Saturday, March 4 BirdINNg Trips & Reservations

White-winged Scoter photo courtesy of Frode Jacobsen. Harbor and Gray Seals photo courtesy of Rita Modesti.

Saturday, March 4 boat trips have been canceled due to strong winds.

All Sunday, March 5 trips are going as planned. We have room on the 8:00 – 11:00 am field trip to Indian River Inlet & Burton Island, and the 3:30 – 5:30 pm “Scoters, Seals & Slightly Mightys” boat trips in Lewes. Registration will remain open all weekend! Click here to register.

Before and after your boat trips on Saturday, March 4, from 11 am to 4 pm, grab your 302 gear and a whole lotta Delaware pride and head to the Dogfish Head Brewery in Milton for the 302 Day Celebration! Join Dogfish Head, alongside 302 Horseshoe Crab, for local libations, lawn games, Delaware eats, live music and LOTS of 302 merch. Check out their blog post for all the deets!: www.dogfish.com/blog/celebrating-first-state-goodness 

BOAT TRIPS

Scoters, Seals & Slightly Mightys (LEWES BOAT TOUR)
Times: 11:30 am – 1:30 pm and 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Cost: $72/person (includes tip for First Mate)
Meeting Location: Fisherman’s Wharf at 107 Anglers Road, Lewes, DE 19958

11:30 am – 1:30 pm

This trip is canceled due to strong winds.

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

This trip is canceled due to strong winds.

Harbor and Gray Seal photos courtesy of Sherry Abbott.

Join us for a two-hour cruise of the waters around the mouth of the Delaware Bay aboard the Thelma Dale IV. The boat features benches along the lower deck rail, and a top deck for open-air viewing. We will visit the two stone breakwaters and the ice breakers in search of common and rare waterfowl and seabirds including 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. Restrooms are available on board, and coolers (with off-centered ales from Dogfish Head! see pairing suggestions below) are welcome!

We are coordinating the boat trips around low tide, which will offer better views of the seals hauled out on the lower breakwater rocks. Low tide for Lewes on March 4 is 1:12 pm.

What goes better together than birds and beers? Here are Dogfish Head’s off-centered ale pairing recommendations for the Winter Delmarva Dogfish BirdINNg Weekend!

Red-throated Loon photo courtesy of Frode Jacobsen.

Slightly Mighty IPA: A lo-cal IPA that is slight in calories and carbs with mighty hop flavor. Brewed with a touch of monk fruit that delivers body and complexity but adds zero calories or carbs, Slightly Mighty has all the flavor & tropical aromas of a world class IPA.

SeaQuench Ale: The #1 selling sour in the U.S., SeaQuench Ale is our session sour brewed with black limes, lime juice, and sea salt for a bright, citrusy flavor and thirst-quenching finish.

Please note:

  • No cancellations are accepted after February 24, 2023.
  • Food and drink are not included in the cost for trips and tally rallies.
  • Trips will go rain or shine.
  • If the trip is canceled due to dangerous conditions, a full refund will be provided.