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. …
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 …
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 …
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, …
Our first stop was at The Point below the parking lot. The tide was almost high so we didn’t see many birds feeding on the mudflats. Some of the birds we saw here were mourning dove, royal tern, osprey, double-crested cormorant, brown pelican, willet, barn …
Our first birding trip to Rhode Island started at Ninigret NWR. In the Salt Pond Unit, we began on the Foster Cove Trail where some of the birds we identified were common loon, prairie warbler, white-eyed vireo, eastern towhee, herring gull, and American goldfinch. The …
We walked along the trails in the southwest part of the area. Despite the overcast, we were able to identify 23 species in about one and one-half hours. Species we saw included Baltimore oriole, willet, killdeer, barn swallow, bobolink (in the field near the parking …
Our third birding spot of the day brought us to Cherry and Webb Beach. We walked from the parking lot to the beach, then turned west and walked to where the beach rounds a corner. Part of the beach away from the shore was blocked …
