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Wildlife Viewing
A BIRDING PARADISE
Southern Delaware is a popular stop-off point
for migratory birds on
the Atlantic Flyway. This translates into excellent birdwatching throughout
the area. Forests, fields, freshwater ponds, and coastal marshes are home
to osprey, waterfowl, raptors, and songbirds, among a wide variety of other species.
Noted birding hot spots include Abbott’s Mill Nature Center in Milford, Assawoman Wildlife Refuge in Frankford, Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes, on-board the Cape May- Lewes Ferry, and the Delaware Seashore State Park south of Dewey Beach.
Go to www.delawarebirdingtrail. com to check out the Delaware Birding Trail.
NATURE CENTERS AND BIRDING
DUPONT NATURE CENTER. Located on the banks of the Delaware Bay, this center offers one of the best viewing areas for spawning horseshoe crabs and migratory shorebirds during the peak spring
and fall seasons. Visitors can learn about horseshoe crabs, migratory shorebirds, waterfowl, and the Delaware estuary. The interior exhibits include the history of Slaughter Beach and the famed Mispillion Lighthouse, horseshoe crab phenomena, and plant life of the salt marsh. 2992 Lighthouse Road, Milford, DE 19963. 302-422-1329.
Baldcypress Nature Center at Trap Pond State Park, 33587 Baldcypress Lane, Laurel, DE 19956
James Farm Ecological Preserve, Cedar Neck Road, Ocean View, DE 19970
Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge and Visitors Center, 11978 Turkle Pond Road, Milton, DE 19968
Abbott’s Mill Nature Center, 15411 Abbott’s Pond Road, Milford, DE 19963
Bethany Beach Nature Center, 807 Garfield Parkway (Route 26), Bethany Beach, DE
For more info and links, visit
www.VisitSouthernDelaware.com/ recreation-nature-centers-de.
The Delmarva Birding Weekend takes place every January and April.
www.delmarvabirding.com
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