Date: 5/29/26 4:50 pm From: Andrew Ednie <000006be14ba5998-dmarc-request...> Subject: [de-birds] RBA: Birdline Delaware, May 29th, 2026
RBA * Delaware * Statewide * May 29, 2026 * DEST 26.05.29
*Birds mentioned BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLNG DUCK Brant Snow Goose Ring-necked Duck Common Merganser Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck Wild Turkey Northern Bobwhite Eastern Whip-poor-will Chuck-Will’s-Widow Common Nighthawk Black-billed Cuckoo Virginia Rail Sora King Rail Clapper Rail Common Gallinule Sandhill Crane American Oystercatcher Black-necked Stilt American Avocet Black-bellied Plover American Golden Plover Semipalmated Plover Piping Plover Hudsonian Whimbrel Short-billed Dowitcher Wilson’s Snipe Ruddy Turnstone Red Knot Least Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Purple Sandpiper RED-NECKED PHALAROPE Black Tern Least Tern Common Tern Caspian Tern Royal Tern Black Skimmer LITTLE GULL SOOTY SHEARWATER Wilson’s Storm-Petrel Brown Pelican WOOD STORK Least Bittern American Bittern Black-crowned Night Heron Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Tricolored Heron Western Cattle Egret Little Blue Heron Glossy Ibis White Ibis MISSISSIPPI KITE Red-headed Woodpecker Peregrine Falcon Olive-sided Flycatcher Willow Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Blue-headed Vireo Common Raven Cliff Swallow Brown-headed Nuthatch Grasshopper Sparrow Vesper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Salt Marsh Sparrow Nelson’s Sparrow Seaside Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Eastern Meadowlark Northern Waterthrush Worm-eating Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Kentucky Warbler Hooded Warbler Cape May Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Wilson’s Warbler Canada Warbler Dickcissel
Hotline: Birdline Delaware Date: May 29, 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, May 29th 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 308 species this week.
The highlight of the week was a WOOD STORK found Sunday at the Augustine Creek Causeway off Route 9 south of Port Penn. This cooperative bird continued to be seen until Thursday, but may still be in the area. Parking here is a premium, please park at the fisherman’s area by the spillway to avoid road congestion. Some other species found along the causeway were KING RAIL, SANDHILL CRANE, and LEAST BITTERN
Another new species seen this week was WILSON’S STORM-PETREL off Herring Point in Cape Henlopen State Park. Also seen at Cape Henlopen this week was a MISSISSIPPI KITE yesterday from the hawkwatch. An immature LITTLE GULL was seen during the storm on Saturday, at Cape Henlopen Point along with PIPING PLOVER, AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, and WHIMBREL. BLACK SKIMMER, LEAST, COMMON, and ROYAL TERNS were seen on the bayside beach. Late landbirds included an ALDER FLYCATCHER at the Salt Marsh Spur Nature Trail and OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER on Thursday. A lingering NELSON’S SPARROW plus BLACK-NECKED STILT, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, GLOSSY and WHITE IBIS were seen at Gordon’s Pond SOOTY SHEARWATER and WILSON’S STORM-PETREL along with BRANT and BROWN PELICAN were seen at the outer breakwater off Lewes.
There were high counts of 600 RED KNOT, 2000 RUDDY TURNSTONES, and 500 SANDERLINGS (some in bright red plumage) at Mispillion Inlet from the duPont Nature Center this week. A breeding plumage PURPLE SANDPIPER was photographed on Saturday and a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was photographed on Sunday. AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, BLACK-NECKED STILT, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, WILLET and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER were also seen. BLACK SKIMMER, LEAST, and ROYAL TERNS were seen across the creek on the Back Beach. Adult YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS were seen at the Marvel Salt Marsh along with SEASIDE and SALT MARSH SPARROWS.
