We birded in six areas of the refuge today. We only identified three species in the area around the Visitor’s Center—Canada goose, house sparrow, and Carolina wren. Raymond Pool and Shearness Pool were filled with water again. Birds we saw in Raymond Pool included ruddy …
I went on a bird trip with the Sussex Bird Club to Bombay Hook NWR. The group consisted of about 20 people. We drove together caravan-style to five areas of the refuge. The following describes the birds that I identified (some people saw some birds …
We birded along Big Stone Beach Road in the Milford Neck Wildlife Area for our first stop in the morning. We birded both sides of the road and the highlight in the marsh on the south side was four king rails. Two were adults and …
The water levels were very low in most of the pools and the flies were relentless. Nonetheless, we pursued and visited five areas of the refuge. We only identified three birds at the Visitor’s Center: purple martin, house sparrow, and blue jay. Birds that we …
The refuge was very busy as we identified 65 species throughout the day. There were so many eagles, most of them immature, that we stopped counting them after seeing more than ten in each area. Highlights from the Visitor’s Center included purple martin, American goldfinch, …
We birded in several areas of the refuge today and identified 40 species. Birds we identified from the Visitor’s Center included killdeer, house finch, American robin, and a flock of snow geese. The Raymond Pool Trail and Observation Tower was very good. Among the 23 …
We covered four areas of the refuge today. In the short time at the Visitor’s Center, we identified house sparrow, Canada goose, turkey vulture, and red-bellied woodpecker. We stopped at Raymond Pool next. Some of the birds seen here included American avocet, tundra swan, green-winged …
We birded five areas of the refuge today. The highlight at the Visitor’s Center was two immature bald eagles flying together overhead. We might have missed them had they not shrieked as they flew over. We identified 21 species in Raymond Pool including American avocet, …
Our visit to Bombay Hook NWR started at Shearness Pool. We found the four roseate spoonbills near the parking pullout. We also saw about 15 common gallinules, most of them chicks. Other birds we saw in the pool included pied-billed grebe, bobolink, mute swan, northern …
The highlight of the day was watching four roseate spoonbills in Shearness Pool. They were just to the right of the pullover parking lot and perhaps 50 yards into the pool. Other birds seen in this pool included mute swan (2), wood duck, palm warbler, …
