Field Trips
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Delmarva Ornithological Society 2012-2013 Field Trip Schedule Field Trip Chairs: Amy & Kathleen O'Neil
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| Saturday, 8 Sep 2012 | Cape May Migrants | Derek Stoner | Higbee Beach, small lot on left before main lot, 6:45 a.m. | Visit Cape May's "Migration Mainline" hotspots Higbee Beach, The Meadows, Cape May Point State Park, and the Cape May Hawk Watch for migrant songbirds, shorebirds and raptors. Expect some rarities. Full day. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wednesday, 12 Sep 2012 | Ashland Nature Center | Jim White | Nature center, Brackenville and Barley Mill Roads, 7:30 a.m. | Look for warblers and other neotropical migrants along the Red Clay Creek. Half day. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunday, 16 Sep 2012 | Fall Migrants at White Clay Creek State Park* | Anthony Gonzon | Chambers House Nature Center. Creek Rd. North of Hopkins Rd. 8:00 a.m. | This is a great time of year for warblers and other fall migrants along White Clay Creek. State Park fee in effect. Half Day. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Friday, 28 Sep 2012 | Dunlins Trip: Fall Migrants & Owl Prowl † | Dunlins Leaders: Derek Stoner, Bill Stewart & Judy Montgomery | Meeting place to be determined. 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | It's dark. Aren't all the birds asleep? We'll find out what the birds are doing at night as we look at the full moon through scopes and see if we can discover migrants passing overhead. We'll also see if we can find a few true "night owls"!
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| Sunday, 7 Oct 2012 | Last Gasp 4 Fall Warblers Note date change | Andy Ednie | Brandywine Creek State Park Nature Center, 8:00 a.m. | Search for remaining fall warblers and other migrants at beautiful BCSP. State Park fees in effect. Half Day. Note date change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saturday, 13 Oct 2012 | Beginner Bird Walk at Granogue | Bill Stewart (610-864-0370) bird-del@earthlink.net | 9:00 a.m. - noon. Please call Bill to sign up and for details about the meeting place. | Join Bill for this terrific opportunity to visit the majestic Granogue property to look for and learn about some great birds that can be found there. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunday, 14 Oct 2012 | Dunlins Event: Ashland Big Sit | Dunlins Leaders (Derek, Bill & Judy) | Ashland Nature Center, Hockessin, DE 9:00 a.m. - noon | Lots of birds, lots of food, lots of friends, & lots of fun - what could be a better way of birding? Take part in an international birding competition and help us see a record # of birds. Atop Hawk Watch Hill at Ashland, count all the birds passing by. Bring the whole family for this big birding event! Cookout lunch at noon! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sunday, 4 Nov 2012 | Silver Run Wildlife Area & Baxter Tract | Anthony Gonzon | Augustine Beach, Route 9, 7:30am. | It's November already? Perfect time to come out and look for wintering passerines and raptors. Half day. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saturday, 10 Nov 2012 | Sea Watch I | Anthony Gonzon & Chris Bennett | Delaware Seashore State Park (lot on south side of Indian River Inlet along ocean - Southeast Day Use Area), 8:00 a.m.- noon | Join Anthony & Chris to count seabirds migranting along Delaware's coast - collecting invaluable data as well as seeing thousands of migrating loons, gannets, grebes, sea ducks, gulls, terns, & hopefully an alcid or two. This is a joint event with Sussex Bird Club. Limited walking on soft sand to get to viewing spot on the beach. Portable toilets are available at IRI. Half Day. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunday, 11 Nov 2012 | Dunlins Trip: Bombay Hook Waterfowl* | Dunlins Leaders (Derek, Bill & Judy) | Bombay Hook NWR Headquarters 9:00 a.m. - noon | Ducks & geese are settling in for the winter at Bombay Hook NWR. We'll see how many different species we can find, plus keep a lookout at this time of year for raptors! Half day. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saturday, 24 Nov 2012 | Dunlins Trip: Bald Eagle Extravaganza | Dunlins Leaders (Derek, Bill & Judy) | Conowingo Dam Parking Lot, Conowingo, MD, 10:00 a.m. - noon | The dozens (sometimes hundreds!) of Bald Eagles that gather at Conowingo each autumn is incredible. Bring your camera! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Saturday, 8 Dec 2012 | Sea Watch ll | Anthony Gonzon & Chris Bennett | Delaware Seashore State Park (lot on south side of Indian River Inlet along ocean - Southeast Day Use Area), 8:00 a.m.