Date: 5/1/26 5:49 pm From: Andrew Ednie <000006be14ba5998-dmarc-request...> Subject: [de-birds] RBA: Birdline Delaware, May 1st, 2026
RBA * Delaware * Statewide * May 1, 2026 * DEST 26.05.01
*Birds mentioned Brant Snow Goose Northern Pintail EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup Surf Scoter Black Scoter White-winged Scoter Common Merganser Hooded Merganser Red-breasted Merganser Wild Turkey Northern Bobwhite Eastern Whip-poor-will Chuck-Will’s-Widow Yellow-billed Cuckoo Virginia Rail Sora King Rail Sandhill Crane American Oystercatcher Black-necked Stilt American Avocet Black-bellied Plover American Golden Plover Semipalmated Plover Piping Plover Hudsonian Whimbrel Spotted Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper Willet Long-billed dowitcher Short-billed Dowitcher Wilson’s Snipe Red Knot Least Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper PARASITIC JAEGER Least Tern Common Tern Royal Tern Black Skimmer LITTLE GULL Bonaparte’s Gull Iceland Gull GLAUCOUS GULL MANX SHEARWATER Common Loon Red-throated Loon PACIFIC LOON Northern Gannet Brown Pelican American Bittern Least Bittern Black-crowned Night Heron YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON Tricolored Heron Western Cattle Egret Red-headed Woodpecker American Kestrel Peregrine Falcon Acadian Flycatcher Warbling Vireo Yellow-throated Vireo Blue-headed Vireo Cliff Swallow Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown-headed Nuthatch House Wren Wood Thrush Veery Swainson’s Thrush Hermit Thrush Grasshopper Sparrow Salt Marsh Sparrow LARK SPARROW White-crowned Sparrow Bobolink Eastern Meadowlark Louisiana Waterthrush Northern Waterthrush Worm-eating Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Kentucky Warbler Hooded Warbler Blue-winged Warbler Nashville Warbler Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Palm Warbler Yellow-throated Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Summer Tanager Scarlet Tanager Indigo Bunting Rose-breasted Grosbeak Blue Grosbeak
Hotline: Birdline Delaware Date: May 1, 2026 To Report: Andy Ednie 302-792-9591 (VOICE) Compiler: Andy Ednie (<ednieap...>) Coverage: Delaware, Delmarva Peninsula, nearby Delaware Valley, Southern New Jersey, Maryland
For Friday, May 1st this is Birdline Delaware from the Delaware Museum of Nature and Science in Greenville. The Birdline is sponsored by the Delaware Ornithological Society (DOS). Statements made on the Birdline do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsors. This is Andy Ednie, glad to be with you. The unofficial Delaware Annual List increased by 10 birds to 274 species this week. New additions included, RED KNOT, ACADIAN FLYCATCHER, VEERY, SWAINSON’S THRUSH, BOBOLINK plus KENTUCKY, MAGNOLIA, and BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER.
One of the best hotspots in Delaware remains Cape Henlopen State Park. A LARK SPARROW was seen this week at the Herring Point Parking Lot near the Port-a-Poty’s. A breeding plumage PACIFIC LOON was seen off Herring Point on Wednesday, along with NORTHERN GANNET, COMMON and RED-THROATED LOONS, plus SURF and BLACK SCOTERS. A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was seen at the Fishing Pier. A MANX SHEARWATER was seen Saturday at the hawkwatch, along with intermittent PARASITIC JAEGERS. BRANT, AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER and PIPING PLOVER were seen at Cape Henlopen Point. MAGNOLIA WARBLER, RED-BREASTED and BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH were seen at the Seaside Nature Center. CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOW was heard by Ft Miles. Birders traveling downstate should be aware that the boardwalk around Gordon’s Pond is closed on weekdays for repairs. It will be open on weekends.
Some common spring migrants seen this week included SPOTTED and SOLITARY SANDPIPER, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, WOOD THRUSH, SCARLET TANAGER, INDIGO BUNTING plus BLUE and ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS. Spring migration produced 21 species of warbler including BLUE-WINGED, NASHVILLE, YELLOW, MAGNOLIA, YELLOW-THROATED, PRAIRIE, PALM, PROTHONOTARY, WORM-EATING, KENTUCKY, HOODED, plus BLACK-THROATED BLUE and BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLERS. HOODED WARBLERS were seen several locations this week including Abbott’s Mill Nature Center, McCabe Nature Preserve, Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge entrance road, Norman Wilder Wildlife Area, Blackiston Wildlife Area, Finis Pool in Bombay Hook and a yard in Westover Hills. KENTUCKY WARBLER was seen today at Brandywine Creek State Park on the west bank south of Thompson’s Bridge (this is the same spot as last year). KENTUCKY’S were also reported at Blackiston and Redden. A BLUE-WINGED WARBLER was photographed at Auburn Valley State Park in Yorklyn.
In northern Delaware, RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue to be seen at First State National Historical Park south of Ramsey Road and at Brandywine Creek State Park, COMMON MERGANSER was seen on the Brandywine Creek. An EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL was calling in the evening at Coverdale Farms this week. The first BOBOLINKS were seen at Auburn Valley State Park. NASHVILLE WARBLER was reported at Mt. Cuba Wildflower Preserve. HERMIT THRUSH and VEERY were seen at White Clay Creek State Park along with NORTHERN and LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, plus YELLOW-THROATED and WARBLING VIREO.
WESTERN CATTLE EGRETS were seen at Gray Fox Farm off Dutch Neck Road near Port Penn. SORA was found at Thousand Acre Marsh along with LEAST and PECTORAL SANDPIPER. PEREGRINE FALCON was seen under the Reedy Point Bridge. A pair of AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS were seen flying up river at Collin’s Beach in Cedar Swamp Wildlife Area along with BONAPARTE’S GULL. AMERICAN WOODCOCK, WILSON’S SNIPE, WILD TURKEY, NORTHERN BOBWHITE, and a late lingering WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW were also reported
Shorebirds at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge included BLACK-NECKED STILT, AMERICAN AVOCET, BLACK-BELLIED, SEMIPALMATED, and AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, WILLET, LONG-BILLED and SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, WILSON’S SNIPE, plus SPOTTED, STILT, PECTORAL, LEAST, and SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER. A lone SNOW GOOSE continues to be seen at Finis Pool off Raymond Neck Road. The previously reported EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED “COMMON” TEAL was seen at Shearness Pool. Also reported was VIRGINIA RAIL, YELLOW-CROWNED and BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, plus AMERICAN and LEAST BITTERN. HOODED WARBLER was seen at the west side of Finis Pool and PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was seen were Finis Pool crosses Route 9.
