DELTA MARSH

A regular visitor to Delta Marsh was Clark Gable, making his first duck-hunting trip there in 1938.

 

A world-renowned attractions, Delta Marsh is one of the largest and most famous freshwater marshes in the world. Consisting of 54,000 acres, there can be found large numbers and species of birds. A total of 297 species of birds has been recorded in the marsh area. Roughly 10,000 songbirds were banded here during the summer of 1996, at the Delta Marsh Bird Observatory, one of the busiest bird banding stations in Canada. During spring and fall migrations, Delta Marsh becomes a birder’s paradise. Large numbers of warblers, sparrows, and other songbirds, as well as tundra swans join migrating geese and ducks.