Category: Bald Eagle
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Blackie Spit, June 24, 2026
PHOTO: American Sand Wasps by Glen Bodie….. We were a small group – Glen joined by newbie Clara and her 9 year old son Mason. Mason’s a smart kid, knows his birds, and he and Clara help at Reifel with nest counts and banding. The day started cloudy but that burned off and it was…

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Sturgeon Slough & Pitt Lake, June 16, 2026
PHOTO: Bald Eagle & Bullock’s Oriole by Terry Carr……. Seven DNCBers met at Sturgeon Slough in Pitt Meadows – Terry, Mei, Margaret, Lorna, Lindly, Dottie, Bob. The telephone poles were covered with Starlings. A bird on the top of a distant tree on the east side of the road turned out to be a Lazuli…

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Joe Brown & Colebrook Parks, June 9, 2026
PHOTO: Rufous Hummingbird by Terry Carr…………… Seven DNCBers met at Surrey’s Joe Brown Park – Terry, Teresa, Lorna, Margaret, Noreen, David, Mei. There were showers on the drive to the park and it seemed like we might have a wet outing – but it soon cleared and we had a dry outing after all. We…

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen First Nation Dyke & Reifel, June 2, 2026
PHOTO: Variegated Meadowhawk by Bob Winston……… Nine Delta Nats met at the 41B Pond on Tsawwassen First Nation where we were immediately greeted by four Yellow-bellied Marmots. Marsh Wrens were singing and posing for photos. The male Marsh Wren builds multiple “dummy nests” within his territory to attract females. Once a female chooses one, she…

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Ladner Harbour Park, May 6, 2026
PHOTO: California Darner by Chris McVittie….. Four DNCB’ers met at the park for our 8am walk with Anne M leading. We were Anne, Susan, Richard and Chris. We were greeted with a fair amount of chirping as we walked through the soon to be renovated playground. The walk looked promising. It was cooler than Tuesday…

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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 North 40 Park Reserve & Beach Grove Park
PHOTO: Common Yellowthroat by Terry Carr 8 Delta Nats met at the North 40 Park Reserve in East Ladner. As soon as we got out of the car we heard the “witchity whichity” song of a Common Yellowthroat. It soon made a few brief appearances. It was singing in the same area at the end…

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Brydon Lagoon, Hi-Knoll Park & Beach Grove Park
PHOTO: Violet-Green Swallows by Christine Gaio…… 11 Delta Nats met at Brydon Lagoon on a dry Wednesday morning. The Tuesday outing had been cancelled because of a very wet weather forecast. The lagoon usually contains a nice collection of duck species – and there were Mallards, Wood Ducks, Scaup, Shovellers and Bufflehead – along with…

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Brunswick Point, April 7, 2026
PHOTO: Ruby-crowned Kinglet by Christine Gaio……. Six Delta Nats met at the Brunswick Point parking lot on a sunny morning. There was a cold wind and the water in the river was rough. Double-crested Cormorants flew by, and there were Red-breasted Mergansers and Wigeon on the far side of the river. We heard and then…

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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…

