We walked along the trails in the southwest part of the area. Despite the overcast, we were able to identify 23 species in about one and one-half hours. Species we saw included Baltimore oriole, willet, killdeer, barn swallow, bobolink (in the field near the parking …
Our third birding spot of the day brought us to Cherry and Webb Beach. We walked from the parking lot to the beach, then turned west and walked to where the beach rounds a corner. Part of the beach away from the shore was blocked …
This was the second day of our two-day visit to Chincoteague NWR. We birded in six areas of the refuge and identified 46 species on the day. The first area was along Beach Road where we saw 25 species on both sides of the road …
This was the first day of our two-day visit to Chincoteague NWR. We birded in six areas of the refuge and identified 56 species on the day. The first area was along Beach Road. We saw 28 species along both sides of the road including …
We went on a field trip with the Sussex Bird Club and covered three areas. There were about two dozen members attending the trip. The first area was at the DuPont Nature Center platform and on the nearby ground areas. There were hundreds of shorebirds …
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, …
Our first stop in Redden State Forest was in the Headquarters Tract. Many of the birds were found between the parking lot and the lodge. Of note, we saw a few summer tanagers (male and female) and a couple of worm-eating warblers. Other birds identified …
Our short, two-hour visit to the refuge nonetheless enabled us to accumulate 44 species. By the Visitor’s Center, a male ruby-throated hummingbird was sipping the trumpet honeysuckle flowers next to the Friends of Prime Hook house. Other birds identified in this area included purple martin, …
We birded this morning in two areas of Cape Henlopen State Park. Our first stop was the area near The Point on the bayside. It was low tide and many sandbars were exposed. We saw two American oystercatchers. One had orange bands with the symbols …
We went on a birding trip to Redden State Forest with the Sussex Bird Club. We covered the Headquarters Tract with them before leaving the group early. We saw two blue-gray gnatcatcher nests with gnatcatchers going in and out of them. One of the gnatcatchers …
