We walked the loop around the lake one time. Birds we identified included bald eagle, mallard, double-crested cormorant, green-winged teal, northern shoveler, American coot, Canada goose, belted kingfisher, and northern flicker. MY PHOTOS: bald eagle, mallard, double-crested cormorant
We went to two areas of the park. In the Osprey Picnic Area, we identified osprey, Canada goose, mallard, blue jay, double-crested cormorant, hairy woodpecker, western wood-pewee, ring-billed gull, northern flicker, and American kestrel. At the South Shore Marina, we saw great blue heron, double-crested …
We walked around the trail twice this morning. There was a lot of bird activity but it was sometimes difficult to follow and identify the birds either because they were high in the trees, hidden by leaves, or moved around too fast. Some of the …
Our first stop was the Boardwalk Trail. Among the birds we identified here were blue grosbeak, indigo bunting, snowy egret, purple martin, greater yellowlegs, osprey, red-winged blackbird, turkey vulture, northern flicker, laughing gull, and common yellowthroat. The Dike Trail produced 28 species. Birds we saw …
We went birding with other members of the Sussex Bird Club. During the short time at the Old Visitor’s Center we saw purple martin, American robin, and mourning dove. The Boardwalk trail was very productive as we picked up 32 species there. Some of the …
We went on an open-to-the-public Saturday morning bird walk led by members of the Sussex Bird Club. Three areas were covered today. We started in the parking lot by the old Visitor’s Center. We didn’t stay there long and only identified purple martin, orchard oriole, …
We started at Fleetwood Pond. Although the water level was back to normal, there were no birds in that area. Next, we went to Dike Trail. Some of the birds we saw there were Canada goose, black-bellied plover, dunlin, northern harrier, ring-billed gull, American herring …
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, …
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 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, …
