By Derek Stoner, Family Program Coordinator With the winter landscape covered in snow for the past week, the conditions were perfect for watching a particular(and perhaps peculiar) group of birds: Field Birds. While not an actual category or official designation in ornithological terms, “field birds” are those small birds that inhabit open fields and barren habitats. …
By John Harrod, Manager, DuPont Environmental Education Center, Today at the DuPont Environmental Education Center in Wilmington, we had two refuge residents treat us to an afternoon of great views. They were intent on having lunch without regard to us – the gawking onlookers. Who were they? A pair of raccoons! This was an unexpected …
By Derek Stoner, Family Programs Coordinator Sleds in hand, these visitors trek to Sledding Hill takes through the Ashland Covered Bridge during the middle of the snowstorm on Saturday, December 19. A bright male Northern Cardinal provides a classic splash of color against a snow-covered bush near Lums Pond State Park. A frozen Lums Pond sits …
By Joe Sebastiani, Members Program Team Leader This past weekend was not really a good time to go out on a nature expedition. Duty called, however, since the Middletown Christmas Bird Count was held on Sunday, despite almost two feet of snow on the ground, a declared state of emergency in Delaware, and mostly unplowed roads. Since I …
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