Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Vaux’s Swift

• Delta Naturalists Outing to Cypress Provincial Park, July 1, 2025

  PHOTO: Townsend’s Warbler by Susan Gemeinhardt…. 10 DNCBers met at the High View Lookout on Cypress Mountain – Dorothy, Lidia, Susan, Lindly, Caude, Terry, Christine, Bruce, Nicki, Freddie. Traffic was very light in both directions on the Canada Day holiday. There was a great view down to the city. We often have nice bird sightings

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  July 1, 2025

  *DNCB, Band-tailed Pigeon, Cypress Mountain, First Lake, Hollyburn Lodge, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Orange-crowned Warbler, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Townsend’s Warbler, Vaux’s Swift, Warbling Vireo, White-winged Crossbill, Yew Lake Trail

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Sturgeon Slough, June 12, 2024

  PHOTO: Yellow-breasted Chat by Terry Carr…. 13 indomitable Casual Birders gathered at Rannie Road in the Pitt Valley at 8:50am for our walk to Sturgeon Slough. It was cloudy, but the rain held off. Rannie Road intersects with Ladner Road just south of here, so our local-area Ladner family must have had relatives that built

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  June 12, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black-headed Grosbeak, Bullock’s Oriole, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Eastern Kingbird, Lazuli Bunting, Osprey, Pitt Lake, Pitt-Addington Marsh WMA, Red-tailed Hawk, Sturgeon Slough, Swainson’s Thrush, Turkey Vulture, Vaux’s Swift, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Trip to Princeton, BC, May 13 to 17, 2023

  PHOTOS ARE ON Flickr DAY ONE – Manning Park, Swan Lake, and Separation and Martin Lakes DAY TWO – China Ridge Trail and Ferguson Pond DAY THREE – Chain, Link, and Osprey Lakes and Ferguson Pond DAY FOUR – Swan Lake, Separation Lakes POSTSCRIPT – DAY 5 – August Lake, Cormack Marsh and Manning Park

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  May 13, 2023

  *DNCB, *EC Manning Park, 20 Minute Lake, American Kestrel, American Pipit, August Lake, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Beaver Lodge Wetlands, Black-billed Magpie, Blue-winged Teal, Bullock’s Oriole, Calliope Hummingbird, Canada Jay, Cassin’s Vireo, Chain Lake, China Ridge Trail, Chipping Sparrow, Cinnamon Teal, Clark’s Nutcracker, Cliff Swallow, Common Yellowthroat, Cooper’s Hawk, Cormack Marsh, Dusky Flycatcher, Evening Grosbeak, Ferguson Pond, Hairy Woodpecker, House Wren, Killdeer, Lark Sparrow, Lewis’s Woodpecker, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Link Lake, Marsh Wren, Martin Lake, Merlin, Mountain Bluebird, Mountain Chickadee, Mourning Dove, Nashville Warbler, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Okanagan, Orange-crowned Warbler, Osprey, Osprey Lake, Pied-billed Grebe, Pileated Woodpecker, Princeton, Pygmy Nutcracker, Red Crossbill, Red-naped Sapsucker, Red-necked Phalarope, Red-tailed Hawk, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Ruddy Duck, Ruffed Grouse, Sandhill Crane, Say’s Phoebe, Separation Lake, Sora, Spotted Sandpiper, Swan Lake, Townsend’s Solitaire, Turkey Vulture, Vaux’s Swift, Vesper Sparrow, Virginia Rail, Warbling Vireo, Western Bluebird, Western Kingbird, Western Meadowlark, Western Tanager, Williamson’s Sapsucker, Wilson’s Phalarope, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow-headed Blackbird, 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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  Delta Naturalists Society

  September 7, 2022

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

• DNCB Outing No. 2022-25B to Sturgeon Slough in Pitt Meadows, June 22, 2022

  On a morning with threatening skies, 13 DNCBers ventured forth in the wilds north of Pitt Meadows in search of 2 target birds: the Yellow-breasted Chat and the Lazuli Bunting – both seen before, and known to frequent Sturgeon Slough.  The 13 were Terry, Brian and Louise, Mike, Lorna, Gabriele, Lidia, Jonathan, Roger, Richard, Margaretha,

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  June 22, 2022

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black-headed Grosbeak, Bullock’s Oriole, Cedar Waxwing, Chipping Sparrow, Cliff Swallow, Common Yellowthroat, Eastern Kingbird, Lazuli Bunting, Osprey, Sturgeon Slough, Turkey Vulture, Vaux’s Swift, Willow Flycatcher, Wood Duck, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat

• 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. 2019-25 to Pitt Lake Wildlife Management Area

  Twenty-three DNCBers enjoyed a long but fruitful day at the Pitt-Addington Marsh Wildlife Management Area in Coquitlam on Wednesday.  A very long walk, some interesting sightings in a magnificent setting, and a delicious lunch; check out the photo evidence on our Flickr site at DNCB Flickr site. Eleven of us left Petra’s in three vehicles

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  June 19, 2019

  *DNCB, American Redstart, Bald Eagle, Band-tailed Pigeon, Bullock’s Oriole, Cedar Waxwing, Cliff Swallow, Eastern Kingbird, Grant Narrows, Gray Catbird, Osprey, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Pitt Lake, Red-eyed Vireo, Turkey Vulture, Vaux’s Swift, Warbling Vireo, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2019-23 to Colony Farm Regional Park

  Note:  Delta Nat Roger Meyer wrote most of this superb report! With a partially overcast day and rain showers predicted the undaunted DNCB birders set out in three vehicles from Petras and arrived at Colony Farm Regional Park (CFRP) far before the 8:30 meeting time.  There we met up with the rest of the group

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  June 5, 2019

  *DNCB, American Bittern, Bald Eagle, Band-tailed Pigeon, Cedar Waxwing, Colony Farm RP, Eastern Kingbird, House Wren, Lazuli Bunting, Muskrat, Northern Harrier, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Red-tailed Hawk, Ring-necked Pheasant, Spotted Sandpiper, Vaux’s Swift, Willow Flycatcher

• DNCB Outing No. 2018-36 to Mt. Baker, Washington

  Fourteen DNCBers enjoyed spectacular scenery on a beautiful Wednesday on our annual all-day outing to Mt. Baker in Washington State.  And we saw some gorgeous wildflowers and a few neat birds as well.  Check out the photo evidence on our DNCB Flickr site. Some left Petra’s at 7:00 am and we car-pooled nicely from the

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  September 5, 2018

  *DNCB, American Dipper, American Pipit, Artist Point, Gray Jay, Mt. Baker, Townsend’s Warbler, Vaux’s Swift, Yellow-rumped Warbler

• DNCB Outing No. 2018-26 to Campbell Valley Park

  At least twenty-six DNCBers participated for some time (me for only the Photo op) on our Wednesday outing to Campbell Valley Park (CVP).  Check out the many beaut photos on our DNCB Flickr site. Several folk car-pooled from Petra’s at 7:30 am, and I arrived at CVP at the same time, about 8:15 am.  David

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  June 27, 2018

  *DNCB, Campbell Valley RP, Cassin’s Vireo, Cedar Waxwing, Douglas Squirrel, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Swainson’s Thrush, Townsend’s Chipmunk, Vaux’s Swift, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler