Field Trips

Purple Finch by Carolyn Holland Explore this under-birded park to see what species we might find! Anson B. Nixon park (www.ansonbnixonpark.org) is an attractive 100 acre site owned by the Kennett Area Park Authority. It contains two small lakes and a mix of woodland and dense forest with creeks. It is free to enter, there … Read more

Rusty Blackbird by Michael Moore Explore Delaware’s Premier Urban Wildlife Refuge! Join Joe for his usual Sunday evening stroll through the marsh. Expect migrating waterfowl; shorebirds; raptors; Marsh Wren; Rusty Blackbird and the arrival of overwintering sparrows. We will walk about 2 miles, to the Christina River Bridge and back. Meet by the Russell Peterson … Read more

Brant by Carolyn Holland Join Anthony and Chris for a brisk birding adventure at the Indian River Inlet! To be enjoyed at the Southside Day Use Area. Come prepared for cold conditions and the seashore wind and bring your scope if you have one. Participants should monitor the DOS website and social media for last … Read more

Sunset along Port Mahon Road by Chris Bennett Spend the afternoon on the Delaware Bay! The Delaware Bay and the public lands along its shores attract a wide range of migrant and winter resident birds.  We will start the trip at the Main Tract of Little Creek Wildlife area looking for forest songbirds, raptors and … Read more

Harlequin Duck by David Lewis Winter birding in New Jersey! Join Andy for an all day trip to Brigantine and Barnegat. We’ll leave from the Claymont Train Station at 6:30 am to drive to Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. Will arrive at Forsythe around 8 am and drive the auto tour (National Wildlife Refuge pass required … Read more

Brant by Carolyn Holland Another chance to join Anthony and Chris for a brisk birding adventure at the Indian River Inlet! To be enjoyed at the Southside Day Use Area. Come prepared for cold conditions and the seashore wind and bring your scope if you have one. Participants should monitor the DOS website and social … Read more

Blackburnian Warbler by Declan O’Neil Explore the Brandywine Valley Tract of First State National Historical Park, a lesser-known gem of northern New Castle County. With spring in full swing, we’ll be looking and listening for migrating warblers on our walk along the Brandywine Creek, in addition to vireos, thrushes, sparrows and anything else migration has … Read more

Short-billed Dowitcher by Gregory Gough Thousands of shorebirds and gulls gather here! Join Anthony at the DuPont Nature Center (2992 Lighthouse Rd, Milford, DE 19963) at 2 PM to witness the rise of high tide during peak horseshoe crab spawning and shorebird migration season.  We will bird around the Nature Center then travel to Slaughter … Read more

Bobolink by Ian Stewart See Bobolinks up close! We will explore the rolling grasslands of Fair Hill NRMA just over the Maryland border in search of breeding Bobolinks and Meadowlarks, then head into the woods in search of other breeding birds. Fair Hill is an excellent place to see these declining grassland birds thanks to … Read more

Shorebirds for Beginners at Bombay Hook! Delaware Ornithological Society (DOS) is sponsoring a Beginner’s Shorebird Field Trip on Saturday, July 17th, at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Smyrna, Delaware. This will be a Half Day trip – tailored for beginners, and is the 49th consecutive outing for this popular field trip. “Par” is 15 species of shorebirds, … Read more

American Avocets by Carolyn Holland   Take a spin around the auto loop of Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge to see a diverse array of shorebirds and waders. We will make stops at Raymond, Shearness, and Bear Swamp Pools to see how many species we can find gorging themselves on the mudflats as they prepare … Read more