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Birding at Burnaby Lake – June 14, 2025

Birding at Burnaby Lake – June 14, 2025

June can be a quiet time for lower mainland birding, but 14 birders were rewarded withsongs or sightings of 39 species along the South Shore Trail at Burnaby Lake Park. Led by Istvan, we began in the parking lot by the Burnaby Rowing Club, checked outthe lake and dock area, then followed the trail out and back from there. Barn and Treeswallows gave us aerial displays and perched for easier ID of adults and juveniles.Trailside, a Swainson’s Thrush and Willow…

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Iona Regional Park Birding

Iona Regional Park Birding

Nature Vancouver held a birding field trip at Iona Regional Park on Thursday October 21, 2022, led by Jan Lowcock, Harvey Dueck and Michele Baudais.    A group of experienced and new birders scanned the outer ponds, wooded area, the adjacent section of the Fraser River and the mudflats at low tide.   The inner settling pond areas are now closed to the public, but the south ponds were viewed from the elevated walkway.   Eyes on the sky proved most rewarding…

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