Check the North Jetty and South Jetty from October through March for sea ducks, including Long-tailed Duck and scoters, and possibly eiders or Harlequin Ducks. Feeding flocks of Bonaparte's Gulls may yield rarities like Little or Common Black-headed gulls, and the jetty rocks typically host Purple Sandpipers. Offshore, you may see Brown Pelicans (warmer months) or Northern Gannets (cooler months).
On the north shore of the inlet, the North Inlet Marina provides sheltered coves that draw many waterfowl. On the south side of the inlet there is the very productive South Indian River marsh which is excellent for marsh sparrows including both forms of sharp-tailed, Clapper Rails, American Bittern, and Tricolored Heron.
Directions for Savage's Ditch Road:
(38°37'42.63"N 75° 4'14.23"W) From the Route 1/Rehoboth Avenue split west of Rehoboth Beach, go south on Route 1 for 6.6 miles. Turn right (W) onto Savage's Ditch Road. Walk west 100 yards from the west corner of the parking area to view the bay. . .
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Other Birding Sites in the Ocean Beaches & Inland Bays Region:
- Cape May - Lewes Ferry
- Cape Henlopen State Park
- Silver Lake
- Delaware Seashore State Park
- James Farm Ecological Preserve
- Assawoman Wildlife Area
