We covered five areas of the refuge. We didn’t stay long at the Visitor’s Center but we identified house sparrow, purple martin, field sparrow, Our next stop was Raymond Pool. Birds that we identified here included American avocet (perhaps 75), great egret, marsh wren, short-billed …
We birded along the south end of Gordon’s Pond Trail from the parking lot to the observation deck. Some of the birds we identified were red-winged blackbird, snowy egret, great egret, green heron, black-necked stilt, short-billed dowitcher, indigo bunting, semipalmated plover, laughing gull, common yellowthroat, …
We went birding with other members of the Sussex Bird Club. During the short time at the Old Visitor’s Center we saw purple martin, American robin, and mourning dove. The Boardwalk trail was very productive as we picked up 32 species there. Some of the …
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 went on an open-to-the-public Saturday morning bird walk led by members of the Sussex Bird Club. Three areas were covered today. We started in the parking lot by the old Visitor’s Center. Some of the birds we identified there were purple martin, laughing gull, …
In the water to the south of the parking lot, we saw tundra swan, American black duck, and bufflehead. We walked to the beach next and, unfortunately, we saw about a dozen dead snow geese along the beach. We learned that there is a contagious …
I went on a Birdwalk with the Sussex Bird Club. There were ten of us in the group and we covered three areas. From the Visitor’s Center, birds we identified included tree swallow, house wren, red-winged blackbird, purple martin, and northern mockingbird. Next, we walked …
We covered three trails in the short time we were at the park. Some of the birds we identified from the hawk watch Observation Deck were mute swan, common yellowthroat, laughing gull, fish crow, indigo bunting, northern cardinal, and purple martin. Next, we took the …
We went to three areas of the park. The Red Trail was fairly quiet, especially in the ponds. Among the birds we identified there were osprey, indigo bunting, common yellowthroat, blue jay, mute swan, purple martin, and Carolina wren. The hawk watch Observation Deck was …
