2025

Delmarva Birding Weekends

Delmarva Birding Weekends offer birding field trips to see and experience the Delmarva peninsula diversity of habitats and the variety of birds that inhabit this unique area. CLICK HERE for more information about Delmarva Birding Weekends.

Smith Island Pelican Tours

The tour I went on was the Smith Island Pelican Tour. This all-day tour includes a boat charter from Crisfield, MD to Smith Island and small boat charter to visit nearby islands to see nesting egrets, herons and of course Brown Pelicans. It also includes lunch at the world-famous Drum Point Market and a visit to the Smith Island Cultural Center before heading back to Crisfield.

The Brown Pelican

The brown pelican population nearly vanished in North America during the 1940s due to the use of the pesticide DDT, as a result In 1970, the Brown Pelican was placed on the Federal Endangered Species List. DDT was banned in the United Stated in 1972, after which reproduction soon improved, and pelican numbers began to rise. Brown pelicans migrate to the Chesapeake in April to nest. This tour is scheduled around that period so that birders can see the young. As you will see in my pictures we saw young at varies stages of development. The youngest about a week old.

Date of trip 8 July 2025.