Date: 11/28/25 3:42 pm From: Andrew Ednie <000006be14ba5998-dmarc-request...> Subject: [de-birds] RBA: Birdline Delaare, November 28th, 2025
RBA * Delaware * Statewide * November 28, 2025 * DEST 25.11.28
*Birds mentioned BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCK Brant Ross’s Goose BARNACLE GOOSE Cackling Goose Tundra Swan Mute Swan Blue-winged Teal Canvasback Redhead Ring-necked Duck Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup Black Scoter Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter COMMON EIDER Long-tailed Duck Common Goldeneye Hooded Merganser Red-breasted Merganser Virginia Rail Sandhill Crane American Oystercatcher American Avocet Black-bellied Plover American Golden Plover Semipalmated Plover HUDSONIAN GODWIT Ruddy Turnstone Spotted Sandpiper Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs American Woodcock Wilson’s Snipe American Woodcock Long-billed Dowitcher Western Sandpiper Least Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Purple Sandpiper Bonaparte’s Gull Common Tern Royal Tern Black Skimmer Pied-billed Grebe Great Cormorant Northern Gannet Brown Pelican AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN American Bittern Black-crowned Night Heron White Ibis Northern Harrier Bald Eagle Osprey Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK GOLDEN EAGLE Great Horned Owl Barred Owl Short-eared Owl Red-headed Woodpecker YELLOW-HEADED CARACARA White-eyed Vireo Common Raven Horned Lark Tree Swallow Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown-headed Nuthatch Marsh Wren American Pipit EVENING GROSBEAK Purple Finch RED CROSSBILL Snow Bunting American Tree Sparrow Fox Sparrow Lincoln’s Sparrow Eastern Meadowlark Baltimore Oriole Orange-crowned Warbler
Hotline: Birdline Delaware Date: November 28, 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 28th 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. Happy Thanksgiving everybody, this is Andy Ednie, glad to be with you. The unofficial Delaware Annual List remains at 338 species this week.
The previously reported YELLOW-HEADED CARACARA found at the Kalmar Nyckle shipyard last week was last seen on Saturday morning, flying to the southwest but never re-found. The Kalmar Nyckel shipyard is located on E. 7th Street in downtown Wilmington. Special thanks to the Kalmar Nyckel foundation for giving permission to access the area for parking and restrooms.
A ROSS’S GOOSE, plus SNOW and CACKLING GOOSE was found at Harry’s Pond in the Brandywine Town Center. Other waterfowl seen included LESSER SCAUP, RING-NECKED DUCK, HOODED MERGANSER and PIED-BILLED GREBE. The ROSS’S GOOSE was only seen Monday afternoon. The previously reported pair of RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue to be seen at First State National Historical Park, Brandywine Unit, along with FOX and AMERICAN TREE SPARROW. Another RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was reported at Brandywine Creek State Park, south of Thompson’s Bridge. CACKLING GOOSE was also seen at Ashland Nature Center and Carousel County Park.
A BROWN PELICAN was seen flying up the Delaware River at Bull Hill at the north end of the Town of New Castle, along with a GREAT CORMORANT. A late lingering SPOTTED SANDPIPER was seen along the shoreline there. MUTE SWAN and SANDHILL CRANE were seen at the Ashton Tract in Augustine Wildlife Area. HORNED LARK and EASTERN MEADOWLARK were found at Price Park in Middletown. RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH and COMMON RAVEN were reported from Tybout’s Tract in Blackbird State Forest.
A flock of AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were seen on Raymond Pool in Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Shorebirds seen included AMERICAN AVOCET, BLACK-BELLIED, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, and AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, WILSON’S SNIPE, AMERICAN WOODCOCK, GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, plus WESTERN, PECTORAL, WHITE-RUMPED, and LEAST SANDPIPER. Waterfowl reported were CACKLING GOOSE, TUNDRA SWAN, and HOODED MERGANSER. VIRGINIA RAIL and SANDHILL CRANES were also found at the Shearness Pool. The previously reported WHITE-EYED VIREO continues at the Bear Swamp just past the parking area. LINCOLN’S SPARROW was also reported.
