I went on a birdwalk this morning with the Sussex Bird Club. We walked the south side of Gordon’s Pond Trail from the parking lot to just beyond Bench 4. Birds we identified included an osprey and a great horned owl nesting on separate platforms. …
We birded in three areas of the park. Most of our time was spend along the Gordon’s Pond Trail (north side). The highlight was seeing two tricolored herons on the top of a cedar tree. Other birds we identified included yellow-rumped warbler, ruby-crowned kinglet, golden-crowned …
We birded the south side of the lake from the East Launch parking lot eastward to the tree corner where the private properties start. The birds were very active this morning along this route. Birds we identified included yellow-rumped warbler, great blue heron, white-crowned sparrow …
On this great weather day, we venture to Cape Henlopen State Park. The first stop was along Gordon’s Pond Trail (North side) where we identified 36 species. There was a lot of activity in the trees bordering the parking lot including red-breasted nuthatch, yellow-billed cuckoo, …
This was our first trip to the Avalon Nature Preserve. We walked along several trails this morning by the pond, in the woods, and in the meadow so we saw a nice mix of birds. We saw three warblers: black-and-white, northern parula, and pine. We …
This morning started out with a little fog but that cleared out by around 10:00 AM. We covered four areas of the refuge. The Raymond Pool observation tower gave us great views of the pool including Canada geese, American avocets, northern pintails, green-winged teal, northern …
