We birded in four main areas. Our first stop was at Sassafras Landing and some of the birds we identified included pine warbler, bald eagle, great blue heron, laughing gull, and pileated woodpecker. We went to Strawberry Landing from there and saw, among others, Canada …
On this first day of spring, we birded with members of the Sussex Bird Club. We birded in several areas of the park. From the fishing pier parking lot, we identified American robin, northern cardinal, and a flying killdeer. Herring Point was dull and we …
We mainly birded in the area of the pond. We also crossed the bridge parallel to Trap Pond Road but there wasn’t much there. Other areas we covered were the open fields behind the main parking lot. Dozens of Canada geese were on the pond …
For Part 2 of our afternoon birding outing, we took the short drive from Broadkill Beach to Prime Hook NWR where we birded near the Visitor’s Center and along Dike Trail. Behind the Visitor’s Center, the birds were busy near the feeders including northern cardinal, …
The morning started out a cold 26° but it was sunny and there was no wind. We birded in two areas. First, we walked around the Seaside Nature Trail. The highlight was seeing a very rare Townsend’s Solitaire (rare in the eastern U.S.). It had …
We birded in three main areas of the park. Birds in the parking lot area we identified included Carolina wren, Carolina chickadee, and fish and American crows. Along the Seahawk Trail, we identified common yellowthroat, pine warbler, Carolina chickadee, eastern bluebird, chipping sparrow, and downy …
