Delta Naturalists Society

Category: Pileated Woodpecker

• Delta Naturalists Outing to Stanley Park, December 9, 2025

  PHOTO: Surf Scoters by Terry Carr….. Eight Delta Nats met at Second Beach in Stanley Park on a gorgeous morning – Colin, Connie, Christine, Terry, Richard, Margaret, Lidia and Lindley. We definitely picked the best day despite the confusing, changing weather forecasts. In front of the freighters in English Bay was a huge flock of

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  December 9, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Beaver Lake, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Lost Lagoon, Pelagic Cormorant, Pileated Woodpecker, Stanley Park, Wood Duck

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to White Rock Pier & Blackie Spit, November 18, 2025

  PHOTO: Long-tailed Duck by Christine Gaio….. 16 Delta Nats met on White Rock Pier – Claude, Jim, Jacquie, Lee, Freddie, Connie, Teresa, Lorna, Mike, Dottie, Dorothy, Bob, Lidia, Christine, Susan, Terry. We had hoped to see the feeding frenzy that had been going on for several days. Birds, Seals and Sea Lions have been feeding

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  November 18, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black-bellied Plover, Bonaparte’s Gull, Dunlin, Eurasian Wigeon, Harbour Seal, Horned Grebe, Long-billed Dowitcher, Long-tailed Duck, Pacific Loon, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-breasted Merganser, Ring-necked Pheasant, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Steller Sea Lion, White Rock Pier

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Aldergrove Regional Park, August 19, 2025

  PHOTO: Northern Flicker by Terry Carr….. 10 Delta Nats met at the 8th Avenue entrance to Aldergrove Regional Park in Langley – Terry, Lee, Lidia, Bob, Dorothy, Connie, Vicky, Christine, Lorna, Dottie. This huge 280 hectare Metro Vancouver Park used to be the site of man-made Aldergrove Lake which was a popular local swimming hole.

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  August 19, 2025

  *DNCB, Aldergrove Regional Park, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Cedar Waxwing, Evening Grosbeak, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pileated Woodpecker, Purple Finch, Swainson’s Thrush, Townsend’s Vole, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher

• Delta Naturalists Outing to Campbell Valley Regional Park, August 13, 2025

  PHOTO: Brown Creeper by David Hoar….. About 8:10 Margaretha, Noreen and I headed east from the parking lot to the bridge and en route saw Song Sparrows and Dark-eyed Juncos.  As we arrived at the bridge a Belted Kingfisher departed southwards and we later got a look at this noisy bird as we scanned for

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  August 13, 2025

  *DNCB, American Bullfrog, Belted Kingfisher, Black-headed Grosbeak, Brown Creeper, Campbell Valley RP, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Pileated Woodpecker, Purple Finch, Red-tailed Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Swainson’s Thrush, Western Flycatcher, Western Wood-Pewee, Yellow Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Joe Brown Park, June 11, 2025

  PHOTO: Common Whitetail Dragonfly by Freddie Whiting….Just five Delta Nats showed up for this week’s Wednesday outing: David, Colin and Stephanie, Freddie and Claude. According to Merlin, the walk from the car parking area should have resulted in about a dozen species, but a single Hutton’s Vireo was the only bird actually seen by any

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  June 11, 2025

  Black-headed Grosbeak, Cedar Waxwing, Joe Brown Park, Pileated Woodpecker, Western Tanager, Willow Flycatcher

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• Delta Naturalists Birding Trip to 100 Mile House, June 23-27, 2024

  PHOTO: American Coots by Terry Carr…. REPORT BY THEA BECKMAN: Sunday, June 23 – Travel to 108 Golf Resort  Located in the central interior of British Columbia, the Cariboo is an intermontane region sandwiched between the Cariboo Mountains to the east and the Coast Mountains to the west with the Fraser River plateau in between.

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  June 27, 2024

  *100 Mile House, *DNCB, *DNS, *Williams Lake, 108 Golf Resort, 108 Mile Heritage Site, 150 Mile House, Alder Flycatcher, American Avocet, American Dipper, American Kestrel, American Redstart, Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Belted Kingfisher, Black-billed Magpie, Blue-winged Teal, Bobolink, Bullock’s Oriole, Calliope Hummingbird, Canvasback, Cedar Waxwing, Centennial Park, Chipping Sparrow, Cinnamon Teal, Clay-coloured Sparrow, Cliff Swallow, Common Yellowthroat, Dusky Flycatcher, Eared Grebe, Eastern Kingbird, Elliot Lake, Evening Grosbeak, Gadwall, Graham Lake, Gray Catbird, Hermit Thrush, Horse Lake, Killdeer, Lazuli Bunting, Least Flycatcher, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Long-billed Curlew, Marsh Wren, Merlin, Mission Road, Mountain Bluebird, Mountain Chickadee, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Northern Waterthrush, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Orange-crowned Warbler, Osprey, Pileated Woodpecker, Purple Finch, Red-naped Sapsucker, Red-necked Grebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Sandhill Crane, Say’s Phoebe, Scout Island Nature Centre, Scout Lake, Sepa Lake, Solitary Sandpiper, Sora, Spotted Sandpiper, Townsend’s Solitaire, Turkey Vulture, Veery, Vesper Sparrow, Virginia Rail, Walker Valley, Warbling Vireo, Watson Lake, Western Flycatcher, Western Kingbird, Western Meadowlark, Western Wood-Pewee, White Pelican, Williams Lake First Nation reserve, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson’s Snipe, Wood Duck, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Jackman Wetlands, June 19, 2024

  PHOTO: Yellow Warbler by Glen Bodie…. It only takes 2 to make a DNCB group outing – Susan G and Glen. We met at Jackman Wetlands on perhaps the first real warm and sunny summer day this year to see what we could see. Even though there were only 2 pairs of eyeballs at work

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  June 19, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bewick’s Wren, Black-headed Grosbeak, Brown Creeper, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Jackman Wetlands, Killdeer, Pied-billed Grebe, Pileated Woodpecker, Swainson’s Thrush, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler

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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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  Delta Naturalists Society

  April 20, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bald Eagle, Bewick’s Wren, Brown Creeper, Hermit Thrush, Joe Brown Park, Orange-crowned Warbler, Pacific Wren, Pileated Woodpecker, Purple Finch, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Varied Thrush, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Campbell Valley Regional Park, March 16, 2024

  PHOTO: Ring-necked Ducks by Grant Edwards….. Eleven Delta Nats assembled at the north entrance to Campbell Valley Regional Park on a lovely warm spring day!! A squadron of Canada Geese did a fly over to kick off our walk (a new tradition?) Although a little chilly in the morning (signs of frost on some vegetation),

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  March 16, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Campbell Valley RP, Mourning Dove, Pileated Woodpecker

• Delta Naturalists Outing to Burnaby Lake, March 6, 2024

  PHOTO: Long-billed Dowitchers by Glen Bodie…… It didn’t matter that some snow was falling in Tsawwassen … we were going to Burnaby! It looked cold but actually felt warmer than the thermometer said, and the sun came in and out all morning. Lorna, Lindly, Brian and Glen did our normal route, and we were lucky

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  March 6, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Bald Eagle, Burnaby Lake, Douglas Squirrel, Long-billed Dowitcher, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-tailed Hawk, Ruddy Duck

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