Upcoming Events
Every Saturday at 9am -Free Van Tours
Take a ride around the auto-tour route with a naturalist or Park Ranger. Learn about the refuge ecosystems, management, and history. Observe a variety of birds and other wildlife along our 12 mile auto tour route. Reservations are required so we know to schedule a guide. Tours are limited to 12 people. Meet at the visitor center. Bring your binoculars. Pre-registration is requested. Sign up in person, by phone: (302) 653-9345 option 3, or email: Joshua_smith@fws.gov
Saturday, December 21 9:00 am – Sunset Bird Identification Station
Get a close look at the different bird species in the impoundments. Randy Murphy will be set up on the wildlife drive with scopes and binoculars to help you identify shorebirds, wading birds, and whatever else flies by. Look for the blue ID Station sign along the auto tour route.
Fourth Saturday Bird Walks with the Delaware Ornithological Society 8:00 am - 10:00 am
“The Delaware Ornithological Society sponsors a monthly bird walk, on the 4th Saturday of each month from September through April, which starts 8 am from the visitor center. The walks will utilize the newly completed Forest Discovery Tree Trail (2.7 miles) and last approximately 2 hours. Walks will take place rain-or-shine unless the weather is extreme (check www.DOSBirds.org or the DOS Facebook page). Bring sturdy shoes that can stand mud and moisture; water bottle; insect repellent; and, of course, binoculars if you have them (loaners will be available). A hand lens or loupe will also be handy if we stop to examine trees, flowers, mushrooms, lichens etc.”
The actual dates for the walk will be:
- January 25, 2025
- February 22, 2025
- March 22, 2025
- April 26, 2025
- September 27, 2025
- October 25, 2025
- November 22, 2025
- December 27, 2025