Author: <span>Rich Giannola</span>

Author: Rich Giannola

Birding at Cape Henlopen State Park: Featuring a Northern Shoveler (1/24/22)

We started birding along the south side of Gordon’s Pond Trail. The pond was partially frozen due to the cold weather we were having recently. Some of the birds we saw were American black duck, northern shoveler, northern pintail, mallard, yellow-rumped warbler, sharp-shinned hawk, belted …

Birding at DuPont Nature Center: Featuring a Ring-Billed Gull (12/22/21)

Our first stop was at the DuPont Nature Center. We saw two bald eagles (one adult and one immature), three gull species (great black-backed, ring-billed, and herring), bufflehead, northern harrier, a small flock of greater yellowlegs, dozens of dunlins, one black-bellied plover, and a few …

Birding at Delaware Seashore State Park: Featuring a Black-Crowned Night Heron (12/16/21)

A field trip with the Sussex Bird Club took us to Delaware Seashore State Park. We birded the Indian River Inlet and beach first. Many northern gannets were scene and were relatively closer to the shore than normal. There were a few female long-tailed ducks …