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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

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 • Abbott’s Mill Nature Center
the history of Slaughter Beach and the famed Mispillion Lighthouse, in Milford,
horseshoe crab phenomena, and plant life of the salt marsh. 2992 • Assawoman Wildlife Refuge
Lighthouse Road, Milford, DE 19963. 302-422-1329. in Frankford
Baldcypress Nature Center Prime Hook National Wildlife • Broad Creek in
at Trap Pond State Park, Refuge and Visitors Center, Laura-Bethel Area,
33587 Baldcypress Lane, 11978 Turkle Pond Road, • Cape Henlopen State Park
Laurel, DE 19956 Milton, DE 19968 in Lewes
James Farm Ecological Preserve, Abbott’s Mill Nature Center, 15411 • On-board the Cape May-Lewes
Cedar Neck Road, Ocean View, DE Abbott’s Pond Road, Milford, DE Ferry, Delaware Botanic
19970 19963 Gardens in Dagsboro

Bethany Beach Nature Center, • The Delaware Seashore State
Delmarva Birding Weekends take 807 Garfield Parkway (Route 26), Park south of Dewey Beach.
place seasonally throughout the Bethany Beach, DE Go to
year. http://www.delawarebirdingtrail.
www.delmarvabirding.com For more info and links, visit com/dbt.html to check out the
visitsoutherndelaware.com/ Delaware Birding Trail.
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