A LITTLE GULL with BONAPARTE’S GULLS was seen sitting on the Delaware River at Woodland Beach. CLIFF SWALLOWS were seen at the Fleming Landing Bridge along Route 9. Late ducks at Port Mahon included BLACK SCOTER, plus GREATER and LESSER SCAUP. GRASSHOPPER SPARROW and EASTERN MEADOWLARK were found at Bergold Road behind Dover Air Force Base. YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO and SUMMER TANAGER were reported at the Norman G. Wilder Wildlife Area off Berrytown Road near Felton. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was reported near Stratham Lane in Milford Neck Wildlife Area. BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH and TRICOLORED HERON was seen along the Big Stone Beach Road; A KING RAIL was photographed along the marsh at the little wooden bridge. BROWN PELICAN, HOODED and RED-BREASTED MERGANSER plus all three species of SCOTER, SURF, BLACK and WHITE-WINGED were seen from Big Stone Beach.
The first RED KNOTS of the season arrived at Mispillion Inlet this week, seen from the duPont Nature Center, along with BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, RUDDY TURNSTONE, and SANDERLING. LEAST, COMMON and ROYAL TERN was seen at the Back Beach area. An adult YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON was seen at the Marvel Salt Marsh Preserve Pond. GLAUCOUS and ICELAND GULL were seen on the Delaware Bay at Mispillion Inlet from Marvel Ave in Slaughters Beach.
NORTHERN PINTAIL was seen at Oyster Rocks Road in Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge Shorebirds at Oyster Rocks included BLACK-NECKED STILT, AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL, SHORT and LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, plus STILT and PECTORAL SANDPIPERS along with AMERICAN KESTREL and SALTMARSH SPARROW. VIRGINIA and KING RAIL were seen from Prime Hook Beach Road along with SOLITARY SANDPIPER. An immature ICELAND GULL was found in a farm field along E. Redden Road, near the state forest. WORM-EATING WARBLER, SUMMER TANAGER, plus NORTHERN and LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH were seen in the Headquarters Tract of Redden State Forest.
The PEREGRINE FALCONS have hatched their first two chicks at the nest box on the Brandywine Building in downtown Wilmington. You can watch the nest box activity on the DOS Falcon cam found at: www.dosbirds.org/citizen-science/falcon-watch/, Fledgling Watch should begin from mid-June into July. Sign up now to help the babies!
Thanks to all the people that make the Birdline possible, including Scott Barnes, Hannah Aukland, Chris Hinkle, Armas Hill,, Chase Wilkinson, Andy Jenkins, Jean-Marie Gauthier, Lana Glass, Judith Picciotto, Bert Filymer, Mike Rosengarten, Win Shafer, Jason Horn, Martin Selzer, Lynn Jackson, Bodo Stern, Rod Murray, Chris Rankin, Kent Raymond, Ed Wrzniewski, Carolyn Holland, Sue Gruver, Debbie Blair, Rob Blye, Greg Gough, Richard Clifton, Richard Julian, Alice Mohrman, Steve McInnis, Nancy Cunningham, Chris and Karen Bennett, Anthony Gonzon, Melissa Lafferty, Kris Benarcik, Frank Rohrbacher, Jim White, Sergio Savino, Rhyleigh Sweet, John and Andy Dunn, Wendy Caserio, Joe Francis, Mike Moore, Kim Steininger, Bruce Peterjohn, and Joe Swertinski. Special thanks to Joe Tricarico for list distribution to DOS members. Birdline needs your sightings. Please call your reports into 302-463-0113 or email <ednieap...> Until next week, this is Andy Ednie wishing you good birding!
Date: 4/24/26 4:46 pm From: Andrew Ednie <000006be14ba5998-dmarc-request...> Subject: [de-birds] RBA: Birdline Delaware, April 24th, 2026
RBA * Delaware * Statewide * April 24, 2026 * DEST 26.04.24
*Birds mentioned Brant Snow Goose Mute Swan Blue-winged Teal EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL Surf Scoter Black Scoter Common Merganser Red-breasted Merganser Wild Turkey Northern Bobwhite Ruby-throated Hummingbird Eastern Whip-poor-will Chuck-Will’s-Widow Yellow-billed Cuckoo Virginia Rail Sora King Rail Sandhill Crane American Oystercatcher Black-necked Stilt American Avocet Black-bellied Plover American Golden Plover Semipalmated Plover Piping Plover Hudsonian Whimbrel Spotted Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper Willet Long-billed dowitcher Short-billed Dowitcher Wilson’s Snipe Semipalmated Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper CURLEW SANDPIPER Dunlin Stilt Sandpiper Caspian Tern Black Skimmer LITTLE GULL Bonaparte’s Gull Iceland Gull Common Loon Brown Pelican White Ibis Glossy Ibis Black-crowned Night Heron YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON Snowy Egret Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Western Cattle Egret Green Heron Broad-winged Hawk Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-headed Woodpecker Common Raven Warbling Vireo White-eyed Vireo Yellow-throated Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Blue-headed Vireo Cliff Swallow Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown-headed Nuthatch House Wren Wood Thrush PINE GROSBEAK Purple Finch Pine Siskin Grasshopper Sparrow Vesper Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Baltimore Oriole Orchard Oriole Louisiana Waterthrush Northern Waterthrush American Redstart Black and White Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Kentucky Warbler Hooded Warbler Blue-winged Warbler Northern Parula Palm Warbler Yellow-throated Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Summer Tanager Rose-breasted Grosbeak Blue Grosbeak
Hotline: Birdline Delaware Date: April 24, 2026 To Report: Andy Ednie 302-792-9591 (VOICE) Compiler: Andy Ednie (<ednieap...>) Coverage: Delaware, Delmarva Peninsula, nearby Delaware Valley, Southern New Jersey, Maryland
For Friday, April 24th this is Birdline Delaware from the Delaware Museum of Nature and Science in Greenville. The Birdline is sponsored by the Delaware Ornithological Society (DOS). Statements made on the Birdline do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsors. This is Andy Ednie, glad to be with you. Spring migration is underway with 18 species of warbler and 5 vireos. The unofficial Delaware Annual List increased by 12 birds to 265 species this week. New additions included, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOW, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, AMERICAN REDSTART, BLUE-WINGED, KENTUCKY, and BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, SUMMER TANAGER, and ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK.
