Kent County Birding
 It
has been said that years ago one could walk across the Chester
River on the backs of the canvasbacks and other ducks that
packed the waters. Those days are long gone, but still one
can see great blue herons, osprey, Canada geese, several species
of ducks, Forster's terns, mergansers and even eagles. |
 Within
easy driving, through farming landscapes, are several refuges.
Chesapeake Farms, formerly Remington Farms,
open to the public, provides close views of waterfowl, eagles,
osprey and forest species in their natural habitat. |
 Millington
Wildlife Management Area has a variety of habitats; open
fields, woods, wetlands, brooks, including the last untouched
brook in Kent County, and consequently there is a wide range
of bird life, particularly at migration times (warblers especially)
and nesting times. |
 Sassafras Natural Resource
Management Area provides a wide variety both in the 1000
acres of woodland but also found on the Sassafras River. Not
only are geese and ducks plentiful, there are also many species
of song birds. The Sassafras River area is also a nesting
site for our national bird: the Bald Eagle. |
 Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge is a major feeding
and roosting place for wintering and migratory waterfowl,
including thousands of Tundra swans. It has good hiking trails,
an observation platform, a launch ramp and is open year round.
It is reached by a new sturdy wooden bridge that handles automobiles
as well as foot traffic. |
| Our thanks to Heather Davidson for providing the photographs used in these pages. |
