Category: Black-bellied Plover
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Brunswick Point, April 8, 2026
PHOTO: by Colin Huggett…… Nine DNS members and two guests enjoyed a sunny but cool walk along the Brunswick Point dyke. Starting west from the River Road car park with just a light breeze, we had good views of Canoe Pass and adjoining farmlands. There were few birds on the river, but the far bank…
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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 Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Tsawwassen First Nation Dyke, March 23, 2026
PHOTO: Dunlin & Hudsonian Whimbrels by Terry Carr….. Since the Tuesday forecast was very wet again, some of us decided to move the outing to Monday. It was a gorgeous day. Nine birders met at the Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway. A large flock of Dunlin was putting on a display – flying and landing. There were…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Brunswick Point, December 17, 2025
PHOTO: Spotted Towhee by Susan Gemeinhardt… Nine Delta Nats met at the Brunswick Point parking lot on River Road in Ladner – Richard, Stephanie, Colin, Susan, Teresa, Connie, Margaret, Dorothy and Terry. Despite the forecast of showers it was a glorious clear, cold fall day. Although we complain about the new parking lot being so…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th St, November 25, 2025
PHOTO: Black-bellied Plover & Dunlin by Terry Carr….. 9 Delta Nats met at Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th St on a cold wet morning – Teresa, Lee, Connie, Dottie, Christine, Lori, Mike, Bob and Terry. We walked along the dyke towards 96th St. The tide was very high, so there was no place for the…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to White Rock Pier & Blackie Spit, November 18, 2025
PHOTO: Long-tailed Duck by Christine Gaio….. 16 Delta Nats met on White Rock Pier – Claude, Jim, Jacquie, Lee, Freddie, Connie, Teresa, Lorna, Mike, Dottie, Dorothy, Bob, Lidia, Christine, Susan, Terry. We had hoped to see the feeding frenzy that had been going on for several days. Birds, Seals and Sea Lions have been feeding…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, October 8, 2025
PHOTO: Black-capped Chickadee by Susan Gemeinhardt… Although Wednesday started out cloudy, by the end of the morning it was sunny and quite pleasant. Noreen and I started our morning at the Causeway and were pleased to have virtually no wind and a near high tide so the birds were easy to spot. A Belted Kingfisher…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, October 7, 2025
PHOTO: Snow Geese by Colin Huggett….. Lorna and I (Terry) met Glen on the Tsawwassen ferry causeway at 8am in bright sunshine. The tide was high and the water was calm. Near the shore were 3 diving Horned Grebes. Farther out were Surf Scoters, White-winged Scoters, Cormorants and a Common Loon. On the spit were…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Blackie Spit, September 30, 2025
PHOTO: Steller’s Jay with Acorn, by Susan Gemeinhardt…. Five Delta Naturalists met (casually, of course) in the Blackie Spit parking lot on a beautiful morning: Bob, Dottie, Connie, Colin and Susan. Given that there had been heavy rain the day before and more was predicted in the evening, we felt lucky to feel the sun…
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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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