There were still some late spring migrants seen with 23 species of warbler reported. Highlights included WORM-EATING, PROTHONOTARY, HOODED, KENTUCKY, CAPE MAY, CHESTNUT-SIDED, MAGNOLIA, BLACKBURNIAN. BAY-BREASTED, BLACKPOLL, BLACK-THROATED BLUE and GREEN, WILSON’S and CANADA. The only HOODED WARBLER was reported at Cape Henlopen. A male BLACK-THROATED BLUE was seen today in Milton. BLACK-THROATED GREEN was seen at both Brandywine Creek State Park and First State National Historical Park today. A BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER was seen in Greenville. NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, CHESTNUT-SIDED, MAGNOLIA, CANADA and WILSON’S WARBLERS sere seen at multiple sites.
In northern Delaware, another MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen at Wedgewood Troad in White Clay Creek State Park. COMMON RAVEN and SPOTTED SANDPIPER were at the University of Delaware Star Campus. A lingering WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was seen at Redds Park in Newark. A RUDDY DUCK was at Newark Reservoir. COMMON MERGANSER was seen at Brandywine Park in Wilmington. An ALDER FLYCATCHER was reported in Greenville. LEAST FLYCATCHER and BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO were found at Ashland Nature Center. Evening shorebirds seen flying over Ashland this weekend included HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL, RUDDY TURNSTONE and RED KNOT
RING-NECKED DUCK and HOODED MERGANSER were seen on Dragon Run from Cox Neck Road in Delaware City. BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, GLOSSY IBIS, WESTERN CATTLE EGRET, and LITTLE BLUE HERON were seen from Veteran’s Park in Delaware City. An AMERICAN BITTERN was found at Pea Patch Island. A pair of RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were reported at Thousand Acre Marsh along Reddy Point Road along with BLACK-NECKED STILTS, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, and SORA. A PEREGRINE FALCON was photographed under the Reedy Point Bridge. CLAPPER RAILS were reported in tidal areas at Thousand Acre and Port Penn. COMMON GALLINULE and LEAST BITTERN were reported at the Port Penn impoundments.
CLIFF SWALLOWS continue at the Appoquinmink Creek Bridge and Flemming Landing Bridge along Route 9. SEASIDE SPARROW and WILLOW FLYCATCHER were reported at Stave’s Landing. Multiple singing DICKCISSELS continues at Charles Price Park in Middletown this week along with EASTERN MEADOWLARK, SAVANNAH and GRASSHOPPER SPARROW. NORTHERN BOBWHITE and WILD TURKEY continue to be reported at Cedar Swamp Wildlife Area.
Breeding plumage BLACK-BELLIED and AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS were last seen in the field off Raymond Neck Road on Monday. A SNOW GOOSE was reported from Shearness Tower in Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge. Shorebirds at the refuge included BLACK-NECKED STILT, AMERICAN AVOCET, BLACK-BELLIED, SEMIPALMATED, and AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, WHIMBREL, WILLET, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, plus SPOTTED, SOLITARY, LEAST, and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER. BLACK SKIMMER, LEAST and CASPIAN TERNS were seen on Leatherbury Flats. SANDHILL CRANE, LEAST BITTERN, TRICOLORED HERON, plus YELLOW-CROWNED and BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS were found in the refuge. RED-HEADED WOODPECKER and LEAST FLYCATCHER were also reported.
BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS continue to be seen at Wheatley’s Pond in Clayton off Route 300. A BLACK TERN was found on Wednesday at the Mahon Impoundments at Little Creek Wildlife Area, along with CASPIAN TERN and 174 BLACK SKIMMERS. BLACK-NECKED STILTS, AMERICAN AVOCET and LEAST BITTERN were also found at the impoundment. NORTHERN HARRIER was seen at Port Mahon and Bower’s Beach. TRICOLORED HERON was seen at this latter location. HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL and SALTMARSH SPARROW were seen at Bennett’s Pier. PECTORAL SANDPIPER was found at the Big Stone Beach Road along with BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH.
A lingering BLUE-HEADED VIREO was reported at the Dike Trail in Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge. AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, LEAST TERN, BLACK SKIMMER and WHITE IBIS were also reported. BLACK-NECKED STILT and a lingering WILSON’S SNIPE was reported at Oyster Rocks Road. TRICOLORED HERON was found at Burton’s Island in Delaware Seashore State Park. BROWN PELICAN was seen at Indian River Inlet. KING RAIL and RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was also reported at Assawoman Wildlife Area. VESPER SPARROW was photographed along Hummingbird and Holly Tree Road near Ellendale.