A winter plumaged CURLEW SANDPIPER was picked out of a flock of DUNLINS at Broadkill Beach Road in Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday. RED-BREASTED MERGANSER and BLACK SKIMMER were also found at the Broadkill Marsh. YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON and AMERICAN AVOCET were seen at the Dike Trail. A SUMMER TANAGER was found along the refuge entrance road. STILT SANDPIPER and HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL continues to be seen at Oyster Rocks Road.
On Wednesday, an immature male PINE GROSBEAK was reported along the Floodplain Trail at Ashland Nature Center. If accepted by the Delaware Rare Birds Committee this would only be the 2nd Delaware Record and the first in 40 years. Birders searching for this bird were unsuccessful but did find COMMON LOON, BROAD-WINGED HAWK NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH and a big flock of PURPLE FINCH. A PINE SISKIN was seen coming to a feeder near New Castle. BLACK and SURF SCOTER were seen on the Delaware River. The previously reported RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was found at First State National Historical Park south of Ramsey Road near Wilmington. Another RED-HEADED WOODPECKER continues to be seen at Brandywine Creek State Park along with COMMON MERGANSER, SOLITARY and SPOTTED SANDPIPER.
The first ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK of the year was found at William Redd Park near Newark. A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was photographed along the Pomeroy Trail just north of the 1st pedestrian bridge in White Clay Creek State Park, along with BLUE-HEADED, WARBLING and WHITE-EYED VIREO. Warblers at White Clay included LOUISIANA and NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, AMERICAN REDSTART, NORTHERN PARULA, WORM-EATING, BALCK AND WHITE, BLUE-WINGED, YELLOW-THROATED, PALM, YELLOW-RUMPED and BLACK-THROATED GREEN. BROAD WINGED HAWK and COMMON LOONS were seen at Thompson’s Station Road. Lots of WOOD THRUSH, CATBIRDS, HOUSE WRENS, ORCHARD and BALTIMORE ORIOLES were reported this week, along with the first RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRDS to reach northern Delaware. COMMON RAVEN continues to be seen at the Star Campus of the University of Delaware.
WESTERN CATTLE EGRET was found along Cox Neck Road near Delaware City. SNOWY EGRET, CASPIAN TERN, and WILSON’S SNIPE was seen at Thousand Acre Marsh. SANDHILL CRANE was reported at the Ashton Tract in Augustine Wildlife Area. SORA was heard at the Port Penn Tract. CLIFF SWALOW was seen at the Appoquinmink Bridge along Route 9 near Odessa. GRASSHOPPER SPARROW and EASTERN MEADOWLARK was seen at Charles Price Park in Middletown. EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL, WILD TURKEY, and NORTHERN BOBWHITE were found at Cedar Swamp Wildlife Area
A LITTLE GULL with a flock of BONAPARTE’S was seen at Woodland Beach along with ICELAND GULL and RED-NECKED GREBE. CLIFF SWALLOW was seen at the Flemings Landing Bridge. Waterfowl reported at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge included the previously reported EURASIAN GREEN WINGED TEAL, plus MUTE SWAN, SNOW GOOSE, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, and RUDDY DUCK. Shorebirds seen were BLACK-BELLIED and AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, BLACK-NECKED STILT, AMERICAN AVOCET, WILLET, SHORT-BILLED and LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, WILSON’S SNIPE, plus SPOTTED, PECTORAL, SEMIPALMATED, and LEAST SANDPIPER. Waders found included SANDHILL CRANES, SNOWY EGRET, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, and GLOSSY IBIS.
The first KENTUCKY WARBLER along with HOODED, PROTHONOTARY, PALM, and BLUE-WINGED WARBLER was found at Blackiston Wildlife Area west of Smyrna. TRICOLORED HERON, WHITE and GLOSSY IBIS plus RING-NECKED DUCK, PIED-BILLED GREBE and BLACK-NECKED STILT was found at Little Creek Wildlife Area. BARN OWL was reported at Port Mahon. SORA and VIRGINIA RAIL were heard at Picking Beach Road. SORA, KING and VIRGINIA RAIL plus CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOW and EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL were found Big Stone Beach Road in Milford Neck Wildlife Area. BARRED OWL was heard calling along Bennett’s Pier Road.
WHITE and GLOSSY IBIS, BRANT and SURF SCOTER were seen at Cape Henlopen State Park. PIPING, BLACK-BELLIED, AND SEMIPALMTED PLOVER plus AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, were seen at Cape Henlopen Point. WILD TURKEY, RED-BREASTED and BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCHES were seen at the Seaside Nature Center. BROWN PELICANS were seen from the Cape May – Lewes Ferry and at the Indian River Inlet. RED-HEADED WOODPECKER and LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen at Thompson’s Island in Delaware Seashore State Park. GREEN HERON was found at Burton’s Island.
VESPER SPARROW was reported at Ponder Road near Ellendale. A late lingering YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER and DARK-EYED JUNCO were seen at Redden State Forest, along with YELLOW-THROATED VIREO and WORM-EATING WARBLER. RED-EYED VIREO, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER and BLUE GROSBEAK were seen along the Nanticoke River in Seaford.
Thanks to all the people that make the Birdline possible, including Jim Rapp, Chase Wilkinson, Andy Jenkins, Jean-Marie Gauthier, Diane Freeberry, Rise Hill, Lana Glass, Pauletta Brown, Ed Patten, Megan Kasprzak, Peter Schyuler, Judith Picciotto, Jason Horn, Martin Selzer, Lynn Jackson, Randy Fisher, Bodo Stern, Rod Murray, Chris Rankin, Kent Raymond, Carolyn Holland, Sue Gruver, Tom Stock, Rob Line, Debbie Blair, Rob Blye, Greg Gough, Phil Misseldine, Richard Julian, Alice Mohrman, Steve McInnis, Nancy Cunningham, Kevin Bronson, Nancy Goggin, Chris and Karen Bennett, Anthony Gonzon, Melissa Lafferty, Frank Rohrbacher, John and Andy Dunn, Wendy Caserio, Joe Francis, Mike Moore, Bruce Peterjohn, and Joe Swertinski. Special thanks to Joe Tricarico for list distribution to DOS members. Birdline needs your sightings. Please call your reports into 302-463-0113 or email <ednieap...> Until next week, this is Andy Ednie wishing you good birding!
