Hummingbird. We
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Brydon Lagoon & Hi-Knoll Park, April 15, 2025
PHOTO: Northern Shoveler & Ruddy Duck by Terry Carr…. Ten DNCBers met at Brydon Lagoon i Langley – Terry, Arthur, Cole, Alaina, Christine, Dottie, Connie, Bryce, Bob and Dorothy. We left Tsawwassen in sunshine but the sunshine did not arrive in Langley until the end of our outing. The cool, cloudy weather kept some of
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Delta Naturalists Outing to North 40 Park Reseve & 72nd Street Dyke, April 9, 2025
PHOTO: Short-eared Owl by Glen Bodie……There were 9 birders at the North 40 park at 8am: Alan and Liz, Warren and Lynne, Colin and Stephanie, and Roger, Anne and Glen. The sprinkles had stopped and the sun tried to break through the clouds, often succeeding but leaving us a bit chilled whenever we got away
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Delta Naturalists Outing to North 40 Park Reserve, April 8, 2025
PHOTO: Rufous Hummingbird by Terry Carr… Six Delta Nats met at the North 40 Park Reserve in East Ladner – Dorothy, Connie, Christine, Dottie, Bob and Terry. This was the site of the Vancouver Wireless Station until 1971. The buildings in the residential community were moved away, leaving the foundations and streets as remnants. Although
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Brunswick Point, April 5, 2025
PHOTO: Marsh Wren by Pat Smart…. 12 Delta Naturalists gathered at the Brunswick Point parking lot on what turned out to be a fine spring Saturday morning. They were Thea (group leader), Nadine, Nicki, Bruce, Janet, Estelle, Freddie, Doug, Liz, Alan, and Shannon. Pat later joined us on the dyke. We immediately set to work
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Serpentine Fen, April 2, 2025
PHOTO: Fox Sparrow by Freddie Whiting…. 8 am this Wednesday saw five Delta Naturalists meet at the Serpentine Fen parking lot. Colin and Stephanie, Lynne and Warren, and Freddie (sorry, we forgot to take a group photo). Light rain and cool temperatures kept most people (and their dogs) at home and there was just one
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