2025 Bird Valentines
Longtime DOS member Shannon Modla made us some more birdy valentines. Enjoy!
Katie Bird
Alapocas Woods Trip Report
Date: 15 Jan 2025Trip Leader: Joe Francis Five determined, winter-hardy birders braved single-digit wind indices on a bright, sunny, and gusty day. Understandably, birds were quite scarce or hunkered down away from the wind. We had long periods of scant activity (time to practice winter woody plant ID) followed by brief bursts of multi-species flocks … Read more
Lazy Birder’s Trip Report – 7
Recap for Late Afternoon Bird Walk at the DuPont Environmental Education Center/Russell W. Peterson Refuge November 17,2024 by Joe Francis If some field trips are huge banquets with endless courses and many guests, this one was instead an intimate meal with close friends and a slowly savored, curated menu. Fittingly, the main course was “good … Read more
Rushton Woods Owl Trip Report
November 15th 2024Trip Leader: Jessica ShahanReport Author: Mary Braun Eastern Screech-owl by David Lewis. All birds were handled and banded for research purposes under state and federal permits. Twenty of us met at the Banding /Farm shed on Friday evening. It was a gorgeous clear night with a huge supermoon. This we found out was not … Read more
Sea Watch 1 Trip Report
Trip Leaders: Chris Bennett & Anthony GonzonLocation: Indian River InletDate: Saturday, November 16, 2024Trip recap & photos by Carolyn Holland Sanderlings by Carolyn Holland. Sheltered from the strong 15-20 mph NW winds near the base of the sand dunes and behind a huge dump truck parked on the beach, we were able to scan the … Read more
BHB+DOS UD Farm Trip Report
Date: 6 Oct 2024University of Delaware Farm, Newark, DETrip Leader: Sam Melanson, Blue Hen Birding President Soon after the walk started, we all saw a beautiful Barred Owl right by Townsend. We also saw Palm Warblers, Red-eyed Vireos, and Yellow-rumped Warblers. We walked towards the farm where we saw American Kestrels, Mourning Doves, and Ravens. … Read more
Cape Henlopen Trip Report
Cape Henlopen State Park12 October 2024 – 8 am to 11:00 am8 ParticipantsTrip Leader: Chris Bennett Group photo by Chris Bennett. Weather:Start temp: 60FEnd Temp: 75FWind: 0-5 mph, W to WNWMostly Sunny A slow day of birding beginning at the Fishing Pier with additional stops at the Hawk Watch and Herring Point. Not much in … Read more
Lazy Birder’s Trip Report – 6
Date: 20 Oct 2024 Leader: Joe Francis Today’s DOS Afternoon bird walk at the Peterson Refuge was attended by seven birders. It was a remarkably warm day, topping off in the mid 70s, with largely clear blue skies. The migrant wave of the prior week had already passed through leaving considerably fewer total birds but … Read more
Swift Night Out Pop-up Trip Report
Date: 29 September 2024 We had a successful Swift Night Out Sunday, with 20 attendees that included DOS members and folks from the community. It was a dynamic and dramatic evening, with swift “tornadoes” forming and dispersing over several different chimneys in the neighborhood. Several brief passes by two Peregrine Falcons undoubtedly contributed to the … Read more
Little Creek Wildlife Area Trip Report
Date: 7 Sep 2024 – 8am-11:30amTrip Leader: Chris Bennett The group met at the Delaware Fish and Wildlife Boat Ramp in Little Creek before heading south to the main tract of Little Creek Wildlife Area. While at the boat ramp, the group saw a juvenile Yellow-crowned Night Heron and more than 70 Bobolinks. The Bobolinks … Read more