> Had one yesterday checking the backyard area plants in Millsboro. Got to
> get the feeder out tomorrow.Dick PlamneckSent from my Galaxy
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> arrival in Newark Still waiting in Newark. Feeders filled, Red Buckeye in
> bloom, and native red honeysuckle flowers almost open. We’re ready 😊Sent
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Had one yesterday checking the backyard area plants in Millsboro. Got to get the feeder out tomorrow.Dick PlamneckSent from my Galaxy -------- Original message --------From: Anita Moos <00002580b7cd625f-dmarc-request...> Date: 4/23/26 7:41 PM (GMT-05:00) To: <de-birds...> Subject: Re: [de-birds] Hummer arrival in Newark Still waiting in Newark. Feeders filled, Red Buckeye in bloom, and native red honeysuckle flowers almost open. We’re ready 😊Sent from the all new AOL app for iOSOn Thursday, April 23, 2026, 5:15 PM, Becky C-P <spietrorcp...> wrote:We have had a male all week in Wilmington BeckyOn Thu, Apr 23, 2026 at 3:13 PM Anita Moos <00002580b7cd625f-dmarc-request...> wrote:Love it!Sent from the all new AOL app for iOSOn Thursday, April 23, 2026, 2:53 PM, Diane Freebery <chickadeedee25...> wrote:Our yard hummer (HOPEFULLY) arrived today - chirping, flitting to favoriteperches - Male.Diane & Steve FreeberyDelaplane Av, South Middle Run Natural AreaNewark, DEList archives: https://lists.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=DE-BIRDSList help: <DE-BIRDS-request...> archives: https://lists.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=DE-BIRDSList help: <DE-BIRDS-request...> archives: https://lists.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=DE-BIRDSList help: <DE-BIRDS-request...>
Date: 4/23/26 10:26 am From: Andrew Ednie <000006be14ba5998-dmarc-request...> Subject: [de-birds] Brandywine Bird Walk
There will be a walk at Brandywine Creek State Park this Saturday, April 25th. We'll start at 8 am from the nature center parking lot. Warblers are just starting to move through with 10 species this week, and there has been a Red-headed Woodpecker down along the creek. We might get some rain so bring bad weather gear. The walk is free but park entrance fees are in effect, $5 for in-state and 1$10 for out-of-state vehicles. Good birding!
Date: 4/17/26 4:43 pm From: Andrew Ednie <000006be14ba5998-dmarc-request...> Subject: [de-birds] RBA: Birdline Deaware, April 17th, 2026
RBA * Delaware * Statewide * April 17, 2026 * DEST 26.04.17
*Birds mentioned Brant Snow Goose Mute Swan Blue-winged Teal American Wigeon Northern Pintail Canvasback Greater Scaup COMMON EIDER Surf Scoter Black Scoter White-winged Scoter Common Goldeneye Common Merganser Hooded Merganser Red-breasted Merganser Wild Turkey Northern Bobwhite Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Eastern Whip-poor-will Virginia Rail American Coot Sandhill Crane American Oystercatcher Black-necked Stilt American Avocet Black-bellied Plover American Golden Plover Piping Plover Hudsonian Whimbrel Ruddy Turnstone Spotted Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper Willet Long-billed dowitcher Short-billed Dowitcher Wilson’s Snipe Least Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Stil Sandpiper Common Tern Caspian Tern Royal Tern SANDWICH TERN Black Skimmer LITTLE GULL Bonaparte’s Gull Common Loon Red-throated Loon PACIFIC LOON Brown Pelican Great Cormorant Least Bittern White Ibis Glossy Ibis Black-crowned Night Heron YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON Snowy Egret Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Western Cattle Egret Green Heron Bald Eagle Broad-winged Hawk Red-headed Woodpecker Merlin Peregrine Falcon Great Crested Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird Common Raven Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Blue-headed Vireo Cliff Swallow Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown-headed Nuthatch American Pipit Wood Thrush Purple Finch Pine Siskin RED CROSSBILL Grasshopper Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Baltimore Oriole Orchard Oriole Ovenbird Louisiana Waterthrush Prothonotary Warbler Common Yellowthroat Hooded Warbler Northern Parula Northern Yellow Warbler Pine Warbler Palm Warbler Yellow-throated Warbler Scarlet Tanager Indigo Bunting Blue Grosbeak
Hotline: Birdline Delaware Date: April 17, 2026 To Report: Andy Ednie 302-792-9591 (VOICE) Compiler: Andy Ednie (<ednieap...>) Coverage: Delaware, Delmarva Peninsula, nearby Delaware Valley, Southern New Jersey, Maryland
For Friday, April 17th this is Birdline Delaware from the Delaware Museum of Nature and Science in Greenville. The Birdline is sponsored by the Delaware Ornithological Society (DOS). Statements made on the Birdline do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsors. This is Andy Ednie, glad to be with you. Spring migration is coming with 14 species of warbler and 4 vireos. The unofficial Delaware Annual List increased by 21 birds to 252 species this week. New additions included STILT SANDPIPER, COMMON TERN. LEAST BITTERN, GREEN HERON, GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER, WARBLING and RED-EYED VIREO, CLIFF SWALLOW, WOOD THRUSH, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, ORCHARD ORIOLE, WORM-EATING and HOODED WARBLER, NORTHERN PARULA, SCARLET TATNGER, INDIGO BUNTING, and BLUE GROSBEAK,
A breeding plumage PACIFIC LOON was seen from the hawkwatch at Cape Henlopen State Park on Wednesday. This is the fourth spring during the last 5 years that an adult PACIFIC LOON has been found there and the observer suspects that this might be the same individual involved in all the sightings. Also, an early SANDWICH TERN and a pair of RED CROSSBILLs were seen at Herring Point on Tuesday. HUDSONIAN WHIMBRELS have been seen flying up the coast all week along with ROYAL TERN, BLACK SKIMMER, NORTHERN GANNET, BRANT, BLACK and SURF SCOTER, plus COMMON and RED-THROATED LOONS. PIPING PLOVER and AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, were seen at Cape Henlopen Point. RED-BREASTED and BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCHES were seen at the Seaside Nature Center. WHITE-WINGED SCOTER and a TRICOLORED HERON were seen from the Cape May – Lewes Ferry.
