I went on a field trip with the Sussex Bird Club this morning. Our first stop was at the Indian River Inlet. There were many long-tailed ducks in the inlet. Some great cormorants were on the tower at the end of the jetty. Other birds …
As we did two days ago, we walked around the pond first, then we walked the trail by the creek and golf course. Birds we saw today included purple gallinule, common gallinule, yellow-crowned night heron, anhinga, white ibis, tricolored heron, limpkin, great blue heron, monk …
Our first stop was the Boat Ramp area. We walked from the ramp along the boardwalk to where it ended. Some of the birds we saw were red-shouldered hawk, anhinga, osprey, common gallinule, American coot, great blue heron, palm warbler, yellow-rumped warbler, and tufted titmouse. …
We walked around the South Lake. There were a lot of birds but not many different species. Birds that we identified included white ibis, laughing gull, tricolored heron, anhinga, common gallinule, turkey vulture, double-crested cormorant, yellow-rumped warbler, blue-gray gnatcatcher, pied-billed grebe, belted kingfisher, and red-shouldered …
We walked around the pond first, then we walked the trail by the creek and golf course. We saw many birds in these areas including boat-tailed grackle, yellow-crowned night heron, common gallinule, double-crested cormorant, limpkin, purple gallinule, white ibis, muscovy duck, tricolored heron, anhinga, pied-billed …
We birded various areas of the park. The great-horned owl was in the same tree we’ve seen it in the past, between Picnic Areas 7 and 2. Other birds seen in the park included anhinga, red-bellied woodpecker, osprey, white ibis, spotted sandpiper, royal tern, roseate …
We covered the two areas of the park we usually do. In the park area behind the pond were two roseate spoonbills sleeping. Other birds seen by or in the pond include lesser scaup, great egret, white ibis, snowy egret, redhead, double-crested cormorant, tricolored heron, …
It was a cloudy day but we did reasonably well in seeing 37 species. We walked through three areas of the park with the first stop at the Nature Center. The tide was low so we saw many swimming and wading birds behind the building. …
Although there was a bright sun, it was cold and windy today. That was probably the reason we saw only 14 species today despite covering five areas. The best spot was the Arrowhead Picnic Area. Birds seen there included brown pelican, common loon, osprey, black …
We covered a lot of ground today. Our first stop was at the Nature Center. The feeders attracted many birds including nanday parakeet, painted bunting, and boat-tailed grackle. Other birds in the area included western cattle egret, purple martin, bald eagle, and loggerhead shrike (on …
