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
Harry's Pond in Winter by Amy O'Neil How many species of birds can be found at Harry's Pond in winter? Bundle up and come out for the second in the series of seasonal strolls around Harry's Pond, this time for a little winter walk. In winter, there are geese aplenty, and ducks to see like ... Read more
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
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
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
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
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].
