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

Common Yellowthroat by Mary Braun The marsh is alive with birdsongs! Close the week with an easy walk along the Jack A Markell Trail at the Peterson Refuge near the Wilmington Riverfront. At this time of year the marsh is alive with the songs of Redwings, Common Yellowthroats and Marsh Wrens. We will go for ... 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

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

Kentucky Warbler by Chris Bennett Forest Birding at Norman G. Wilder WLA The forests of Norman G. Wilder WA provide habitat for a wide variety of nesting songbirds.  We should see and/or hear Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Wood Thrush, Yellow-throated Vireo, Black-and-white, Worm-eating, Kentucky and possibly Hooded Warblers and Scarlet and Summer Tanager among others.  Ticks may ... Read more