Category: Black-bellied Plover
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Terra Nova Rural Park, October 21, 2026
Eleven birders battled the traffic to get to Terra Nova Park for our regular Wednesday outing – Glen, Colin and Stephanie, Lynne and Warren, Lorraine and Jonathan, Jocelyn, Pat, Teresa and Brian. Weather was perfect: sunny, cool, and no wind. Front and centre at the car park was a large flock of Snow Geese (est…

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th Street
Just six birders answered the 9 o’clock roll call at Delta Air Park on 104th Avenue – Glen, Teresa, Colin and Stephanie, Lorraine and Jonathan. The threat of rain no doubt kept some at home, but that’s all it was – just a threat. The rain had stopped by the time we arrived and the…

House Finch by Jonathan Mwenifumbo -
Delta Naturalists Outing to Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th Street
Ten Delta Nats met at the Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th Street by the Delta Heritage Airpark – Terry, Jim, Lee, Julie, Dottie, Christine, Chris, Lorna, Lori, Bob. We walked along the dyke toward 96th Street. The tide was high and the bay was densely packed with thouands of ducks – mainly Pintail, Wigeon and…

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Boundary Bay Dyke at 64th, September 30, 2026
PHOTO: Yellow-rumped Warbler by Glen Bodie……. Thirteen birders met at Boundary Bay Dyke at 8:00 am for our regularly scheduled Wednesday outing. Regulars Chris, Colin, Stephanie, Glen, Jim, Jonathan, Lorraine, Lorna, Pat, Yvon, and Susan and were joined by two guests from Vancouver, Evelyn and Christine. Turnout was good as the Tuesday outing had been…

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Blackie Spit, September 22, 2026
PHOTO: Lesser Yellowlegs by Bob Winston…… On the last morning of summer, eight Delta naturalists met at Blackie Spit: Bob, Dottie, Teresa, Lorna, Jonathan, Lorraine, Pat and Julie. The tide was about as far out as it could go, the air still, the sky and water both shades of grey. Teresa sighted Caspian Terns flying…

Lesser Yellowlegs by Bob Winston -
Delta Naturalists Outing to Blackie Spit, September 20, 2026
PHOTO: Yellow-rumped Warbler by David Hoar……. There were four signed up for the Sunday outing to Blackie Spit and as the tide was low, with many distant sandbars marked by Great Blue Herons, there were few shorebirds along the wrack line at the top of the beach. Jeff (Ladner), Heather (Coquitlam), and Noreen and I…

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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…

