We covered three areas of the park this morning. First, we went to The Point area below the parking lot. The tide was low and there were hundreds of laughing gulls on the mudflats. Some of the other birds we saw there were semipalmated sandpiper, …
We went on an open-to-the-public Saturday morning birdwalk led by members of the Sussex Bird Club. After parking at the Visitor’s Center, some of the birds we saw included purple martin, American robin, great blue heron, cedar waxwing, mourning dove, and double-crested cormorant (flock). We …
We went on a field trip with the Sussex Bird Club. First we went on the deck at the DuPont Nature Center. Thousands of birds were seen on the beach and along the rocks. Most of the shorebirds were ruddy turnstones, dunlins, and semipalmated sandpipers. …
We covered three areas of the park. Our first stop was the Red Trail where we identified 27 species. Among the birds we identified were worm-eating warbler, northern mockingbird, mute swan, Forster’s tern, red-winged blackbird, killdeer, common yellowthroat, least tern, wood thrush, purple martin, pine …
First, we birded along the Indian River inlet. We arrived about the time of low tide. Out past the jetty we saw two razorbills. Other birds see on and over the water included common loon, great black-backed gull, long-tailed duck, Bonaparte’s gull, northern gannet, red-throated …
We went to Roosevelt Inlet to find the rare immature male king eider that was reported there recently. We found it swimming beyond the jetties near the orange, triangular-shaped channel marker #2. Most of our time was spent watching the eider. Other birds seen here …
After our visit to Roosevelt Inlet, we went to Cape Henlopen State Park. First, we went to The Point area down from the parking lot. The tide was high and we were only able to identify great black-backed gull and double-crested cormorant. Our next stop …
This was our first visit to Eagle Lake Park in Largo. The park is big and it has two lakes, what I call the North Lake and the South Lake. The South Lake area was much better for birds. Some of the birds we identified …
Our second stop in Palm Harbor today was Wall Springs Park. We walked along several trails including a climb to the top of the observation deck. Some of the birds we saw included little blue heron, brown pelican, bald eagle, osprey, great blue heron, white …
We went to Honeymoon Island State Park and birded in three areas. The first stop was the Nature Center area. The tide was very low but some of the birds we identified included American white pelican, tricolored heron, yellow-rumped warbler, red-breasted merganser, killdeer, roseate spoonbill, …
