We went through four areas of the refuge today. Birds near the Visitor’s Center included Carolina wren, belted kingfisher, Carolina chickadee, and American robin. We picked up 19 birds along the Dike Trail including eastern bluebird, red-bellied woodpecker, great egret, American black duck (flock of …
At the Visitor’s Center, we only identified gray catbird, Carolina wren, northern cardinal, and Canada goose. The Dike Trail was much more active with 31 species counted there. Some of the birds we identified along this trail included green heron, great blue heron, laughing gull, …
We started from the Visitor’s Center area but didn’t see very much there. Mourning dove, osprey, and blue jay were a few of the birds we saw. We identified 26 species along the Dike Trail. Some of these birds included Caspian tern, Forster’s tern, willet, …
I went to three areas of the refuge. The area by the Visitor’s Center was quiet. I identified a few of the remaining purple martins, Carolina wren, field sparrow, mourning dove, American goldfinch, and American crow. Birding picked up along the Dike Trail where I …
Our walk this morning covered our usual three areas. Some of the birds we identified from the Visitor’s Center included purple martin, brown-headed cowbird, common yellowthroat, and house wren. Along the Dike Trail, birds we identified included osprey, glossy ibis (2 overhead), eastern towhee, orchard …
I went on a Birdwalk with the Sussex Bird Club. There were ten of us in the group and we covered three areas. From the Visitor’s Center, birds we identified included tree swallow, house wren, red-winged blackbird, purple martin, and northern mockingbird. Next, we walked …
I helped lead a Sussex Bird Club field trip in conjunction with the Milton Horseshow Crab and Shorebird Festival. We covered three areas starting at the Visitor’s Center. Birds identified here included purple martin, chipping sparrow, eastern towhee, American goldfinch, Canada goose, and house wren. …
Despite cloudy, breezy, and windy conditions, birding was decent at the refuge today at our four stops. Upon arrival, a male ruby-throated hummingbird was on the red flowers by the volunteer shed at the visitor’s center. Other birds identified in this area included chipping sparrow, …
In the Visitor’s Center area, we heard more birds than we saw. Some of the birds we identified included red-shouldered hawk, Carolina wren, northern flicker, song sparrow, swamp sparrow, and red-winged blackbird. The Dike Trail was fairly active. Birds we identified there included brown-headed cowbird, …
We saw two snow geese and four buffleheads in the water very close to the parking lot. More distant birds included tundra swan and American black duck. Along the path to the beach, we saw great blue heron, bald eagle, and northern harrier. We saw …
