First, we went south around the lake to the marina and south boar ramp areas. Next, we went around the lake back to the north to the north boat ramp and am areas. Some of the birds we identified were yellow-headed blackbird, common merganser, great …
We walked around the trail twice this morning. There was a lot of bird activity but it was sometimes difficult to follow and identify the birds either because they were high in the trees, hidden by leaves, or moved around too fast. Some of the …
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 …
We started out at the East Boat Launch Area parallel to the lake until we got to the end where the private property began. Swimming in the water was a common loon, double-crested cormorants, and buffleheads. Other birds seen along this path included American robin, …
We went on a field trip with the Sussex County Bird Club. Most of the trip was spent along the south side of the Gordon’s Pond Trail. Water levels in the pond were very low. Some of the birds we identified were pine warbler, snowy …
I went on a two-part field trip with the Sussex Bird Club. The day started at Assawoman Wildlife Area. The few birds we identified from the gravel parking lot were pine warbler, American crow, Carolina wren, and northern cardinal. We spent the most time by …
I went on a field trip with the Sussex Bird Club to Assawoman Wildlife Area. A few turkey vultures were seen in the main, gravel parling lot area before we moved on to the tower on Mulberry Landing Road. We saw several species of waterfowl …
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, …
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, …
After birding by the parking lot near the Historic District, we went down to what was left of the lake. Two months earlier, heavy rains caused the dam to break and most of the lake was drained. However, there were some pools of water and …
