Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Varied Thrush

• DNCB Outing No. 2023-10A to Burnaby Lake, March 7, 2023

  Twelve birders met at Burnaby Lake – Jacquie, Margaret, Bob, Dottie, Deems, Grant, Lorna, Lidia, Herb, Terry, Mike and Roger. Although we passed through showers on the drive, there was no rain in the park. In fact the sun came out as we walked the trails. Near the Nature House were Black-capped Chickadees, Song Sparrows,

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  March 7, 2023

  *DNCB, Belted Kingfisher, Burnaby Lake, Douglas Squirrel, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Merganser, Pacific Wren, Purple Finch, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Varied Thrush, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-45B to Ladner Harbour Park & South Arm Marshes, November 9, 2022

  On a crisp and clear morning 12 of us gathered at Ladner Harbour Park in front of the caretaker’s house and watched the busy birds enjoying the full feeders.  Many smaller regulars plus Northern Flickers and Downy Woodpeckers flitted between the front and back feeders.  It was nice to see that the feeders are being

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  November 9, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, California Scrub-Jay, Ladner Harbour Park, Ladner S.Arm Marsh, Marsh Wren, Northern Shrike, Ring-necked Duck, Varied Thrush

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-45A to Ladner Harbour Park, November 8, 2022

  Six DNCBers met at Ladner Harbour Park on a cold sunny morning – Glen, Dirk, John, Bryan DeB, Lorna and Terry.  A light dusting of snow overnight covered the branches with snow.  This made for a very scenic walk. Bird feeders at the caretaker’s house had attracted Anna’s Hummingbirds, Black-capped Chickadees and Downy Woodpeckers.  The

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  November 8, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Brown Creeper, Cooper’s Hawk, Ladner Harbour Park, Marsh Wren, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Trumpeter Swan, Varied Thrush, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-18B to Joe Brown Park, May 4, 2022

  The seasonal weather continued its epic sulk over much of the Fraser River Delta as nine birders arrived at the lushly-forested Joe Brown Park in Surrey.  They were Marion, Gabriele, Rosemary (mother dearest), Margaretha, Mike—who had brought along Sean (a birding enthusiast) who had only just arrived from the UK—and, finally, Colin and Stephanie, who

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  May 4, 2022

  *DNCB, Barred Owl, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Brown Creeper, Cooper’s Hawk, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hairy Woodpecker, Joe Brown Park, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific Wren, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Pileated Woodpecker, Purple Finch, Varied Thrush, Western Tanager, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-17B to Queen Elizabeth Park, April 27, 2022

  11 Birders met at Queen Elizabeth Park on a chilly but sunny spring morning, eager to explore the season’s first offerings of warblers and other spring and summer visitors.  Glen, Brian, Louise, Gabriele, Marion, Rosemary, and yours truly met in the rose gardens, where White-crowned Sparrows, Golden-crowned Sparrows, and Dark-eyed Juncos stalked the lawns and flitted in

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  April 27, 2022

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Cackling Goose, Chipping Sparrow, Cooper’s Hawk, Greater White-fronted Goose, Hammond’s Flycatcher, Hermit Thrush, Hutton’s Vireo, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific Wren, Queen Elizabeth Park, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Townsend’s Solitaire, Varied Thrush, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-13B to Deas Island Regional Park, March 30, 2022

  Deas is one of my regular monthly birding spots, so I was excited to see what seasonal changes had occurred since my last visit on March 6.  I arrived early at 7:45am and checked out the area near the rowing club.  A very loud Bewick’s Wren sang its way to the top of a bush,

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  March 30, 2022

  *DNCB, Bewick’s Wren, Brown Creeper, Deas Island Regional Park, Marsh Wren, Purple Finch, Varied Thrush, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-13A to Deas Island Regional Park, March 29, 2022

  The day threatened fog and mixed clouds, but by mid morning it was sunny and warm enough that people were unzipping layers. The group of 12, then 13, then 14 started from the Bat House (Burr Villa) and inspected the river from the observation deck around the tower. We failed to find the very purple

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  March 29, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Brown Creeper, Deas Island Regional Park, Garter snake, Marsh Wren, Pacific Wren, Red-tailed Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Varied Thrush, Wood Duck, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-11A to Terra Nova Regional Park, March 15, 2022

  It had been “a dark and stormy night”, but the rain stopped by 8:00 AM when 11 enthusiastic birders gathered at the west parking lot of Terra Nova Park.  This was the first outing since Daylight Saving Time, and there was a lot of grumbling about how it was really 7:00 AM.  Participants were Roger,

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  March 15, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Northern Harrier, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Terra Nova, Trumpeter Swan, Varied Thrush, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-8B to Burnaby Lake, February 23, 2022

  It was a crisp, -3˚C, sunny, beautiful morning when we met up at 9am to start our walk.  North Van’s Richard had been there awhile, and informed us that the Mandarin Duck and Eurasian Green-winged Teal were at Piper Spit as well as many other species.  It was a swift visit for Richard as he

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  February 23, 2022

  *DNCB, Belted Kingfisher, Burnaby Lake, Douglas Squirrel, Eurasian Teal, Herring Gull, Long-billed Dowitcher, Mandarin Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Varied Thrush, Wood Duck

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-8A to Burnaby Lake, February 22, 2022

  Thirteen DNCBers met by the Piper Spit Nature House at Burnaby Lake Regional Park on a very cold, clear morning – Pat, Glen, Lidia, Margaret, Bob, Dottie, Jacquie, Lee, Lindly, Roger, Mike, Lorna and Terry. This was a new destination for several of the participants.  We were pleased that Istvan, a local birder who was

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  February 22, 2022

  *DNCB, Brown Creeper, Burnaby Lake, Douglas Squirrel, Eurasian Teal, Long-billed Dowitcher, Mandarin Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Duck, Varied Thrush, Wood Duck