Category: Long-billed Dowitcher
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Delta Naturalists Outing to White Rock & Blackie Spit, February 4, 2026
PHOTO: Long-billed Dowitchers & Great Blue Heron by Colin Huggett…….. Our group met at the White Rock Pier at 9am sharp. We were Freddie, Claude, Colin, Stephanie, Brian, Louise, Richard, Lindly, Bruce and Nicki. Margaretha joined us at Blackie Spit. Basking in the unseasonably warm morning, we scanned both sides of the pier to find…

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Delta Naturalists Outing to White Rock & Blackie Spit, February 3, 2026
PHOTO: Anna’s Hummingbird by Christine Gaio…… Thirteen birders met at White Rock Pier at the tail end of a gorgeous sunrise – Terry, Deems, Chris, Bob, Margaret, Lidia, Dorothy, Pat, Teresa, Lee, Dottie, Jacquie, Fen. There were great views of Mount Baker and of Blaine’s Semiahmoo Resort. There were fewer birds than usual near the…

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen First Nation Dyke, January 21, 2026
PHOTO: Snow Bunting by Susan Gemeinhardt….. I arrived a few minutes late for our 9 am start and had to manoeuvre to find a parking spot. It was a very misty morning, but the rest of our birding group was ready and waiting: Noreen, Dave, Colin, Stephanie, Susan, Pat, Brian, Freddie, Douglas, Christine McG and…

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel, December 2, 2025
PHOTO: Hudsonian Whimbrels by Glen Bodie….. Six Delta Nats met at the Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway on a cool, cloudy morning. On the north side of the causeway were Common Loons, Wigeon and Green-winged Teal. We crossed carefully to the south side of the causeway where there was much more activity – Harlequins, Common Goldeneye, Mallards,…

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Centennial Beach, November 29, 2025
PHOTO: Great Blue Heron with Sculpin by Terry Carr…. 19 of us, including some Delta Nature Kids families, gathered on Saturday at Centennial Beach in Boundary Bay Regional Park. On the way we had passed a flock of Snow Geese in the field across the road from the park. There was one Bald Eagle in…

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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 Centennial Beach, November 12, 2025
PHOTO: Northern Pintail by Brian Avent….. We started out from the parking lot at Centennial Beach at 9am sharp. We were Bruce, Nicki, Brian, Louise, Chris, Doug, Erin, Lynne, Susan and Warren. It was overcast and although the forecast suggested we might see a shower, we never did. Our first stop was at the pond…

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Terra Nova, October 21, 2025
PHOTO: Varied Thrush by Susan Gemeihardt….. 9 Delta Nats met at Terra Nova Rural Park in Richmond – Jonathan, Lidia, Connie, Colin, Susan, Dorothy, Lorraine, Anne and Terry. Again those of us coming from south of the Fraser had terrible traffic to deal with. From the parking lot we saw 18 species. A noisy pair…

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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…

