Date: 5/15/26 4:49 pm From: Andrew Ednie <000006be14ba5998-dmarc-request...> Subject: [de-birds] RBA: Birdline Delaware, May 15th, 2026
RBA * Delaware * Statewide * May 15, 2026 * DEST 26.05.15
*Birds mentioned BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLNG DUCK Brant Snow Goose Northern Pintail Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup Surf Scoter Black Scoter Common Merganser Hooded Merganser Red-breasted Merganser Wild Turkey Northern Bobwhite Eastern Whip-poor-will Chuck-Will’s-Widow Common Nighthawk Black-billed Cuckoo Virginia Rail Sora King Rail Clapper Rail Common Gallinule American Coot Sandhill Crane American Coot American Oystercatcher Black-necked Stilt American Avocet Black-bellied Plover American Golden Plover PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER Semipalmated Plover Piping Plover Hudsonian Whimbrel Marbled Godwit Hudsonian Godwit Long-billed dowitcher Short-billed Dowitcher Wilson’s Snipe Ruddy Turnstone Red Knot CURLEW SANDPIPER Least Sandpiper Western Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper RED-NECKED PHALAROPE Wilson’s Phalarope PARASITIC JAEGER Black Tern Gull-billed Tern Least Tern Common Tern Caspian Tern Royal Tern Black Skimmer Bonaparte’s Gull Common Loon Red-throated Loon Northern Gannet Brown Pelican ROSEATE SPOONBILL Least Bittern American Bittern Black-crowned Night Heron YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON Tricolored Heron Western Cattle Egret Little Blue Heron Glossy Ibis White Ibis MISSISSIPPI KITE Broad-winged Hawk Barred Owl Red-headed Woodpecker American Kestrel Merlin Peregrine Falcon ALDER FLYCATCHER Willow Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Common Raven Cliff Swallow Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown-headed Nuthatch Ruby-crowned Kinglet Gray-cheeked Thrush Hermit Thrush Purple Finch Grasshopper Sparrow Salt Marsh Sparrow Seaside Sparrow Vesper Sparrow LINCOLN’S SPARROW White-crowned Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Bobolink Eastern Meadowlark Rusty Blackbird Northern Waterthrush Worm-eating Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Kentucky Warbler Hooded Warbler MOURNING WARBLER Blue-winged Warbler BREWSTER’S WARBLER Nashville Warbler Tennessee Warbler Cape May Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Palm Warbler Yellow-throated Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Wilson’s Warbler Canada Warbler Dickcissel
Hotline: Birdline Delaware Date: May 15, 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 15th 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 13 birds to 304 species this week. New additions included, PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER, HUDSONIAN and MARBLED GODWIT, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, WILSON’S and RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, GULL-BILLED TERN, ROSEATE SPOONBILL, MISSISSIPPI KITE, ALDER FLYCATCHER, LINCOLN’S SPARROW, plus MOURNING and BAY-BREASTED WARBLER.
Spring migration has reached its peak with 31 species of warbler reported. Highlights included WORM-EATING, PROTHONOTARY, HOODED, KENTUCKY, BLUE-WINGED, NASHVILLE, TENNSSEE, CAPE MAY, CHESTNUT-SIDED, MAGNOLIA, BLACKBURNIAN. BAY-BREASTED, BLACKPOLL, WILSON’S and CANADA. MOURNING WARBLERS found at Wedgewood Road by the Russell Bridge in White Clay Creek State Park and at Brandywine Creek State Park along the west bank south of Thompson’s Bridge. Both of these reports were heard only. Another BREWSTER’S WARBLER, the hybrid of BLUE-WINGED x GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was photographed at Ashland Nature Center today. Usually rare by the second week of May, a late PALM WARBLER was seen on Saturday at Little Creek Wildlife Area. HOODED WARBLER was reported at a yard in Glasgow, Oak Hill Tract in Blackbird State Forest of Saltere Road, Abbott’s Mill Nature Center near Milford, Ponder’s Tract near Georgetown, Little Neck Wildlife Area, and Assawoman Wildlife Area.
