Our walk this morning covered our usual three areas. Some of the birds we identified from the Visitor’s Center included purple martin, brown-headed cowbird, common yellowthroat, and house wren. Along the Dike Trail, birds we identified included osprey, glossy ibis (2 overhead), eastern towhee, orchard …
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 …
There were seven areas of the refuge that we covered today. Birds identified from the Visitor’s Center included purple martin, northern bobwhite, bald eagle, and eastern wood-peewee. We went to the Raymond Pool Trail and Observation Tower next. Some of the birds we identified there …
We covered three trails in the short time we were at the park. Some of the birds we identified from the hawk watch Observation Deck were mute swan, common yellowthroat, laughing gull, fish crow, indigo bunting, northern cardinal, and purple martin. Next, we took the …
The rookery behind the Welcome Center was as active as we saw it two days ago. This time, besides the view from high up on the causeway, we also walked down to the ground level and along the service road. Birds we saw with offspring …
The birding was relatively quiet here compared to the other New Jersey areas we covered this week. We first birded the Maritime Forest Trail, then the remainder of the time was spent walking along the seawall and along the jetty to the end of the …
We covered a bit more ground here than we did yesterday. Some of the birds we identified along the Leeds Eco-Trail Boardwalk included house wren, purple martin, great blue heron, willet, great egret, common yellowthroat, gull-billed tern, seaside sparrow, and Canada goose. Among the birds …
There were a few birds we identified at the Visitor’s Center in the short time we were there including house wren, purple martin, brown-headed cowbird, and laughing gull. We identified more birds along the Gull Pond Tower Trail including tree swallow, common yellowthroat, Forster’s tern, …
We went to three areas of the park. The Red Trail was fairly quiet, especially in the ponds. Among the birds we identified there were osprey, indigo bunting, common yellowthroat, blue jay, mute swan, purple martin, and Carolina wren. The hawk watch Observation Deck was …
I helped lead a Sussex Bird Club field trip in conjunction with the Milton Horseshow Crab and Shorebird Festival. We covered three areas starting at the Visitor’s Center. Birds identified here included purple martin, chipping sparrow, eastern towhee, American goldfinch, Canada goose, and house wren. …
