Date: 8/28/26 4:58 pm From: Andrew Ednie <000006be14ba5998-dmarc-request...> Subject: [de-birds] RBA: Birdline Delaware, August 28th, 2026
RBA * Delaware * Statewide * August 28, 2026 * DEST 26.08.28
*Birds mentioned BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCK Northern Pintail Surf Scoter Black Scoter Ruddy Duck Common Nighthawk Virginia Rail Sandhill Crane American Oystercatcher Black-necked Stilt American Avocet Black-bellied Plover American Golden Plover Semipalmated Plover Piping Plover Hudsonian Whimbrel Hudsonian Godwit Willet Short-billed Dowitcher Long-billed Dowitcher Ruddy Turnstone Red Knot Dunlin Sanderling Western Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper BAIRD’S SANDPIPER Pectoral Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER Wilson’s Phalarope Red-necked Phalarope Black Tern Least Tern ROSEATE TERN Common Tern SANDWICH TERN Caspian Tern Royal Tern Black Skimmer Wilson’s Storm-Petrel Brown Pelican Least Bittern Black-crowned Night Heron Yellow-crowned Night heron Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Glossy Ibis White Ibis Barn Owl Barred Owl Red-headed Woodpecker OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER Least Flycatcher Willow Flycatcher YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER Eastern Warbling Vireo Yellow-throated Vireo Common Raven Cliff Swallow Sedge Wren Veery Grasshopper Sparrow Eastern Meadowlark Bobolink Ovenbird Louisiana Waterthrush Northern Waterthrush Worm-eating Warbler American Redstart Black and White Warbler Blue-winged Warbler BLUE-WINGED x GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER Tennessee Warbler Northern Parula Northern Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Magnolia Warbler Cape May Warbler CERULEAN WARBLER Blackburnian Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Canada Warbler Summer Tanager Dickcissel Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Hotline: Birdline Delaware Date: August 28, 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, August 28th 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 to 315 species with three new addition this week.
A fall plumaged CERULEAN WARBLER was photographed on Sunday near the sandpit at Ashland Nature Center. Additionally, a BREWSTER’S WARBLER, the hybrid of BLUE-WINGED x GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was also found in the same area. A MOURNING WARBLER was found yesterday at Cooper’s Crossing along Route 9 in the Port Penn impoundments of the Augustine Wildlife Area. CAPE MAY WARBLER was found in a yard near Port Penn and at Red Mill Pond near Lewes. VEERY was also reported from this latter site. BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS were reported at White Clay Creek State Park, First State National Historical Park – Brandywine Unit, and Brandywine Creek State Park. A late lingering LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH was found along the White Clay Creek above Krapf’s. TENNESSEE WARBLER was reported at White Clay and Glasgow. A total of 21 species of warbler were reported this week including OVENBIRD, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, AMERICAN REDSTART, NORTHERN PARULA, plus WORM-EATING, BLACK AND WHITE, BLUE-WINGED, ! MAGNOLIA, YELLOW, CHESTNUT-SIDED, BLACK-THROATED GREEN, and CANADA WARBLER
An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was reported in a yard near Townsend this week. Additionally, 4 species of eastern Empidonax flycatcher were seen this week. Sightings were: YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER near Middle Run Natural Area and Summit Bridge. WILLOW FLYCATCHER at the Fire Truck Pond, along with LEAST FLYCATCHER. Other LEAST FLYCATCHER reports were from White Clay Creek and Auburn Valley State Park. COMMON RAVEN was reported at the University of Delaware Ag Farm. Both YELLOW-THROATED and WARBLING VIREO were found at Ashland Nature Center. The first ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK of the season was seen at First State. The peak count of COMMON NIGHTHAWKS this week were 7 on Sunday at Brandywine Creek. Other NIGHTHAWK sightings were from Ashland Nature Center, Newark Reservoir, Middle Run, Smyrna and Cape Henlopen.
A pair of BLACK TERNS were seen along the Delaware River during the monthly Heron survey on Wednesday evening. The heron count found 141 LITLE BLUE, 20 SNOWY and 118 GREAT EGRETS. RUDDY DUCK and PIED-BILLED GREBE were seen at Port Penn impoundments. SANDHILL CRANE was reported at the Augustine Creek Causeway. GRASSHOPPER SPARROW and EASTERN MEADOWLARK were found at the Dog Training Area in the western section of the C&D Canal Wildlife Area
A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was photographed at the sandbar opposite the Lynn Frink Tower at Shearness Pool in Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge yesterday. A WILSON’S PHALAROPE was seen at the north end of Raymond Pool. HUDSONIAN GODWIT, AMERICAN AVOCET, BLACK-NECKED STILT, BLACK-BELLIED, SEMIPALMATED and AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, SHORT and LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, DUNLIN, plus WHITE-RUMPED, WESTERN, PECTORAL, and STILT SANDPIPER continue to be seen at Raymond Pool. The first NORTHERN PINTAIL of the season was reported this week. Long-legged waders included WHITE IBIS, TRICOLORED, YELLOW-CROWNED and BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON plus SANDHILL CRANES. A BLACK TERN was reported on Sunday. CASPIAN TERN and BLACK SKIMMER were seen at Leatherbury Flats. BARN OWL, BOBOLINK, and WORM-EATING WARBLER were reported.
A flock of 9 BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS were seen at the pond along Route 9 south of Little Creek. SEDGE WRENS continue along the Port Mahon Road this week. ROYAL and COMMON TERNS were seen along the breakwater there. VIRGINIA RAIL and PIED-BILLED GREBE were seen at Little Creek tower. BARRED OWL and LEAST BITTERN were reported at Killen’s Pond Strate Park. BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH was found along the Big Stone Beach Road in Milford Neck Wildlife Area.
The first BAIRD’S SANDPIPER of the year was reported yesterday at Oyster Rocks Road in Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge. Oyster Rocks has been a hotbed of activity, including RED-NECKED and 5 WILSON’S PHALAROPE, along with BLACK-NECKED STILT, HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, TRICOLORED HERON and over 200 WHITE IBIS. BLACK SKIMMER, CASPIAN, ROYAL, and LEAST TERNS were seen at the Dike Trail at Prime Hook. Shorebirds reported at Prime Hook headquarters included AMERICAN AVOCET, RUDDY TURNSTONE and RED KNOT. AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER was seen flying past Broadkill Beach.
ROSEATE, COMMON, LEAST, ROYAL and BLACK TERN was seen at Cape Henlopen Point along with SURF and BLACK SCOTER, PIPING PLOVER and WILSON’S STORM-PETREL in Cape Henlopen State Park. A late CLIFF SWALLOW was seen along the dunes at the Breakwater Harbor. BROWN PELICAN and COMMON LOON were seen offshore. MARBLED GODWIT, WHIMBREL, “western” WILLET, plus GLOSSY and 220 WHITE IBIS were seen at Gordon’s Pond. SANDWICH TERNS were seen at Indian River Inlet.
A DICKCISSEL was photographed at the McCabe Nature Preserve near Milton. SUMMER TANAGER, WORM-EATING WARBLER, and RED-HEADED WOODPECKER were seen at Redden State Forest. Another RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was reported Assawoman Wildlife Area. There was a count of 10 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS along the Camp Arrowhead Road on Angola Neck denoting a remarkable increase of the species in lower Delaware.
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