There has been an influx of shorebirds around Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge near Smyrna. One site outside the refuge has been the fields at the intersection of Bear Swamp and Raymond Neck Road where a large flock of BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS included AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER and a breeding plumage PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER on Saturday. Also reported there was HUDSONIAN and MARBLED GODWITS yesterday and today. A breeding plumaged CURLEW SANDPIPER was seen at the north end of Shearness Pool along with the first WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER of the year. There was a flyby HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL on Tuesday. WILSON’S and RED-NECKED PHALAROPE were seen at Bear Swamp. BLACK-NECKED STILT, AMERICAN AVOCET, BLACK-BELLIED, SEMIPALMATED, and AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, RUDDDY TURNSTONE, RED KNOT, WILLET, LONG-BILLED and SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, WILSON’S SNIPE, plus SPOTTED, SOLITARY, WESTERN, LEAST, STILT, and PECTORAL SANDPIPER were also seen. Some more birds from Bombay Hook included SANDHILL CRANE,! KING RAIL, AMERICAN BITTERN, plus CASPIAN and BLACK TERN. A basic plumaged RED-THROATED LOON was seen on Leatherbury Flats. An ALDER FLYCATCHER was singing behind Finis Pool off Raymond Neck Road. COMMON NIGHTHAWK was reported, along with RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, MERLIN, and a lingering RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET.
In northern Delaware, a MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen over the Alapocos Wood development near The Friend’s School on Tuesday. A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was reported in a yard in Graylyn Crest in Brandywine Hundred. RED-HEADED WOODPECKER continues to be found at Brandywine Creek State Park. Female COMMON MERGANSERS were seen at Brandywine Creek and at First State National Historical Park. A flock of SNOW GEESE was seen flying over the Claymont Library off Darley Road. PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was reported at Bellevue State Park. There was a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON at Brandywine Park in downtown Wilmington.
A LINCOLN’S SPARROW was seen on Saturday at Hopkins Bridge Nature Center in White Clay Creek State Park. WILD TURKEY was reported along Hopkins Bridge Road. COMMON RAVEN and LEAST FLYCATCHER were found along Creek Road and there were flyover COMMON LOONS. A PURPLE FINCH was seen at Curtis Mill Park. A female RED-BREASTED MERGANSER was seen on the Pencader Ponds near Glasgow. A BARRED OWL continues to call near Red Clay Creek in Hockessin. A BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was reported at Ashland Nature Center. Another hen COMMON MERGANSER with young was reported on Red Clay Creek at Auburn Valley State Park.
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, GLOSSY IBIS, WESTERN CATTLE EGRET, and LITTLE BLUE HERON were seen at Pea Patch Island. KING RAIL was calling at Dragon Run off Cox Neck Road. PEREGRINE FALCON continues under the Reedy Point Bridge. BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS were heard calling at night at Thousand Acre Marsh along with SORA, VIRGINA and CLAPPER RAIL NORTHERN PINTAIL, LESSER SCAUP, AMERICAN COOT, BLACK-NECKED STILT, and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER were also reported. COMMON GALLINULE and LEAST BITTERN were found at Greer’s Pond off Dutch Neck Road near Port Penn. SANDHILL CRANE and WILLOW FLYCATCHER were reported at Ashton Tract in Augustine Wildlife Area. WILSON’S SNIPE was found at the Port Penn Impoundments.
Yesterday, a ROSEATE SPOONBILL was seen over Delaware Route 1 north of Duck Creek outside of Smyrna flying northeast. A singing DICKCISSEL has returned to Charles Price Park in Middletown this week along with BOBOLINK, EASTERN MEADOWLARK and GRASSHOPPER SPARROW. Gray-cheeked Thrush was found at the Tybout’s Tract in Blackbird State Forest. Northern Bobwhite continues to be heard calling at Cedar Swamp Wildlife Area. CLIFF SWALLOWS continue to be seen at the Appoquinmink Creek Bridge along Route 9. A rare find in New Castle County was a WILLET at Stave’s Landing.
BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS continue to be seen at Wheatley’s Pond in Clayton off Route 300. CLIFF SWALLOWS were also seen at the Fleming’s Land Bridge near Smyrna. Some late lingering waterfowl at Port Mahon included GREATER and LESSER SCAUP, BLACK SCOTER, BUFFLEHEAD and BONAPARTE’S GULL. BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was found along the entrance road to Little Creek Wildlife Area. BLUE-WINGED TEAL, BLACK SKIMMER and AMERICAN COOT were seen from the observation tower. A BROAD-WINGED HAWK was seen at Texas Lane in Leipsic. COMMON RAVEN was reported at Scott’s Corner Road near Dover. A PIPING PLOVER was seen at Pickering Beach along with RED KNOT, RUDDY TURNSTONE, BLACK-NECKED STILT, LEAST TERN and a LEAST BITTERN. LEAST BITTERN was also reported along the Bennett’s Pier Road.
There was a high count of 200 RED KNOT, 1500 RUDDY TURNSTONES, and 600 SANDERLINGS at Mispillion Inlet from the duPont Nature Center, along with AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, BLACK-NECKED STILT, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, and WILLET. A GULL-BILLED TERN was seen with LEAST, CASPIAN and ROYAL TERNS. PIPING PLOVER with bands was seen at N. Slaughter’s Beach. An adult YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON was seen at the Marvel Salt Marsh Preserve Pond. SALTMARSH and SEASIDE SPARROW were seen from the boardwalk across from Marvel Ave. NORTHERN PINTAIL and BLACK SKIMMER were seen at Broadkill Beach Road in Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge. SORA and a late WHITE-THROATED SPARROW were reported along the Dike Trail. HOODED MERGANSER, HERMIT THRUSH and RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were found at Turkle’s Pond. BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was found at Little Neck Wildlife Area. BLACK-NECKED STILT, PECTORAL and STILT SANDPIPER were seen along Oyster Rocks Road, along with WHITE IBIS and AMERICAN KESTREL.
A PARASITIC JAEGER was seen from the Cape May – Lewes Ferry. Both LOONS, BROWN PELICAN, NORTHERN GANNETS, SURF and BLACK SCOTER were seen flying past Herring Point at Cape Henlopen State Park. BRANT, PIPING PLOVER, AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER and WHIMBREL, plus ROYAL and LEAST TERN were reported at Cape Henlopen Point. RED-BREASTED and BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH was seen at the Seaside Nature Center. MARBLED GODWIT, BLACK-NECKED STILT, WHITE and GLOSSY IBIS were seen at Gordon’s Pond but the bike path remains closed during the week for repairs.
BLACK SCOTER and COMMON LOON were seen at Indian River Inlet. TRICOLORED HERON and a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER were found at the Marian Okie Wildlife Preserver on Long Neck. RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was also reported at Angola Neck. CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOW and EASTERN WHIPPOORWILL were reported at Raccoon Ditch Road near Georgetown. CHUCK and COMMON NIGHTHAWK was reported at Fresh Pond State Park and Cape Henlopen. VESPER SPARROW was found near Ellendale off Hummingbird Road.
The PEREGRINE FALCONS have hatched three 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!
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Date: 5/8/26 5:04 pm From: Andrew Ednie <000006be14ba5998-dmarc-request...> Subject: [de-birds] RBA: Birdline Delaware, May 8th, 2026
RBA * Delaware * Statewide * May 8, 2026 * DEST 26.05.08
*Birds mentioned BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS Brant Snow Goose Northern Pintail Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup Surf Scoter Black Scoter Bufflehead Hooded Merganser Red-breasted Merganser Wild Turkey Eastern Whip-poor-will Chuck-Will’s-Widow Common Nighthawk Black-billed Cuckoo Virginia Rail Sora King Rail BLACK RAIL Common Gallinule American Coot Sandhill Crane American Oystercatcher Black-necked Stilt American Avocet Black-bellied Plover American Golden Plover Semipalmated Plover Piping Plover Hudsonian Whimbrel Long-billed dowitcher Short-billed Dowitcher Wilson’s Snipe Red Knot Sanderling Pectoral Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper PARASITIC JAEGER Least Tern Common Tern Caspian Tern Royal Tern Black Skimmer BLACK TERN Bonaparte’s Gull GLAUCOUS GULL Common Loon Brown Pelican Least Bittern Black-crowned Night Heron YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON Tricolored Heron Little Blue Heron Western Cattle Egret Red-headed Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Peregrine Falcon Willow Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Eastern Wood-Pewee Common Raven Cliff Swallow Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown-headed Nuthatch Veery Gray-cheeked Thrush Swainson’s Thrush Hermit Thrush Purple Finch Grasshopper Sparrow Salt Marsh Sparrow Seaside Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Vesper Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Bobolink Eastern Meadowlark Yellow-breasted Chat Northern Waterthrush Worm-eating Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Kentucky Warbler Hooded Warbler Blue-winged Warbler BREWSTER’S WARBLER Tennessee Warbler Nashville Warbler Northern Parula Northern Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Cape May Warbler Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Palm Warbler Prairie Warbler Yellow-throated Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Wilson’s Warbler Summer Tanager
Hotline: Birdline Delaware Date: May 8, 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 8th 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 16 birds to 290 species this week. New additions included, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, COMMON NIGHTHAWK, EASTERN WOOD PEWEE, WILLOW and LEAST FLYCATCHER, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, plus TENNESSEE, CHESTNUT-SIDED, CAPE MAY, BLACKBURNIAN, BLACKPOLL, BAY-BREASTED, WILSON’S and CANADA WARBLER
Spring migration is in full throttle. Big flights on Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday producing 29 species of warbler including NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, WORM-EATING, BLUE-WINGED, NASHVILLE, KENTUCKY, YELLOW, MAGNOLIA, BLACKBURNIAN, YELLOW-THROATED, PRAIRIE, PALM, PROTHONOTARY, plus BLACK-THROATED BLUE and BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLERS. A BREWSTER’S WARBLER, the hybrid of BLUE-WINGED x GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was photographed at Auburn Valley State Park in Yorklyn. WILSON’S WARBLERS were seen at the Raymond Pool Overlook Trail in Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, White-Clay Creek State Park, and at Holt’s Landing State Park near Ocean View. HOODED WARBLER was seen today at Brandywine Creek State Park, plus at Hopkin’s Nature Center in White Clay Creek State Park, Tybout’s Tract in Blackbird State Forest, Cedar Swamp Wildlife Area, Finis Pool in Bombay Hook, Little Creek Wildlife Area, and Assawoman. TENNESSEE WARBLER was reported from First State National Historical P! ark and White Clay Creek. The first CANADA WARBLER was also seen at First State. The first CAPE MAY WARBLER was seen in Arden in Brandywine Hundred. The first BAY-BREASTED WARBLER was seen at White Clay Creek.
In northern Delaware, RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue to be seen at First State National Historical Park south of Ramsey Road. Also reported was BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO along Beaver Run. A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was calling at Coverdale Farms this week. BOBOLINKS were seen at Auburn Valley State Park, Smith’s Mill Road in White Clay Creek, Price Park in Middletown, and Bombay Hook. LEAST FLYCATCHER, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO and a female SUMMER TANAGER were seen at White Clay Creek State Park along with a lingering BROWN CREEPER. WILD TURKEY was seen at White Clay Creek and at Federal Lane in New Castle.
WHITE and GLOSSY IBIS, WESTERN CATTLE EGRET, and LITTLE BLUE HERON were seen at Veteran’s Park in Delaware City. PEREGRINE FALCON continues under the Reedy Point Bridge. A HUDSONIAN WHIBRBEL was spotted at Thousand Acre Marsh along with NORTHERN PINTAIL, WILSON’S SNIPE and PECTORAL SANDPIPER. COMMON GALLINULE was found at Greer’s Pond off Dutch Neck Road near Port Penn. SANDHILL CRANE and TRICOLORED HERON were reported at Ashton Tract in Augustine Wildlife Area. LEAST BITTERN was found at the Port Penn Impoundments. CLIFF SWALLOWS continue to be seen at the Appoquinmink Creek Bridge along Route 9. COMMON RAVEN was reported from Joy Run along the C&D Canal. EASTERN MEADOWLARK, GRASSHOPPER and SAVANNAH SPARROW continue to be found at Charles Price Park in Middletown. Another SUMMER TANAGER was seen at the Oak Hill Tract in Blackbird State Forest.
