Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Cooper’s Hawk

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-38A to Iona Beach Regional Park, September 20, 2022

  Six DNCBers met at Iona Beach Regional Park in Richmond – Kirsten, Anne, David, John, Lorna and Terry. The tunnel traffic was fairly good, but north of the tunnel the traffic was very slow. And then there was construction on Ferguson Road. A Cooper’s Hawk made a brief appearance by the parking lot. The tide

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  September 20, 2022

  *DNCB, Cooper’s Hawk, Iona Beach Regional Park, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pied-billed Grebe, Ring-necked Duck, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-36B to Mt. Baker, Washington, September 7, 2022

  On Wednesday, Sept 7, 14 DNS members ventured across the border to our turbulent southern neighbour, risking surprise COVID tests, grumpy border guards, and distended bladders to scour the Washington wilderness for birds.  By the end of the day—after circumventing lakes, tramping through forests, and skirting precipitous mountain slopes—we had accumulated a record-breaking number of

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  September 7, 2022

  *DNCB, American Dipper, Artist Point, Austin Pass, Cooper’s Hawk, Mt. Baker, Picture Lake, Vaux’s Swift, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-33A to Terra Nova Regional Park, August 16, 2022

  Seventeen members had signed up for our walk this morning, and all but a few showed up. Being a little vague, I never got the exact number (14?). We had just got ourselves together in the carpark beside the river when a young Cooper’s Hawk made a dashing appearance, accompanied by some raucous crows. They

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  August 16, 2022

  *DNCB, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Cooper’s Hawk, Terra Nova, Willow Flycatcher

• DNCB Okanagan Field Trip, June 12-16, 2022

  The following report was compiled by Thea Beckman as a personal account of the DNCB’s field trip to the Okanagan. As such, a personal perspective is used in the story-telling and the determination of birding highlights, list-keeping, and identification criteria. Should you have any questions, contact Thea directly at thea.beckman@gmail.com DAY 1—Manning Park Resort & Beaver

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  June 16, 2022

  *DNCB, *EC Manning Park, Bald Eagle, Beaver Lodge Wetlands, Bighorn sheep, Black-billed Magpie, Black-headed Grosbeak, Bobolink, Bullock’s Oriole, California Quail, Calliope Hummingbird, Cedar Waxwing, Cinnamon Teal, Clark’s Nutcracker, Cliff Swallow, Columbian Ground Squirrel, Common Nighthawk, Common Raven, Common Yellowthroat, Cooper’s Hawk, Eastern Kingbird, Gadwall, Ginty’s Pond, Golden Eagle, Gray Catbird, Great Horned Owl, Haynes Point Provincial Park, House Wren, Killdeer, Kobau Regional Park, Lazuli Bunting, Lewis’s Woodpecker, MacGillivray’s Warbler, Mahoney Lake, Marsh Wren, Merlin, Mourning Dove, Northern Harrier, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Okanagan, Okanagan River, Okanagan Wastewater Treatment Plant, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Osoyoos, Osoyoos Desert Centre, Osprey, Oxbow Trail at Road 22, Pied-billed Grebe, Red Crossbill, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Red-necked Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Redhead, Ruffed Grouse, Say’s Phoebe, Sora, Spotted Sandpiper, Townsend’s Warbler, Trumpeter Swan, Turkey Vulture, Twenty-minute Lake, Vaux’s Swift, Veery, Virginia Rail, Warbling Vireo, Western Kingbird, Western Tanager, Western Wood-Pewee, White Lake IBA, White-throated Swift, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-22B to Campbell Valley Regional Park, June 1, 2022

  On what has felt like the warmest day of the year, at a positively sweltering 21°C, an impressive 16 DNCB members met in the northern parking lot of the Campbell Valley Regional Park: Brian, Louise, Colin, Stephanie, Margaretha, Gabriele, Marion, Jim, Glen, Chris, Warren, Lynne, Nicki, Rayme, Rosemary, and yours truly, The Keeper Of The

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  June 1, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black-headed Grosbeak, Campbell Valley RP, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Cooper’s Hawk, Douglas Squirrel, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Swainson’s Thrush, Turkey Vulture, Warbling Vireo, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-18B to Joe Brown Park, May 4, 2022

  The seasonal weather continued its epic sulk over much of the Fraser River Delta as nine birders arrived at the lushly-forested Joe Brown Park in Surrey.  They were Marion, Gabriele, Rosemary (mother dearest), Margaretha, Mike—who had brought along Sean (a birding enthusiast) who had only just arrived from the UK—and, finally, Colin and Stephanie, who

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  May 4, 2022

  *DNCB, Barred Owl, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Brown Creeper, Cooper’s Hawk, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hairy Woodpecker, Joe Brown Park, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific Wren, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Pileated Woodpecker, Purple Finch, Varied Thrush, Western Tanager, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-17B to Queen Elizabeth Park, April 27, 2022

  11 Birders met at Queen Elizabeth Park on a chilly but sunny spring morning, eager to explore the season’s first offerings of warblers and other spring and summer visitors.  Glen, Brian, Louise, Gabriele, Marion, Rosemary, and yours truly met in the rose gardens, where White-crowned Sparrows, Golden-crowned Sparrows, and Dark-eyed Juncos stalked the lawns and flitted in

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  April 27, 2022

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Cackling Goose, Chipping Sparrow, Cooper’s Hawk, Greater White-fronted Goose, Hammond’s Flycatcher, Hermit Thrush, Hutton’s Vireo, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific Wren, Queen Elizabeth Park, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Townsend’s Solitaire, Varied Thrush, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-16A to Boundary Bay Dyke from 64th St to 72nd St on April 19, 2022

  Thirteen DNCBers walked Boundary Bay Dyke from 64th St to 72nd St – Jacquie, Lee, Anne, Glen, Dottie, Bob, Margaret, Lindly, Bryan, John, Colin, Stephanie and Terry. Although the forecast was for rain, we were pleasantly surprised to wake up to sunshine in Tsawwassen. But there was a bitterly cold wind which kept many of

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  April 19, 2022

  *DNCB, 64 Street, 72 Street, Bald Eagle, Beach Grove, Black-bellied Plover, Boundary Bay, Caspian Tern, Common Yellowthroat, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Great Horned Owl, Hooded Merganser, Northern Harrier, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Western Sandpiper, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-14A to Brydon Lagoon and Hi-Knoll Park on April 5, 2022

  Twelve Delta Nats met at Brydon Lagoon in Langley – Lidia, John, Ontario Brian, Jacquie, Lee, Lindly, David, Noreen, Glen, Angela, Bryan D and Terry.  We usually do this outing in early April while the Fawn Lilies and Trilliums are blooming in the adjacent Hi-Knoll Park. Two pairs of Hooded Mergansers could be seen on

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  April 5, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Cliff Swallow, Common Redpoll, Cooper’s Hawk, Hi-Knoll Park, Hooded Merganser, Northern Harrier, Pied-billed Grebe, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Duck, Wilson’s Snipe, Wood Duck, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-05B to Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty & Reifel Bird Sanctuary, February 2, 2022

  It was -3 degrees C with snow forecast, but a handful of the group assembled at 8am at the ferry jetty. The sky was overcast, the tide very high, and very few birds were on the water. The most interesting observation was the large group of Black Oystercatchers that had roosted on the gravel spit.

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  February 2, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Cackling Goose, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Hooded Merganser, Merlin, Mute Swan, Northern Harrier, Red-breasted Merganser, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Rough-legged Hawk, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Wood Duck