Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Swainson’s Thrush

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-31 to Surrey Bend Regional Park on August 3, 2021

  12 people signed up for our outing to Surrey Bend on Tuesday August 3 – and no one signed up for Wednesday. The 12 were Chris, Jim, Pat, Janet, Marion, Lidia, David, Noreen, Kirsten, Gabriele, Margaretha and Glen. We contemplated forming 2 groups of 6, but in the end we mixed it all up as

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  August 3, 2021

  *DNCB, Belted Kingfisher, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Cedar Waxwing, Mourning Dove, Pacific Wren, Purple Finch, Red-eyed Vireo, Surrey Bend, Swainson’s Thrush, Turkey Vulture, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-29A to Joe Brown Park on July 20, 2021

  There were 9 people on Tuesday – Liz, Roger, Mike, Jim, Glen, Pat, Johnny Mac, Kirsten, Terry. We walked through Joe Brown Park and down the Surrey Delta Greenway to Colebrook Road and back. Highlights were Black-headed Grosbeaks, Willow Flycatchers, Swainson’s Thrush, Barred Owl and wildflowers. On Monday the Barred Owl was seen near the

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  July 20, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Black-headed Grosbeak, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Joe Brown Park, Marsh Wren, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Swainson’s Thrush, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson’s Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-28B to Maplewood Flats on July 14, 2021

  Seven folks met at 8:30. By then David and Noreen had already found 7 species, including  the best one of the day, with photo, an Evening Grosbeak by the still water behind the old office. Later searches did  not produce the bird again. We were Jonathan and Lorraine with grand-daughter Melia, David and Noreen, newbie

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  July 14, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Evening Grosbeak, Maplewood Flats, Osprey, Pacific Wren, Pelagic Cormorant, Purple Finch, Purple Martin, Swainson’s Thrush, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow 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

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-27B to Cypress Provincial Park on July 7, 2021

  Our group of 8 met at the High View lookout. It was cool and windy, and by the time I got there, early for a change, David and Noreen already had an impressive list of 8 or 9 species, including Band-tailed Pigeons, Warbling Vireo, Swainson’s and Hermit Thrush. We managed to increase the list to

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  July 7, 2021

  *DNCB, Band-tailed Pigeon, Brown Creeper, Cypress Mountain, Evening Grosbeak, Hermit Thrush, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Sooty Grouse, Swainson’s Thrush, Townsend’s Warbler, Warbling Vireo, Western Tanager

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-27A to Cypress Provincial Park on July 6, 2021

  Seven people went to Cypress on Tuesday – Roger M, Glen, Lidia, Brian, Louise, Kirsten, and Terry. It was a very pleasant outing and not too hot. There were lots of flowers, some interesting birds and some dragonflies. Another group is there today, so there will be another report and more photos later. Our first

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  July 6, 2021

  *DNCB, Band-tailed Pigeon, Black Bear, Black-headed Grosbeak, Cedar Waxwing, Cypress Mountain, First Lake, Hollyburn Lodge, Merlin, Pacific Wren, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Swainson’s Thrush, Townsend’s Warbler, Varied Thrush, Warbling Vireo, Western Wood-Pewee, Yew Lake

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-25A to Sturgeon Slough on June 22, 2021

  6 of us met at 8:30 am on a bright sunny morning for a new walk in the Pitt Meadows area, with hopes of seeing the Yellow-breasted Chat that has been hanging out here for awhile. I had arrived a bit earlier so that I could check out Catbird corner a few kilometres up the

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  June 22, 2021

  *DNCB, Band-tailed Pigeon, Black Bear, Black-headed Grosbeak, Common Yellowthroat, Eastern Kingbird, Gray Catbird, Kings Links GC, Lazuli Bunting, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Osprey, Purple Martin, Spotted Sandpiper, Sturgeon Slough, Swainson’s Thrush, Turkey Vulture, Willow Flycatcher, Wood Duck, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-23B to Colony Farm Regional Park on June 9, 2021

  10 of us gathered at Colony Farm at 7:30 am on a cloudy but dry morning. We were locals Jonathan and Lorraine, Warren and Lynne, Stephanie and Colin, Brian and Louise, Janet, and me. I had arrived 45 minutes earlier to check out the field to the west which had singing Willow Flycatchers, a Ring-necked

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  June 9, 2021

  *DNCB, American Bittern, Band-tailed Pigeon, Black-headed Grosbeak, Colony Farm RP, Eastern Kingbird, Lazuli Bunting, Mourning Dove, Northern Harrier, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Ring-necked Pheasant, Swainson’s Thrush, Turkey Vulture, Willow Flycatcher, Wood Duck, Yellow Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2021-23A to Colony Farm Regional Park on June 8, 2021

  In accordance with Covid restrictions limiting outdoor groups to 10 people, a small group met at Colony Farm Regional Park in Port Coquitlam on Tuesday. In the parking lot were the first of many Cedar Waxwings that we saw along the way. We started at the usual Lazuli Bunting viewing area below the labyrinth, near

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  June 8, 2021

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Band-tailed Pigeon, Cedar Waxwing, Colony Farm RP, Common Yellowthroat, Eastern Kingbird, Lazuli Bunting, Northern Harrier, Ring-necked Pheasant, Swainson’s Thrush, Willow Flycatcher, Wood Duck, Yellow-headed Blackbird

• DNCB – Sturgeon Slough June 4, 2021

  COVID response measures meant that we could have large group outings. The previous official DNCB Outing was on 10 March 2020 (2020-10 to Iona Regional Park). Here is a summary of some individual and small group outings since then (with Flickr photo links). Some people added photos to the group Flickr site. (Flickr) June 4, 2021

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  June 4, 2021

  *DNCB, Black-headed Grosbeak, Bullock’s Oriole, Cedar Waxwing, Chipping Sparrow, Eastern Kingbird, Gray Catbird, Lazuli Bunting, Sturgeon Slough, Swainson’s Thrush, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat

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