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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.

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

Bethany Beach Nature Center, • Delaware Botanic Gardens
Delmarva Birding Weekends take 807 Garfield Parkway (Route 26), in Dagsboro
place seasonally throughout the Bethany Beach, DE
year. • The Delaware Seashore State
delmarvabirding.com For more info and links, visit Park south of Dewey Beach.
VisitSouthernDelaware.com/ Go to delawarebirdingtrail.com/
recreation-nature-centers-de dbt.html to check out the Delaware
Birding Trail.

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