We started out from the Visitor’s Center. Plenty of purple martins were in and around their apartments as usual. Other birds identified here included orchard oriole, barn swallow, red-winged blackbird, and mourning dove. Next, we moved on to the Dike Trail where we identified 32 …
We covered four trails in the refuge today. Our first stop was around the Visitor’s Center. Some of the birds we saw here included purple martin, northern flicker, blue grosbeak, common yellowthroat, and brown-headed cowbird. The Photographer’s Blind Trail was closed due to nesting vultures. …
The morning started with walks around the Visitor’s Center and the Photographer’s Blind Trail. The Photographer’s Blind Trail was made more accessible since the last time we tried it which was at least a few years ago. Now we made it part of our regular …
This morning’s walk in the refuge started out at the Visitor’s Center. The purple martin colony was very busy as usual. We also identified tree swallows, chipping and field sparrows, red-winged blackbirds, and a black vulture. We picked up 36 species along the Dike Trail. …
We spent the morning birding in four areas of the refuge. The weather was nice and there were plenty of birds. We identified 53 species. The first area we went to was Pine Grove Trail. Birds we identified there included a female hooded merganser by …
We birded in three areas of the refuge. The purple martins have returned to their apartments in front of the Visitor’s Center. Other birds in this area included American robin, red-winged blackbird, and chipping sparrow. The Dike Trail alone produced 32 species including ospreys, Canada …
We birded in three areas of the refuge starting in the Visitor’s Center area. The feeders were filled and this area was very active with birds. Among the ones we saw were red-bellied woodpecker, northern cardinal, song sparrow, red-winged blackbird, American goldfinch, and white-throated sparrow. …
Today’s trip took us to Prime Hook NWR. It was a cold afternoon (34°) at the start and the clouds moved in quicker than we would have liked. Nonetheless, I was able to get a few decent pictures. We started from the Visitor’s Center but …
For Part 2 of our afternoon birding outing, we took the short drive from Broadkill Beach to Prime Hook NWR where we birded near the Visitor’s Center and along Dike Trail. Behind the Visitor’s Center, the birds were busy near the feeders including northern cardinal, …
We went on a birding field trip with the Sussex Bird Club. There were 23 of us and we split up into three groups. We went to Fowler Beach which is part of Prime Hook NWR. Everyone was required to wear a mask and there …
