I went on a field trip with the Sussex Bird Club this morning. Our first stop was at the Indian River Inlet. There were many long-tailed ducks in the inlet. Some great cormorants were on the tower at the end of the jetty. Other birds …
We walked along the beach behind the park from the inlet jetty to the high-rise buildings. Some of the birds we saw included royal tern, least tern, sandwich tern, Forster’s tern, semipalmated plover, anhinga, American oystercatcher, ruddy turnstone, willet, black-bellied plover, western sandpiper, sanderling, brown …
We started by walking through the park from the street entrance and continued to the beach until we reached the high-rise buildings. Birds we saw included blue-winged teal, royal tern, least tern, sandwich tern, ruddy turnstone, ring-billed gull, American oystercatcher, brown pelican, black-bellied plover, western …
Our first stop was the Boat Ramp area. We walked from the ramp along the boardwalk to where it ended. Some of the birds we saw were red-shouldered hawk, anhinga, osprey, common gallinule, American coot, great blue heron, palm warbler, yellow-rumped warbler, and tufted titmouse. …
We walked around the South Lake. There were a lot of birds but not many different species. Birds that we identified included white ibis, laughing gull, tricolored heron, anhinga, common gallinule, turkey vulture, double-crested cormorant, yellow-rumped warbler, blue-gray gnatcatcher, pied-billed grebe, belted kingfisher, and red-shouldered …
We walked around the pond first, then we walked the trail by the creek and golf course. We saw many birds in these areas including boat-tailed grackle, yellow-crowned night heron, common gallinule, double-crested cormorant, limpkin, purple gallinule, white ibis, muscovy duck, tricolored heron, anhinga, pied-billed …
We birded various areas of the park. The great-horned owl was in the same tree we’ve seen it in the past, between Picnic Areas 7 and 2. Other birds seen in the park included anhinga, red-bellied woodpecker, osprey, white ibis, spotted sandpiper, royal tern, roseate …
We covered the two areas of the park we usually do. In the park area behind the pond were two roseate spoonbills sleeping. Other birds seen by or in the pond include lesser scaup, great egret, white ibis, snowy egret, redhead, double-crested cormorant, tricolored heron, …
It was a cloudy day but we did reasonably well in seeing 37 species. We walked through three areas of the park with the first stop at the Nature Center. The tide was low so we saw many swimming and wading birds behind the building. …
Although there was a bright sun, it was cold and windy today. That was probably the reason we saw only 14 species today despite covering five areas. The best spot was the Arrowhead Picnic Area. Birds seen there included brown pelican, common loon, osprey, black …
