The Sussex Bird Club

Black-neckedStilt©RichGiannola SBC Field Trip to Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge. Weather was sunny, 3-7 mph breezes and warm to hot. Temperatures started about 78 degrees F and rose to 87 degrees F by 12 noon. There are 2 eBird checklists: Parking lot at Visitor Center before the walk (16 species) and then 3.5 hours driving and walking throughout the Refuge (64 species).

Bobolink©SheriMcConville SBC Field Trip to Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area (near Elkton, MD), Tuesday, June 9, 2026 There are 2 eBird Checklists for Fair Hill: N. Appleton Rd. Parking Lot and the Covered Bridge & Nature Center Area And a side trip to Delaware City on the way home added an another Checklist for the day at the Delaware City Waterfront. Thank you, Steve, for coordinating this trip! Photo©SheriMcConville

Photo©DebbieBlair Sunday, May 31, 2026; SBC Field Trip to the Roman Fisher Farm at Delaware Wild Lands' Great Cypress Swamp. The Great Cypress Swamp is about 10,000 acres of restricted access, forested wetlands and is not open to the public. We had a beautiful day, and a great field trip on a wonderful tract of land! See the eBird checklist for more details and a list of the 56 species we recorded.

SeasideSparrow©RichGiannola Sussex Bird Club traveled to DuPont Nature Center, Marvel Marsh and Slaughter Beach on May 28, 2026. Highlight species were Red Knots, Black Skimmers and Seaside Sparrow. Here's the link to the eBird Trip Report, which includes 77 species in 9 checklists with several photos. We had a successful trip on a beautiful day!

May 18, 2026. Sussex Bird Club conducted a field trip to Prime Hook STATE Wildlife Management Area on May 18, 2026. Six members attended on this beautiful sunny day. We saw/heard 53 species, which is great. Warbler Alley was quiet. However, we picked up several warblers at the end of Little Neck Rd. eBird checklist (Photo©RichGiannola)

SBC Field Trip to the Ponders Tract at Pemberton Forest Preserve, May 9, 2026. The Nature Conservancy noted International Migratory Bird Day by hosting a public walk at The Nature Conservancy's Ponder’s Tract. The wind suppressed the bird activity, yet the participants saw/heard 37 species of birds. Thanks to The Nature Conservancy for allowing the public to access the Ponder’s Tract. Check out the eBird checklist for details. (Photo©AnnDinkel)

Richard hosted the Sussex Bird Club at his beautiful Eastwind Property. The weather started as overcast and a cool 52 degrees F, with 4-8 mph winds. The cool & cloudy morning subdued the bird activity till about 8:40am when the sun came out. There is one eBird Checklist for this trip. (Photo©AnnDinkel)

SBC Field Trip to The Nature Conservancy's McCabe Preserve near Milton, DE; 7AM It was a chilly morning, but as the sun rose the birds became more active. We tallied 36 species in about 4 hours. Highlights were a barred owl and an indigo bunting. There is one eBird checklist for this trip. (Photo©AnnDinkel)

SBC Field Trip to Redden State Forest, HQ & Jester Tracts. It was a beautiful spring morning. We had a nice variety of birds, but it was difficult to view them because they were very active and high in the trees. Highlights included a Summer Tanager at HQ and a Prothonotary Warbler at Jester. There are 2 eBird checklists with great photos: Headquarters Tract Jester Tract (Photo©DebbieBlair)

SBC Field Trip to Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 8-11AM. Meet at the old HQ parking lot. The eBird Trip Report includes 61 species in 2 checklists with great photos. The Purple Martins have arrived with several hundred around the purple martin houses! (Photo©RichGiannola)