Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Red-tailed Hawk

• Birdwatching on Boundary Bay Dyke at 64th Street with the Delta Naturalists (December 13, 2023)

  On this morning, the sun’s rays flowed copiously from beneath the sky’s heavy skirts of cloud, making the horizon blush burgundy. American Bald Eagle, European Starling, and a Northern Flicker adorned the large winter bare tree at the start of our walk at the southernmost end of 64th Street. Song Sparrow chirped shyly from the roadside foliage and…

  …read more

  

  Delta Naturalists Society

  December 13, 2023

  *DNCB, 64 Street, American Kestrel, Belted Kingfisher, Bewick’s Wren, Black-bellied Plover, Boundary Bay, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Gadwall, Hooded Merganser, Killdeer, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, Red-tailed Hawk, Yellow-rumped Warbler

  64th Street, Birds, Birdwatching, Boundary Bay Dyke, Delta Naturalists Society, Nature outings

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-47B to Terra Nova Rural Park, November 22, 2023

  After a real page-turner of a report from the Tuesday group, six Delta Nats—Thea, Rosemary, Richard, Glen, Louise, and Lidia—showed up at Terra Nova practically salivating at the prospect of a buffet of winter rarities, like Redpoll and Pine Grosbeak. The “partly sunny” part of the weather forecast was greatly embellished, and we found ourselves…

  …read more

  Delta Naturalists Society

  November 23, 2023

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Brown Creeper, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Great Horned Owl, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Pacific Wren, Pied-billed Grebe, Pine Grosbeak, Red-tailed Hawk, River Otter, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Terra Nova, Varied Thrush, Wilson’s Snipe

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-47A to Terra Nova Rural Park, November 21, 2023

  Six Delta Nats met at Terra Nova Rural Park in Richmond on a cool sunny morning – Dottie, Bob, Jacquie, Liz, Alan and Terry. On the edge of the river were Mallards, American Wigeon, Green-winged Teal and a Great Blue Heron. A Double-crested Cormorant and 2 Trumpeter Swans flew by. In the ditch were Mallards…

  …read more

  Delta Naturalists Society

  November 22, 2023

  *DNCB, Barred Owl, Cedar Waxwing, Cooper’s Hawk, Gadwall, Great Horned Owl, Pied-billed Grebe, Purple Finch, Red-tailed Hawk, River Otter, Terra Nova, Trumpeter Swan, Varied Thrush

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-37A to Mt. Baker, Washington, on September 14, 2023

  Seven Delta Nats had gorgeous weather for an outing to Washington’s Mount Baker – Lidia, Joe, Terry, Stephanie, Colin, Lorna, Jim. After buying day passes for the vehicles at the Glacier Public Service Center, our first stop was Picture Lake. This is a great spot for reflections of Mount Shuksan and its glaciers. A short…

  …read more

  Delta Naturalists Society

  September 14, 2023

  *DNCB, American Dipper, Artist Point, Austin Pass, Cedar Waxwing, Hooded Merganser, Mt. Baker, Picture Lake, Pika, Red-tailed Hawk, Sooty Grouse, Spotted Sandpiper, Townsend’s Chipmunk

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-23A to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, June 6, 2023

  Five birders met on the ferry causeway on a very windy morning. There were Eagles, Herons, gulls and Oystercatchers, but the other birds were sheltering somewhere else. We stopped at the heronry near the beginning of the causeway. Many herons were on nests, many more were flying in or out, and eagles were soaring above.…

  …read more

  Delta Naturalists Society

  June 6, 2023

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black-headed Grosbeak, Caspian Tern, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Killdeer, Purple Martin, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Sandhill Crane, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Wilson’s Phalarope, Wood Duck, 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…

  …read more

  Delta Naturalists Society

  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…

  …read more

  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. 2023-19B 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…

  …read more

  Delta Naturalists Society

  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. 2023-18B 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…

  …read more

  Delta Naturalists Society

  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. 2023-12A to Terra Nova, March 21, 2023

  Five birders met at Terra Nova Park in Richmond – John, Margaret, Mike, Lorna and Terry. Along the shore were Mallards, American Wigeon and Green-winged Teal. Robins and Red-winged Blackbirds were in the surrounding trees. After admiring the impressive adventure playground we soon added Northern Flickers, American Crows, Spotted Towhees, Black-capped Chickadees, Golden-crowned Kinglet and…

  …read more

  Delta Naturalists Society

  March 21, 2023

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Merganser, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, Terra Nova