COMMON NIGTHHAWKS were seen at Delaware City and Prime Hook headquarters plus their usual residence at Cape Henlopen. An EASTERN WHIPPOORWILL continues to be heard at Cedar Swamp Wildlife Area. Bombay Hook, Big Stone Beach and Fowlers Beach. CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOW were found at Assawoman, Georgetown, and Milford neck Wildlife Area..
The PEREGRINE FALCONS continue to raise three chicks at the nest box on the Brandywine Building in downtown Wilmington. You can watch the nest box activity on the DOS Falcon cam found at: www.dosbirds.org/citizen-science/falcon-watch/, Fledgling Watch should begin from mid-June into July. Sign up now to help the babies!
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Date: 5/22/26 4:25 pm From: Andrew Ednie <000006be14ba5998-dmarc-request...> Subject: [de-birds] RBA: Birdline Delaware, May 22nd, 2026
RBA * Delaware * Statewide * May 22, 2026 * DEST 26.05.22
*Birds mentioned BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLNG DUCK Brant Snow Goose GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Blue-winged Teal Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Surf Scoter Black Scoter WHITE-WINGED SCOTER Common Merganser Wild Turkey Northern Bobwhite Eastern Whip-poor-will Chuck-Will’s-Widow Common Nighthawk Black-billed Cuckoo Virginia Rail Sora King Rail Common Gallinule Sandhill Crane American Oystercatcher Black-necked Stilt American Avocet Black-bellied Plover American Golden Plover Semipalmated Plover Piping Plover Hudsonian Godwit Marbled Godwit Long-billed dowitcher Short-billed Dowitcher Wilson’s Snipe Ruddy Turnstone Red Knot Least Sandpiper Western Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper RED-NECKED PHALAROPE Wilson’s Phalarope Least Tern Common Tern Caspian Tern Royal Tern Black Skimmer Bonaparte’s Gull Common Loon SOOTY SHEARWATER Brown Pelican Least Bittern Black-crowned Night Heron Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Tricolored Heron Western Cattle Egret Little Blue Heron Glossy Ibis White Ibis MISSISSIPPI KITE Broad-winged Hawk Red-headed Woodpecker Merlin Peregrine Falcon Willow Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Blue-headed Vireo Common Raven Cliff Swallow Brown-headed Nuthatch Gray-cheeked Thrush Swainson’s Thrush EVENING GROSBEAK Grasshopper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Salt Marsh Sparrow Seaside Sparrow LINCOLN’S SPARROW White-crowned Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Bobolink Eastern Meadowlark Northern Waterthrush Worm-eating Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Kentucky Warbler Hooded Warbler Blue-winged Warbler Nashville Warbler Tennessee Warbler Cape May Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Palm Warbler Yellow-throated Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Wilson’s Warbler Canada Warbler Dickcissel
Hotline: Birdline Delaware Date: May 22, 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, May 22nd 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 305 species this week.
The only new species seen this week were 3 SOOTY SHEARWATERS off Herring Point in Cape Henlopen State Park today. With a wet Memorial Day Holiday approaching, watching the ocean might be your only beach recreation. Also seen at Cape Henlopen this week was a very late occurring female EVENING GROSBEAK on Sunday, along with WILD TURKEY, BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH, plus WORM-EATING, BAY-BREASTED, MAGNOLIA, and CANDA WARBLER. A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen Monday from the Hawkwatch and COMMON LOON, BROWN PELICAN and BLACK SCOTERS were seen offshore. PIPING PLOVER, AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, and BRANT were seen at Cape Henlopen Point. BLACK SKIMMER, LEAST, COMMON, and ROYAL TERNS were seen on the bayside beach. A late MERLIN was seen at Gordon’s Pond, along with a lingering MARBLED GODWIT. A single WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was photographed at the outer breakwater off Lewes.