A flock of BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS continue at Wheatley’s Pond off Route 300 in Clayton. These are mostly immatures. The WHISTLING DUCKS were joined by a BARNACLE GOOSE this week. BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS were also seen Providence Creek Academy off Duck Creek Road in Clayton. An EVENING GROSBEAK was heard flying over at Blackiston Wildlife Area, west of Smyrna.
A light phase ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen along Lighthouse Road at Mispillion Inlet. A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was reported from the DuPont Nature Center at Mispillion. A flock of 14 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were spotted were seen at Fowlers Beach in Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge, plus SNOW BUNTING, BROWN PELICAN, SHORT-EARED OWL, and RUDDY TURNSTONE. A HUDSONIAN GODWIT was seen with BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER and RUDDY TURNSTONE off the Dike Trail at Prime Hook headquarters. AMERICAN AVOCET was seen at Broadkill Marsh. AMERICAN WOODCOCK, BARRED and GREAT HORNED OWL were found this evening at Foord’s Landing in Prime Hook. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at the McCabe Nature Preserve near Milton.
A RED CROSSBILL was reported in the pines at Gordon’s Pond. EVENING GROSBEAK was heard flying over at the Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch. BRANT, COMMON EIDER, REDHEAD, GREATER and LESSER SCAUP, COMMON GOLDENEYE, plus BLACK, SURF and WHITE-WINGED SCOTER were seen offshore at Cape Henlopen State Park. NORTHERN GANNET was seen at Herring Point. BROWN-HEADED and RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH were seen at the Seaside Nature Center. ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, AMERICAN PIPIT and MARSH WREN were also reported at Gordons Pond. Waterfowl seen included CANVASBACK, TUNDRA SWAN, SNOW GOOSE, and AMERICAN BITTERN
The ROSS’S GOOSE continues to be seen on Silver Lake in Rehoboth Beach with HOODED MERGANSER and RUDDY DUCK. A female BALTIMORE ORIOLE was found in the trees around the lake. The male COMMON EIDER continues to be seen at Indian River Inlet with BRANT, LONG-TAILED DUCK, HOODED and RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, plus GREAT CORMORANT. There was a big flock of BONAPARTE’S GULLS feeding in the inlet along with BLACK SKIMMER, COMMON and ROYAL TERN. AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, PURPLE SANDPIPER and RUDDY TURNSTONE were seen on the jetty. BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON and TREE SWALLOW were seen at Burton’s Island in Delaware Seashore State Park. BLUE-WINGED TEAL was found at Assawoman Wildlife Area near Fenwick Island.
A single GOLDEN EAGLE with 13 RED-TAILED HAWKS were seen at the Ashland Nature Center Hawk Watch today. A total of 70 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS and 17 NORTHERN HARRIERS were seen this week. COMMON RAVENS continue to be seen daily. There were 53 BALD EAGLES and an OSPREY at the Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch on Sunday, plus 22 BALD EAGLES seen today. That is a record high of 515 Bald Eagles at Cape Henlopen this season, almost twice as many as previously recorded. WHITE IBIS were seen flying along the coast. Thanks to our hawk counters Jen Ottinger and David Brown.
And thanks to all the people that make the Birdline possible, including Ashlyn Thonmas, Baxter Beamer, Nolan Walker, Ed Patten, Angello DelloMargio, Tom Voter, Ian Knapp, Charles Gunter, Armas Hill, Christian Schiebe, Kevin Bronson, Lynn Jackson, Martin Selzer, Jason Horn, Kent Raymond, Ed Wrzesnieski, Rod Murray, Carolyn Holland, Mary Braun, Rob Blye, Sue Gruver, Greg Gough, Richard Jullian, Phil Misseldine, Randy Fisher, Ashley Norton, Chris and Karen Bennett, Anthony Gonzon, Kim Steininger, Wendy Cesario, Will Krohn, Aaron Coolman, Melissa Lafferty, Jean-Marie Gauthier, Alison Ellicott, Amy and Declan O’Neil, Rick Horwitz, Jef Climie, Kris Benarcik, Scott Northey, Sam VanHorne, Ian Stewart, Mike Moore, Bruce Peterjohn, and Joe Swertinski. Special thanks to Joe Tricarico who distributes this list to DOS members. Birdline needs your sightings. Please call your reports into 302-792-9591 or email <ednieap...> Until next week, this is Andy Ednie wishing you good bi! rding!
