Nature Notes

The following are links to recent articles posted in the Delta Optimist, and/or the Delta Optimist Online, by members of DNS, or Partner Organizations:

https://www.delta-optimist.com/in-the-community/nature-notes-the-winter-courtship-of-hooded-mergansers-6406027

Nature Notes 2023

Optimist Online	DNS or Partner	Author	Topic
Jan 25	Reifel Bird Sanctuary	Kathleen Fry	The winter courtship of Hooded Mergansers

Nature Notes 2022

Optimist Online	DNS or Partner	Author	Topic
Dec 14	DNS	Elizabeth Perrin	Helping Hummingbirds in winter
Nov 30	Ducks Unlimited Canada	Eric Balke	Restoring Fraser River estuary marsh habitat
Oct 30		Sandor Gyarmati	Delta’s bats of Burvilla
Oct 28		CBC News	B.C. permanently bans use of rat poison
Oct 25	Delta Farmland & Wildlife Trust	Connor Hawey/	Grassland set-asides provides much-needed habitat for Delta’s breeding birds
Sep 27	Birds Canada	James Casey	Return of wintering birds
Aug 23	DNS	Terry Carr	Why Do We Need Bugs?
Jul 26	FOSB	Marg Cuthbert	Invasive European Green Crab in Boundary Bay
Jul 2	DNS	Peter Ward	The Joy of Listening – Bird ID
May 28	OWL	Martina Versteeg	Avian Flu’s Impact on Owls
May 9		Sandor Gyarmati	Good news for birds of prey in Delta, province
Apr 27	Birds Canada	James Casey	City Nature Challenge across the Fraser Delta
Mar 30	DNS	Nicki Brockamp	Fascinating, misunderstood bats
Feb 21		Dani Penalize	Bursary honouring beloved South Delta birder receives over $60,000 in donations
Jan 25	DNS	Anne Murray	A fascinating look at owls

Nature Notes 2021

Optimist Online	DNS or Partner	Author	Topic
Mar 22	DNS	Valerie Fuller	Life on the Slough
Apr 8	Ducks Unlimited	Sarah Nathan	Cooperation the key to Conservation
Apr 22	Cascade Bird Box Team	Peter Ward	Helping Barn Owls in Our Area
Apr 17	DNS	Elizabeth Perrin	Letter: Wildlife harassment: now it’s the Garter Snakes
May 11	Delta Farmland & Wildlife Trust	Drew Bondar	Grassland Set-Asides – a practical solution
June 8	DNS	Nicki Brockamp	The Ups and Downs of Backyard Beekeeping
June 22	Boundary Bay Park Association	Kim Houghton	Regional Parks Snap & Share
July 5	DNS	Anne Murray	Exploring Delta’s Biodiversity
July 21	DNS	Anita DenDikken	The Barn Swallows of Tsawwassen
Aug 3	DNS	Pam Swanigan	Gardening for Butterflies
Aug 17	DNS	Joe Stephenson	Help Nature Come Home
Aug 31	DNS	David Hoar	A Silent Invasion
Sept 14	DNS	Nicki Brockamp	The Magic of Mushrooms
Oct 6	Cascade Bird Box Team	Peter Ward	Tree Swallow Boxes
Oct 27	Reifel Bird Sanctuary	Kathleen Fry	The Return of our wintering birds
Nov 8	DNS	Staff Reporter	New nature brochures for Delta
Nov 9	Birds Canada	James Casey	Bird Monitoring in the Fraser River Delta
Nov 24	Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust	Morgan Powell	Supporting the Pollinator’s Path
Dec 7	Reifel Bird Sanctuary	Kathleen Fry	Puddle Ducks, Pondweeds & Piracy