There were high counts of 5000 RED KNOT and 10000 RUDDY TURNSTONES, from the Osprey Beach at Mispillion Inlet from the duPont Nature Center this week. AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, BLACK-NECKED STILT, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, and WILLET were also seen. BLACK SKIMMER, LEAST, CASPIAN and ROYAL TERNS were seen across the creek on the Back Beach. An adult YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON was seen at the Marvel Salt Marsh along with SEASIDE and SALT MARSH SPARROWS.
Spring migration has started to wane with 24 species of warbler reported. Highlights included WORM-EATING, PROTHONOTARY, HOODED, KENTUCKY, BLUE-WINGED, NASHVILLE, TENNSSEE, CAPE MAY, CHESTNUT-SIDED, MAGNOLIA, BLACKBURNIAN. BAY-BREASTED, BLACKPOLL, WILSON’S and CANADA. HOODED WARBLER was reported at Creek Road in White Clay Creek State Park, Tybout’s Tract in Blackbird State Forest, Greer’s Pond near Port Penn, and Berrytown Road near Norman Wilder Wildlife Area. A single BLUE-WINGED WARBLER was reported this week at Thompson’s Station Road in White Clay Creek, possibly on breeding territory.
The breeding plumage HUDSONIAN GODWIT was last seen in the field off Raymond Neck Road on Monday. A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE along with SNOW GOOSE was reported from Shearness Tower in Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge. Breeding plumaged WILSON’S and RED-NECKED PHALAROPE were seen at Shearness Pool. Other shorebirds included BLACK-NECKED STILT, AMERICAN AVOCET, BLACK-BELLIED, SEMIPALMATED, and AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, RUDDDY TURNSTONE, RED KNOT, WILLET, LONG-BILLED and SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, WILSON’S SNIPE, plus SPOTTED, SOLITARY, WESTERN, LEAST, WHITE-RUMPED, STILT, and PECTORAL SANDPIPER. Some more birds from Bombay Hook were SANDHILL CRANE, VIRGINIA RAIL and NORTHERN BOBWHITE. Migrant landbirds included YELLOW-BILLED and BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, SUMMER TANAGER, and RED-HEADED WOODPECKER. BOBOLINKS were seen along Whitehall Neck Road.
In northern Delaware, a MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen over Valley Garden Park off Route 82 on Wednesday. A lingering BLUE-HEADED VIREO was seen in Greenville across from the Hagley Museum today. RED-HEADED WOODPECKER continues to be found at Brandywine Creek State Park. Female COMMON MERGANSERS were seen at Brandywine Creek and at First State National Historical Park. SUMMER TANAGER was found at Brandywine Creek State Parks. PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was reported at White Clay Creek and Brandywine Creek State Parks.
A LINCOLN’S SPARROW was seen on Saturday at Hopkins Bridge Nature Center in White Clay Creek State Park. WILD TURKEY was reported along Hopkins Bridge Road. A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was photographed in a yard near Newark. A lingering WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was found at Auburn Valley State Park. SWAINSON’S THRUSH were singing in Hockessin and GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH along with BROAD-WINGED HAWK were found at Mt. Cuba Wildflower Preserve. COMMON LOON was seen along the Delaware River at Gambacorta Marsh.
RING-NECKED DUCK was seen on Dragon Run from Cox Neck Road in Delaware City. YELLOW-CROWNED and BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, GLOSSY IBIS, WESTERN CATTLE EGRET, and LITTLE BLUE HERON were seen at Pea Patch Island. SORA was reported at Thousand Acre Marsh, along with BLUE-WINGED TEAL, and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER. LESSER SCAUP and LEAST BITTERN were found at Greer’s Pond off Dutch Neck Road near Port Penn. SANDHILL CRANE and COMMON GALLINULE were reported at Ashton Tract in Augustine Wildlife Area. CLIFF SWALLOWS and a KING RAIL were seen at the Appoquinmink Creek Bridge along Route 9. LEAST FLYCATCHER was reported at Joy Run near Summit Bridge. A singing DICKCISSEL continues at Charles Price Park in Middletown this week along with EASTERN MEADOWLARK, SAVANNAH and GRASSHOPPER SPARROW.
BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS continue to be seen at Wheatley’s Pond in Clayton off Route 300. CLIFF SWALLOWS were also seen at the Leipsic River Bridge. Some late lingering waterfowl at Port Mahon included SURF SCOTER, BUFFLEHEAD and BONAPARTE’S GULL. BLACK SCOTER was reported at Pickering Beach. SUMMER TANAGER was found at the Logan Tract in the Ted Harvey Conservation Area.
RUDDY DUCK, PIPING PLOVER, and AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER were seen at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge. VIRGINIA RAIL, LEAST BITTERN, and a late WILSON’S SNIPE were reported along the Dike Trail. BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was found at Turkle’s Pond. PECTORAL SANDPIPER and WILLOW FLYCATCHER were seen along Oyster Rocks Road
COMMON NIGTHHAWKS were seen in northern migration near Newark, and at Greer’s Pond and Thousand Arce Marsh besides their usual residence at Cape Henlopen EASTERN WHIPPOORWILL were reported at Bombay Hook, Big Stone Beach and Fowlers Beach. CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOW were found at Assawoman, Georgetown, The University of Delaware Marine School in Lewes, Big Stone Beach and as far north as Bennett’s Pier.
The PEREGRINE FALCONS continue to raise three chicks at the nest box on the Brandywine Building in downtown Wilmington. You can watch the nest box activity on the DOS Falcon cam found at: www.dosbirds.org/citizen-science/falcon-watch/, Fledgling Watch should begin from mid-June into July. Sign up now to help the babies!
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Date: 5/15/26 4:49 pm From: Andrew Ednie <000006be14ba5998-dmarc-request...> Subject: [de-birds] RBA: Birdline Delaware, May 15th, 2026
RBA * Delaware * Statewide * May 15, 2026 * DEST 26.05.15
*Birds mentioned BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLNG DUCK Brant Snow Goose Northern Pintail Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup Surf Scoter Black Scoter Common Merganser Hooded Merganser Red-breasted Merganser Wild Turkey Northern Bobwhite Eastern Whip-poor-will Chuck-Will’s-Widow Common Nighthawk Black-billed Cuckoo Virginia Rail Sora King Rail Clapper Rail Common Gallinule American Coot Sandhill Crane American Coot American Oystercatcher Black-necked Stilt American Avocet Black-bellied Plover American Golden Plover PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER Semipalmated Plover Piping Plover Hudsonian Whimbrel Marbled Godwit Hudsonian Godwit Long-billed dowitcher Short-billed Dowitcher Wilson’s Snipe Ruddy Turnstone Red Knot CURLEW SANDPIPER Least Sandpiper Western Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper RED-NECKED PHALAROPE Wilson’s Phalarope PARASITIC JAEGER Black Tern Gull-billed Tern Least Tern Common Tern Caspian Tern Royal Tern Black Skimmer Bonaparte’s Gull Common Loon Red-throated Loon Northern Gannet Brown Pelican ROSEATE SPOONBILL Least Bittern American Bittern Black-crowned Night Heron YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON Tricolored Heron Western Cattle Egret Little Blue Heron Glossy Ibis White Ibis MISSISSIPPI KITE Broad-winged Hawk Barred Owl Red-headed Woodpecker American Kestrel Merlin Peregrine Falcon ALDER FLYCATCHER Willow Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Common Raven Cliff Swallow Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown-headed Nuthatch Ruby-crowned Kinglet Gray-cheeked Thrush Hermit Thrush Purple Finch Grasshopper Sparrow Salt Marsh Sparrow Seaside Sparrow Vesper Sparrow LINCOLN’S SPARROW White-crowned Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Bobolink Eastern Meadowlark Rusty Blackbird Northern Waterthrush Worm-eating Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Kentucky Warbler Hooded Warbler MOURNING WARBLER Blue-winged Warbler BREWSTER’S WARBLER Nashville Warbler Tennessee Warbler Cape May Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Palm Warbler Yellow-throated Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Wilson’s Warbler Canada Warbler Dickcissel
Hotline: Birdline Delaware Date: May 15, 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, May 15th 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 by 13 birds to 304 species this week. New additions included, PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER, HUDSONIAN and MARBLED GODWIT, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, WILSON’S and RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, GULL-BILLED TERN, ROSEATE SPOONBILL, MISSISSIPPI KITE, ALDER FLYCATCHER, LINCOLN’S SPARROW, plus MOURNING and BAY-BREASTED WARBLER.
