We will spend as much time as
possible birding in the field. On any day when the weather does not permit a
field trip, the class will be cancelled. For the latest information on class
status see Bill’s blog at http://billfintel.blogspot.com/
. This will be updated by 6 am on any field trip day with questionable weather.
Also more detailed directions will be added as needed.
All classes are
on Wednesday, and begin at 8:00 am at the meeting locations noted
below. Be sure to bring binoculars. Also check the weather forecast and dress
appropriately with a rain resistant windbreaker and footwear suitable for
walking about one mile. Insect repellent, sunscreen, water and a snack are
recommended. Classes will end by 11 am at the meeting location.
Sep 5 - Prime
Hook NWR. Meet at the Refuge
Headquarters at 8:00 am. We will bird all types of
habitats, such as woodlands, fields, marshes, impoundments and bay beaches.
Some of our target birds will be shorebirds, and early woodland migrants. (Low
tide 10:50 am)
Sep 12 – Gordon’s Pond - Meet at 8 am at the Gordon’s Pond parking lot
just north of Rehoboth Beach. We will walk the trail to the pond observation
platform and hopefully see many good fall migrants along the way. (High tide
11:20 am)
Sep 19 – Prime
Hook NWR. Meet at
the Refuge Headquarters at 8:00 am. We will search the woodlands for
migrant warblers, tanagers and thrushes. We will also check the impoundments
for shorebirds. (Low tide 11:04 am)
Sep 26 – Fintel’s
Yard and Oyster Rocks Road. Meet at the Fintel’s home at 8
am for a guided tour of their birding habitats, feeders and water features.
Oyster Rocks Road is an excellent road that goes through marshland habitat to
the Broadkill River. (High tide 10:07 am)
Oct 3 - Cape
Henlopen State Park Nature Center (sticker required). South bound raptor
migration will be underway, some shorebirds will still be present, and we will
of course search for three resident specialties, the Piping Plover, American
Oystercatcher and Brown-headed Nuthatch. (Low tide 9:30 am)
