We walked from the parking lot to the beach and back. There was a raft of snow geese in the bay. Later, these and other snow geese flew in large flocks heading inland around 4:30PM. Earlier, we saw a flock of 8 tundra swans flying …
We started in the parking lot area and only identified mute swan (group flying), northern mockingbird, and eastern bluebird. The Duck Pond Trail was productive with 22 species identified including mute swan, American wigeon, Eurasian wigeon, Canada goose, gadwall, American coot, green-winged teal, northern pintail, …
In the pond across the observatory, we saw Canada goose, mute swan, and mallard. There may have been other species but the dense line of trees in front of the pond made it difficult to see anything else. We took the short trail to the …
In the parking lot and Visitor’s Center area, we identified American robin, blue jay, American crow, white-breasted nuthatch, and Carolina chickadee. A few of the birds we identified along the Bristow Trail were red-winged blackbird, great blue heron, and northern flicker. Some of the birds …
In the parking lot and Visitor’s Center area, we identified American robin, blue jay, and northern flicker. The Leeds Eco-Trail boardwalk was quiet and only produced swamp sparrow, American crow, and great blue heron. The majority of birds we identified were along Wildlife Drive. Some …
We started from the parking lot by the boat ramp on the west side of the lake. From there, we walked along the west side of the lake to the northwest where we took the trail along the dike to near its end. We saw …
We birded from the parking lot near the Visitor’s Center to the Observation Tower and back (along the north part of the main trail). There were at least 100 tree swallows flying over the impoundment. A small group of rough-winged swallows landed in a tree …
We covered five areas of the refuge today. The tide was high. By the Visitor’s Center, some of the birds we identified were Carolina wren, golden-crowned kinglet, blue jay, and northern flicker. Birds we identified in Raymond Pool included American avocet, bald eagle, Canada goose, …
I went on a field trip with the Coastal Camera Club’s Wildlife Special Interest Group to the Delaware Botanic Gardens. The trip was mainly to see the pollinators, flowers, and whatever birds were around. The 15 species of birds I identified were red-bellied woodpecker, American …
We started from the East Launch area and walked eastward across the lake’s edge until we reached the trees in the corner of the park. We saw some northern parulas and ruby-crowned kinglets in the trees near the purple martin house. Other birds identified along …
