We covered three areas of the park. Our first stop was the Red Trail where we identified 27 species. Among the birds we identified were worm-eating warbler, northern mockingbird, mute swan, Forster’s tern, red-winged blackbird, killdeer, common yellowthroat, least tern, wood thrush, purple martin, pine …
This was the second of two stops with the Sussex Bird Club. We walked through the woods for a little bit and then went around a large field. It was tough to see the birds here—only 8 of the 21 species identified were actually seen. …
There was quite a variety of birds today at Bombay Hook NWR as we identified 62 species. All the pools and marsh areas were filled with water. Birds identified at the Visitor’s Center included yellow warbler, American goldfinch, eastern towhee, tree swallow, and common yellowthroat. …
We birded two trails in the Preserve. The first trail was the Red Trail which took us through the woods to a small beach area on Indian River Bay. Birds we identified included Carolina wren, osprey, willet (3), American oystercatcher (1), laughing gull, pileated woodpecker, …
I went on a birdwalk this morning with the Sussex Bird Club. We went to two areas of Redden State Forest. The first area was Headquarters Tract. Some of the birds identified here were eastern phoebe, chipping sparrow, ovenbird, pine warbler, white-throated sparrow, Canada goose, …
We went on a field trip with the Sussex Bird Club and covered four areas of the refuge. Birds identified from the Visitor’s Center included common grackle, purple martin, killdeer, and field sparrow. Some of the birds we saw along the Dike Trail were snowy …
We birded in the area around the parking lots, along the shore of the pond, across the bridge over the pond along the road, and up to the campground parking lot and boat launch area. Some of the birds we identified included brown thrasher, Carolina …
The refuge was very active with birds. We saw our first sightings of purple martins by the Visitor’s Center and a northern harrier on the road to the Visitor’s Center. Other birds seen here included house finch, American goldfinch, red-winged blackbird, and American robin. We …
We first birded along the Indian River Inlet. Although the tide was still coming in, no birds were swimming in the inlet itself. We saw offshore mainly common loon, great black-backed gull, long-tailed duck, and black scoter. We saw by the parking lot a ring-billed …
We walked along the south side of Gordon’s Pond Trail to a point beyond the observation deck near the next bench. The following birds were identified along our walk: song sparrow, great blue heron, American black duck, turkey vulture, white-breasted nuthatch, brown-headed nuthatch, Carolina chickadee, …
