The Sussex Bird Club

SBC Field Trip to Prime Hook NWR @Fowler Beach, Jan. 12, 2026. Weather was 40 degrees F and beautiful sunny skies. Winds were 5-10 mph. There were at least 20 people and may have been more as not everyone there was from SBC. Only a few people walked to the beach. Owls flew late. eBird checklist for Fowler Beach Owl Watch. (Photo©DebbieBlair)

Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026 @2:00PM Join us at the Lewes Public Library for a short meeting and a presentation by SBC member John C. Rumm entitled "Band Of Birders: The Boys of the Bronx County Bird Club and How They Revolutionized American Birding."  See the Lewes Public Library Events Calendar for details and registration. NOTE: this session is available to attend in-person or through Zoom. You MUST REGISTER  and indicate which you prefer.

SBC Field Trip to Indian River Inlet & Burton Island Causeway@Delaware Seashore State Park; Wed., Dec.10, 2025. It was cold and windy but 12 birders persevered and saw some great birds! There are 2 eBird Checklists for this trip: Indian River Inlet South Oceanside Burton Island Causeway (Photo©DebbieBlair)

SBC Field Trip to Assawoman Wildlife Area & Burton Island Causeway DESeashoreSP, November 12, 2025, 8AM-12:30PM. Weather started cold with some strong winds but warmed with the sun as the morning went on. We identified 38 species at Assawoman and 17 at Burton Island. eBird checklist for Assawoman WA. eBird checklist for Burton Island Causeway vicinity. (Photo©DebbieBlair; go to the checklists to see more of Debbie's fabulous photos!)

SBC Field Trip to Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, 8-10:30AM 52F, stiff breeze, bright sun; 14 birders, 28 species. There is one eBird checklist for this trip. (Photo©RichGiannola)

SBC Meeting Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, 2PM at the Lewes Public Library. Join us for a brief meeting followed by Janet Peterson's presentation entitled "Birding in Cameroon." Go to the Lewes Library Events Calendar for details and registration. NOTE: this session is available to attend in-person or through Zoom . You MUST REGISTER and indicate which you prefer.

SBC Field Trip to Phillips Landing and Nanticoke Wildlife Area, Oct. 27, 8:30AM. Weather about 50F, slight breeze, partly overcast turning to blue sky with bright, warm sun and about 60F. A beautiful day for a bird walk. There are 2 eBird checklists: Phillips Landing and Nanticoke WA Big Field (Photo©DebbieBlair)

SBC Field Trip to Gordons Pond NORTH @Cape Henlopen State Park, 8:00-11AM, Wednesday, October 15, 2025. We traveled on the Gordon's Pond Trail just about a mile South from the parking lot below Herring Point. The weather was beautiful and we identified 53 species! There is one eBird checklist . (Photo©DebbieBlair)

Sussex Bird Club meeting, Sunday, September 14, 2025, 2:00PM at the Lewes Public Library. Our guest presenter this month is renowned...

SBC Field Trip to Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, VA. Chincoteague was very windy and chilly and the water was very high! Our...

SBC Field Trip to Bombay Hook NWR Thursday, August 28, 2025. We had 19 participants and 59 species in 3.5 hours of birding. Weather was...

Raptor Identification Join local experts Bruce Peterjohn and Gregory Gough on Saturday, Sept. 20, 8 a.m.-12 p.m., at Herring Point in...

SBC Field Trip to Prime Hook NWR, August 13, 2025 8-11AM Temperatures were 70-83 degrees F and light winds. Started as a foggy morning,...

OrchardOriole©DebbieBlair SBC Field Trip to Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge, July 29, 2025, 7:30-10:30AM 12 SBC members braved the...

SBC Field Trip to Bombay Hook NWR, Monday, July 14, 2025 8:30AM-noon We had 10 club members and 2 young guests. Temperature reached 82F...

SBC Field Trip to Fair Hill Natural Resource Management Area, Elkton, MD, Thursday, June 19, 2025. There are 2 eBird checklists for this...

SBC Field Trip to Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, 8-11AM. Twelve birders walked the Boardwalk and Dike...

SBC Field Trip to Delaware Wild Lands ' Great Cypress Swamp, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, 8-11:30AM. Sussex Bird Club outing with their host...

SBC field trip to Phillips Landing boat ramp on the Nanticoke River and the "Big Field" at the adjacent Wildlife Area. Thursday, May 29,...

The May 21 SBC Field Trip to Prime Hook State Wildlife Area has been CANCELED due to the inclement weather forecast. (Photo©DebbieBlair)