We covered four areas of the refuge today starting with the Leeds Eco-Trail Boardwalk. Birds identified along this trail included ruby-crowned kinglet, great egret, northern harrier, tree swallow, clapper rail, blue jay, and American goldfinch. We went to the Gull Pond Tower Trail next. Some …
We walked the loop around The Point which had just reopened after the bird nesting season was over. We started on the bayside below The Point parking lot and went clockwise around to the beachside. The following birds were seen: osprey, herring gull, blue jay, …
The main attraction by the Visitor’s Center was a red-tailed hawk perched high in a tree in the parking lot. We took the Leeds Eco-Trail Boardwalk next but it was quiet. Most of the birds we heard there included white-eyed vireo, gray catbird, and Carolina …
We covered seven areas of the refuge. The Visitor’s Center area was fairly quiet and some of the birds we identified there included blue jay, American goldfinch, and Carolina wren. We didn’t see any purple martins. Birds that we identified along the Raymond Pool and …
There were seven areas of the refuge that we covered today. Birds identified from the Visitor’s Center included purple martin, northern bobwhite, bald eagle, and eastern wood-peewee. We went to the Raymond Pool Trail and Observation Tower next. Some of the birds we identified there …
I helped lead a Sussex Bird Club field trip in conjunction with the Milton Horseshow Crab and Shorebird Festival. We covered three areas starting at the Visitor’s Center. Birds identified here included purple martin, chipping sparrow, eastern towhee, American goldfinch, Canada goose, and house wren. …
I went on a field trip with the Sussex Bird Club. The first stop was at the DuPont Nature Center. There were more than 1,000 birds on the rocks and beach, and we did see some red knots. Other birds identified here included willet, herring …
This was our first visit to Assateague Island in seven months and we covered our usual four areas. The first stop was Life of the Marsh. Birds found in this are included willet, Forster’s tern, American oystercatcher, black-bellied plover, dunlin, laughing gull, ruddy turnstone, least …
Despite cloudy, breezy, and windy conditions, birding was decent at the refuge today at our four stops. Upon arrival, a male ruby-throated hummingbird was on the red flowers by the volunteer shed at the visitor’s center. Other birds identified in this area included chipping sparrow, …
We made five stops in the refuge. Near the refuge’s new visitor center that just opened a few days ago, we identified turkey vulture, red-winged blackbird, Carolina wren, blue jay, and Canada goose. Our next stop was Raymond Pool. Some of the birds we saw …
