Today’s trip was a loop around Burton Island. We saw at least two and as many as four different adult bald eagles. Other birds identified included great egrets, red-breasted nuthatches, ospreys, yellow-rumped warblers, a merlin, and a northern harrier. As a sign of the upcoming …
We got a couple of nice views of a great blue heron on the pond. What was especially nice was that an eastern wood-peewee was sitting on a twig, enabling me to take a couple of pictures of it. In my experience, the wood-peewees are …
This was Part 1 of our two birding trips today. We walked the two-mile loop around “The Point” at Cape Henlopen State Park. Three type of terns were spotted on our walk—Caspian, royal, and Forster’s. Many double-crested cormorants were seen, We also saw great blue …
This was Part 2 of our two birding trips today which took us to Prime Hook NWR. We covered the Visitor’s Center area, Dike Trail, and Boardwalk Trail. We saw a peregrine falcon soaring over us along the Dike Trail. Other birds seen along this …
I went on an outing with the Coastal Camera Club’s Wildlife Photography Special Interest Group to Newport Farms near Berlin, MD. This was a private tour that was specially arraged through the Sussex Bird Club. We birded among several bird habitats including woods, fields, and …
We covered four areas of the refuge from the morning until early afternoon. Around the Visitor’s Center were Carolina chickadee, turkey vulture, and blue jay. The Dike Trail was excellent and we identified 39 species there including cedar waxwing, osprey, pileated woodpecker, American avocet, great …
This afternoon’s trip covered the Boardwalk Trail, Raymond Pool, Shearness Pool and Marsh, and Bear Swamp Pool. We found great and snowy egrets, prairie warbler, dunlin, red-breasted nuthatch, and two bald eagles (one adult and one immature) along the Boardwalk Trail. Among the birds we …
Chincoteague NWR has always been one of our favorite birding spots, having gone there since 1982. We spent the day there today and covered several areas. Along Beach Road we saw great, snowy, and cattle egrets. The cattle egrets were riding on the backs of …
We birded in the area around the Visitor’s Center, Dike Trail, and Boardwalk Trail. We identified 25 species along Dike Trail including cedar waxwing, blue-gray gnatcatcher, blue grosbeak, ruby-throated hummingbird, great egrets, three green herons, barn swallows, black vultures, and ospreys. Along the Boardwalk Trail, …
Today’s trip took us around the usual spots in the refuge—Raymond Pool, Shearness Pool and marsh, Bear Swamp Pool, Bear Swamp Observation Trail, and Raymond Pool Observation Trail. The Boardwalk Trail was closed due to flooding but we identified glossy ibises, greater yellowlegs, red-eyed vireo, …
