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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, waterfowl, and the Delaware estuary. The interior exhibits Noted birding hot spots include
include the history of Slaughter Beach and the famed Mispillion • Abbott’s Mill Nature Center
Lighthouse, horseshoe crab phenomena, and plant life of the salt marsh. in Milford,
2992 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 Abbott’s Mill Nature Center, in Lewes
Preserve, Cedar Neck Road, 15411 Abbott’s Pond Road, • On-board the Cape May-Lewes
Ocean View, DE 19970 Milford, DE 19963 Ferry, Delaware Botanic
Bethany Beach Nature Center, Gardens in Dagsboro
Delmarva Birding Weekends 807 Garfield Parkway (Route 26), • The Delaware Seashore State
take place seasonally Bethany Beach, DE Park south of Dewey Beach.
throughout the year.
www.delmarvabirding.com For more info and links, visit Go to
www.VisitSouthernDelaware.com/ http://www.delawarebirdingtrail.
recreation-nature-centers-de. com/dbt.html to check out the
Delaware Birding Trail.

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