Date: 11/7/25 4:26 pm From: Andrew Ednie <000006be14ba5998-dmarc-request...> Subject: [de-birds] RBA: Birdline Delaware, November 7th, 2025
RBA
* Delaware
* Statewide
* November 7, 2025
* DEST 25.11.07
*Birds mentioned
Snow Goose
Cackling Goose
Mute Swan
Blue-winged Teal
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Black Scoter
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
COMMON EIDER
Long-tailed Duck
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Wild Turkey
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Virginia Rail
American Coot
Sandhill Crane
American Oystercatcher
American Avocet
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden Plover
Semipalmated Plover
HUDSONIAN GODWIT
Marbled Godwit
Ruddy Turnstone
Wilson’s Snipe
American Woodcock
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Western Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Bonaparte’s Gull
Common Tern
Caspian Tern
Royal Tern
Common Loon
Red-throated Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Brown Pelican
Northern Gannet
American Bittern
Tricolored Heron
Snowy Egret
Black-crowned Night Heron
White Ibis
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
“Albieticola” Red-tailed Hawk
GOLDEN EAGLE
Short-eared Owl
Red-headed Woodpecker
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Tree Swallow
CAVE SWALLOW
Barn Swallow
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Northern House Wren
Sedge Wren
Pine Siskin
Purple Finch
EVENING GROSBEAK
Snow Bunting
American Tree Sparrow
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
Vesper Sparrow
“Ipswich” Savannah Sparrow
Saltmarsh Sparrow
NELSON’S SPARROW
Seaside Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Yellow-breasted Chat
Eastern Meadowlark
Orange-crowned Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hotline: Birdline Delaware
Date: November 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, November 7th this is Birdline Delaware from the Delaware Museum of Natural History 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 to 332 species this week.
New this week following the weather front on Wednesday night was an influx of CAVE SWALLOWS into the north Atlantic region. CAVE SWALLOWS were seen at both hawk watches today, at Cape Henlopen State Park and Ashland Nature Center. Additionally, another CAVE SWALLOW was seen at N. Bowers Beach over the Delaware Bay yesterday. There was a peak count of 370 (!) CAVE SWALLOWS at Cape May yesterday, along with sightings on Long Island, Mystic, Connecticut, Pt. Judith in Rhode Island, Plymouth, Massachusetts, and along Lake Ontario and Huron. Also seen were late lingering BARN SWALLOWS at Cape Henlopen, Mispillion Inlet from the Dupont Nature Center, and at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge. Look for these CAVE SWALLOWS where large numbers of TREE SWALLOWS are also seen like Battery Park in Newcastle, Augustine Wildlife Area near Port Penn, Little Creek Wildlife Area, Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge, and Indian River Inlet.
The previously reported pair of RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continues to be seen at First State National Historical Park, Brandywine Unit along the creek south of Ramsey Road in the snags next to the field with the corn stalks. CACKLING GOOSE, RING-NECKED DUCK, HOODED MERGANSER and PIED-BILLED GREBE was seen on Harry’s Pond in the Brandywine Town Center along with NORTHERN HOUSE WREN AND RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH. BUFFLEHEAD was reported at Newark Reservoir. A RED-EYED VIREO was seen at Thompson’s Station Road in White Clay Creek State Park on Saturday.
There has been an invasion of winter finches at the bird blind at Ashland Nature Center. There was 30-40 Purple finches, including several brightly colored males. A female EVENING GROSBEAK was seen Tuesday and PINE SISKIN was seen Thursday. PIBNE SISKINS were also seen at Bombay Hook and Cape Henlopen. Also reported at the bird blind was BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE, FOX and VESPER SPARROW.
An AMERICAN BITTERN was photographed along Route 9 at Thousand Acre Marsh. WILD TURKEY was reported from the Ashton Tract in Augustine Wildlife Area. MUTE SWAN and COMMON YELLOWTHROAT was found at the Port Penn impoundments. An American Tree Sparrow was found at the Dog Training Area of the western section of the C&D Canal Zone. EASTERN MEADOWLARK continues to be found at Prices Park in Middletown.
