The Broadkill Impoundment stretches for nearly a mile along the south side of Broadkill Beach Road, just before the town of Broadkill Beach. It is a favorite spot for watching Snow Geese and sifting the flocks for rarer species like Ross's and Cackling goose. The impoundment is a superb shorebirding site, the species list varying with the water levels.
Prime Hook Beach Road and Fowler Beach Road also feature roadside wetland birding from gravel pull offs. The wetlands along the former are a bit more fresh, while the latter has a more saline environment. From snipe to bitterns, terns to falcons, and rails to sparrows, it's often hard to know what bird to look at next.
Directions to the headquarters area:
(38°49'47.67"N 75°14'54.63"W) From the intersection of Route 1 south and Route 16 (Broadkill Beach Road), take 16 east toward Broadkill Beach. Turn left (N) from 16 onto Turkle Pond Road, 1.2 miles from Route 1. Turkle Pond Road ends at the visitor center after another 1.5 miles. For the Broadkill Impoundment (38°49'15.55"N 75°13'7.79"W - see map), return to Broadkill Beach Road, turn left (E), and go 2.2 miles. The impoundment is on the right (SE) after the large bend in the road. From here, it is 3.4 miles back to Route 1, bypassing the headquarters area . . .
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Other Birding Sites in the Delaware Bay Coast Region:
- Woodland Beach Wildlife Area
- Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge
- Little Creek Wildlife Area
- Ted Harvey Cons. Area - Logan Lane Tract
- Milford Neck
- Slaughter Beach
- Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge
