Date: 8/14/26 6:33 pm From: Carolyn Holland <csholland84...> Subject: [de-birds] RBA: Birdline Delaware, August 14, 2026
RBA
* Delaware
* Statewide
* August 14, 2026
* DEST 26.08.14
*Birds mentioned
Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Northen Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Black Scoter
Surf Scoter
Northern Bobwhite
Wild Turkey
Chuck-will’s-Widow
Virginia Rail
Common Gallinule
Sandhill Crane
American Oystercatcher
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Piping Plover
UPLAND SANDPIPER
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Willet
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Western Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
CURLEW SANDPIPER
WILSON’S PHALAROPE
Gull-billed Tern
BLACK TERN
ROSEATE TERN
Least Tern
Common Tern
SANDWICH TERN
Caspian Tern
Royal Tern
Black Skimmer
Common Loon
Brown Pelican
Wood Stork
Least Bittern
Black-crowned Night Heron
Yellow-crowned Night heron
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Western Cattle Egret
Glossy Ibis
White Ibis
BROAD-WINGED HAWK
Red-headed Woodpecker
Peregrine Falcon
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER
LEAST FLYCATCHER
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Cliff Swallow
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Sedge Wren
Saltmarsh Sparrow
Bobolink
Louisiana Waterthrush
Northern Waterthrush
Worm-eating Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER
Black and White Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Northern Parula
CAPE MAY WARBLER
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER
CANADA WARBLER
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
PRAIRIE WARBLER
Summer Tanager
Hotline: Birdline Delaware
Date: August 14, 2026
To Report: Andy Ednie 302-792-9591 (VOICE) (<ednieap...>)
Compiler: Carolyn Holland
Coverage: Delaware
For Friday, August 7th, 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 Carolyn Holland
standing in for Andy Ednie who has gone fishing and will return next week.
Fall migration is getting off to a slow start as birders eagerly await!
Bobolinks are on the move throughout the state. On Wednesday the tin-horn
calls of an early RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH were heard at Coverdale Farm
Preserve (private) from a stand of fir trees. A CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER was
also reported at the preserve. CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLERS are on the move
having been seen at various locations such as Lums Pond State Park and
White Clay Creek State Park--Creek Road. Other warblers seen at these
locations as well as at Augustine Wildlife Area--Port Penn Tract included
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, AMERICAN REDSTART, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, OVENBIRD,
NORTHERN YELLOW, PROTHONOTARY, WORM-EATING, BLACK AND WHITE, PRAIRIE and
BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS. BLUE-WINGED WARBLER was also reported at a private
residence near Summit Bridge along with other warblers including CANADA
WARBLER which was also found at a private residence in the Grenville area.
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES are also being reported at several private
locations. A BROAD-WINGED HAWK was seen soaring above the White Clay Creek
Nature Center on Thursday.
A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was seen at Augustine Wildlife Area--Ashton
Tract yesterday in the clearing by the first deer stand on the left of the
entrance road. LEAST FLYCATCHER was found at Bay Pointe (private) near
Summit Bridge.
On Wednesday an UPLAND SANDPIPER was seen in the Glasgow area only a few
miles from Glasgow Park. Shorebirds including a single AMERICAN AVOCET and
PECTORAL and STILT SANDPIPERS continue to be seen at Thousand Acre Marsh
along with terns including two LEAST TERNS. A WILSON’S PHALAROPE,
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER and a SORA were also found there today. A high
count of twenty immature SANDHILL CRANES was reported on Tuesday evening at
the marsh along with twenty-four WESTERN CATTLE-EGRETS. CLIFF SWALLOWS
continue at the Appoquinimink River Bridge.
The CURLEW SANDPIPER which was found last week at Bombay Hook National
Wildlife Refuge was relocated on Monday at the north end of Raymond Pool,
was reported on Wednesday and again today in the same area. Many species
of shorebirds are still present at the refuge as last week with LONG-BILLED
DOWITCHERS continuing to show up in the mix. Songbirds observed at the
refuge included BOBOLINK, a DICKCISSEL flyover and an immature PAINTED
BUNTING seen feeding in dense vegetation along the edge of Raymond Pool on
Sunday and Monday. A high count of eleven TRICOLORED HERONS was reported
among SNOWY and GREAT EGRETS at Raymond POOL at dusk on Tuesday. A SORA
was seen along the edge of the reeds at Shearness Pool on Saturday. An
early GREATER SCAUP continues to be seen at Leatherberry Flats. COMMON
GALINULE, LEAST BITTERN and a high count of twelve WILD TURKEYS were also
reported at the refuge this week.
