We walked the loop around the lake one time. Birds we identified included bald eagle, mallard, double-crested cormorant, green-winged teal, northern shoveler, American coot, Canada goose, belted kingfisher, and northern flicker. MY PHOTOS: bald eagle, mallard, double-crested cormorant
We went to two adjacent areas of the park near the Arkansas River. The first area we walked to was the Redtail Picnic Area. Some of the birds we identified here were double-crested cormorant, mallard, Canada goose, belted kingfisher, and Say’s phoebe. The second area …
We went to two areas of the park. In the Osprey Picnic Area, we identified osprey, Canada goose, mallard, blue jay, double-crested cormorant, hairy woodpecker, western wood-pewee, ring-billed gull, northern flicker, and American kestrel. At the South Shore Marina, we saw great blue heron, double-crested …
First, we went south around the lake to the marina and south boar ramp areas. Next, we went around the lake back to the north to the north boat ramp and am areas. Some of the birds we identified were yellow-headed blackbird, common merganser, great …
It rained all morning, so we were forced to bird from the car. Along the entrance road on the fences to the right, we saw western meadowlark, black-billed magpie, and American kestrel. We drove around Wildlife Drive and added European starling, double-crested cormorant, mourning dove, …
We walked around the trail twice this morning. There was a lot of bird activity but it was sometimes difficult to follow and identify the birds either because they were high in the trees, hidden by leaves, or moved around too fast. Some of the …
We started out along Beach Road but we didn’t spend a lot of time there. We identified only snowy egret, greater yellowlegs, great egret, and double-crested cormorant. Next, we walked along Woodland Trail up to the pony observation deck. Some of the birds we identified …
It was a cloudy, breezy day with occasional drizzle and light rain. These were not the best conditions for birding and photography, but we did well, all things considered. We covered four areas of the refuge. Some of the birds we saw along Beach Road …
We went on an open-to-the-public First Saturday morning birdwalk led by members of the Sussex Bird Club. We took two trails starting with the Boardwalk Trail. Birds we saw along this trail included bald eagle, osprey, belted kingfisher, semipalmated plover, lesser yellowlegs, greater yellowlegs, white-eyed …
We took several trails throughout the Nature Center. Most of these trails were wooded. A good place where we saw a variety of birds was at the Bird Blind. Some of the birds we identified were white-breasted nuthatch, downy woodpecker, northern cardinal, red-bellied woodpecker, chestnut-sided …
