We went birding this chilly morning (37 degrees at the start) at the Fowler Beach section of Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). Fowler Beach Road ends at two small parking lots by a narrow channel. We saw a small flock of snow geese there …
It was a mostly cloudy day at Prime Hook NWR. The light wasn’t very good or taking photos but I was able to take a few pictures at least. We birded the Visitor’s Center, Dike Trail, and Boardwalk Trail and identified 30 species. The best …
This was Part 2 of our two birding trips today which took us to Prime Hook NWR. We covered the Visitor’s Center area, Dike Trail, and Boardwalk Trail. We saw a peregrine falcon soaring over us along the Dike Trail. Other birds seen along this …
We covered four areas of the refuge from the morning until early afternoon. Around the Visitor’s Center were Carolina chickadee, turkey vulture, and blue jay. The Dike Trail was excellent and we identified 39 species there including cedar waxwing, osprey, pileated woodpecker, American avocet, great …
We birded in the area around the Visitor’s Center, Dike Trail, and Boardwalk Trail. We identified 25 species along Dike Trail including cedar waxwing, blue-gray gnatcatcher, blue grosbeak, ruby-throated hummingbird, great egrets, three green herons, barn swallows, black vultures, and ospreys. Along the Boardwalk Trail, …
I birded today in my usual three areas—Visitor’s Center, Dike Trail, and Boardwalk Trail. Purple martins were active again at the martin apartments outside the Visitor’s Center. Among the 22 species seen along the Dike Trail were gray catbird, American goldfinch, semipalmated plover, semipalmated sandpiper, …
It was a good day to see a lot of birds and I saw 35 species. Purple martins were very busy in their apartments near the Visitor’s Center. I identified 34 species just along Dike Trail including ruby-throated hummingbird; Carolina, marsh, and house wrens; and …
