Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-52B to Boundary Bay Dyke from 72nd to 64th, December 28, 2022

  After weeks of winter’s wrath, the Gods of Birdwatching struck a truce with their colleagues over at the weather department and blessed our group with a partly sunny morning.  There were 15 of us in total (from left to right): Dave, Lorna, Glen, Rosemary, Thea (yours truly), Mike, Noreen, Chris, Margaretha, Jim, Grant, Terry, Roger,…

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  December 29, 2022

  *DNCB, 64 Street, 72 Street, American Kestrel, American Tree Sparrow, Bald Eagle, Boundary Bay, Cackling Goose, Cooper’s Hawk, Eurasian Teal, Gadwall, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Merganser, Marsh Wren, Red-tailed Hawk, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-45C to Port Townsend, Washington, November 10, 2022

  On Thursday November 10, Thea, Rosemary, Jonathan, Lorraine, Terry, Bryan, Janet, Estelle, and Lorna plunged south in the predawn gloom on a day trip to Port Townsend in the United States.  Lidia overnighted in Coupeville and met us at the Keystone Ferry Terminal, so there were 10 of us in total. The day dawned overcast…

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  November 10, 2022

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Bonaparte’s Gull, Cackling Goose, Cedar Waxwing, Common Murre, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Heermann’s Gull, Horned Grebe, Northern Harrier, Pied-billed Grebe, Pigeon Guillemot, Port Townsend, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Rhinoceros Auklet, Short-billed Gull, Trumpeter Swan, Western Grebe, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-42A to Jericho Beach & Camosun Bog, October 18, 2022

  18 DNCBers met at Jericho Beach Park in Vancouver on a smoky, but very pleasant fall day – Margaret, Noreen, Kirsten, Liz, Lynne, Lidia, Brian, Chris, Lorna, Warren, David, Mike, Louise, Lorraine, Glen, Jonathan, Lori and Terry. The city was barely visible in the smoke. In the bay were several huge cargo ships, a swimmer,…

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  October 18, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Cackling Goose, Camosun Bog, Horned Grebe, Jericho Beach, Merlin, Pacific Wren, Pelagic Cormorant, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, White-throated Sparrow, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 40B to Burnaby Lake, October 5, 2022

  Another aberrantly warm October morning dawned on Vancouver, enticing 13 birders to the ever-popular Burnaby Lake Regional Park: Brian, Louise, Gabriele, Margaretha, Glen, Jacquie, Kirsten, Lee, Margaret, Marion, Stephanie, and Thea and her guest, Catherine.  Here, a 12,000-year-old glacial lake sprawls across 770 acres of land that, together with the surrounding deciduous and fir forests,…

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  October 5, 2022

  *DNCB, Brown Creeper, Burnaby Lake, Cooper’s Hawk, Garter snake, Hooded Merganser, Piper Spit, Purple Finch, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Tree Frog, Turkey Vulture, White-throated Sparrow, Wood Duck, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-40A to Burnaby Lake, October 4, 2022

  After battling heavy traffic on another gorgeous morning, 13 DNCBers met at Burnaby Lake – David, Noreen, Lidia, Lori, Pat, Chris, Dottie, Bob, Nick, Lorna, Roger, Mike, and Terry. On Piper Spit were Wood Ducks, Mallards, Green-winged Teal, Canada Geese, American Coots and Long-billed Dowitchers.  David identified at least one Short-billed Dowitcher by studying its…

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  October 4, 2022

  *DNCB, Burnaby Lake, Douglas Squirrel, Long-billed Dowitcher, Pectoral Sandpiper, Piper Spit, Purple Finch, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Short-billed Dowitcher, White-throated Sparrow, Wilson’s Snipe, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-38A to Iona Beach Regional Park, September 20, 2022

  Six DNCBers met at Iona Beach Regional Park in Richmond – Kirsten, Anne, David, John, Lorna and Terry. The tunnel traffic was fairly good, but north of the tunnel the traffic was very slow. And then there was construction on Ferguson Road. A Cooper’s Hawk made a brief appearance by the parking lot. The tide…

