Friends of the Delaware Canal

More warblers that were spotted on the Mariton birding trip to the Giving Pond by the Canal.

The Mariton birding group went on a field trip yesterday. They found lots of warblers at the Giving Pond by the Canal yesterday. This Common Yellowthroat was the star.

A female Red-Winged Blackbird. Oh so different in appearance than the male.

The Hunt is Still On! There is still time to join the Hunt and discover what can be spied along the Delaware Canal. The Friends have put together a Hunt consisting of 11 questions. All the answers can be found on a walk along the 1.3-mile stretch of towpath between the Virginia Forrest Recreation Area and Centre Bridge. Submit your answers by Wednesday, May 12 and... receive a special Delaware Canal button along with a chance to win an outstanding prize and one-year membership to the Friends of the Delaware Canal. Happy Hunting! https://www.fodc.org/visit-the-canal/the-hunt/ See more

A Red-Winged Blackbird was showing off its epaulets along the Canal south of the Park Headquarters in Lodi.

It's another grey day, so here's a random pick out of the photo file "Canal Vistas." Berry picking while kayaking in the Canal in Easton. And now we know that there are more than vistas in that file.

Common Mergansers frolicking in the lagoon by the Canal in Washington Crossing Park.

It snowed this morning in the northern end of the Canal - the perfect opportunity to take some birds on snowy branches photos.

We'll take it as a good omen that a Bald Eagle was spotted along the Canal on New Year's Day.

Today's snow scenes at Groundhog Lock.

The first snow of the season along the Canal!

Here's to a better, happier, and more productive new year!

Good progress is being made on repairing the towpath bank break just north of Woody's Camelback Bridge in Raubsville.

A Pileated Woodpecker made its presence known along the Canal near Wy-Hit-Tuk Park.

Dunking Ducks. Mallards in the lagoon by the Canal in the southern section of Washington Crossing Park.

The Halloween Moon is resting on stairs. Where are they located along the Canal?

Autumn at the Gallows Run Aqueduct with the Nockamixon Cliffs in the background. .

Autumn along the Canal at its best.

Twelve witches rode their bicycles ( not a broom to be seen) down the towpath on Saturday.

The Mt. Eyre Road bridge painting crew. Thank you for bringing back the red!

It was a busy weekend along the Canal. First the work --- the Canal Action Team painted the Mt. Eyre Road Bridge over the Canal on the Lower Makefield-Upper Makefield Township line. Quite the gymnastic undertaking. Thanks to the Park Rangers for keeping the workers safe from traffic.

This will be a very busy place this weekend because autumn will be showing off. Where did the Halloween Moon decide to rise?

The peak has arrived. Enjoy!

Autumn isn't shy at Woody's Camelback Bridge.

Rising over a construction site by the Canal, where is the Halloween moon?

Not just one, but two Bald Eagles were spotted by the Canal near Jugtown Hill Road. Are they a pair?

The Halloween Moon is sitting on an uncommon bridge across the Canal. From where is it rising?