- noon | Join Anthony & Chris to count seabirds migranting along Delaware's coast - collecting invaluable data as well as seeing thousands of migrating loons, gannets, grebes, sea ducks, gulls, terns, & hopefully an alcid or two. This is a joint event with Sussex Bird Club. Limited walking on soft sand to get to viewing spot on the beach. Portable toilets are available at IRI. Half Day. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Friday, 14 Dec - Saturday, 5 Jan 2013 | 113th Annual Christmas Bird Counts | Jim White | See Flyer for details | Appreciate birds in a new way and contribute to over 100 years of wintering bird records. You can count in an area close to you, or farther afield, or even count the birds coming to your feeder! Watch The Flyer for the dates of the Counts you'd like to join, and give the count compiler a call! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Friday, 14 Dec - Saturday, 5 Jan 2013 | Dunlins Events: 113th Annual Christmas Bird Counts | Dunlins Leaders (Derek, Bill & Judy) | Times & dates to be determined. | We'll have the opportunity to join in two CBCs this year - one up north & one down south. Enjoy being citizen scientists and contribute to over 100 years of wintering bird records! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Saturday, 12 Jan 2013 | List Head Start* | Frank Rohrbacher | Park & Ride at Rte 299 & Rte 1, opposite Wawa. 7:30 a.m. | Get an early start on your 2013 list. Visit many various DE sites on the race to get as many year birds as possible. Full day. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wednesday, 23 Jan 2013 | Midwinter Beginner Birding Trip ‡ | Sally O'Byrne | Alapocas Woods - Meet at the parking lot of the Blue Ball Barn. 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | Come out and get to know some of the birds that are at home in the woods & fields during winter. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Friday, 25 Jan - Sunday, 27 Jan 2013 | New York Birding Trip | Andy Ednie 302-792-9591 ednieap@verizon.net | The DOS has been running trips to Montauk, located on the eastern tip on Long Island, since 1974. Thousands of seaducks gather under the bluffs each winter. Previous trips have found King Eider, Barrow's Goldeneye, Red-necked Grebe, Great Cormorant, white-winged gulls, Kittiwake, Jaegers and alcids. The surrounding countryside in the Hamptons produces wintering specialties like Eurasian Wigeon, Tufted Duck, European gulls, Golden Plover and maybe even a Lapwing! Area visited included Lake Montauk, Shinnecock Inlet, and the newly opened Camp Roosevelt, home of the Rough Riders. The trip will hit hotspots in New York City, Jamaica Bay, Bennett's Field, Pt. Lookout, Jones Beach, and possibly Sagamore Hill, the home of Teddy Roosevelt. Past trips have produced Snowy and Saw-whet Owl, Northern Shrike, American Bittern, Woodcock, Varied Thrush, Orange-crowned Warbler, Ovenbird, Snow Bunting, Lapland Longspur, and depending on the year, winter finches. This is a three day journey with two overnights in Montauk. Reservations are required. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sunday, 3 Feb 2013 | Owl Trip | Jim White Must call Jim if you are attending (593-9622). Space is limited. | Meet at New Castle County Airport. Reservations required, DOS members only. Trip will go from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. | Seven species of owl may be seen and/or heard in a single full day. Many various locations. Bring lunch. Full day. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saturday, 9 Feb 2013 | Sea Watch lll | Anthony Gonzon & Chris Bennett | Delaware Seashore State Park (lot on south side of Indian River Inlet along ocean - Southeast Day Use Area), 8:00 a.m. - Noon | Last chance this winter to bundle up and join Anthony, Chris, and our friends at the Sussex Bird Club to find, ID & document seabirds such as Northern Gannet, scoters, loons, gulls, & cormorants, plus spot a rarity or two. Half day. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Saturday, 16 Mar 2013 | Stone Harbor/ Avalon NJ ‡ NOTE DATE CHANGE (Was 3/9/13) | Bill Stewart (610) 864-0370 bird-del@earthlink.net | Meet at 7:00 a.m. at DE Swim & Fitness Club. Carpooling is available. Must confirm your plans with Bill if attending. | Note date change Visit one of the best wintering waterfowl staging areas in our region. Search for early arriving shorebirds such as Piping Plover & American Oystercatcher. Snowy Owl has been seen on 2 previous trips. We will also visit the 8th St. jetty in Avalon for eider, Harlequin Duck, and the start of N. Gannet migration. Pack a lunch, we will bird until 2pm. