We went to Cape Henlopen State Park this afternoon. First, we birded from the fishing pier and saw two adult bald eagles, one flying inland and one having a meal on the rock jetty by the lighthouse. Closer to us were ring-billed, great black-backed and …
For Part 2 of our afternoon birding outing, we took the short drive from Broadkill Beach to Prime Hook NWR where we birded near the Visitor’s Center and along Dike Trail. Behind the Visitor’s Center, the birds were busy near the feeders including northern cardinal, …
In Part 1 of our afternoon birding outing, we went to Broadkill Beach and birded the northern half of the beach. When we first parked our car, an adult bald eagle flew over us, so that was a good start. We saw two more bald …
The morning started out a cold 26° but it was sunny and there was no wind. We birded in two areas. First, we walked around the Seaside Nature Trail. The highlight was seeing a very rare Townsend’s Solitaire (rare in the eastern U.S.). It had …
After leaving the Indian River Inlet, we drove up Route 1 a bit and went to Silver Lake in Rehoboth Beach. We parked in the one small parking lot before the small bridge over the lake. We birded the edge of the lake from there, …
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 walked the two-mile loop around “The Point” at Cape Henlopen State Park. The tide was low which was a good time to go here. The full loop is only open from about October to the end of February due to the nesting of endangered …
We birded in two areas of the park. First we walked along Gordon’s Pond Trail (north side) and saw a merlin, yellow-rumped warbler, palm warbler, bufflehead, and an adult bald eagle. At Herring Point, we saw ring-billed, lesser black-backed, and great black-backed gulls. In the …
We birded in these areas: Life of the Marsh Trail, Bayside Point, Life of the Forest Trail, Life of the Dunes Trail, and South Beach. There wasn’t much to see on Life of the Dunes Trail except for a bald eagle perched on a dead …
This was Part 1 of our two birding trips today. We walked the two-mile loop around “The Point” at Cape Henlopen State Park. Three type of terns were spotted on our walk—Caspian, royal, and Forster’s. Many double-crested cormorants were seen, We also saw great blue …
