Tag: <span>birds of prey</span>

Tag: birds of prey

Birding at Delaware Seashore State Park: Featuring a Bufflehead (3/21/22)

We went to two areas of the park. First, we started at Burton Island and saw three firsts of the season: osprey, great egret, and pine warbler. Other birds seen included bufflehead, red-breasted merganser, one greater scaup, black-crowned night-heron, tree swallow, boat-tailed grackle, house finch, …

Birding at Cape Henlopen State Park: Featuring a Northern Gannet (2/27/22)

We walked the two-mile loop around The Point this afternoon, two days before the entire loop closes for the season. The tide was low and we saw the following birds: herring gull, ring-billed gull, turkey vulture, double-crested cormorant, surf scoter, bald eagle, sanderlings (flocks), great …

Birding at Assawoman State Wildlife Area: Featuring a Blue-Winged Teal (2/12/22)

In the field by the entrance parking lot, we saw eastern bluebirds, several of which were landing on top of the bluebird boxes. Other birds seen here included yellow-rumped warbler, chipping sparrow, and Carolina chickadee. Next, we went to Sassafras Landing but it was very …