The first HOODED WARBLER of the year was found at the intersection of Mulberry and Strawberry Landing Roads in Assawoman Wildlife Area, along with NORTHERN PARULA and SCARLET TANAGER. The first WORM-EATING WARBLER was found near Redden State Forest on Tuesday and ORCHARD ORIOLE was found at Redden today. The first RED-EYED VIREO was seen at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge along the Dike Trail today. A WARBLING VIREO was found in Wilmington at the Goodstay Center gardens yesterday. LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, plus PALM, PINE, and YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS seen across the state.
A YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON was photographed along the Brandywine Creek but no further directions were given. The previously reported RED-HEADED WOODPECKER and a SPOTTED SANDPIPER was found at First Sate National Historical Park south of Ramsey Road near Wilmington today. Another RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at Brandywine Creek State Park along with COMMON MERGANSER and a female AMERICAN WIGEON. BLUE-HEAD VIREO, NORTHERN YELLOW WARBLER, DARK-EYED JUNCO, and PURPLE FINCH were reported at Ashland Nature Center along with a flyby MERLIN. BROAD-WINGED HAWKS were reported from the Judge Morris Estate and the nature center in White Clay Creek State Park. INDIGO BUNTING was seen in a yard near Middle Run Natural Area near Newark. A PRAIRIE WARBLER was found at Curtis Mill Park. A SOLITARY SANDPIPER was seen at a retention pond off Route 72 in Newark. COMMON RAVEN continues to be seen at the Star Campus off S. College Ave. There was a BALTIMORE ORIOLE in a yard near Glasgow. HOOD! ED MERGANSER was seen at Lums Pond State Park.
The first CLIFF SWALOW of the year was seen at the Appoquinmink Bridge along Route 9 near Odessa. LITTLE BLUE HERON and BLUE-WINGED TEAL were seen at Dragon Run Marsh near Delaware City. WESTERN CATTLE EGRET was found along Port Penn Road. SNOWY EGRET, CASPIAN TERN, and WILSON’S SNIPE was seen at Thousand Acre Marsh. SANDHILL CRANE and GREEN HERON were seen at the Ashton Tract in Augustine Wildlife Area. GRASSHOPPER SPARROW and a misplaced ROYAL TERN was seen at Charles Price Park in Middletown. The first WOOD THRUSH of the year was photographed at the Tybout’s Tract in Blackbird State Forest. OVENBIRD was reported at the Oak Hill Tract. PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, SCARLET TANAGER, GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER, and AMERICAN PIPIT were reported along Saw Mill Road. Night birding at Cedar Swamp Wildlife Area produced EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL and AMERICAN WOODCOCK. WILD TURKEY and NORTHERN BOBWHITE were found at daybreak.
Some late waterfowl at Woodland Beach included CANVASBACK, GREATER SCAUP and COMMON GOLDENEYE. Waterfowl reported at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge included MUTE SWAN, SNOW GOOSE, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, NORTHERN PINTAIL, and RUDDY DUCK. Shorebirds seen were BLACK-BELLIED and AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, BLACK-NECKED STILT, AMERICAN AVOCET, WILLET, SHORT-BILLED and LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, WILSON’S SNIPE, plus SPOTTED, PECTORAL, and LEAST SANDPIPER. A LEAST BITTERN was heard calling opposite Raymond Pool. Waders found included SANDHILL CRANES, SNOWY EGRET, GREEN HERON, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, plus WHITE and GLOSSY IBIS. There has been an impressive number of 40-50 BALD EAGLES at Leatherbury Flats at low tide.
There was a flight of BONAPARTE’S GULLS that included an immature LITTLE GULL in the fields around Frederica. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was reported in a yard near Milford. AMERICAN AVOCET, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, and BLACK SKIMMER were seen from the Big Stone Beach Road in Milford Neck Wildlife Area. An AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER was seen at Bower’s Beach with WILLET and BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER. VIRGINIA RAIL, AMERICAN COOT, and BLACK-NECKED STILT was found at Little Creek Wildlife Area. A PRAIRIE WARBLER was seen at the Fork Branch Natural Area in Dover. CHIMNEY SWIFTS were seen in downtown Dover near the R &R Building. EASTERN KINGBIRD and PROTHONOTARY WARBLER were found at Killen’s Pond State Park.
AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, RUDDY TURNSTONE, WILLET and RED-BREASTED MERGANSER were seen at the duPont Nature Center at Mispillion Inlet. A pair of COMMON TERNS were reported flying along the breakwater. A HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL was seen at Prime Hook, both from the Broadkill Beach Road and from the Dike Trail. Other shorebirds seen included AMERICAN AVOCET, BLACK-NECKED STILT, plus PECTORAL and SPOTTED SANDPIPER. Terns seen included BLACK SKIMMER, CASPIAN, and ROYAL TERNS. STILT and PECTORAL SANDPIPER were seen at Oyster Rocks Road. A WORM-EATING WARBLER was reported at the McCabe Preserve near Milton.
The previously reported COMMON EIDERS were at the Indian River Inlet along with AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, BROWN PELICAN, GREAT CORMORANT and SURF SCOTER. RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at Thompson’s Island in Delaware Seashore State Park and also at the Peninsula Golf Course near Millsboro. The first BLUE GROSBEAK of the year was a male seen in Bethany Beach. A late PINE SISKIN was reported from Abbott’s Mill Nature Center. RUBY-THROPATED HUMMINGBIRDS are being reported downstate, as far north as Kitts Hummock, but have not reached the northern piedmont area yet. Keep an eye out!
