Tag: <span>egret</span>

Tag: egret

Birding at Cape Henlopen State Park: Featuring a Golden-Crowned Kinglet (10/25/24)

We went to the southern end of Gordon’s Pond Trail and walked from the parking lot to just beyond the one-mile marker. Birds we identified along this trail included yellow-rumped warbler, great blue heron, golden-crowned kinglet, ruby-crowned kinglet, white ibis (a few imms.), black-bellied plover, …

Birding at Edwin B. Forsythe NWR: Featuring an American Goldfinch (10/16/24)

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 …

Birding at Cape May Point State Park: Featuring a Little Blue Heron (10/15/24)

We covered three areas of the park. Some birds we saw along the Red Trail and two overlooks included golden-crowned kinglet, yellow-rumped warbler, mallard, belted kingfisher, sharp-shinned hawk, Cooper’s hawk, northern harrier (“gray ghost”), mute swan, green-winged teal, northern pintail, northern shoveler, and gadwall. We …

Birding at Delaware Seashore State Park: Featuring a Northern Harrier (10/11/24)

We started birding from the parking lot, continued over the causeway, and looped around the island trail. Some of the birds we identified included white ibis (flock of 2), northern harrier, northern flicker, yellow-rumped warbler (many), osprey (6 were in three adjacent tees), gray catbird, …

Birding at Prime Hook NWR: Featuring an Eastern Phoebe (10/5/24)

Some of the birds we identified at the Visitor’s Center were northern flicker, downy woodpecker, blue jay, and American robin. Birds identified along the Boardwalk Trail included brown thrasher, eastern phoebe, great blue heron, red-winged blackbird, gray catbird, Carolina wren, Canada goose, and northern cardinal. …