We spent the second half of the day back at Largo Central Park Nature Preserve for the third time in the last five days. We took mostly the same trails as before along the boardwalk around the pond and then the trail by the creek …
This was our second trip to in three days to Largo Central Park Nature Preserve. We took mostly the same trails along the boardwalk around the pond and then the trail by the creek and around past the golf course to the shortcut to the …
This was our first trip to Largo Central Park Nature Preserve. It was a nice, quiet spot, not overly large, and you can get close to the birds. We took the boardwalk around the pond, then took the trail by the creek and around past …
We walked in four areas of the refuge this afternoon. The only birds we identified near the Visitor’s Center were turkey vulture and tufted titmouse. Birds seen along the Dike Trail included great blue heron, northern cardinal, belted kingfisher, mallard (pair), Canada goose, and northern …
I went on an afternoon birdwalk with the Sussex Bird Club to Fowler Beach. In the area around the parking lot, we saw flocks of snow geese overhead, an immature bald eagle, American black duck, ruddy duck, and tundra swan. We walked to the beach …
The pools we visited today (Raymond, Shearness, Finis, and Bear Swamp) were mostly frozen due to the recent cold weather. The tidal areas were mixed frozen and open while the ditches on the tidal side of the road were mostly open. We stopped in six …
Our first stop was at the Indian River Inlet. The tide was about halfway between low and high and was coming in. We saw a flock of about 20 Bonaparte’s gulls in the inlet on the west side of the bridge. Other birds seen in …
This was our first visit to Cape May Point State Park. We took the Red Trail first and most of the birds we saw were on the pond. These birds included American coot, mute swan, mallard, American wigeon, green-winged teal, northern shoveler, hooded merganser, great …
Our first stop at the Visitor’s Center yielded only five species: turkey vulture, American crow, house finch, Carolina wren, and tufted titmouse. The Leeds Eco-Trail only yielded blue jay and American crow. We identified 24 species along Wildlife Drive. The two highlights were a flock …
We birded in three areas of the park. Most of our time was spend along the Gordon’s Pond Trail (north side). The highlight was seeing two tricolored herons on the top of a cedar tree. Other birds we identified included yellow-rumped warbler, ruby-crowned kinglet, golden-crowned …
