Sussex Bird Club

Introduction

The Sussex Bird Club's primary objective is to promote the knowledge and enjoyment of wild birds through guided field trips and monthly meetings about various aspects of birding.

Breeding Bird Atlas time is here

This is the last year of the second Delaware Breeding Bird Atlas, so any and all help to wrap up this extensive effort will be greatly appreciated. The below photos taken March 19, 2012 by Bill Fintel show three important Sussex County breeding birds. See the BBA page for details on how to participate, and come to the May meeting when Anthony Gonzon, State Coordinator for the BBA, will make a short presentation on where the Atlas stands and what is still needed.

Many members are active bird photographers, as evidenced by Chuck Fullmer's outstanding photo below. Chuck has his own web site loaded with great bird photos taken in Sussex County, Delaware.

Above: American Woodcock along Fowler Beach Road, Jan 13, 2011, by Chuck Fullmer

What's New

5/24 - See Last Minute Class Details on the OLLI page for a check list of birds observed by the OLLI Birding Class this spring.

5/23 - Thanks to Lynn Smith, the OLLI field trip sees Sabine's Gull up close and personal (photo below).

5/19 - Details about Sharon Lynn's  Bird-a-Thon event at her house with live music on Mon, 6/4/12.

5/15 - It's shorebird and horseshoe crab season. Chris Bennett will lead a field trip on May 24th. Also, Chris has provided details on where to go on your own (click here). Maps for birding the DE coast are avaliable from links on the travel page.

5/8 - More details about how to support the DE Bird-a-Thon.

5/7 -New information about the June 16 picnic, it is a GO rain or shine, same location as the super field trip of 5/6.

5/5 to 13 -Delaware Bird-A-Thon takes place. Details on the DOS website.

4/21 - See "Bird News" in next paragraph below.

4/8 - A New Newspiper covering activities from April through June is available as a pdf.

Bird News

4/21 - An Albatross flight from extinction
We are adding a new perspective with Bird News where we will be featuring bird observations or events which you will probably not encounter on DE-Birds, but ones of global significance. I hope you like the first entry. To me, it sure beats the Ivory-billed Woodpecker fizzle of a few years ago. Bill

Meetings

Meetings are held at Cadbury, Lewes
(see CONTACT US for directions to Cadbury).

Meetings begin at 2:00 pm and are open to anyone with an interest in wild birds.

Field Trips

Field trips visit top local birding spots, such as Prime Hook NWR, Cape Henlopen State Park, Trap Pond State Park, Indian River Inlet, Delaware Seashore State Park and other good local birding areas. Occasionally, longer trips are made to Blackwater and Chincoteague NWR's. See the Calendar page for details.

Below: Sabine's Gull by John Hoyt

Above: SBC field trip on Slaughter Beach in Feb, 2011. Photo by Leslie Sinclair.

Travel

Members of the Club also travel together to more distant locations, and when possible these opportunities will be covered on the Travel page.

Links

See the links page for lots of other sites pertaining to local birding activities.