Category: Orange-crowned Warbler
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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. …
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Brydon Lagoon, Hi-Knoll Park & Beach Grove Park
PHOTO: Violet-Green Swallows by Christine Gaio…… 11 Delta Nats met at Brydon Lagoon on a dry Wednesday morning. The Tuesday outing had been cancelled because of a very wet weather forecast. The lagoon usually contains a nice collection of duck species – and there were Mallards, Wood Ducks, Scaup, Shovellers and Bufflehead – along with…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Ladner Harbour Park, Saturday, April 4, 2026
With 28 attendees (the majority being non-members) Saturday’s open outing for the Delta Naturalists Society was quite possibly a record turnout for us! Many had found the event through social media, and while plenty were new to birding, the enthusiasm was immediate and infectious. It’s always a pleasure to watch people begin to notice birds—really notice and delight in…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Boundary Bay Dyke at 64th, December 31, 2025
PHOTO: Ruby-crowned Kinglet by Chris McVittie….. After driving through a bit of fog while making our way to the foot of 64th St, we stepped onto the dyke with clear views of the bay and surrounding areas. Our group was Bruce, Nicki, Chris, Pat, Susan, Doug and Christine. After snapping a few photos of the…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Aldergrove Regional Park, August 19, 2025
PHOTO: Northern Flicker by Terry Carr….. 10 Delta Nats met at the 8th Avenue entrance to Aldergrove Regional Park in Langley – Terry, Lee, Lidia, Bob, Dorothy, Connie, Vicky, Christine, Lorna, Dottie. This huge 280 hectare Metro Vancouver Park used to be the site of man-made Aldergrove Lake which was a popular local swimming hole.…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Alaksen National Wildlife Area, July 30, 2025
PHOTO: Yellow Warbler by Bruce Taylor…. 11 of us met at the parking lot at Alaksen at 8am. It was a gorgeous sunny morning. We scanned London Slough from the parking lot and saw some Cedar Waxwings, Mallards, Canada Geese and Wood Ducks. We started our walk at the native wildflower garden behind the staff…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Cypress Provincial Park, July 1, 2025
PHOTO: Townsend’s Warbler by Susan Gemeinhardt…. 10 DNCBers met at the High View Lookout on Cypress Mountain – Dorothy, Lidia, Susan, Lindly, Caude, Terry, Christine, Bruce, Nicki, Freddie. Traffic was very light in both directions on the Canada Day holiday. There was a great view down to the city. We often have nice bird sightings…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Queen Elizabeth Park, May 14, 2025
PHOTO: Olive-sided Flycatcher by Chris McVittie…. A small group of us, Chris, Thea, Susan and I, gathered this morning at the SW side of QE Park in rather cloudy, grey weather. Our mission was to spot migrant birds, specifically warblers and flycatchers. The park is a great place for migrant birds stopping over to feed…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Joe Brown Park, April 23, 2025
PHOTO: Ruby-crowned Kinglet by Glen Bodie…. On a sunny, but cool to start, Wednesday morning 9 DNCBers met at the 125 Ave entrance to Joe Brown Park: Colin and Stephanie, Warren and Lynne, Freddie (sans Claude), Richard, Margaretha, Anne and Glen. There were lots of species along the forest path, though most were hard to…
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Joe Brown Park, April 22, 2025
PHOTO: Bewick’s Wren by Christine Gaio…. Ten DNCBers met at Surrey’s Joe Brown Park – Lee, Terry Christine, Connie, Dottie, Dorothy, Naoko, Henry, Lorna and Grace. Colin joined us later. We had good views of a Yellow-rumped Warbler across the street. We were surprised at how many leaves had opened in the last few days…
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