Snow Geese and Saketumi

Where else but Sussex County can one, within a short space of time: zoom off to take in one of Nature's Grandest Spectacles and then celebrate with a Sushi Happy Hour?

I did just that and it makes me cuckoo-crazy-happy!

Off to Prime Hook Refuge we went driving on RTE 16 until we reached the Impoundment/Broadkill. Look to your left to see ~ 100,000 Snow Geese coming in for the night having gorged by day on farmer's field corn. Time your viewing just as dusk sets in. Last week 5:15 PM was ideal. Stay until the sunset turns to dark!

Then back to RTE 1 and find Saketumi! Ok, so you will have just missed the half-priced Sushi Happy Hour that ends at 6PM. I walked in at 6:05PM!

But, not to worry. I discovered that the sushi served for the full price menu is bigger and better than at the happy hour special price and is only priced a few dollars more..... not double!

Even better was hanging out at the bar tables with no one minding my big knapsack and field clothes.

Even sweeter was returning home to Lewes where I now hang-up my field hat and binoculars.

A lovely, lovely ending to a beachy-day.

Little Town of DE!

This would never happen in my Big State of Pennsylvania.

My Sunday plan was to Bird at Prime Hook Preserve. Hey, I got there early....... @ 9AM! I smiled as I saw the parking lot was full of vehicles. So where were the birders who started at 7AM?

We quickly found each other. The monthly Sunday group of ~ 20 was led by our very own Rob Schroeder who had been hailing me since the moment I pulled into the parking lot.

I pleaded to join the group and into a truck I went for three wonderful hours of birding. I broke into tears when again I was amidst my favorite Shorebird Crew!

Delaware is a little town. All of IT!

Try doing this in Pennsylvania....... it would never happen. Even if you found yourself at a State Park birding and there was another bird group....... the parks are too big to "run into each other" and who in the group would even know me.

Delaware Knows My Name!

xoxo,

Fowler Beach

Finally, I found the time and opportunity to do a look-see at Fowler Beach.  It is on the North side of Prime Hook Reserve

I do not think I found my way there by the shortest route....... but found it I did.

The beach is backed by the marsh so the birding opportunities are good drawing the birds for the marsh, shore and ocean birds.

I loved seeing the so-prime-evil-looking Cormorants...... and that was the biggest Great Blue Heron I have ever seen!

Of course, I was looking for more Piping Plovers, but none sighted.

Visit this beach early in the season..... before the mosquitos get going!

I'm going to return soon for a long bay walk.

There are no views of civilization at Fowler Beach!  For that alone it is worth the visit.