Thanks to all the people that make the Birdline possible, including Olivia Abernathy, Keely Milbourn, Rachel Yurchisin, Brody Ritter, Bert Filemyr, Mike Rosengarten, Aaron Reb, Ryleigh Sweet, Kevin Bronson, Don Kiffer, Frank Lenik, Megan Kasprzak, Jay Ni, Michael McGraw, John Janowski, Peter Schyuler, Lynn Gulla, Judith Picciotto, Margi Finch, Mike Bowen, Randy Fisher, Nancy Goggin, Lloyd Maier, Patti Parziale, Jen Driscoll, Gary Griffith, Alice Mills, Paul Beckman, Bodo Stern, Rod Murray, Chris Rankin, Kent Raymond, Carolyn Holland, Mary Braun, Sue Gruver, Rob Blye, Greg Gough, Phil Misseldine, Richard Julian, Alice Mohrman, Steve McInnis, Nancy Cunningham, Ellen and Jake Jacobson, Kevin Bronson, Chris and Karen Bennett, Melissa Lafferty, Frank Rohrbacher, John and Andy Dunn, Wendy Caserio, Joe Francis, Mike Moore, Bruce Peterjohn, and Joe Swertinski. Special thanks to Joe Tricarico for list distribution to DOS members. Birdline needs your sightings. Please call your report! s into 302-463-0113 or email <ednieap...> Until next week, this is Andy Ednie wishing you good birding!
Date: 4/10/26 5:04 pm From: Andrew Ednie <000006be14ba5998-dmarc-request...> Subject: [de-birds] RBA: Birdline Delaware, April 10th, 2026
RBA * Delaware * Statewide * April 10, 2026 * DEST 26.04.10
*Birds mentioned Snow Goose Cackling Goose Mute Swan Blue-winged Teal American Wigeon EURASIAN WIGEON Ring-necked Duck COMMON EIDER Common Merganser Hooded Merganser Red-breasted Merganser Wild Turkey Northern Bobwhite Chimney Swift Eastern Whip-poor-will Virginia Rail American Coot Sandhill Crane American Oystercatcher Black-necked Stilt American Avocet Black-bellied Plover American Golden Plover Piping Plover Hudsonian Whimbrel Spotted Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper Willet Short-billed Dowitcher Wilson’s Snipe Least Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Caspian Tern Royal Tern Black Skimmer LITTLE GULL Black-headed Gull Bonaparte’s Gull Iceland Gull Pied-billed Grebe Horned Grebe Brown Pelican Great Cormorant White Ibis Glossy Ibis Black-crowned Night Heron Snowy Egret Little Blue Heron Western Cattle Egret Barn Owl Barred Owl Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-headed Woodpecker Peregrine Falcon Common Raven White-eyed Vireo Blue-headed Vireo Black-capped Chickadee Barn Swallow Bank Swallow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown-headed Nuthatch American Pipit Purple Finch Pine Siskin LAPLAND LONGSPUR Vesper Sparrow Seaside Sparrow Salt Marsh Sparrow Ovenbird Louisiana Waterthrush Orange-crowned Warbler Black and White Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Common Yellowthroat Northern Yellow Warbler Pine Warbler Palm Warbler Yellow-throated Warbler
Hotline: Birdline Delaware Date: April 10, 2026 To Report: Andy Ednie 302-792-9591 (VOICE) Compiler: Andy Ednie (<ednieap...>) Coverage: Delaware, Delmarva Peninsula, nearby Delaware Valley, Southern New Jersey, Maryland
For Friday, April 10th this is Birdline Delaware from the Delaware Museum of Nature and Science in Greenville. The Birdline is sponsored by the Delaware Ornithological Society (DOS). Statements made on the Birdline do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsors. This is Andy Ednie, glad to be with you. Spring migration is heating up with 8 species of warbler and 2 vireos. The unofficial Delaware Annual List increased by 14 birds to 231 species this week. New additions included CHIMNEY SWIFT, AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL, SPOTTED and SOLITARY SANDPIPER, EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL, WHITE-EYED and BLUE-HEADED VIREO, BANK SWALLOW, OVERNBIRD, plus BLACK AND WHITE and PROTHONOTARY WARBLER.
There was a big flight of BONAPARTE’S GULLS along the coast this week that included an immature LITTLE GULL on Tuesday from the hawkwatch at Cape Henlopen State Park. More BONAPARTE’S were seen at Mispillion Inlet from the duPont Nature Center that included a winter plumaged adult BLACK-HEADED GULL. There was also a big flock of BONAPARTE’S GULLS at Leatherbury Flats in Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge and at Woodland Beach.
There was also a spectacular drake EURASIAN WIGEON seen from the first pullout at the pond along the Broadkill Beach Road. This bird was found on the sandbar to the small island with AMERICAN WIGEON and NORTHERN SHOVELERS. AMERICAN AVOCET, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, WILSON’S SNIPE, LITTLE BLUE HERON, and GLOSSY IBIS were seen at the Dike Trail in Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge. BLACK-NECKED STILT and PECTORAL SANDPIPER was seen at Oyster Rocks Road. AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER and SEASIDE SPARROW were found at Mispillion Inlet.
The first PROTHONOTARY WARBLER of the year was found at the Jester Tract, Redden State Forest. The first NORTHERN YELLOW WARBLER and OVENBIRDS were found at Trap Pond State Park. An early BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER was seen at Brandywine Creek State Park. The first BLUE-HEADED VIREO was found at Middle Run Natural area near Newark. LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, plus PALM, PINE, and YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS seen across the state.
The previously reported RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was found at First Sate National Historical Park south of Ramsey Road near Wilmington. An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen in Dartmouth Woods off Namaan’s Road. RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH was reported at Winterthur Museum and Gardens. PINE SISKIN and a BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE were reported from the feeders at Ashland Nature Center. PURPLE FINCH, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER and RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH continue to be seen at White Clay Creek State Park. A HORNED GREBE was seen at Newark Reservoir. BARRED OWLS were reported at Canterbury Hills, Hockessin and Middle Run. NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED and BARN SWALLOW were seen at Glasgow Park.
CACKLING and SNOW GOOSE were seen at Battery Park in New Castle. WESTERN CATTLE EGRET was found along Dutch Neck Road near Knightsbridge Estates. LITTLE BLUE HERON, SNOWY EGRET, CASPIAN TERN, and WILSON’S SNIPE was seen at Thousand Acre Marsh. SANDHILL CRANE, BLUE-WINGED TEAL and PIED-BILLED GREBE were seen at the Ashton Tract in Augustine Wildlife Area. AMERICAN COOT was found at the Port Penn impoundments. A GREAT CORMORANT was seen at Augustine Beach. Night birding at Cedar Swamp Wildlife Area produced the first EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL of the year, along with AMERICAN WOODCOCK and BARN OWL. WILD TURKEY and NORTHERN BOBWHITE were found at daybreak.
