Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Red-tailed Hawk

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-34B to Alaksen National Wildlife Area, August 24, 2022

  Fourteen enthusiastic birders gathered as the gates opened and headed west down the cedar-lined road looking for owls. Although we had no luck, sometime after we passed, a Barred Owl did pose for some photographers in the farthest west trees, something we learned at the end of our walk. Thea also found a fairly ancient

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  August 24, 2022

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Bewick’s Wren, Cedar Waxwing, Hooded Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Western Wood-Pewee, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-34A to Alaksen National Wildlife Area, August 23, 2022

  Thirteen DNCBers plus Anne Murray’s grandson, Matthew, met at Alaksen National Wildlife Area on Westham Island. We had to wait until the gate opened at 9am. The thirteen were Anne, John, Jacquie, Lee, Dottie, Bob, Lorna, Mike, Rogers 1&2, Jonathan, Lorraine and Terry. Matthew kept us on our toes with questions and comments. There were

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  August 23, 2022

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Cedar Waxwing, Red-tailed Hawk, Sandhill Crane, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-29A to Joe Brown Park, July 19, 2022

  An excellent outing to Joe Brown Park. The biggest challenge was parking – we took over all the space along the side of 125A Street right to the bottom of the hill. There were 16 of us with almost no carpooling – Ken and Anne were back! and Jean too! plus Angela, Ontario Brian, Gabriele,

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  July 19, 2022

  *DNCB, Barred Owl, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Brown Creeper, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Hairy Woodpecker, Joe Brown Park, Pacific Wren, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Red-tailed Hawk, Swainson’s Thrush, Western Tanager, 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. 2022-23B to Colony Farm Regional Park, June 8, 2022

  Eight keen birders congregated in the carpark near the Community Gardens at Colony Farm: Brian and Louise, Jim, Kirsten, Marion, Rayme, Thea (lead), and Chris (author).  A good group, with a number with excellent birding skills.  Brian, Louise, and Thea spotted a pair of Turkey Vultures before others arrived. We started on the annual “Lazuli

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  June 8, 2022

  *DNCB, Band-tailed Pigeon, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Cedar Waxwing, Colony Farm RP, Common Yellowthroat, Eastern Kingbird, Hooded Merganser, Killdeer, Lazuli Bunting, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, Turkey Vulture, Willow Flycatcher, Wood Duck, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-22A to Campbell Valley Regional Park, May 31, 2022

  Ten DNCBers met at Campbell Valley Regional Park in Surrey on a very pleasant morning – Roger 1, John, Lidia, Jacquie, Lee, Dottie, Bob, Lorna, Mike B1 and Terry. The lush vegetation included many flowers and berries. David’s plant brochures and iNaturalist helped identify them. Lee pointed out some interesting slime moulds. At the Listening

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  May 31, 2022

  *DNCB, American Bullfrog, Black-headed Grosbeak, Campbell Valley RP, Douglas Squirrel, Purple Finch, Red-tailed Hawk, Swainson’s Thrush, Wilson’s Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-18A to Joe Brown Park, May 3, 2022

  Eight DNCBers met at Joe Brown Park in Surrey – Jacquie, Lee, Dottie, Bob, John, Glen, Lorna, Terry. Several very active Yellow-rumped Warblers entertained us right at the beginning of the path.  Most of them seemed to have the yellow throat of the Audubon’s population.  Along the way to the equestrian area we saw Black-capped

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  May 3, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Joe Brown Park, Red-tailed Hawk, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-15B to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway and Reifel Bird Sanctuary, April 13, 2022

  Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway Report Glen was already at the terminal pull-in stop when I arrived just after 8:30 am, and Bryan Debou joined us shortly after, arriving impressively by electric bicycle!  The tide was high, and Bufflehead flocks were the dominant feature on the north side: I estimated about 200 birds, total, in sight, both

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  April 13, 2022

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Brown Creeper, Common Yellowthroat, Dunlin, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Greater White-fronted Goose, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Killdeer, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sandhill Crane, Townsend’s Solitaire, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Wood Duck

• 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, Brydon Lagoon, 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. 2022-13A to Deas Island Regional Park, March 29, 2022

  The day threatened fog and mixed clouds, but by mid morning it was sunny and warm enough that people were unzipping layers. The group of 12, then 13, then 14 started from the Bat House (Burr Villa) and inspected the river from the observation deck around the tower. We failed to find the very purple

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  March 29, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Brown Creeper, Deas Island Regional Park, Garter snake, Marsh Wren, Pacific Wren, Red-tailed Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Varied Thrush, Wood Duck, Yellow-rumped Warbler