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Birding at Lake Pueblo State Park: Featuring an American Kestrel (9/26/25)

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 …

Birding at Ashland Nature Center: Featuring a White-Breasted Nuthatch (8/29/25)

We took several trails throughout the Nature Center. Most of these trails were wooded. A good place where we saw a variety of birds was at the Bird Blind. Some of the birds we identified were white-breasted nuthatch, downy woodpecker, northern cardinal, red-bellied woodpecker, chestnut-sided …

Birding at Cape Henlopen State Park: Featuring a Downy Woodpecker (11/6/24)

I went on a field trip with the Sussex Bird Club to Cape Henlopen State Park. First, we walked around the 2.6-mile-long Walking Dunes Trail. Some of the birds we identified along this trail included red-winged blackbird, downy woodpecker, brown-headed nuthatch, Cooper’s hawk, northern harrier, …

Birding at Cape Henlopen State Park: Featuring a Golden-Crowned Kinglet (10/25/24)

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, …

Birding at Edwin B. Forsythe NWR: Featuring an American Goldfinch (10/16/24)

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 …