AMERICAN GOLDEN and BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER were seen at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge. Other shorebirds included BLACK-NECKED STILT, AMERICAN AVOCET, WILLET, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, WILSON’S SNIPE, plus SPOTTED, PECTORAL, and LEAST SANDPIPER. Waders reported included SANDHILL CRANES, SNOWY EGRET, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, and GLOSSY IBIS. Waterfowl reported included MUTE SWAN, SNOW GOOSE, RING-NECKED DUCK, RUDDY DUCK plus COMMON and HOODED MERGANSER. A SALT MARSH SPARROW, WHITE-EYED VIREO, and COMMON YELLOWTHROAT were reported from the Boardwalk Trail. AMERICAN PIPIT was seen from Whitehall Neck Road and an early BANK SWALLOW was reported at Taylor’s Gut in Woodland Beach Wildlife Area.
A SOLITARY SANDPIPER was seen at the Delaware State University campus in Dover. VIRGINIA RAIL and WESTERN CATTLE EGRET was found at Little Creek Wildlife Area. A late COMMON GOLDENEYE was seen at Bower’s Beach with WILLET and BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER. BARN SWALLOW and LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH were found at Killen’s Pond State Park. A COMMON RAVEN was reported in Milford.
A HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL and COMMON EIDER along with a late LAPLAND LONGSPUR were reported flying past the Cape Henlopen Hawkwatch. PIPING PLOVER, AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, BLACK SKIMMER, and ICELAND GULL were seen at Cape Henlopen Point. A single CHIMNEY SWIFT was seen flying over the Point parking lot. RED-BREASTED and BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCHES were seen at the Seaside Nature Center. COMMON EIDER and RED-BREASTED MERGANSER were seen from the Cape May-Lewes Ferry.
The previously reported COMMON EIDERS were at the Indian River Inlet along with AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, BROWN PELICAN, GREAT CORMORANT and PEREGRINE FALCON. A lone drake COMMON GOLDENEYE was seen at Burton’s Island in Delaware Seashore State Park. WHITE IBIS were reported from Savage’s Ditch. RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen again at Peninsula Golf Course near Millsboro. A VESPER SPARROW was found near Ellendale at the intersection of Holly Tree and Hummingbird Roads.
Thanks to all the people that make the Birdline possible, including Gina Sheridan, Scott Barnes, Debra Stewart, Lynn Jackson, Martin Selzer, Peter Schyuler, Lynn Gulla, Bob Rufe, Wayne Stratz, Holly Merker, Paul Beckman, Ian Stewart, Ryan van Hilst, Todd Jackson, Kitt Heckscher, Evan Jarman, Wayne Klickner, Ethan Kilmer, Bodo Stern, Shannon Kane, Walt Blackwell, Andy Jenkins, Will Krohn, Sharon Dounce, Rod Murray, Chris Rankin, Kent Raymond, Carolyn Holland, Mary Braun, Sue Gruver, Rob Blye, Greg Gough, Phil Misseldine, Richard Julian, Steve McInnis, Randy Vickers, Andrew Albright, Ellen and Jake Jacobson, Kevin Bronson, Chris and Karen Bennett, Melissa Lafferty, Jim and Amy White, Joe Sebastiani, Frank Rohrbacher, John and Andy Dunn, Wendy Caserio, Joe Francis, Mike Moore, Bruce Peterjohn, and Joe Swertinski. Special thanks to Joe Tricarico for list distribution to DOS members. Birdline needs your sightings. Please call your reports into 302-463-0113 or email ednieap@verizo! n.net. Until next week, this is Andy Ednie wishing you good birding!
Date: 4/8/26 4:45 am From: Ian Stewart <istew...> Subject: [de-birds] Free spring bird walks with the Delaware Nature Society
Hello all,
The Delaware Nature Society offers two free guided bird walks each week from April through May that are open to all. Beginners are more than welcome!
Tuesdays (800-1030am) at Middle Run Valley Natural Area birding trail in Newark DE (meet in parking lot at end of gravel trail off to the left of Possum Hollow Road, before you get to TriState Bird Rescue)
Sundays (800-1030am) at Bucktoe Creek Preserve (private) (meet in parking lot at 432 Sharp Road, Avondale PA).
Good birding, Ian Stewart
-- Ian Stewart Delaware Nature Society Hockessin DE 19707
Date: 4/3/26 4:30 pm From: Andrew Ednie <000006be14ba5998-dmarc-request...> Subject: [de-birds] RBA: Birdline Delaware, April 3rd, 2026
RBA * Delaware * Statewide * April 3, 2026 * DEST 26.04.03
*Birds mentioned Brant Snow Goose Ross’s Goose Mute Swan Blue-winged Teal American Wigeon EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED “COMMON” TEAL Redhead Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Black Scoter Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter COMMON EIDER Long-tailed Duck Common Merganser Hooded Merganser Red-breasted Merganser Ruddy Duck Wild Turkey Ruby-throated Hummingbird Sora Clapper Rail American Coot Sandhill Crane American Oystercatcher Black-necked Stilt American Avocet Black-bellied Plover Piping Plover Greater Yellowlegs Willet Lesser Yellowlegs Short-billed Dowitcher Long-billed Dowitcher Wilson’s Snipe Least Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Caspian Tern Royal Tern Black Skimmer Black-headed Gull Bonaparte’s Gull Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Pied-billed Grebe Horned Grebe Brown Pelican Northern Gannet Great Cormorant White Ibis Glossy Ibis Black-crowned Night Heron Yellow-crowned Night heron Snowy Egret Tricolored Heron Little Blue Heron Western Cattle Egret Great Egret Barn Owl Red-headed Woodpecker Peregrine Falcon Common Raven Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown-headed Nuthatch Northern House Wren Marsh Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet Golden-crowned Kinglet Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Pine Siskin Vesper Sparrow Seaside Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Rusty Blackbird Louisiana Waterthrush Orange-crowned Warbler Common Yellowthroat Pine Warbler Palm Warbler Yellow-throated Warbler
Hotline: Birdline Delaware Date: April 3, 2026 To Report: Andy Ednie 302-792-9591 (VOICE) Compiler: Andy Ednie (<ednieap...>) Coverage: Delaware, Delmarva Peninsula, nearby Delaware Valley, Southern New Jersey, Maryland
For Friday, April 3rd this is Birdline Delaware from the Delaware Museum of Nature and Science in Greenville. Happy Easter weekend, Passover and Full Moon to everybody! The Birdline is sponsored by the Delaware Ornithological Society (DOS). Statements made on the Birdline do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsors. This is Andy Ednie, glad to be with you. The unofficial Delaware Annual List increased to 216 species this week. New additions included WESTERN CATTLE EGRET, GLOSSY IBIS, BLACK-NECKED STILT, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, and LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH.
