Category: Killdeer
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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 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 Serpentine Fen, September 16, 2026
PHOTO: Juvenile Spotted Sandpiper by Chris McVittie………. We had five people signed up – Chris, Colin, Stephanie, Lynne and Warren. We hung around at 8am in case anyone else came. Lindly and Margaretha joined us during these five minutes. Two thirds of our way through our walk Debbie also joined us. A good group of…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Brunswick Point, September 8, 2026
PHOTO: Bushtit by Terry Carr……………….. Six Delta Nats met at the Brunswick Point parking lot on River Road in Ladner – Dawn, Teresa, Terry, Lorna, Julie and Jeff. Lindly joined us after the group photo was taken bringing our number to 7. A non-native Mute Swan was in the river near the houseboats at an…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Jackman Wetlands, July 22, 2026
PHOTO: Willow Flycatcher by Chris McVittie…….. We met in the parking lot just before 8am. It was already a warm 23ºC. As folk drove into the parking lot they were greeted by Chris picking blackberries. It looks like a bumper crop this year. There were 7 people signed up, but as we introduced, the group…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Blackie Spit, June 24, 2026
PHOTO: American Sand Wasps by Glen Bodie….. We were a small group – Glen joined by newbie Clara and her 9 year old son Mason. Mason’s a smart kid, knows his birds, and he and Clara help at Reifel with nest counts and banding. The day started cloudy but that burned off and it was…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Sturgeon Slough & Pitt Lake, June 17, 2026
PHOTO: Common Yellowthroat by Colin Huggett……… Colin and Stephanie were joined by new member Dawne for an early Wednesday outing at Sturgeon Slough. Weather was coolish with intermittent clouds and a bit of a breeze, so good birding conditions. Following Terry’s suggestion we explored the east side of the dyke first and Dawne quickly spotted…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Sturgeon Slough & Pitt Lake, June 16, 2026
PHOTO: Bald Eagle & Bullock’s Oriole by Terry Carr……. Seven DNCBers met at Sturgeon Slough in Pitt Meadows – Terry, Mei, Margaret, Lorna, Lindly, Dottie, Bob. The telephone poles were covered with Starlings. A bird on the top of a distant tree on the east side of the road turned out to be a Lazuli…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen First Nation Dyke & Reifel, June 2, 2026
PHOTO: Variegated Meadowhawk by Bob Winston……… Nine Delta Nats met at the 41B Pond on Tsawwassen First Nation where we were immediately greeted by four Yellow-bellied Marmots. Marsh Wrens were singing and posing for photos. The male Marsh Wren builds multiple “dummy nests” within his territory to attract females. Once a female chooses one, she…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Joe Brown & Colebrook Parks, April 29, 2026
PHOTO: Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk by Bob Winston……….. Wednesday provided a fine warm morning for a bird walk at Surrey’s Joe Brown Park. The turnout was 24 eyeballs (12 birders) all of which were needed to spy out the scarce birds present. Birders were Alan, Bob, Colin, Dorothy, Dottie, Lidia, Lorna, Margaretha, Stephanie, Susan, Teresa and Terry. …
