All Upcoming Events and Trips

Youth Birders: Bellevue State Park

White-eyed Vireo by Michael Moore This trip will focus on the breeding birds in northern Delaware, including warblers, vireos, finches, catbirds and orioles. We will also look for acrobatic aerial insectivores like chimney swifts and purple martins. Binoculars will be available for participants to borrow. State park fees will be in effect. Please RSVP to ... Read more

Killen’s Pond State Park with Chris Bennett

Prothonotary Warbler by Michael Moore Breeding specialties of southern Delaware We will walk the 2.6 mile pondside trail in search of summer nesting birds including Prothonotary, Yellow-throated and Kentucky Warblers, Summer and Scarlet Tanagers, Yellow-billed Cuckoos and other breeding birds of Delaware's coastal plain forests.  Contact Carolyn at [email protected] if you have any questions about ... Read more

Annual DOS Picnic & Bird-A-Thon Awards

Roberts Farm 315 Taylors Bridge Rd, Townsend, Delaware

Annual DOS Picnic & Bird-A-Thon Awards June 29th; 4-7pm at the Roberts Farm (Bird walk to precede picnic - arrive by 3:00 PM for the bird walk) We are happy to announce that the Annual Delaware Ornithological Society picnic with Bird-A-Thon results and awards announcements, will be on June 29th from 4-7pm at the Roberts ... Read more

45th Annual Beginner’s Shorebird Field Trip!

Shorebirds for Beginners at Bombay Hook! Delaware Ornithological Society (DOS) is sponsoring a Beginner’s Shorebird Field Trip on Saturday, July 29th, at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Smyrna, Delaware. This will be a Half Day trip - tailored for beginners, and is the 45th consecutive outing for this popular field trip. "Par" is 15 species of shorebirds, ... Read more