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ƛ̓éxətəm Regional Park  Birding Field Trip Report – April 19, 2025

ƛ̓éxətəm Regional Park  Birding Field Trip Report – April 19, 2025

Trip report by Jan Lowcock Cloudy skies and cool temperatures greeted 10 Nature Vancouver members plus 8 guests at ƛ̓éxətəm Regional Park  in Coquitlam on Saturday April 19. A flock of close to 200 Cackling Geese flew over as we prepared to leave the parking lot.  Near the community garden we were amused by peek-a-boo glimpses of a Ring-necked Pheasant as it moved around a deer resting in the field. After the garden, we crossed the Millennium Bridge and made…

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Birding in Burnaby Foreshore Park – April 12, 2025

Birding in Burnaby Foreshore Park – April 12, 2025

Trip report by Jan Lowcock Cool, strong winds greeted 23 Nature Vancouver field trips participants who joined Neill and Jan for exploration of the Burnaby Foreshore Park. We began at the foot of Byrne Road and headed west, moving away from the Fraser River, towards a pond and shelter from the breeze. The pond yielded Mallards, Northern Shovelers, Wood Ducks and Gadwall. Adjacent bushes gave us wrens, towhees, Bushtits and sparrows. Yellow-rumped Warblers, kinglets, Northern Flickers and Downy Woodpeckers were spotted at the edges…

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Jericho Beach Park Birding Field Trip – April 13, 2025

Jericho Beach Park Birding Field Trip – April 13, 2025

Trip report by Sarah-Jane McAuley Trip leaders Michelle Baudais, Harvey Dueck, and Sarah-Jane McAuley had a full house of enthusiastic birders on a beautiful spring day in Jericho Beach Park. Beginning at the beach, we were lucky to spot Horned Grebes in their striking breeding plumage, a large raft of Red-breasted Mergansers, and a few Bonaparte’s Gulls. As we continued along the beach, a few distant Red-necked Grebes appeared, and the raft of Red-Breasted Mergansers swam close to the beach,…

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Birds and Wildflowers of Horth Hill Park

Birds and Wildflowers of Horth Hill Park

Trip report by Naomi Ross With a last-minute change of leaders, trip to Horth Hill became an exploratory field trip. Thankfully, Wally was able to join us as a local guide and wildflower expert for part of the trip. Denis and Teresa were our botanists, Harvey and Michelle were our birders, and Denis was able to provide navigation when Wally wasn’t with us. On April 12, twelve participants, including four guests, met on board the ferry from Tsawwassen which more…

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Birding in Terra Nova Natural Area

Birding in Terra Nova Natural Area

Submitted by Jan Lowcock Everyone had an eye on the weather forecast as 21 Nature Vancouver members and guests joined Neill and Jan for a birding field trip to Terra Nova Park in Richmond on March 29. The parking lot was active from the start with a flyover of 4 Sandhill Cranes and observation of one immature and 2 adult bald eagles. Stiff winds over the water made for an interesting flight pattern and view of a Pileated Woodpecker. We…

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Trip Report – Birding in Stanley Park 23.03.2025 parts 1&2

Trip Report – Birding in Stanley Park 23.03.2025 parts 1&2

Stanley Park is a popular destination!  Harvey and Michelle posted their March 23 walk to enews and Meetup and the Meetup slots filled in about 1/2 an hour, so we decided to run two walks on the 23rd: one in the morning and one in the afternoon. However we had no way of predicting the atmospheric river that was forecast for Sunday.  Many attendees canceled and in the end only 10 hardy birders joined us under the heron rookery at…

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Nature Walk along Burnaby Lake and Brunette River

Nature Walk along Burnaby Lake and Brunette River

Trip Report by Bev Ramey On 16 March 2025, Kelly Sekhon led a group of nine on a lovely spring walk from Still Creek, along the North side trails of Burnaby Lake and down the Brunette River. We followed about ten kilometres of trails including the Brunette-Fraser Regional Greenway to Hume Park. We enjoyed sightings of several birds along the way and especially the close-up views of the rich assortment of birds at Piper Spit and the viewing tower where…

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Birding Field Trip: Pitt Addington Marsh March 1st

Birding Field Trip: Pitt Addington Marsh March 1st

Trip leaders Harvey Dueck and Michelle Baudais had originally planned to lead a trip to Pitt Lake in early February, but one of the attractions was the opportunity to see Trumpeter Swans. That’s not very practical if most of the lake and marsh is frozen. So we delayed and were happy to find open water and clear skies when we arrived at the Grant Narrows parking lot on the morning of Saturday March 1st. The trip began with scope views…

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Birding Field Trip: Terra Nova 12 Feb 2025

Birding Field Trip: Terra Nova 12 Feb 2025

The walk at Terra Nova that was scheduled for Saturday February 8th was cancelled due to icy trail conditions, but a few of us looked ahead at the forecast and saw warmer temperatures predicted for mid-week and decided to reschedule to Wednesday for those who were available. Unfortunately it wasn’t warmer! Four brave birders joined Harvey Dueck and Michelle Baudais for a beautiful sunny morning of birding, but the paths remained icy and we had to move slowly to stay…

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Beginner Bird Walk at Queen Elizabeth Park – Jan 19th, 2025

Beginner Bird Walk at Queen Elizabeth Park – Jan 19th, 2025

Trip Report by Kelvin Yip Eleven beginner birders joined leaders Kelvin Yip and Neill Vanhinsberg for a frosty morning of birding at Queen Elizabeth Park on January 19th. Beginner tips and tricks were shared, and we were greeted with a visit from a female Anna’s Hummingbird in the parking lot.  In the rose garden we saw some Song Sparrows and Dark Eyed Juncos. Over behind the Lawn Bowling Club there were Ruby Crowned Kinglets picking around on the ground and…

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