Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-42 to Iona Beach Regional Park on October 19, 2021

  We had a beautiful morning for our DNCB trip to Iona.  Even before I got out of my car, I was enjoying the sight of a Cooper’s Hawk sitting just a few metres away.  Snow Geese were calling overhead and gathering on the shore as the tide went out and there were many Ring-billed and

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  October 19, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Caspian Tern, Common Yellowthroat, Cooper’s Hawk, Iona Beach Regional Park, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pied-billed Grebe, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-41B to Ladner Harbour Park and Boundary Bay Dyke at 104th, October 13, 2021

  A small contingent of 6 (Pat, Manli, Lidia, Gabriel, Noreen & David) started at the parking lot and walked the road to the start of the Shirley Trail checking the slough for Roger’s Pied-billed Grebe from Tuesday that had been there as we drove in.  It was hidden, but Mallards, a Great Blue Heron, and

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  October 13, 2021

  *DNCB, 104 Street, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Black-bellied Plover, Brown Creeper, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Hermit Thrush, Ladner Harbour Park, Least Sandpiper, Marbled Godwit, Marsh Wren, Pacific Golden Plover, Pacific Wren, Pectoral Sandpiper, Peregrine Falcon, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Ruff, Sanderling, Virginia Rail, Western Sandpiper, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-39B to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel on September 29, 2021

  As usual, the birding day I chose turned out to be the rainiest day in the week. More than half of the signed up group of 14 decided to stay home and most of us were late. Only Noreen and David made it to the Tsawwassen jetty to peer at birds through the early morning

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  September 29, 2021

  *DNCB, Barn Owl, Belted Kingfisher, Brown Creeper, Cooper’s Hawk, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Long-billed Dowitcher, Northern Harrier, Purple Finch, Reifel, River Otter, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Ruddy Duck, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-39A to Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway & Reifel on September 28, 2021

  The Tuesday people were lucky with the weather. Despite a wet forecast, the rain stopped before 7am. It was windy and cold when 5 of us met on the Tsawwassen ferry causeway at 7:45. But the wind had died down and the sky was clearing when 14 met at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary at 9am.

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  September 28, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Oystercatcher, Cedar Waxwing, Dunlin, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Long-billed Dowitcher, Marsh Wren, Merlin, Mute Swan, Peregrine Falcon, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Reifel, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Virginia Rail, Wood Duck, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-37C to Boundary Bay Dyke at 104 St on September 16, 2021

  Twelve people met at the dyke on Thursday. It was a lovely sunny day, but Tuesday’s birds had not returned. We did see a flock of Greater White-fronted Geese flying by and landing on the sand among the Canada Geese. Two Black-bellied Plovers landed near them. Other flocks of Black-bellied Plovers flew past. They were

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  September 16, 2021

  *DNCB, 104 Street, Black-bellied Plover, Greater White-fronted Goose, Northern Harrier, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-37A to Boundary Bay Dyke at 104 St on September 14, 2021

  Despite the wet forecast, 11 of the 15 registered Tuesday people met at the dyke at 11am.The rain was light and the tide was still out quite far. Close to shore there were a few Black-bellied Plovers, Western Sandpipers, Killdeer, Dowitchers, Great Blue Herons, American Pipits, and gulls. A few of the plovers were still

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  September 14, 2021

  *DNCB, 104 Street, American Pipit, Black-bellied Plover, Long-billed Dowitcher, Merlin, Peregrine Falcon, Western Sandpiper, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-36 to DeBoville Slough on September 7, 2021

  The weather forecast called for possible showers and we did encounter some drizzle as we departed Tsawwassen about 07:30, however, 7 intrepid birders turned up for our walk along the North side of the slough.  Marion was early, and the rest of us a bit late as the traffic was slow in spots. The group

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  September 7, 2021

  *DNCB, Belted Kingfisher, Black Bear, Brown Creeper, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, DeBoville Slough, Gray Catbird, Green Frog, Northern Harrier, Orange-crowned Warbler, Osprey, Purple Finch, Red-tailed Hawk, Turkey Vulture, White-faced Meadowhawk, Willow Flycatcher, Wood Duck, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-35B to Alaksen on September 1, 2021

  Noreen and I started at the Ferry Causeway about 07:45, and although we did not see the Brown Pelicans, we saw 12 species including the noisy Black Oystercatchers and Caspian Terns.  About 08:45 we headed to Alaksen to meet up with the rest. A group of 10 intrepid birders (**see below) gathered at the Alaksen

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  September 1, 2021

  *DNCB, Alaksen NWA, Belted Kingfisher, Bewick’s Wren, Black Oystercatcher, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Caspian Tern, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Hutton’s Vireo, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pectoral Sandpiper, Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway, Warbling Vireo, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-34A to Iona Regional Park on August 24, 2021

  13 people met at 8am, and we walked to the beach. There was a group of shorebirds that we had trouble identifying. Photos showed them to be Baird’s Sandpipers. Caspian Terns were noisily fighting over a small fish. Birds seen on the walk to the gate to the inner ponds included American Goldfinches, Red-winged Blackbirds,

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  August 24, 2021

  *DNCB, Baird’s Sandpiper, Cedar Waxwing, Cooper’s Hawk, Iona Beach Regional Park, Least Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, Pectoral Sandpiper, Red-necked Phalarope, Western Sandpiper, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-28A to Maplewood Flats on July 13, 2021

  10 of us met at Maplewood Flats on Tuesday morning (Roger M, Chris, Glen, Anne, Lidia, Pat, Janet, Marylile, Mike, Terry.)Unfortunately to discourage bears there are no longer any bird feeders.Highlights included Evening Grosbeak and Purple Martins.Photos are on flickr This is Anne Murray’s ebird list – 25 species. Rufous Hummingbird 2 Glaucous-winged Gull 6

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  July 13, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Cedar Waxwing, Evening Grosbeak, Maplewood Flats, Osprey, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Purple Martin, Red-eyed Vireo, Swainson’s Thrush, Warbling Vireo, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler