Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Dunlin

• 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 Society

  October 7, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Oystercatcher, Black Turnstone, Black-bellied Plover, Bonaparte’s Gull, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Gadwall, Harlequin Duck, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Lesser Snow Goose, Long-billed Dowitcher, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Olympic Gull, Pied-billed Grebe, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Ruddy Duck, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Short-billed Gull, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Wood Duck, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Centennial Beach, April 30, 2025

  PHOTO:Killdeer by Glen Bodie….. Another beautiful sunny day for birding – Bald Eagles in the sky and the trees, song birds calling from the bushes – so 9 DNCBers met at Centennial Beach: Colin and Stephanie, Warren and Lynne, Al (sans Liz), Jim, Margaretha, Anne and Glen. We followed “the usual” route around the park.

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  April 30, 2025

  *DNCB, Boundary Bay, Centennial Beach, Common Yellowthroat, Dunlin, Killdeer, Northern Harrier, Western Sandpiper

• 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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  Delta Naturalists Society

  April 5, 2025

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Brunswick Point, Common Raven, Dunlin, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Killdeer, Lesser Snow Goose, Marsh Wren, Mute Swan, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Short-eared Owl, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Nats Outing to Brunswick Point, March 26, 2025

  Photo: Say’s Phoebe, by Glen Bodie There were only 3 signed-up for today’s outing – David, Noreen and Glen. So we made a plan to drop one car at the south end of 34th Street and car-pool up to the regular starting point on River Rd. Because there is now a permanent bridge across the

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  March 26, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Brunswick Point, Dunlin, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Killdeer, Lesser Snow Goose, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Say’s Phoebe

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Brunswick Point, March 25, 2025

  PHOTO: Yellow-rumped Warbler by Terry Carr Five Delta Nats met at the Brunswick Point parking lot in Ladner – Terry, Lidia, Grant, Dorothy and Pat. It was overcast to begin with but it soon cleared and became very warm. Scanning the river from the dyke above the parking lot, yielded a Great Blue Heron, a

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  March 25, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Brunswick Point, Dunlin, Garter snake, Killdeer, Lesser Snow Goose, Northern Harrier, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Short-eared Owl, Varied Thrush, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, March 4, 2025

  PHOTO: Dunlin Murmuration by Glen Bodie…. It seemed a not-too-promising day from the weather forecast, and a few birders fell off the sign-up sheet, but still, Nicki, Bruce, Anne and Glen met at the Ferry causeway pullout, and later met up with Lori at Reifel. The rain held off until we were on our way

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  March 4, 2025

  *DNCB, American Bittern, Bald Eagle, Black Oystercatcher, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Dunlin, Gadwall, Hooded Merganser, Marsh Wren, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Reifel, Sandhill Crane, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Trumpeter Swan, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Wood Duck

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Centennial Beach, February 19, 2025

  PHOTO: Northern Shoveler by Glen Bodie…. Only Glen and I showed up at Boundary Bay Regional Park for birding this morning, but we amassed a satisfying total of 26 bird species. The weather was cool and cloudy but stayed rain-free for the whole walk. We started as usual at the main car park where flocks

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  February 19, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Dunlin, Northern Harrier, Ring-necked Duck, Sanderling

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Centennial Beach, February 18, 2025

  PHOTO: Brant Geese by Terry Carr…. 14 DNCBers met at Centennial Beach in Tsawwassen – Dorothy, Lorna, Alan, Liz, Christine, Susan, Jim, Pat, Dottie, Bob, Jacquie, Lee, Mike & Terry. The trees around the parking lot were full of Bald Eagles and Crows. On the field was a huge flock of American Wigeon, one Eurasian

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  February 18, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Dunlin, Northern Harrier, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sanderling

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Terra Nova, February 12, 2025

  PHOTO: Red-winged Blackbird by Glen Bodie…. On a bright clear sunny crisp and crunchy day at Terra Nova eight DNCBers met: Richard, Colin and Stephanie, Warren and Lynne, Lou, Anne and Glen. There were also a few Nature Vancouver birders there trying to find each other amid the construction trucks fixing the road. Perhaps our

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  February 12, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Dunlin, Lesser Snow Goose, Northern Harrier, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-throated Loon, Terra Nova, Trumpeter Swan

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Terra Nova, February 11, 2025

  PHOTO: Snow Geese by Chris McVittie….. 17 DNCBers met at Richmond’s Terra Nova Park on a very cold morning – Alan, Brian & Louise, Chris, Jim, Christine, Dorothy, Jean, Lidia, Susan, Grace, Henry & Naoko, Lee, Bob & Dottie, and Terry. Those of us coming from south of the Fraser were delayed by a dump

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  February 11, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Dunlin, Great Horned Owl, Horned Grebe, Killdeer, Lesser Snow Goose, Marsh Wren, Northern Shrike, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-throated Loon, Terra Nova, Trumpeter Swan, Wilson’s Snipe

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