At Port Mahon Road the beaches and impoundment continue to host many
species of shorebirds while COMMON, LEAST, FORSTER’S and ROYAL TERNS can be
found perched with gulls on the old pilings along the river. The highlight
there this week has been SEDGE WRENS singing consistently and sometimes
visible. Today there was a high count of seven SEDGE WRENS reported
singing in the marsh between the bridge and the bay! SEDGE WRENS were also
found in the marsh at Pickering Beach and at Little Creek Wildlife Area by
the Observation Tower today. Warblers found at Little Creek’s Main Tract
included COMMON YELLOWTHROAT and PINE and YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS.
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, BLACK-NECKED STILTS, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, and
SPOTTED SANDPIPER were also seen at Little Creek.
A family group of three SANDWICH TERNS was a surprise roosting on pilings
along the mouth of the Mispillion River visible from the DuPont Nature
Center. ROYAL, LEAST AND FORSTER'S TERNS were also present from the Nature
Center. Shorebirds included BLACK-NECKED STILT, WILLETS, both dowitchers,
RUDDY TURNSTONES, SANDERLINGS and the more usual species. The salt marshes
visible from the Marvel Saltmarsh Preserve hosted good numbers of
shorebirds, mostly LEAST SANDPIPERS and both yellowlegs, plus at least
twelve PECTORAL SANDPIPERS. Two NORTHERN HARRIERS (an adult female and a
juvenile) were observed hunting over the marsh. Large numbers of swallows
roosted on wires in the area and fed over the marsh with hundreds of TREE,
BANK, and BARN SWALLOWS plus PURPLE MARTINS. SALTMARSH SPARROW continue in
the marsh.
The best day at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge was Tuesday when a
single CURLEW SANDPIPER and HUDSONIAN GODWIT were present during the
morning. Other shorebirds included STILT SANDPIPERS, LONG-BILLED
DOWITCHERS, AMERICAN AVOCETS, WILLETS, and the usual species. LEAST, ROYAL,
CASPIAN and FORSTER'S TERNS and BLACK SKIMMERS continue at the refuge. Six
BOBOLINKS were seen in the fields by the parking area for the Dike Trail.
A CAPE MAY WARBLER was reported near the Fleetwood Pond viewing platform.
In addition to two HUDSONIAN WHIMBRELS reported on Monday many species of
shorebirds continue to be seen at Oyster Rocks Road including STILT and
PECTORAL SANDPIPERS. Large flocks of WHITE and GLOSSY IBISES are feeding
in the marsh there and TRICOLORED HERONS are also present. SALTMARSH
SPARROW continues to be seen there as well.
On Saturday morning a high count of 1,250 immature WHITE IBISES was
reported over a period of thirty-eight minutes from the University of
Delaware--College of Marine Studies flying to feed in nearby marshes.
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON was reported at Canary Creek Great Marsh
Preserve.
At Cape Henlopen State Park Point with high tides in the mornings, the
tidal cycle was unfavorable this week. The tern flocks included a maximum
of four SANDWICH and three BLACK TERNS plus COMMON, LEAST, ROYAL and
FORSTER'S TERNS and BLACK SKIMMER. A PARASITIC JAEGER was reported at Lewes
Harbor & Breakwaters and large numbers of BROWN PELICANS were seen on the
seawalls. A PEREGRINE FALCON was also regularly hunting the point during
the week. HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL made an appearance and the big surprise was a
fly-by EURASIAN WHIMBREL past the Point on Monday. Today two ROSEATE TERNS
were seen at Herring Point.
Water levels remain high at Gordon’s Pond and most shorebirds and wading
birds are using the nearby salt marshes. Shorebirds included HUDSONIAN
WHIMBREL, AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, STILT SANDPIPER, WILLETS, and the usual
species. As many as 3 BLACK TERNS joined the flocks of FORSTER'S, ROYAL,
LEAST, COMMON, AND CASPIAN. Hundreds of SNOWY EGRETS and WHITE IBIS were
feeding in the salt marsh with smaller numbers of GREAT EGRETS, TRICOLORED
HERON, GLOSSY IBIS, and LITTLE BLUE HERON and a YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON.
A few migrant songbirds included an early NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH on Monday.
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH was also reported at the campground at Trap Pond State
Park along with PROTHONOTARY WARBLER.
A new high count for Delaware of twenty-one SANDWICH TERNS was recorded
from the Marina View Condos in Dewey Beach where the terns regularly gather
with ROYAL, COMMON and FORSTER’S TERNS in late summer on the pilings south
of the marina. Unfortunately this area is not accessible to the public
except perhaps by kayak or boat!
RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue to be found at the Peninsula Nature Center,
Peninsula Golf and Country Club, Angola Neck Preserve and Assawoman
Wildlife Area’s Mulberry Landing and Observation Tower areas as well as at
Assawoman Canal South of Kent Avenue where AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS,
SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, MARBLED
GODWIT, eight roosting TRICOLORED HERONS and five GREEN HERONS were also
found.
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