Category: Varied Thrush
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Delta Naturalists Outing to Ladner Harbour Park, October 28, 2025
PHOTO…..Song Sparrow by Terry Carr….. 10 Delta Nats met at Ladner Harbour Park – Freddie, Bob, Connie, Lee, Dorothy, Lorna, Lindly, Dottie, Roger and Terry. Black-capped Chickadees and a pair of Downy Woodpeckers were feasting on the feeders by the caretakers house, and an Anna’s Hummingbird was at the hummingbird feeder. We headed along Shirley’s

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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 Reifel Bird Sanctuary, October 4, 2025
PHOTO: Yellowlegs, Dowitchers, Shovelers by Brian Avent….. Fourteen Delta Naturalists gathered bright and early at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary on Saturday, October 4th, eager to see what autumn migration had in store. Among our party was a special guest from Salmon Arm, a former DNS member who had made the long trip down to revisit

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Brunswick Point, March 25, 2025
PHOTO: Yellow-rumped Warbler by Terry Carr Five Delta Nats met at the Brunswick Point parking lot in Ladner – Terry, Lidia, Grant, Dorothy and Pat. It was overcast to begin with but it soon cleared and became very warm. Scanning the river from the dyke above the parking lot, yielded a Great Blue Heron, a

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Deas Island Regional Park, March 12, 2025
PHOTO: 13 Bald Eagles by Glen Bodie…. After checking with each other on Tuesday evening to make sure we were all reading the same weather forecast, Anne, Colin, Stephanie and Glen met at Deas Island. There were Bufflehead, Scaup and Mallards in front of the Rowing Club and we could hear Varied Thrush from deep

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Terra Nova & Garden City Lands, November 19, 2024
PHOTO: Glossy/White-faced Ibis by Christine Gaio….. Nine DNCBers met at Richmond’s Terra Nova Park on a very cold, but dry, morning. There was fresh snow on the north shore mountains. In the river were Wigeon, Gulls and Cormorants. A Heron and a Harrier flew over. We heard, but did not see, a Bald Eagle. It

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Joe Brown Park, May 8, 2024
PHOTO: Common Yellowthroat by Brian Avent Nine of us gathered at the parking below the circle and headed into the park just after 08:00. We had not gone far when a Shaggy Parasol caught Glen’s attention and we stopped. This allowed Colin to catch up with Glen, Lorna, Richmond Brian, Louise, Warren, Lynne, Margaretha, Noreen

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Queen Elizabeth Park, April 30, 2024
PHOTO: Queen Elizabeth Park by Terry Carr….. Six Delta Nats braved rush hour traffic to meet at Queen Elizabeth Park hoping to see some spring migrants. The six were Bill, Lorna, Deems, Terry, Jacquie, Dottie. We headed for the warbler trees but we did not see any warblers there. We did see Juncos and a

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Delta Naturalists Outing to Joe Brown Park, April 20, 2024
PHOTO: Varied Thrush by Grant Edwards….. Another fine spring day greeted the crew for the day as we embarked on an outing to Joe Brown Park in Surrey. I consider this park a bit of a hidden gem in the city, as it’s never that busy and you can usually have a respectable bird outing.

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Outing to Deas Island Regional Park with the Delta Naturalists, March 26, 2024
PHOTO: Common Mergansers by Terry Carr…. Nine Delta Naturalists met at Deas Island Regional Park – Margaret, Lorna, Christine, Jim, Lidia, Dottie, Bob, Lee and Terry. Once again the Tuesday group was lucky with the weather with only a few brief showers. There were great reflections in the slough, along with Common Goldeneye, Common Mergansers,

