Pine Warbler by Chris Bennett Find many species at Little Creek! We will bird the main tract of Little Creek Wildlife area from the Hunter Education Building north to the Observation Tower overlooking the main impoundment. With luck we should find migrant songbirds in the forested areas along the wildlife area road and early waterfowl, ... Read more
Help make Delaware a cleaner place for the birds to live! DOS and the Red Knot Youth Birderswill spend the morning cleaning up trash along the state’s waterways and discovering the birdsthat benefit from our efforts. http://dnrec.delaware.gov/coastal-cleanup/ Spaces are limited, so pre-registration is required! Please RSVP to Jessica at [email protected]. Broad Dyke Wetlands Natural Area, ... Read more
Summary: In his classic A Field Guide to the Birds, Roger Tory Peterson labelled two plates "Confusing Fall Warblers" forever condemning birders to thinking these birds are nearly impossible to identify. Mike enjoys identification challenges and, as with his previous DOS talk on Sparrow identification, he will attempt to break down and demystify the identification of ... Read more
Common Nighthawk by David Brown Explore Delaware's Premier Urban Wildlife Refuge! End the week on a positive note with a leisurely walk at the Russell W. Peterson Refuge. These walks will begin roughly 2 hours before sunset, allowing opportunity to check out roosting waterfowl, shorebirds, rails, wrens and blackbirds and perhaps spot a migrating nighthawk. ... Read more
***Please Note change of date!*** Connecticut Warbler by Declan O'Neil Explore the Brandywine Valley! Explore the exquisite Brandywine Valley tract of First State National Historical Park in search of some delightfully confusing fall warblers and sparrows. As the morning sun first hits the trees, we’ll take a slow stroll along the creekside trail. Afterwards, we ... Read more
September 28 @ 7:00 am - 3:00 pm EDT Broad-winged Hawk by Declan O'Neil Experience fall migration at Cape May! Known as “the birding Mecca,” Cape May, New Jersey has a legendary status among birders for good reason! Its location at the tip of a narrow peninsula funnels in migrating birds and provides a birding ... Read more
Pine Warbler by Michael Moore On this trip, we will be exploring fall migration in the piedmont. We will look for migratingwarblers, flycatchers, thrushes, and raptors as they move through the region on their way south totheir wintering grounds in Central and South America.*Annual parks pass or daily pass required Please RSVP to Jessica at ... Read more
Pond at UD Farm by Samantha Melanson, President of Blue Hen Birding Explore the UD Farm & Ecology Woods! By special permission from the University of Delaware & hosted by Blue Hen Birding, a UD student organization, here is an opportunity for non-UD affiliated birders to explore the University of Delaware Farm & Ecology Woods ... Read more
