Thousands of migrating shorebirds are stopping along the Delaware Bayshore this month as part of an annual journey from South America to Arctic breeding grounds, creating one of the region’s most significant wildlife spectacles.
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Construction crews work on a new border wall segment on Kuuchamaa Mountain, Friday, April 24, 2026, seen from Tecate, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Norma Meza Calles, a Kumeyaay Nation leader, gestures as she speaks of the sacred importance of Kuuchamaa Mountain, behind, at a wellness center, Friday, May 1, 2026, in Tecate, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Norma Meza Calles, a Kumeyaay Nation leader, touches a branch as she leads a guided tour of traditional Kumeyaay uses for local plants at a wellness center, Friday, May 1, 2026, in Tecate, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Construction crews work on a new border wall segment near the end of a previously built section on Kuuchamaa Mountain, Friday, April 24, 2026, seen from Tecate, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Norma Meza Calles, a Kumeyaay Nation leader, lights a bundle of white sage as she talks of the sacred importance of nearby Kuuchamaa Mountain at a wellness center Friday, May 1, 2026, in Tecate, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Sussex County is booming, but as more people move to the Delaware coast, the speed of that growth is creating some unintended consequences.
The fall season is a great time of year to experience the great outdoors. McCabe Preserve near Milton offers a variety of birds for hikers and bird watchers alike this time of year.
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announces the reopening of stretch of beach at The Point at Cape Henlopen, but asks those to proceed with caution.
DNREC announced that the oceanside beach at The Point in Cape Henlopen State Park will reopen to the public on Sunday, Sept. 1. However, the bayside beach will remain closed until Oct. 1 to protect migrating shorebirds heading south for the winter.