BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:Spring Mini-Delmarva Dogfish BirdINNg Weekend BEGIN:VEVENT UID:140922022-03-26 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220326 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220327 SUMMARY:Spring Mini-Delmarva Dogfish BirdINNg Weekend CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Meet your guides at the Seaside Nature Center at Cape Henlopen State\nPark for an overview of the morning’s itinerary. After watching t he\nbird feeders at the Nature Center\, we’ll caravan through Cape\nHenl open State Park. This largest state park in Delaware has much to\noffer bi rders in late March. Located where the Delaware Bay meets the\nAtlantic\, the park contains pitch pine forest\, forested wetland\, tidal\nmarsh\, du nes and beach habitats that support a wide array of bird\nlife. This trip will include sea and bay watching\, as well as a stop\nat the Cape Henlope n Hawk Watch to scan the sky and sea for migrants.\n\nAfternoon boat trips : Join us for a two hour cruise of the waters\naround the mouth of the Del aware Bay aboard the _Thelma Dale IV_.\nThe boat features benches along the lower deck rail\, and a top deck\nfor open-air viewing. We will visit the two stone breakwaters and the\nice breakers in search of common and ra re waterfowl and seabirds\nincluding gulls\, cormorants\, gannets\, loons\ , scoters\, eiders and with\nluck a Harlequin Duck or Razorbill. We also h ave a good chance of\nseeing Harbor and Gray Seals that regularly haul out on the ice\nbreakers. \n\nLewes Tally Rally at Irish Eyes: \n\nThe Delm arva Dogfish BirdINNg Weekend is more than a great opportunity\nto see uni que local birds…it is also a time to meet unique local\nbirders! Birders will enjoy great food and craft beer at Irish Eyes in\nbeautiful Lewes\, DE. There will be Dogfish Head specials for our\nbirding buddies!\n\nSee w hat birds have been tallied on the Saturday field trips\, and\nlearn about local birding hotspots from our DBW guides. Join us to\nswap birding stor ies and add to the DBW checklist for the weekend.\nThere is no fee for att ending the tally rally\, but food and drinks\nwill be available for purcha se.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Meet your guides at the Seaside Nature Cent er at Cape Henlopen State Park for an overview of the morning&rsquo\;s iti nerary. After watching the bird feeders at the Nature Center\, we&rsquo\;l l caravan through Cape Henlopen State Park. This largest state park in Del aware has much to offer birders in late March. Located where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic\, the park contains pitch pine forest\, forested we tland\, tidal marsh\, dunes and beach habitats that support a wide array o f bird life. This trip will include sea and bay watching\, as well as a st op at the Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch to scan the sky and sea for migrants.\n\n

Afternoon boat trips: Join us for a two hour cruise of the waters around the mouth of the Delaware Bay aboard the \;Thelma Dale&nbs p\;IV. The boat features benches along the lower deck rail\, and a to p deck for open-air viewing. We will visit the two stone breakwaters and t he ice breakers in search of common and rare waterfowl and seabirds includ ing gulls\, cormorants\, gannets\, loons\, scoters\, eiders and with luck a Harlequin Duck or Razorbill. We also have a good chance of seeing Harbor and Gray Seals that regularly haul out on the ice breakers. \;

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Lewes Tally Rally at Irish Eyes: \;

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The Delmarva Dogfish BirdINNg Weekend is more than a great opportunity to see unique local bir ds&hellip\;it is also a time to meet unique local birders! Birders will en joy great food and craft beer at Irish Eyes in beautiful Lewes\, DE. There will be Dogfish Head specials for our birding buddies!

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See what birds have been tallied on the Saturday field trips\, and learn about loc al birding hotspots from our DBW guides. Join us to swap birding stories a nd add to the DBW checklist for the weekend. There is no fee for attending the tally rally\, but food and drinks will be available for purchase.

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