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Saturday, 20 Apr 2013 | Lum's Pond* ‡ | Bob Strahorn | Glasgow High School parking lot 7:30 a.m. | Look for early breeding and migrating passerines. We will travel to several locations in the park. Park fees in effect. Half day. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saturday, 27 Apr 2013 | Nanticoke Watershed* NOTE DATE CHANGE (Was Sunday, 4/28) | Anthony Gonzon & Eric Braun | Park & Ride at Rte 299 & Rte 1, opposite Wawa. 6:00 a.m. | Note date change Spring migrants; trip will include Redden SF, Trap Pond S.P., Phillip's Landing. Bring bag lunch, boots, and bug spray. Park fees in effect. Full day. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Friday, 3 May 2013 | Rail Trip (Note unusual time) | Andy Ednie | Park & Ride at Rte 299 & Rte 1, opposite Wawa. 10:00 p.m. | A three-hour Rail bonanza (in the middle of the night!) targeting 7 species. Bring long boots & bug spray. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tuesday, 7 May 2013 | Alapocas Woods | Sally O'Byrne | Meet at softball field parking lot behind the duPont Experimental Station at 7:00 a.m. | An oasis within the city of Wilmington with good successional field habitat, mature woodlands, and the Brandywine River. Target birds include migrating warblers and thrushes. Half day. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saturday, 11 May 2013 | Spring Round-up | John Janowski | See Flyer for details. | State of Delaware annual spring migration bird census. Great way to learn bird identification by sight and song! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Saturday, 1 Jun 2013 | Dragon Run Canoe/Kayak Adventure | Sally O'Byrne | Contact Sally O'Byrne for details at salobyrne@gmail.com DOS Members Only | Great freshwater marsh near Delaware City with abundant Little Blue Heron, Yellow Warbler and Marsh Wren. Target bird = Least Bittern. Half day. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saturday, 15 Jun 2013 | New to Birding? Meet Some New Birds! ‡ | Joe Sebastiani | Meet in the parking lot of Valley Garden Park at 8:00 a.m. | This is the perfect time of year to observe birds in the height of their nesting time. Come out and learn about the birds living here and raising families in our area. Half day. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Saturday, 20 Jul 2013 | Delaware Shorebirds* ‡ | Bob Rufe | New Castle County Airport, 7:00 a.m. or Bombay Hook NWR headquarters, 8:00 a.m. | 35th Annual Trip!! Expect a few rarities. Bring bug spray and a hat. Half day. Entrance fees in effect. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sunday, 4 Aug 2013 | Shorebird ID Workshop Bombay Hook NWR* | Andy Urquhart and Eric Braun | Reservations required. Call Andy at (302) 239-2471 by August 1st. | Learn a system to ID shorebirds based on size, structure, habits, and plumage. Half day trip includes both classroom and field work. Entrance fees in effect. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saturday, 10 Aug 2013 | More Delaware Shorebirds* | Frank Rohrbacher | Bombay Hook NWR headquarters, 7:30 a.m. | Expect a few rarities. Bring bug spray and a hat. Half day. Entrance fees in effect. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Saturday, 7 Sep 2013 | Cape May Migrants | Derek Stoner | Must contact Derek to sign up and for details of start time & meeting place. DOS Members only. | Visit Cape May's "Migration Mainline" hotspots Higbee Beach, The Meadows, Cape May Point State Park, and the Cape May Hawk Watch for migrant songbirds, shorebirds and raptors. Expect some rarities. Full day - can be rigorous! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wednesday, 11 Sep 2013 | Ashland Nature Center | Jim White | Nature center, Brackenville and Barley Mill Roads, 7:30 a.m. | Look for warblers and other neotropical migrants along the Red Clay Creek. Half day. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunday, 15 Sep 2013 | Fall Migrants at White Clay Creek State Park* | Anthony Gonzon | Chambers House Nature Center. Creek Rd. North of Hopkins Rd. 8:00 a.m. | This is a great time of year for warblers and other fall migrants along White Clay Creek. State Park fee in effect. Half Day. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Please Note: Always check the DOS website (www.dosbirds.org) in case of trip changes or cancellations, and also for any new trips that may be added!
"Delaware Dunlins Recommended" DOS field trips are noted with a ‡ symbol. These trips are low-key, and especially appropriate for familes and beginning birders. Also, please check the Dunlins website (delawaredunlins.com) often for youth birding trips added throughout the year, plus pictures and reports from previous trips!


