In the pond across the observatory, we saw Canada goose, mute swan, and mallard. There may have been other species but the dense line of trees in front of the pond made it difficult to see anything else. We took the short trail to the …
I went on a birdwalk with about 20 members of the Sussex Bird Club. We walked along the north side of Gordon’s Pond Trail from the parking lot to between Benches 6 and 5. Some of the birds we identified included golden-crowned kinglet, merlin (perched …
I went birding with three other members of the Sussex Bird Club and we led a birdwalk for the public. Some of the birds we identified by the Visitor’s Center included American robin, American crow, American black duck (overhead), northern harrier, and white-throated sparrow. Birding …
I covered two trails in the preserve. First I was on the Red Trail which goes to the bay. Birds identified along this trail included yellow-rumped warbler, palm warbler, Carolina chickadee, gray catbird, laughing gull, great blue heron, osprey, eastern towhee, double-crested cormorant, house finch, …
I went on a field trip with the Coastal Camera Club’s Wildlife Special Interest Group to the Delaware Botanic Gardens. The trip was mainly to see the pollinators, flowers, and whatever birds were around. The 15 species of birds I identified were red-bellied woodpecker, American …
We started from the East Launch area and walked eastward across the lake’s edge until we reached the trees in the corner of the park. We saw some northern parulas and ruby-crowned kinglets in the trees near the purple martin house. Other birds identified along …
We walked the north part of Gordon’s Pond Trail from the parking lot to just past Bench 5. Water levels were very high. We saw hundreds of tree swallows along both sides of the trail. Other birds seen included brown-headed nuthatch, snowy egret, great egret, …
We birded along both trails. The first trail (South Trail) was the main, paved trail. Some of the birds we identified along this trail included Cooper’s hawk, northern cardinal, American robin, pine warbler, belted kingfisher, brown-headed nuthatch, white-eyed vireo, great blue heron, red-winged blackbird, gray …
I went birding with several members of the Sussex Bird Club and we covered three areas of the refuge. By the Visitor’s Center we got a good look at a red-tailed hawk in a tree by the parking lot. There were still purple martins hanging …
We walked along our usual route through the park starting by the pond, walking across the bridge, and back through the parking lots including the butterfly garden. There were several bald eagles seen today. Soaring over the pond were several immature bald eagles and one …
