Norman G. Wilder Wildlife Area with Chris Bennett
June 14, 2025 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Kentucky Warbler by Chris Bennett
A refuge for breeding songbirds!
Norman G. Wilder State Wildlife Area is a sprawling area of forest and farm fields north and west of the town of Felton in central Kent County. It is a lightly birded area that is teeming with great breeding songbirds including Pine, Hooded, Kentucky and Worm-eating Warbler, Ovenbird, Yellow-throated Vireo, Scarlet and Summer Tanager, Yellow-billed Cuckoo and more. We will be walking out and back on a wide, flat and firm dirt for a total of about four to five miles. The road is mostly open to the sun so it could get hot. Bring along a bottle of drinking water to remain hydrated. There may also be ankle-high grass and other vegetation in some areas of the road so applying DEET to your shoes and pant legs is recommended.
A Conservation Access Pass (CAP) is required to park at the Wildlife Area.
Contact Carolyn at [email protected] if you have any questions about this trip.