A GOLDEN EAGLE was photographed at Parson’s Point in Shearness Pool, at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge near Smyrna. Shorebirds included MARBLED and HUDSONIAN GODWIT, AMERICAN AVOCETS, BLACK-BELLIED, SEMIPALMATED, and AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, LONG-BILLED and SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, WILSON’S SNIPE, along with WHITE-RUMPED, PECTORAL, STILT, and WESTERN SANDPIPER plus CASPIAN TERN. SANDHILL CRANES were re4poted at Bear Swamp. PIED-BILLED GREBE, AMERICAN COOT, VIRGINIA RAIL, SNOWY EGRET, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, SNOW GOOSE, MUTE SWAN, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, RING-NECKED DUCK, and RUDDY DUCKS were at Shearness Pool. A “GAMBEL’S” WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was found by the visitor center, along with YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT and ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was photographed coming to a private feeder near Magnolia. A NELSON’S SPARROW of the interior race was photographed along the Port Mahon Road. VESPER SPARROW was seen along the dike at the Port Mahon impoundments of Little Creek Wildlife Area along with GREATER SCAUP and AMERICAN AVOCET. SHORT-EARED OWL and AMERICAN BITTERN were seen from the Port Mahon Fishing Pier.
A drake COMMON EIDER was found at N. Bowers Beach along with LESSER SCAUP, RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, plus SURF, BLACK and WHITE-WINGED SCOTER. Shorebirds seen included BLACK-BELLIED and AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, RUDDY TURNSTONE, WESTERN SANDPIPER, BONAPARTE’S GULL plus CASPIAN and ROYAL TERNS. An AMERICAN WOODCOCK was reported at Killen’s Pond State Park. BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH was seen in Milford Neck Wildlife Area. VIRGINA RAIL, AMERICAN AVOCET, COMMON and RED-THROATED LOON were seen at Big Stone Beach.
NELSON’S, SALTMARSH and SEASIDE SPARROW were found along Lighthouse Road at Mispillion Inlet. BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON was seen at the pond in Marvel Saltmarsh Preserve. WILLET, AMERICAN AVOCET, VIRGINIA RAIL plus CASPIAN and ROYAL TERNS were reported from the Dike Trail in Prime Hook. PECTORAL SANDPIPER, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, and LINCOLN’S SPARROW were reported at Oyster Rocks Road.
The first SNOW BUNTING of the season along with AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, RUDDY TURNSTONE, WILSON’S SNIPE, and WHITE IBIS were seen at Cape Henlopen Point. BROWN-HEADED and RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH was seen at the Seaside Nature Center. ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was found at the Point Parking Lot on Wednesday. Waterfowl is on the move included BRANT, GREATER and LESSER SCAUP, RING-NECKED DUCK and RED-BREASTED MERGANSER at Herring Point. A group of 3 REDHEADS, plus RING-NECKED DUCK, PIED-BILLED and HORNED GREBE were seen on Gordon’s Pond. SEDGE WREN and NELSON’S SPARROW were reported along the bike trail. There is still a RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD coming to a feeder near Lewes.
A female COMMON EIDER continues at the south jetty of Indian River Inlet with GREATER SCAUP, BLACK, SURF and WHITE-WINGED SCOTER. BROWN PELICAN, NORTHERN GANNET, plus COMMON, ROYAL and CASPIAN TERN were seen at the inlet. TRICOLORED and BLACK CROWNED NIGHT HERON was reported at Burton’s Island. WHITE IBIS was found at Savage’s Ditch in Delaware Seashore State Park. A BLUE-HEADED VIREO was found at Fresh Pond State Park near Bethany Beach. HORNED GREBE was reported at the James Farm Eco-Preserve near Ocean View. HOODED MERGANSER and CACKLING GOOSE was found on Silver Lake in Rehoboth Beach.
A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen Thursdays at the Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch. Good numbers of BALD EAGLES and OSPREY, plus all three falcons: AMERICAN KESTRELS, MERLIN and a few PEREGINE FALCONS continue to be seen. LONG-TAILED DUCK, BLACK, SURF and WHITE-WINGED SCOTER were seen offshore. The dark morph “ALBIETICOLA” RED-TAILED HAWK with the dark belly band was seen at Ashland Nature Center Hawk Good numbers of BALD EAGLES and RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS continue to be seen. The hawk watch also has flyover Common Loons and daily Common Ravens. Thanks to our hawk counters Jen Ottinger and David Brown.
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