We birded in seven areas of the refuge. Some of the birds we saw near the new Visitor’s Center were purple martin, osprey, and American goldfinch. A few of the birds we identified along the Raymond Pool Observation Trail and tower were Acadian flycatcher, willet, …
I birded in the same areas as two days ago by the maintenance building, part of Lake Trail up to the woods, and along Lions Head Drive up to the pond. Birds identified included eastern wood-pewee, northern house wren, American robin, gray catbird, tree swallow, …
We birded by the maintenance building, part of Lake Trail up to the woods, and along Lions Head Drive up to the pond. The first two areas were the most active. There was a nesting pair of eastern phoebes under the eaves of the maintenance …
We started out at the East Boat Launch Area parallel to the lake until we got to the end where the private property began. Swimming in the water was a common loon, double-crested cormorants, and buffleheads. Other birds seen along this path included American robin, …
We first birded from the parking lot to the bay and back again. Some of the birds we identified were hermit thrush, golden-crowned kinglet, bald eagle, great blue heron, eastern bluebird, belted kingfisher, hairy woodpecker, and American robin. We estimated about 50 brants were swimming …
I went on a field trip with the Sussex Bird Club to Cape Henlopen State Park. First, we walked around the 2.6-mile-long Walking Dunes Trail. Some of the birds we identified along this trail included red-winged blackbird, downy woodpecker, brown-headed nuthatch, Cooper’s hawk, northern harrier, …
I went on a Sussex Bird Club trip. There were 27 people in the group on this nice spring day. We covered two areas. First, we circled the areas around the Nature Center and parking lots. Birds we identified here included eastern bluebird, Carolina chickadee, …
We turned on Commons Ford Road to enter the park and we were greeted by two greater roadrunners on the right side of the road. We continued driving up the hill to the end of the public road. In this area, some of the birds …
We covered two areas of the park. First, we took the north part of Gordon’s Pond trail from the parking lot to Bench 5. Birds we saw along this trail included northern cardinal, dark-eyed junco, pine warbler, eastern bluebird, yellow-rumped warbler, osprey, killdeer, great blue …
We walked our usual two trails through the preserve. First, we took the Red Trail to the beach and back. Some of the 31 birds we identified along this trail were eastern bluebird, cedar waxwing, eastern towhee, tufted titmouse, osprey (first one this year locally), …