A gang of 15 BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS were seen today on Wheatley’s Pond in Clayton off Route 300. CLIFF SWALLOWS were also seen at the Fleming’s Land Bridge near Smyrna. A BLACK TERN was seen at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge on Wednesday. Shorebirds at Bombay Hook 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, SOLITARY, STILT, and PECTORAL SANDPIPER. Also reported was BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, LITTLE BLUE HERON, plus WHITE and GLOSSY IBIS. HOODED MERGANSER was seen at Finis Pool. Other waterfowl seen included SNOW GOOSE and RUDDY DUCK. A fallout of THRUSHES at the Parson Point Trail included VEERY, SWAINSON’S and GRAY-CHEEKED.
Late ducks at Port Mahon included SURF SCOTER, BUFFLEHEAD plus GREATER and LESSER SCAUP. BONAPARTE’S GULL, RED KNOT and RUDDY TURNSTONE were also seen at Port Mahon. BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO and YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER were found along the entrance road at Little Creek Wildlife Area. RUDDY DUCK, AMERICAN COOT, AMERICAN AVOCET, BLACK-NECKED STILT, BLACK SKIMMER and a group of 76 roosting CASPIAN TERNS were seen from the Small’s Central Tower. BLACK SCOTER was seen at Kitts Hummock. BROWN PELICAN and LITTLE BLUE HERON were seen at Big Stone Beach. BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW were found in Milford Neck Wildlife Area. The first GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH of the year was reported at the DNREC building in Dover.
The previously reported GLAUCOUS GULL along with RED KNOTS, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, RUDDY TURNSTONE, and SANDERLING was seen at Mispillion Inlet. LEAST, COMMON and ROYAL TERN was seen at the Back Beach area seen from the duPont Nature Center. An adult YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON was seen at the Marvel Salt Marsh Preserve Pond. SALT MARSH and SEASIDE SPARROW were seen from the boardwalk across from Marvel Ave. NORTHERN PINTAIL and BLACK SKIMMER WERE seen at Broadkill Beach 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. VEERY and a lingering HERMIT THRUSH were seen at Turkle Pond.
A PARASITIC JAEGER flew past the Point at Cape Henlopen State Park on Saturday. Both LOONS, BROWN PELICAN, SURF and BLACK SCOTER but no GANNETS were seen flying past Herring Point. BRANT, PIPING PLOVER, AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER and WHIMBREL, plus ROYAL and LEAST TERN were reported. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at the hawkwatch. A late DARK-EYED JUNCO was seen at the Seaside Nature Center along with RED-BREASTED and BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH. WHITE and GLOSSY IBIS were seen at Gordon’s Pond but the bike path remains closed during the week for repairs.
A WHITE-FACED IBIS, with GLOSSY IBIS was seen flying past Burton’s Island in Delaware Seashore State Park on Saturday along with WHITE IBIS and TRICOLORED HERON. WHIMBREL, AMERICAN AVOCET, BROWN PELICAN and RED-BREASTED MERGANSER were seen flying past Indian River Inlet. A BROAD-WINGED HAWK and RED-HEADED WOODPER were reported at the Ponder’s Tract near Georgetown. RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was also reported at the Headquarters Tract in Redden State Forest, along with BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH, SUMMER TANAGER and a late PURPLE FINCH. SWAINSON’S THRUSH was found at the Jester Tract in Redden. VESPER SPARROW was reported at Holly Tree Road near Ellendale and a lingering Yellow-bellied sapsucker was seen at the Chapel Branch Nature Center in Seaford.
The first COMMON NIGHTHAWKS of the year were found at Oyster Rocks Road and at Ft. Miles in Cape Henlopen this week. CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOW were reported downstate at Assawoman Wildlife Area, Ocean View, Dewey Beach, Cape Henlopen, Prime Hook, and Big Stone Beach Road. EASTERN WHIPPOORWILLS were found at Big Stone, Fowlers Beach and the Cape. Night birders also heard a calling BLACK RAIL in southern Delaware, but further details are unavailable. Several KING RAILS were reported from Prime Hook Beach Road, Bombay Hook, and Dragon Run near Delaware City. SORA and VIRGINIA RAILS were found at Thousand Acre Marsh, Big Stone Beach and the Dike Trail in Prime Hook. BARN OWLS were only reported at Broadkill Beach Road but BARRED OWLS were found throughout the state.
The PEREGRINE FALCONS are now feeding 3 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!
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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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> arrived today - chirping, flitting to favoriteperches - Male.Diane & Steve
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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!
