We first birded in the area around the Nature Center where a common redpoll was spotted the past few days, but we didn’t see it. Among the birds we identified were northern cardinal, brown-headed nuthatch, red-winged blackbird, and an adult bald eagle. Next, we went …
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 …
We went to Fowler Beach which is a part of Prime Hook NWR. Before we parked in the parking lot before the gate to Fowler Beach, we stopped on the way at a field near the corner of Thirteen Curves Road and Cods Road. There …
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 …
After leaving Delaware Seashore State Park, we stopped at Silver Lake to primarily look at the wintering canvasbacks. They were all grouped together, not too far from the small parking spot. They appeared to number from 200-300 in this group. Most of them were sleeping. …
First, we stopped at Burton Island. As we knew in advance, the path to the island was blocked because hunters were actively shooting waterfowl. Nonetheless, we birded a little from the parking lot a saw a large flock of Canada geese in the distance, great …
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 …
