Date: 3/7/25 4:11 pm From: Andrew Ednie <000006be14ba5998-dmarc-request...> Subject: [de-birds] RBA: Birdline Delaware, March 7th, 2025
* Delaware * Statewide * March 7, 2025 * DEST 2025.03.07
*Birds mentioned Ross’s Goose Brant Mute Swan Tundra Swan BLACK SWAN (exotic) Wood Duck Blue-winged Teal American Wigeon EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL Canvasback Redhead Ring-necked Duck Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup Long-tailed Duck Black Scoter Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter HARLEQUIN DUCK Common Goldeneye Common Merganser Hooded Merganser Red-breasted Merganser Ruddy Duck Sandhill Crane American Coot American Oystercatcher Black-bellied Plover Greater Yellowlegs Willet Lesser Yellowlegs Wilson’s Snipe American Woodcock Razorbill Bonaparte’s Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Pied-billed Grebe Horned Grebe Great Cormorant Northern Gannet American Bittern Tricolored Heron Great Egret Black-crowned Night Heron Osprey Barred Owl Short-eared Owl American Kestrel Merlin Peregrine Falcon Eastern Pheobe Common Raven Tree Swallow Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown-headed Nuthatch Brown Thrasher American Pipit Purple Finch American Tree Sparrow Chipping Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow SPOTTED TOWHEE Baltimore Oriole Eastern Meadowlark Rusty Blackbird Orange-crowned Warbler Pine Warbler
Hotline: Birdline Delaware Date: March 7, 2025 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, March 7th, this is Birdline Delaware from the Delaware Museum of Nature and Science in Greenville. The Birdline is the rare bird alert (RBA) for The First State sponsored by the Delaware Ornithological Society. Opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of our sponsors. The unofficial Delaware State Year List increased to at 187 species. Just a reminder, state park entrance fees are in effect and the beaches at Cape Henlopen and Fowlers Beach are closed until next fall for beach nesters.
New this week was the return of the OSPREY. There were 3 reports from, Assawoman Wildlife Area, near the Ferry Terminal in Lewes, and at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge. PINE WARBLERS are being seen all over Sussex Co and have moved as far north as Bombay Hook National Wildlife refuge. TREE SWALLOWS have spread throughout the state, seen along the Brandywine Creek and at Curtis Mill Park in Newark. AMERICAN WOODCOCKS were displaying at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Fowlers Beach, Bombay Hook and the Ashton Tract in Augustine Wildlife Area near Port Penn
In northern Delaware, were seen on Canal Pond off Cox Neck Road. The previously reported exotic BLACK SWAN continues to be seen with TUNDRA and MUTE SWANS, along with AMERICAN WIGEON, CANVASBACK, REDHEAD, RING-NECKED DUCK, LESSER SCAUP, RUDDY DUCK, HOODED, and COMMON MERGANSER, plus AMERICAN COOT. SANDHILL CRANES were heard bugling at Ashton Tract. An AMERICAN BITTERN and GREAT EGRET were seen at Greer’s Pond along Dutch Neck Road. COMMON RAVEN was reported at the Ashton Tract and Lums Pond State Park.
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER and AMERICAN TREE SPARROW was seen along the stone wall by the Nature Center in Brandywine Creek State Park. WOOD DUCK was seen along the Brandywine Creek at First State and the Hagley Museum. PEREGRINE FALCONS were seen in downtown Wilmington from Brandywine Park. A BARRED OWL was reported in Bear. A BROWN THRASHER was found at Phillips Park in Newark CHIPPING SPARROW was seen at Curtis Mill Park. COMMON MERGANSERS were seen on Newark and Hoopes Reservoir.
A EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED “Common” TEAL continue at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge near Smyrna. SANDHILL CRANES were seen at Bear Swamp. A possible TRUMPETER SWAN was photographed at the refuge on Tuesday. Some returning shorebirds included AMERICAN AVOCET, LESSER and GREATER YELLOWLEGS, and WILSON’S SNIPE. SHORT-EARED OWL, MERLIN and PEREGRINE FALCON were seen hunting in the refuge. AMERICAN TREE SPARROW and RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were seen along the auto route. EASTERN MEADOWLARK was found along Whitehall Neck Road. A flock of GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS were seen at Taylor’s Gut in Woodland Beach Wildlife Area along Route 9.
ROSS’S GOOSE, LONG-TAILED DUCK, GREATER SCAUP, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, AMERICAN AVOCET, and BONAPARTE’S GULL were seen at Big Stone Beach. A HORNED GREBE was seen on Garison Lake near Cheswold. AMERICAN KESTREL was seen along Savannah Road south of Leipsic. Waterfowl at the Little Creek Wildlife Area included MUTE and TUNDRA SWAN, CANVASBACK, LESSER SCAUP, RUDDY DUCK, HOODED and COMMON MERGANSER, PIED-BILLED GREBE and about 700 AMERICAN COOTS.
Another ROSS’S GOOSE was photographed at Fowler’s Beach in Prime Hook. Shorebirds seen at Prime Hook headquarters included AMERICAN AVOCET and WILLET. RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, PIED-BILLED GREBE, SNIPE and GREATER YELLOWLEGS were seen Oyster Rocks Road. An EASTERN PHOEBE was found in Lewes along with 3 BALTIMORE ORIOLES coming to a feeder. Another BALTIMORE ORIOLE is still coming to a feeder near Millsboro. A PURPLE FINCH was seen at a feeder near Red Mill Pond.
In Cape Henlopen State Park, the previously reported SPOTTED TOWHEE continues to be seen by the handicapped spaces in the Cape Henlopen Point parking lot, along with COMMON RAVEN and AMERICAN PIPIT. AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, LONG-TAILED DUCK, GREAT CORMORANT, NORTHERN GANNET and LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL were seen at Cape Henlopen Point. SNOW BUNTINGS were seen on the fishing pier. RED-BREASTED and BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH were seen at the Seaside Nature Center. WILLET and BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON were seen at Gordon’s Pond. A boat trip to the outer breakwater in Lewes Harbor found RUDDY TURNSTONE and PURPLE SANDPIPER.
There was a peak count of 500 CANVASBACKS on Silver Lake in Rehoboth Beach. A pair of Razorbills were seen at Indian River Inlet. Sea ducks at the Inlet included 4 HARLEQUIN DUCKS (one male and three females), BRANT, GREATER SCAUP, LONG-TAILED DUCK, RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, plus SURF, BLACK and WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS. Other waterfowl seen were HORNED GREBE and GREAT CORMORANT. COMMON GOLDENEYE, BLACK-CROWNED NIGH HERON and an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER were seen at Burton Island. BLUE-WINGED TEAL and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW were seen at Assawoman Wildlife Area.
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