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 …
Our first birding trip to Massachusetts started at Gooseberry Island in Westport. Gooseberry Island is actually a narrow peninsula connected by a narrower causeway. We walked the trail from the parking lot to the World War II observation towers. It was a cloudy morning but …
Our third birding spot of the day brought us to Cherry and Webb Beach. We walked from the parking lot to the beach, then turned west and walked to where the beach rounds a corner. Part of the beach away from the shore was blocked …
We ventured out to Delaware Seashore State Park on the cloudy and windy afternoon. First, we stopped at the Indian River Inlet. Although the tide was still fairly high, we identified several birds including long-tailed ducks, a killdeer, buffleheads, sanderlings, great and double-crested cormorants, and …
Our first stop was at the south side of the Indian River Inlet. It was a cold (33°) and windy morning when we got there but we hung out long enough to see some good birds including long-tailed ducks, dozens of buffleheads, common eiders, and …
On a cloudy, 34° morning, we went to the Indian River Inlet. We saw many buffleheads, common eiders, long-tailed ducks, and sanderlings. Ring-billed and great black-backed gulls were also seen. Given the overcast, it was hard to get a lot of good photos but I …
We finally had a sunny morning although it started out as a chilly 39 degrees. We went to Delaware Seashore State Park, both the Indian River South Inlet and Burton Island. At the inlet and beach, we saw lots of birds on the water including …
I picked up a few nice birds in a short morning birding trip to the Indian River South Inlet at Delaware Seashore State Park, located south of Rehoboth Beach, DE. The inlet, jetty, and beach area attract a lot of ducks and seabirds. Birds seen …
