Delta Naturalists Society

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Brunswick Point, April 5, 2025

  PHOTO: Marsh Wren by Pat Smart…. 12 Delta Naturalists gathered at the Brunswick Point parking lot on what turned out to be a fine spring Saturday morning. They were Thea (group leader), Nadine, Nicki, Bruce, Janet, Estelle, Freddie, Doug, Liz, Alan, and Shannon. Pat later joined us on the dyke. We immediately set to work

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  April 5, 2025

  *DNCB, American Kestrel, Bald Eagle, Black-bellied Plover, Brunswick Point, Common Raven, Dunlin, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Killdeer, Lesser Snow Goose, Marsh Wren, Mute Swan, Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Short-eared Owl, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Serpentine Fen, January 14, 2025

  PHOTO:Common Merganser by Grant Edwards……. 13 DNCBers met at Surrey’s Serpentine Fen on a lovely morning. There was no sign of the usual Kingfisher at the bridge by the parking lot. In the trees across the bridge were House Finches and Eurasian Collared-Doves. A Flicker and another flock of birds landed high up in those

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  January 14, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Cackling Goose, Evening Grosbeak, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Merganser, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Northern Harrier, Orange-crowned Warbler, Purple Finch, Red-tailed Hawk, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Serpentine Fen

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Reifel Bird Sanctuary, January 12, 2025

  PHOTO: Northern Shovelers by Brian Avent…. Nineteen Delta Naturalists showed up for our first weekend outing of the year, which rewarded our decision to pry ourselves from our beds on a rainy Sunday morning with a total of 47 species—including two owls—and sunshine for most of our meander around the sanctuary! As usual, we began

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  January 12, 2025

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Cooper’s Hawk, Gadwall, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Great Horned Owl, Hooded Merganser, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Pied-billed Grebe, Purple Finch, Ring-necked Duck, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Ruddy Duck, Sandhill Crane, Trumpeter Swan, Wood Duck

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Blaine, November 26, 2024

  PHOTO: Curlew, Oystercatchers, Whimbrels & Godwits by Bob Winston….. Seven DNCBers met at Blaine Marina – Christine, Lidia, Dottie, Bob, Jacquie, Connie and Terry. Vicky M met us at Semiahmoo Spit bringing our number to 8. There was no wait at the border crossing. It was a cold but dry morning. Our first stop was

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  November 26, 2024

  *DNCB, Ancient Murrelet, Belted Kingfisher, Bonaparte’s Gull, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Long-billed Curlew, Long-tailed Duck, Marbled Godwit, Snow Bunting

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to White Rock, Elgin Park & Blackie Spit, November 12, 2024

  PHOTO: Evening Grosbeak by Grant Edwards….. 17 DNCBers met on the White Rock Pier on a cold, cloudy morning. Close to shore were Mallards, American Wigeon and Northern Pintail. Farther out were large flocks of Surf and White-winged Scoters. They were diving for clams and mussels which they swallow whole. Shells are crushed and digested

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  November 12, 2024

  *DNCB, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black Scoter, Black-bellied Plover, Blackie Spit, Bonaparte’s Gull, Cooper’s Hawk, Dunlin, Elgin Heritage Park, Eurasian Wigeon, Evening Grosbeak, Horned Grebe, Marbled Godwit, Pelagic Cormorant, Pied-billed Grebe, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-necked Grebe, Red-throated Loon, Redhead, Western Sandpiper, White Rock Pier, Willet

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• Delta Naturalists Outing to Centennial Beach, September 24, 2024

  PHOTO: Brewer’s Blackbird by Terry Carr….. 12 Delta Nats met at Centennial Beach in Tsawwassen on a lovely fall morning. Around the parking lot were White-crowned Sparrows, Towhees, Starlings and Crows, but the Eagles have not yet returned. In the pond were Mallards and two Northern Shovelers. Large flocks of Canada Geese and Cackling Geese

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  September 24, 2024

  *DNCB, *DNS, Boundary Bay, Cackling Goose, Cedar Waxwing, Centennial Park, Killdeer, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Northern Harrier, Purple Finch, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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• Delta Naturalists Fieldtrip to Stanley Park: Sea Birds & Sea Lions, on Dec 20, 2023

  PHOTO: Barrow’s Goldeneye by Terry Carr…….. The sun may have been firmly behind the clouds but the weather was truly fine—mild and not a breath of wind—for a Wednesday outing to Stanley Park. Eight Delta Nats Thea, Terry, Nicki, Christine, Colin, Stephanie, Pat, and Manli met on the seawall below the Second Beach pool, where a

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  Delta Naturalists Society

  December 20, 2023

  *DNS, *Vancouver, Bald Eagle, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Beaver Lake, Brown Creeper, California Sea Lion, Cooper’s Hawk, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Hooded Merganser, Horned Grebe, Lost Lagoon, Mew Gull, Pacific Wren, Pelagic Cormorant, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Ruddy Duck, Second Beach, Short-billed Gull, Stanley Park, Wood Duck

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