We walked in four areas of the refuge this afternoon. The only birds we identified near the Visitor’s Center were turkey vulture and tufted titmouse. Birds seen along the Dike Trail included great blue heron, northern cardinal, belted kingfisher, mallard (pair), Canada goose, and northern …
My first of four stops was in the area around the Visitor’s Center. Some of the birds I identified there was Carolina wren, northern mockingbird, dark-eyed junco, and white-throated sparrow. Birds I saw along the Dike Trail included song sparrow, American goldfinch, northern flicker, Carolina …
Our first stop was at the Indian River Inlet. The tide was about halfway between low and high and was coming in. We saw a flock of about 20 Bonaparte’s gulls in the inlet on the west side of the bridge. Other birds seen in …
The first of our four stops was along Foord’s Landing Road. We found the eastern screech-owl in the same tree we saw it last winter. We went to the Visitor’s Center area next and some of the birds we identified there were cedar waxwing, American …
We birded in six areas of the refuge today. We only identified three species in the area around the Visitor’s Center—Canada goose, house sparrow, and Carolina wren. Raymond Pool and Shearness Pool were filled with water again. Birds we saw in Raymond Pool included ruddy …
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 …
We birded in three areas of the refuge today. Some of the birds we saw at the Visitor’s Center included American robin, white-throated sparrow, northern mockingbird, and American goldfinch. We saw 15 species along the Dike Trail. There were large groups of American avocets and …
I went on a birdwalk with the Sussex Bird Club. The first destination was James Farm Ecological Preserve. The group split up and I went along the group that took the Red Trail to the bay. I identified 30 species along this trail (some group …
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, …
We took three trails today, starting with Beach Road. As we went towards the beach, we turned onto the Woodland Trail and birded that trail before heading the rest of the way on Beach Road. Some of the birds we identified along Beach Road were …