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  September 20, 2022

  *DNCB, Cooper’s Hawk, Iona Beach Regional Park, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Merlin, Northern Harrier, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pied-billed Grebe, Ring-necked Duck, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-36B to Mt. Baker, Washington, September 7, 2022

  On Wednesday, Sept 7, 14 DNS members ventured across the border to our turbulent southern neighbour, risking surprise COVID tests, grumpy border guards, and distended bladders to scour the Washington wilderness for birds.  By the end of the day—after circumventing lakes, tramping through forests, and skirting precipitous mountain slopes—we had accumulated a record-breaking number of…

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  September 7, 2022

  *DNCB, American Dipper, Artist Point, Austin Pass, Cooper’s Hawk, Mt. Baker, Picture Lake, Vaux’s Swift, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Okanagan Field Trip, June 12-16, 2022

  The following report was compiled by Thea Beckman as a personal account of the DNCB’s field trip to the Okanagan. As such, a personal perspective is used in the story-telling and the determination of birding highlights, list-keeping, and identification criteria. Should you have any questions, contact Thea directly at thea.beckman@gmail.com DAY 1—Manning Park Resort & Beaver…

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  June 16, 2022

  *DNCB, *EC Manning Park, Bald Eagle, Beaver Lodge Wetlands, Bighorn sheep, Black-billed Magpie, Black-headed Grosbeak, Bobolink, Bullock’s Oriole, California Quail, Calliope Hummingbird, Cedar Waxwing, Cinnamon Teal, Clark’s Nutcracker, Cliff Swallow, Columbian Ground Squirrel, Common Nighthawk, Common Raven, Common Yellowthroat, Cooper’s Hawk, Eastern Kingbird, Gadwall, Ginty’s Pond, Golden Eagle, Gray Catbird, Great Horned Owl, Haynes Point Provincial Park, House Wren, Killdeer, Kobau Regional Park, Lazuli Bunting, Lewis’s Woodpecker, MacGillivray’s Warbler, Mahoney Lake, Marsh Wren, Merlin, Mourning Dove, Northern Harrier, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Okanagan, Okanagan River, Okanagan Wastewater Treatment Plant, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Osoyoos, Osoyoos Desert Centre, Osprey, Oxbow Trail at Road 22, Pied-billed Grebe, Red Crossbill, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Red-necked Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Redhead, Ruffed Grouse, Say’s Phoebe, Sora, Spotted Sandpiper, Townsend’s Warbler, Trumpeter Swan, Turkey Vulture, Twenty-minute Lake, Vaux’s Swift, Veery, Virginia Rail, Warbling Vireo, Western Kingbird, Western Tanager, Western Wood-Pewee, White Lake IBA, White-throated Swift, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-21B to UBC Botanical Garden, May 26, 2022

  Eight birders met at the Viewpoint on Old Marine Drive below the UBC Botanical Garden – Debbi, Lorna, Janet, Susan, Lee, Jacquie with her Italian visitor Fio from Genova, and Terry. On the river below and flying above, were Canada Geese, Gulls, noisy Caspian Terns, Eagles, Cormorants, Swallows, Crows and a Raven. In the foliage…

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  May 26, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black-headed Grosbeak, Brown Creeper, Caspian Tern, Cedar Waxwing, MacGillivray’s Warbler, Old Marine Drive, Pacific Wren, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Purple Finch, Swainson’s Thrush, Townsend’s Warbler, UBC Botanical Garden, Warbling Vireo, Western Tanager, Western Wood-Pewee, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-21A to UBC Botanical Garden, May 25, 2022

  It was rumors of Jaegers and Ospreys that lured 7 birders through peak morning traffic to the UBC look-out on Old Marine Drive.  And while such rare treasures were never found, the sheer abundance of passerine species seen and heard more than compensated.  The birders present were Margaret, Margaretha, Gabriele, Glen, Stephanie, yours truly, and…

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  May 25, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Brown Creeper, Caspian Tern, Old Marine Drive, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific Wren, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Pelagic Cormorant, Purple Finch, Swainson’s Thrush, Townsend’s Warbler, UBC Botanical Garden, Warbling Vireo, Western Tanager, Wilson’s Warbler, Wood Duck, Yellow-rumped Warbler