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, …
We covered four areas of the refuge today starting with the Leeds Eco-Trail Boardwalk. Birds identified along this trail included ruby-crowned kinglet, great egret, northern harrier, tree swallow, clapper rail, blue jay, and American goldfinch. We went to the Gull Pond Tower Trail next. Some …
We covered three areas of the park. Some birds we saw along the Red Trail and two overlooks included golden-crowned kinglet, yellow-rumped warbler, mallard, belted kingfisher, sharp-shinned hawk, Cooper’s hawk, northern harrier (“gray ghost”), mute swan, green-winged teal, northern pintail, northern shoveler, and gadwall. We …
We started birding from the parking lot, continued over the causeway, and looped around the island trail. Some of the birds we identified included white ibis (flock of 2), northern harrier, northern flicker, yellow-rumped warbler (many), osprey (6 were in three adjacent tees), gray catbird, …
Some of the birds we identified at the Visitor’s Center were northern flicker, downy woodpecker, blue jay, and American robin. Birds identified along the Boardwalk Trail included brown thrasher, eastern phoebe, great blue heron, red-winged blackbird, gray catbird, Carolina wren, Canada goose, and northern cardinal. …
We birded in three areas of the refuge. Some of the birds we identified along the Woodland Trail included great egret, brown-headed nuthatch, white ibis, western cattle egret, and black vulture. We went along Beach Road next and the highlight was four marbled godwits in …
We birded in four areas of the refuge. Some of the birds we saw along Beach Road were herring gull, great egret, tricolored heron, bald eagle, belted kingfisher, osprey, Forster’s tern, glossy ibis, white ibis, and Canada goose. Next, we went to the Tom’s Cove …
The main attraction by the Visitor’s Center was a red-tailed hawk perched high in a tree in the parking lot. We took the Leeds Eco-Trail Boardwalk next but it was quiet. Most of the birds we heard there included white-eyed vireo, gray catbird, and Carolina …
We covered seven areas of the refuge. The Visitor’s Center area was fairly quiet and some of the birds we identified there included blue jay, American goldfinch, and Carolina wren. We didn’t see any purple martins. Birds that we identified along the Raymond Pool and …
I went on a Birdwalk with the Sussex Bird Club. There were ten of us in the group and we covered three areas. From the Visitor’s Center, birds we identified included tree swallow, house wren, red-winged blackbird, purple martin, and northern mockingbird. Next, we walked …
