Our next stop in Florida was Myakka River State Park in Sarasota and we picked up 36 species. We started in the Weir area on the southern part of the lake. Some of the birds we saw were limpkin, black-necked stilt, sandhill crane (two flying …
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 …
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 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 …
The Point is now open and we walked the entire loop starting from the ocean side. The tide was low but there weren’t many birds on the mudflats on the bay side. We heard a Carolina wren from the parking lot. These were the ten …
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 …
Our first stop was at the Prime Hook NWR Visitor’s Center. We only identified Carolina wren, tufted titmouse, northern mockingbird, mourning dove, American robin, Carolina chickadee, and fish crow from there. We spent most of our time along the Dike Trail where we identified 30 …
We went on a field trip with the Sussex Bird Club to Cape Henlopen State Park. Our intent was to walk the northern part of Gordon’s Pond Trail but, unfortunately, it was closed due to maintenance. Instead, we walked along the Walking Dunes Trail to …
