We had a good, but COLD field trip with 12 participants. Winds were out of the NW at 20+ mph and temps were in the 30's when we began. Highlights were 110 American Avocets in the impoundment on the right of Broadkill Beach Rd, a drop dead view of a male American Wigeon just off the Boardwalk Trail, an adult Bald Eagle chasing a Snow Goose, 24 E. Meadowlarks with most being along Cods Rd., and amazing views of 2,500+ Snow Geese NW of Cods Rd. Come to find out later, in among them was a lone Pink-footed Goose...a vagrant from Europe.
Many thanks to Sue Gruver for compiling our below list for 2/26/17:
Prime Hook NWR, Sussex, Delaware, US
Feb 26, 2017 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
12.0 mile(s)
Comments: walk for the Refuge, at HQ's, Broadkill Beach Rd., Prime Hook Beach Rd. Fowler Beach Rd.
52 species (+1 other taxa)
Snow Goose 2500
Canada Goose 20
Gadwall 6
American Wigeon 3
American Black Duck 95
Mallard 2
Northern Shoveler 1000
Northern Pintail 112
Green-winged Teal 85
Greater Scaup 30
Surf Scoter 9
Bufflehead 14
Red-breasted Merganser 6
Great Blue Heron 5
Turkey Vulture 10
Osprey 1 flew over our heads on the Boardwalk trail
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 10
American Avocet 110
Killdeer 2
Sanderling 1
Dunlin 45
Greater Yellowlegs 20
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Ring-billed Gull 30
Herring Gull 25
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 4
gull sp. 75
Mourning Dove 2
Northern Flicker 1
American Kestrel 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
American Crow 5
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 3
Carolina Wren 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 35
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 65
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Dark-eyed Junco 16
White-throated Sparrow 12
Song Sparrow 3
Eastern Towhee 2
Northern Cardinal 14
Red-winged Blackbird 85
Eastern Meadowlark 24
Common Grackle 12
American Goldfinch 2
Many thanks to Sue Gruver for compiling our below list for 2/26/17:
From: ebird-checklist@cornell.edu
To: srgruver@aol.com
Sent: 2/26/2017 12:33:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time
Subj: eBird Report - Prime Hook NWR, Feb 26, 2017
To: srgruver@aol.com
Sent: 2/26/2017 12:33:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time
Subj: eBird Report - Prime Hook NWR, Feb 26, 2017
Feb 26, 2017 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
12.0 mile(s)
Comments: walk for the Refuge, at HQ's, Broadkill Beach Rd., Prime Hook Beach Rd. Fowler Beach Rd.
52 species (+1 other taxa)
Snow Goose 2500
Canada Goose 20
Gadwall 6
American Wigeon 3
American Black Duck 95
Mallard 2
Northern Shoveler 1000
Northern Pintail 112
Green-winged Teal 85
Greater Scaup 30
Surf Scoter 9
Bufflehead 14
Red-breasted Merganser 6
Great Blue Heron 5
Turkey Vulture 10
Osprey 1 flew over our heads on the Boardwalk trail
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 10
American Avocet 110
Killdeer 2
Sanderling 1
Dunlin 45
Greater Yellowlegs 20
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Ring-billed Gull 30
Herring Gull 25
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 4
gull sp. 75
Mourning Dove 2
Northern Flicker 1
American Kestrel 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
American Crow 5
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 3
Carolina Wren 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 35
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 65
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Dark-eyed Junco 16
White-throated Sparrow 12
Song Sparrow 3
Eastern Towhee 2
Northern Cardinal 14
Red-winged Blackbird 85
Eastern Meadowlark 24
Common Grackle 12
American Goldfinch 2
