Date: 11/7/26 7:37 am From: Andrew Ednie <000006be14ba5998-dmarc-request...> Subject: [de-birds] RBA: Birdline Delaware, November 6th, 2026
RBA * Delaware * Statewide * November 6, 2026 * DEST 26.11.06
*Birds mentioned Cackling Goose Brant Blue-winged Teal EURASIAN WIGEON Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Black Scoter Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck Northern Bobwhite “Selasphorus” Hummingbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird Virginia Rail Common Gallinule American Coot Sandhill Crane American Oystercatcher American Avocet Black-bellied Plover American Golden Plover Semipalmated Plover HUDSONIAN GODWIT Hudsonian Whimbrel Spotted Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher Long-billed Dowitcher American Woodcock Wilson’s Snipe Least Sandpiper Western Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Caspian Tern Royal Tern Common Loon Red-throated Loon Pied-billed Grebe Brown Pelican Northern Gannet American Bittern Black-crowned Night Heron Tricolored Heron Snowy Egret White Ibis Osprey Bald Eagle ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK Red-shouldered Hawk GOLDEN EAGLE Barred Owl Short-eared Owl NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-headed Woodpecker Blue-headed Vireo Common Raven Brown-headed Nuthatch Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch SEDGE WREN Hermit Thrush Purple Finch Pine Siskin Nelson’s Sparrow Lincoln’s Sparrow Fox Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Rusty Blackbird Tennessee Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Palm Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler
Hotline: Birdline Delaware Date: November 6, 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, November 6th 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 remains at 325 species this week.
A Selasphorus HUMMINGBIRD, either RUFOUS or ALLEN’S was photographed in Smyrna this week with rufous tail feathers and greenish back. Hopefully this bird will stay long enough to be banded. A few lingering RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD continue to be seen at feeders. Other late birds included BLUE-HEADED VIREO at White Clay Creek State Park, TENNESSEE WARBLER at Ashland Nature Center, and BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER at Brandywine Creek State Park, BLACKPOLL WARBLERS were reported at Middle Run Natural Area near Newark, Cape Henlopen State Park, and at the Marion Okie Wildlife Preserve on Long Neck. PALM WARBLER was also reported at Middle Run and Cape Henlopen.
SEDGE WREN and NELSON’S SPARROW were seen at Gordon’s Pond State Park. FOX SPARROW was found at the central section of the C&D Canal Wildlife Area. Several LINCOLN’S and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were reported through the state. Some commonly seen birds included YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, RED-BREASTED NUTHAHTCH, both KINGLETS, HERMIT THRUSH, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, PINE SISKIN and PURPLE FINCH.
RUDDY DUCKS were seen on Newark Reservoir. RING-NECKED DUCK continues to be seen at the Pencader Ponds near Glasgow. WILSON’S SNIPE was reported at the Ashton Tract in Augustine Wildlife Area near Port Penn. AMERICAN WOODCOCK was found at the C&D Canal Area. 13 SANDHILL CRANES were counted at the Augustine Creek Causeway south of Port Penn. NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL was heard calling for several minutes at Ashland Nature Center, along with Barred Owl. BARRED OWLS were also reported at Arden Woods, White Clay Creek State Park, C&D Canal Area, Little Creek Wildlife Area and Pickering Beach. The first SHORT-EARED OWL of the season was seen at the Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch.
Both HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL and HUDSONIAN GODWIT were seen at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge along with AMERICAN AVOCET, LONG and SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, BLACK-BELLIED, SEMIPALMATED and AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, plus LEAST, WESTERN, SEMIPALMATED, STILT, and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS. Waterfowl reported included CACKLING GOOSE, LESSER SCAUP, RUDDY DUCK and PIED-BILLED GREBE. SANDHILL CRANE, AMERICAN BITTERN, SNOWY EGRET, and BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS were reported along with VIRGINIA RAIL.
AMERICAN BITTERN was seen at the observation tower in Little Creek Wildlife Area. A big flock of almost 300 SURF SCOTERS were seen off Big Stone Beach along with BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, ROYAL TERN, NORTHERN GANNET, plus COMMON and RED-THROATED LOON. BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER was also seen at Mispillion Inlet. AMERICAN AVOCETS were seen at the Dike Trail in Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge.
SURF, BLACK and WHITE-WINGED SCOTER were seen at Cape Henlopen State Park. Birds at Cape Henlopen Point included AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, BLACK-BELLIED and SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, CASPIAN and ROYAL TERN, plus BRANT, ROYAL TERN, NORTHERN GANNET, BROWN PELICAN, plus COMMON and RED-THROATED LOON. Cape Henlopen State Park hosted the NUTHATCH trifecta with BROWN-HEADED, WHITE and RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES this week. An AMERICAN BITTERN was found along the Gordon’s Pond Trail, along with WHITE IBIS, plus PECTORAL, WESTERN and LEAST SANDPIPER.
Several RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were found in the West Rehoboth Beach area along the Rehoboth-Lewes Canal. GREAT CORMORANT, BROWN PELICAN, COMMON LOON, and NORTHERN GANNET were seen at Indian River Inlet. TRICOLORED HERON, WHITE IBIS and BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON were seen in Delaware Seashore State Park. A EURASIAN WIGEON continues to be seen at Assawoman Wildlife Area near Fenwick Island along with BLUE-WINGED TEAL, WOOD DUCK, and PIED-BILLED GREBE. A late SPOTTED SANDPIPER was photographed at Cupola Park in Millsboro. COMMON GALLINULE, AMERICAN COOT, PIED-BILLED GREBE, and HOODED MERGANSER were seen at the Peninsula Golf Course on Long neck.
The first ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK of the season was seen at Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch on Sunday. 40 BALD EAGLES and an OSPREY were seen this week. A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen Sunday at the Ashland Nature Center. A total of 38 BALD EAGLES and 40 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS were reported. COMMON LOON and COMMON RAVENS were seen flying over Ashland this week.
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