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
Photograph by Andy Ednie Between 1967 and 1977, DOS members conducted weekly bird surveys to collect data on thebirdlife in one of New Castle County’s most diverse hotspots. Fifty years later, DOS is repeatingthe surveys and the Red Knot Youth Birders are going to help! Much like the Christmas BirdCount, the data that we contribute ... Read more
Yellow-throated Warbler by Gregory Gough Explore diverse habitats at Ashton Tract! Join Will for some early spring migration birding along Augustine Wildlife Area's Ashton Tract. Extensive wetlands, meadows, and mixed woodlands host a wide variety of songbirds, waders, waterfowl, and shorebirds during this time of year. The Ashton Tract has an observation platform to observe the ... 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
EXACT TIME TBAJoin DOS Conservation Chair Matt Sarver and Delaware Wild Lands staff for special access to beach and marsh habitats of Milford Neck. More details TBA. Spaces are limited, please contact Matt to RSVP at [email protected].
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
Ring-billed Gull by Carolyn Holland Visit birding hotspots along the Delaware River! Historic Old New Castle is among Delaware’s quaintest small towns and an unsung birding hotspot during migration given its location along the Delaware River and proximity to tidal marshes and nearby woods. If you have followed eBird alerts you will know about the ... 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
