An unbelievable opportunity to explore the Delaware and Maryland natural areas offering unique birding experiences along the seashore, bays, marshes, wetlands and forests.  The Spring Migration is particularily unique to the Eastern Shore.    And you will enjoy observing waterfowl, raptors, and many other species paddling on the water, hiking, or on pontoon boats. 
More park information in the local area CLiCK HeRE  and Wildlife Adventures at the beach

WALKING AND HIKING                      Day Evening/Night
CANOE AND KAYAK TRIPS            PONTOON BOAT and BOAT TRIPS  
All paddling done by participants; some experience required.
April 23rd  Thursday
Birds of Bombay Hook
Time: 8-11 a.m.
Location: Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge near Leipsic, DE
Cost: Lunch not included; $25 per person

DuPont Nature Center at Mispillion Harbor
Time: 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Location: DuPont Nature Center at the Mispillion Harbor Reserve near Milford, DE
Cost: $20 per person
Search for migratory shorebirds, wading birds and waterfowl along Slaughter Beach, and learn about the connection between horseshoe crabs and shorebirds at the new DuPont Nature Center.

April 24th Friday
Ayers and Trappe Creek Sunset Paddle
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: Ayers Creek Adventures, Berlin MD
Cost: $40 per person tandem - solo kayaks are $50 per person
Paddle along on a guided tour through the salt marshes of Ayers and Trappe Creeks. Enjoy the show as dozens of species settle in for their nightly roost. You are likely to see bald eagle, osprey, heron, egrets, hawks and gulls. Join us for a post paddle bonfire and enjoy conversation and s'mores. This smooth water paddle is appropriate for all levels.

Redden State Forest

April 25th Saturday
WALKING AND HIKING                      Day Evening/Night
CANOE AND KAYAK TRIPS            PONTOON BOAT and BOAT TRIPS  
All paddling done by participants; some experience required.
Deal Island Marsh Exploration  
Saturday - April 25
Time: 8:00 am
Location: Skipjack Museum and Heritage Center in Chance, Maryland
Cost: $25 per person
Hike through the Deal Island Wildlife Management Area with great opportunities to view a variety of warblers, raptors, and wading birds. We will meet in the morning at the Skipjack Museum and Heritage Center in Chance, Maryland, and bird along the woodland and salt marshes off of Riley Roberts Road in nearby Dames Quarter. Light hiking and car caravans

Prothonotary Pontoon Morning 
Saturday - April 25
Time: 8am-10am
Location: Pocomoke River Canoe Company in Snow Hill, MD
Cost: $30 per person
The northern reaches of the Pocomoke River are rich in both migratory waterfowl and woodland birds. The trip takes about two hours and departs from Gateway Park in Snow Hill.

Warblers on Water
Time: 8 a.m.-Noon
Location: Pocomoke River Canoe Company in Snow Hill, MD
Cost: $40 per person tandem - solo kayaks are $50 per person
Guided canoe trips will be offered on the Nassawango Creek, a tributary to the Pocomoke River thick with warblers. Over 9,200 acres along Nassawango Creek have been preserved by The Nature Conservancy, which makes this 3-hour trip bordered by bald cypress a beautiful one.

Wings Over Williams’ Point
Time: 8-11 a.m.
Location: Delmarva Discovery Center in Pocomoke, MD
Cost: $20 per person
Williams' Point, near Shelltown, provides opportunities to view warblers, raptors, and wading birds. Come prepared to explore the coastal marshes of the Pocomoke Sound Wildlife Management Area and the Chesapeake Bay.

Shore Bird Explorer
Time: 2-4 p.m.
Location: Shorebird Explorer Talbot Street Water Sports in Ocean City, MD
Cost: $30 per person
Trip will negotiate Skimmer Island and the northern shore of Assateague Island.

Prothonotary Pontoon Afternoon / Evening 
Saturday - April 25
Time: 4pm-6pm
Location: Pocomoke River Canoe Company in Snow Hill, MD
Cost: THIS TRIP IS SOLD OUT
The northern reaches of the Pocomoke River are rich in both migratory waterfowl and woodland birds. The trip takes about two hours and departs from Gateway Park in Snow Hill.

Night Birds of the Marsh
Time: 6:30-9 p.m.
Location: E.A. Vaughn Wildlife Management Area
Cost: $20 per person
Tour the E.A. Vaughn Wildlife Management Area near Girdletree, MD. Seek out least bitterns, rails, marsh wrens, and maybe even some owls. Bring a flashlight and boots or shoes you won't mind getting wet. Meet behind the Snow Hill Library.

Ocean City Tally Rally
Saturday - April 25
Time: 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Location: M.R. Duck's, Talbot Street (Downtown) on the Bay in Ocean City, Maryland
               311 Talbot Street in Ocean City, Maryland
               Phone:  410-289-9125
Begins just after the Shorebird Explorer trip returns to the Talbot Street Pier at 4:00 p.m. A beautiful location on the bay and you'll enjoy an amazing sunset at M.R. Duck's. All beverarges available, sandwiches and appetizers.

April 26th Sunday
WALKING AND HIKING                      Day Evening/Night
CANOE AND KAYAK TRIPS            PONTOON BOAT and BOAT TRIPS  
All paddling done by participants; some experience required.
Prothonotary Pontoon Morning 
Saturday - April 26
Time: 8am-10am
Location: Pocomoke River Canoe Company in Snow Hill, MD
Cost: THIS TRIP IS FULL
The northern reaches of the Pocomoke River are rich in both migratory waterfowl and woodland birds. The trip takes about two hours and departs from Gateway Park in Snow Hill.

Meandering Meadows
Time: 8-11 a.m.
Location: Golden Quarter Farm near Berlin, MD
Cost: $25 per person
Stroll along some 150 acres of former farmstead regenerating to meadows, scrub-shrub habitat, wetlands, and woodland. Good opportunities to hear and see hawks, eagles, field sparrows, cedar waxwings, wood ducks, prairie warblers, yellow-breasted chats, and northern bobwhite, among others. Be prepared for wet, but not flooded, walking trails.

Warblers on Water
Time: 8 a.m.-Noon
Location: Pocomoke River Canoe Company in Snow Hill, MD
Cost: $40 per person tandem - solo kayaks are $50 per person
Guided canoe trips will be offered on the Nassawango Creek, a tributary to the Pocomoke River thick with warblers. Over 9,200 acres along Nassawango Creek have been preserved by The Nature Conservancy, which makes this 3-hour trip bordered by bald cypress a beautiful one.


Ayers Creek Early Paddle
Time: 9 a.m.-11a.m.
Location: Ayers Creek Adventures, 8628 Grey Fox Lane, Berlin MD
Cost: $40 per person tandem - solo kayaks are $50 per person
Paddle the beautiful forested headwaters of Ayers Creek at sunrise, abundant with birds and wildlife, just minutes from Ocean City, MD. View woodpeckers, flycatchers, swallows, nuthatches, titmice, wrens, thrushes, vireos, warblers, herons, egrets and more. This smooth water paddle is appropriate for all skill levels.

Newport Farms Diversity Walk
Time: 8 a.m.-noon
Location: Newport Farms near Berlin, MD
Cost: $25 per person
Saunter through old pines and oaks, farm fields, grass buffers, and tidal marsh for a trip showcasing enormous bird diversity. The 2,000-acre Newport Farms will reveal her secrets during this three-hour walk through the privately owned property. A 50-acre shallow pond on the farm harbors nesting bald eagles, wood ducks, and wading birds.