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
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 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
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
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
Date: 22 Sep 2024 Leader: Joe Francis Twelve birders joined Joe Francis on Sunday afternoon for the monthly walk at the Peterson Refuge/Dupont Environmental Education. Based on prior eBird bar charts for the hotspot, hopes were high for migrating raptors, nighthawks, shorebirds, and Bobolink. Unfortunately, these did not materialize, mirroring the lagging results across the … Read more
Trip Leader: Joe FrancisDate: 11 May 2024 Ten birders of a wide range of experience enjoyed a picture-perfect spring day, logging nearly 5 miles and 75 species total (13 more than last year). Most of the participants selected the “zero carbon” option, walking from their homes to the meeting point so a truly athletic adventure. … Read more
Location: DuPont Environmental Education Center/Russell W. Peterson RefugeDate: January 27, 2024Trip Leader: Joe Francis LeConte’s Sparrow documentation photo by Joe Francis. This was the Inaugural 2024 afternoon walk for this DOS & DNS sponsored monthly event. Weather was pleasant for the season (52F high) with light winds, mostly cloudy skies and sporadic sunshine. Twenty-three new … Read more
8 October 2023Trip Leader: Andy Ednie The weather maps were watched with great trepidation prior to the DOS field trip to Burrow’s Run near Yorklyn. Although the forecast predicted rain and high winds, the day had a brilliant partly cloudy sunrise and only light wind. This field trip is a specialty for sparrows and they … Read more
8 September 2023Trip Leader: Declan O’Neil On Friday evening, September 8th, I met with six intrepid birders in the parking lot of South Cape May Meadows Preserve, or “The Meadows” for short. It was a little warm and a little humid, but pleasantly breezy with no bugs to speak of, so we couldn’t complain. Already, … Read more
