Green-winged Teal by Michael Moore Explore Delaware’s Premier Urban Wildlife Refuge! Close the week with an easy walk along the Jack A Markell Trail at the Peterson Refuge near the Wilmington Riverfront. This is the first day of daylight savings time so sundown isn't until 7:03pm. We will go for at least 2 hours and ... Read more
Photograph by Andy Ednie Join the survey! Delaware’s piedmont area is only 10% of the land mass, but has the largest, most diverse biodiversity in the state. The White Clay Creek State Park is the 4th highest ranked top birding spot in New Castle County and 49th largest Delaware area bird list by Cornell University’s ... Read more
Bufflehead 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 (parking lot on the south side of Indian River Inlet along the ocean). Come prepared for cold conditions and the seashore wind and bring your ... Read more
Summary: This talk will be held in person only at the Delaware Museum of Nature and Science and will be held in the bird collection. There will be an opportunity to examine actual museum specimens of the different flycatchers to see first hand the issues described in the talk. Few groups of American birds are more ... Read more
Sixty-five Acre Pond viewed from the new observation deck by Gregory Gough Come see the amazing new observation deck! The old fire-tower type observation structure at Assawoman WLA has recently been replaced with an incredible ADA accessible boardwalk which loops through a wooded area & opens up to views of Mulberry Pond & Sixty-five Acre ... Read more
Erik Wing is a research associate at York University in Toronto, where he studies how prior knowledge and expertise influence human perception and cognition. Erik completed his doctoral work at Duke University, focusing on brain representations during visual experience and later memory retrieval. In his current work, he is particularly interested in how information is ... Read more
Ecology Woods by Sam Melanson, President of Blue Hen Birding Join Blue Hen Birding to explore the University of Delaware Farm & Ecology Woods! A variety of habitats at the farm present great opportunities to observe a diversity of bird species. In the wetlands we can look for shorebirds, waders & ducks. Dr. Jeff Buler ... Read more
Great Blue Herons by Declan O'Neil Pea Patch Island, a small island located in the middle of the Delaware River, is well known for its rookery of wading birds including Great Blue Herons, Great Egrets, Snowy Egrets, Glossy Ibis, and more! On this trip, take a ferry ride to the island and see the rookery ... Read more
Photograph by Andy Ednie Join the survey! Delaware’s piedmont area is only 10% of the land mass, but has the largest, most diverse biodiversity in the state. The White Clay Creek State Park is the 4th highest ranked top birding spot in New Castle County and 49th largest Delaware area bird list by Cornell University’s ... Read more
Red Knot by Chris Bennett Migrants at Milford Neck! The forest, fields and wetlands between the Mispillion and Murderkill Rivers makes up the area called Milford Neck. Much of the land on the neck is protected land owned by the state and private non-profit organizations. On this trip we will visit publicly owned lands and ... Read more
Wood Ducks by Michael Moore The Traditional DOS Mother's Day Walk Join Judy Montgomery & friends on Mother's Day for a walk at beautiful White Clay Creek State Park looking for local breeding birds and late migrants still passing through. Offered during the Delaware Bird-A-Thon. Contact Carolyn at [email protected] if you have any questions about ... Read more
Great Blue Herons by Declan O'Neil Pea Patch Island, a small island located in the middle of the Delaware River, is well known for its rookery of wading birds including Great Blue Herons, Great Egrets, Snowy Egrets, Glossy Ibis, and more! On this trip, take a ferry ride to the island and see the rookery ... Read more
