Now that the biting insects have disappeared it's a perfect time to walk the forest trails of Bombay Hook. This trip is co-sponsored with Delaware’s Sierra Club and will focus on how old farm fields and forest support our winter bird populations. The trails are rich with sparrows, woodpeckers, Wild Turkey, Wood Duck, raptors and ... Read more
Sandhill Crane by Carolyn Holland An evening of discovery, from birdsong to opera. When: November 7 | 2:00pm to 5:00pmWhere: Delaware Wild Lands (315 Taylors Bridge Road, Townsend, DE 19734)Tickets: $70 Follow the link below for more information & to get tickets. https://www.operade.org/crane
A visit to Rushton Woods owl banding for adults! Join the banding crew at Rushton Woods Preserve as they work to catch and band Northern Saw-whet Owls to help researchers discover more about their amazing annual movements and unique nocturnal adaptations. Participants will learn about the research being done, the techniques used and the value ... Read more
Blue-winged Teal by Michael Moore This trip is all about sharing our love of birds with friends! We are teaming up with enthusiasticyouth birder Quentin Durden for a morning of exploration and excitement at Bombay HookNational Wildlife Refuge. Instead of searching for a specific group of birds, our goal is to enjoywhichever birds choose to ... 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
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 is ample parking and the ... Read more
Golden-crowned Kinglet by Carolyn Holland Explore Alapocas Woods Visit an oasis within the city of Wilmington with good successional field habitat, mature woodlands and the Brandywine River. We will walk about 3 miles on very accessible trails. Construction along the Brandywine is completed so this should be a much more productive walk than what we ... Read more
Summary: Lorna Gibson’s new book, Birds Up Close: An Engineer Explores Their Hidden Wonders, draws on her experience as a professor of engineering at MIT and as a lifelong birder, to describe how birds work from an engineering perspective. Feathers, bones, bills, eggs, flight: all come in for scrutiny, sometimes at the microscopic scale, sometimes at a more ... 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
Join us for the 127th year of this community science project! Starting at the Blue Ball Barn, we will count all of the birds seen and heard to help track continent-wide trends in bird diversity and abundance. The data collected is used by scientists working to protect bird habitats and populations. Please RSVP to Jessica ... 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
Merlin by Carolyn Holland A quest for Raptors in Winter! A full day quest for raptors that may be found in our area during the winter months. We will visit several areas in Delaware and while we will include owls in our search, no tape recordings will be used to call them in. Bring snacks, ... Read more