This year, the first LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH was found at the Jester Tract, Redden State Forest on Saturday. Since the initial sighting, WATERTHRUSH were found at Trap Pond State Park, Killen’s Pond State Park, Finis Pool in Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Wedgewood Road at White Clay Creek State Park, and Middle Run Natural Area near Newark. Other neotropical migrants arriving in greater numbers included NORTHERN HOUSE WREN, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS, both RUBY and GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS plus PINE, PALM and YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS.
The first WESTERN CATTLE EGRET was found along Dutch Neck Road near Port Penn. LITTLE BLUE HERON, SNOWY EGRET, CASPIAN TERN, and WILSON’S SNIPE was seen at Thousand Acre Marsh. SANDHILL CRANE, BLUE-WINGED TEAL and PIED-BILLED GREBE were seen at the Ashton Tract in Augustine Wildlife Area. AMERICAN COOT and MARSH WREN were found at the Port Penn impoundments. A late lingering REDHEAD, with HOODED MERGANSER, RING-NECKED DUCK and LESSER SCAUP were at Canal Pond off Cox Neck Road.
COMMON RAVENS are again nesting on the University of Delaware water tower at the Star Campus. Young in the nest was confirmed this week. The PEREGRINE FALCONS that are nesting on the Brandywine Building in downtown Wilmington are now incubating 4 eggs. You can watch the PEREGRINES on nest on the Falcon cam at DOSBirds.com.
The first BLACK-NECKED STILT of the year was seen at Bear Swamp at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Other shorebirds seen included AMERICAN AVOCET, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS, WILLET, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, WILSON’S SNIPE and LEAST SANDPIPER. The previously reported EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED “COMMON” TEAL continues at Bear Swamp along with SANDHILL CRANES, SNOWY EGRET, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, and a single early GLOSSY IBIS. Waterfowl reported included MUTE SWAN, SNOW GOOSE, RING-NECKED DUCK, LESSER SCAUP, RUDDY DUCK and HOODED MERGANSER. A VESPER SPARROW was photographed along the Raymond Pool loop. Both CLAPPER RAIL and SORA were reported in the refuge this week. RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were seen at Finis Pool. A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was reported by the new visitor center and a SEASIDE SPARROW was seen at the Leipsic River Bridge off Route 9 today.
A GLAUCOUS GULL was reported flying over the marsh at the main section of Little Creek Wildlife Area. YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was seen along the central tower road and at the powerline cut off the Pickering Beach Road. There was LESSER SCAUP, AMERICAN WIGEON, COMMON MERGANSER and a big raft of 450 AMERICAN COOTS at the Mahon Impoundment in Little Creek Wildlife Area. A BARN OWL was flushed at Woodland Beach Wildlife Area. A late PINE SISKIN was seen at a feeder in Cheswold. A lingering ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was coming to a feeder near Milford.
BLACK-NECKED STILT, AMERICAN AVOCET, WILLET, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, FORSTER’S TERN and BLACK SKIMMER were seen at the Dike Trail in Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge. SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER was photographed off the Prime Hook Beach Road. A flock of SNOW GEESE at Fowlers Beach included 2 ROSS’S GEESE. WILD TURKEY and PECTORAL SANDPIPER was seen at Oyster Rocks Road.
A flock of 118 WHITE IBIS, plus GLOSSY IBIS, SNOWY EGRET and TRICOLORED HERON was seen flying past Herring Point in Cape Henlopen State Park. ROYAL TERN and BROWN PELICAN were seen flying offshore. PIPING PLOVER, AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, and ICELAND GULL were seen at Cape Henlopen Point. COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, RED-BREASTED and BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCHES were seen at the Seaside Nature Center. An immature BLACK-HEADED GULL with BONAPARTE’S GULL and a high count of 108 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS along with PECTORAL and LEAST SANDPIPER were seen at Gordon’s Pond.
BROWN PELICAN and WHITE-WINGED SCOTER were seen at Rehoboth Beach. The previously reported COMMON EIDERS were at the Indian River Inlet plus BRANT, LONG-TAILED DUCK, SURF and BLACK SCOTER, RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, HORNED GREBE and GREAT CORMORANT. BRANT, SNOWY EGRET, and WHITE IBIS were seen at Burton’s Island in Delaware Seashore State Park. HOODED MERGANSER were seen at South Bethany Beach. A YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON was reported near Massey’s Landing. The first of the year RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD was a male reported coming to a feeder at Long Neck. RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was reported from Redden State Forest.
Thanks to all the people that make the Birdline possible, including Tom Dougherty, Hank Davis, Megan Kasprzak, Shireen Gonzaga, Les Dillard, Ed Patten, Aaron Reb, Bodo Stern, Shannon Kane, Walt Blackwell, Andy Jenkins, Will Krohn, Sharon Dounce, Rod Murray, Chris Rankin, Kent Raymond, Carolyn Holland, Mary Braun, Sue Gruver, Rob Blye, Greg Gough, Phil Misseldine, Richard Julian, Steve McInnis, Randy Vickers, Andrew Albright, Bruce Hoover, Natalie Cavalieri, Ellen and Jake Jacobson, Kevin Bronson, John Carter, Chris and Karen Bennett, Melissa Lafferty, Declan and Amy O’Neil, Jim and Amy White, Joe Sebastiani, Frank Rohrbacher, John and Andy Dunn, Wendy Caserio, Joe Francis, Mike Moore, Bruce Peterjohn, and Joe Swertinski. Special thanks to Joe Tricarico for list distribution to DOS members. Birdline needs your sightings. Please call your reports into 302-463-0113 or email <ednieap...> Until next week, this is Andy Ednie wishing you good birding!
