I went on a birdwalk with the Sussex Bird Club to Prime Hook NWR. There were 14 members of the group attending the trip. While people were arriving, I checked out the birds in the parking lot by the Visitor’s Center. Some of these birds …
We covered two areas of the refuge on this cloudy morning. Some of the birds we identified near the Visitor’s Center included purple martin, northern mockingbird, great blue heron, common yellowthroat, house wren, American robin, brown-headed cowbird, and a flock of double-crested cormorants. The water …
We covered three areas of the park this morning. First, we went to The Point area below the parking lot. The tide was low and there were hundreds of laughing gulls on the mudflats. Some of the other birds we saw there were semipalmated sandpiper, …
It was a hazy day due to the smoke from eastern Canadian forest fires but also a good day as we identified 55 species. We covered five areas of the refuge. Some of the birds we identified by the Visitor’s Center were purple martin, eastern …
We went on an open-to-the-public Saturday morning birdwalk led by members of the Sussex Bird Club. After parking at the Visitor’s Center, some of the birds we saw included purple martin, American robin, great blue heron, cedar waxwing, mourning dove, and double-crested cormorant (flock). We …
We went on a field trip with the Sussex Bird Club. First we went on the deck at the DuPont Nature Center. Thousands of birds were seen on the beach and along the rocks. Most of the shorebirds were ruddy turnstones, dunlins, and semipalmated sandpipers. …
We covered two areas of the park. Birds identified along the Red Trail (and a little of the Yellow/Blue Trails) included purple martin, mallard, indigo bunting, Canada goose, Carolina chickadee, mute swan, pine warbler, great-crested flycatcher, laughing gull, white-eyed vireo, common tern, common yellowthroat, red-winged …
For the second time in three days, we went to the Ocean City Welcome Center. Unlike two days ago, the sky was clear and we got better lighting on the birds as viewed from the elevated parking lot. Some of the birds we saw were …
We covered five areas of the refuge today. By the Visitor’s Center, we identified Canada goose, indigo bunting, purple martin, and brown-headed cowbird, among others. Along the Leeds Eco Trail, we identified 16 species including snowy egret, osprey, glossy ibis, tree swallow, barn swallow, clapper …
The vantage point from the parking lot overlooking the rookery was spectacular. Birds, mostly herons, egrets, and ibises, were busy flying in and out. Many were nesting and some had eggs. Some of the birds we saw were yellow-crowned night heron, black-crowned night heron, great …