Spring migration has reached its peak with 31 species of warbler reported. Highlights included WORM-EATING, PROTHONOTARY, HOODED, KENTUCKY, BLUE-WINGED, NASHVILLE, TENNSSEE, CAPE MAY, CHESTNUT-SIDED, MAGNOLIA, BLACKBURNIAN. BAY-BREASTED, BLACKPOLL, WILSON’S and CANADA. MOURNING WARBLERS found at Wedgewood Road by the Russell Bridge in White Clay Creek State Park and at Brandywine Creek State Park along the west bank south of Thompson’s Bridge. Both of these reports were heard only. Another BREWSTER’S WARBLER, the hybrid of BLUE-WINGED x GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was photographed at Ashland Nature Center today. Usually rare by the second week of May, a late PALM WARBLER was seen on Saturday at Little Creek Wildlife Area. HOODED WARBLER was reported at a yard in Glasgow, Oak Hill Tract in Blackbird State Forest of Saltere Road, Abbott’s Mill Nature Center near Milford, Ponder’s Tract near Georgetown, Little Neck Wildlife Area, and Assawoman Wildlife Area.
There has been an influx of shorebirds around Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge near Smyrna. One site outside the refuge has been the fields at the intersection of Bear Swamp and Raymond Neck Road where a large flock of BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS included AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER and a breeding plumage PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER on Saturday. Also reported there was HUDSONIAN and MARBLED GODWITS yesterday and today. A breeding plumaged CURLEW SANDPIPER was seen at the north end of Shearness Pool along with the first WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER of the year. There was a flyby HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL on Tuesday. WILSON’S and RED-NECKED PHALAROPE were seen at Bear Swamp. BLACK-NECKED STILT, AMERICAN AVOCET, BLACK-BELLIED, SEMIPALMATED, and AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, RUDDDY TURNSTONE, RED KNOT, WILLET, LONG-BILLED and SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, WILSON’S SNIPE, plus SPOTTED, SOLITARY, WESTERN, LEAST, STILT, and PECTORAL SANDPIPER were also seen. Some more birds from Bombay Hook included SANDHILL CRANE,! KING RAIL, AMERICAN BITTERN, plus CASPIAN and BLACK TERN. A basic plumaged RED-THROATED LOON was seen on Leatherbury Flats. An ALDER FLYCATCHER was singing behind Finis Pool off Raymond Neck Road. COMMON NIGHTHAWK was reported, along with RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, MERLIN, and a lingering RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET.
In northern Delaware, a MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen over the Alapocos Wood development near The Friend’s School on Tuesday. A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was reported in a yard in Graylyn Crest in Brandywine Hundred. RED-HEADED WOODPECKER continues to be found at Brandywine Creek State Park. Female COMMON MERGANSERS were seen at Brandywine Creek and at First State National Historical Park. A flock of SNOW GEESE was seen flying over the Claymont Library off Darley Road. PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was reported at Bellevue State Park. There was a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON at Brandywine Park in downtown Wilmington.
A LINCOLN’S SPARROW was seen on Saturday at Hopkins Bridge Nature Center in White Clay Creek State Park. WILD TURKEY was reported along Hopkins Bridge Road. COMMON RAVEN and LEAST FLYCATCHER were found along Creek Road and there were flyover COMMON LOONS. A PURPLE FINCH was seen at Curtis Mill Park. A female RED-BREASTED MERGANSER was seen on the Pencader Ponds near Glasgow. A BARRED OWL continues to call near Red Clay Creek in Hockessin. A BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was reported at Ashland Nature Center. Another hen COMMON MERGANSER with young was reported on Red Clay Creek at Auburn Valley State Park.
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, GLOSSY IBIS, WESTERN CATTLE EGRET, and LITTLE BLUE HERON were seen at Pea Patch Island. KING RAIL was calling at Dragon Run off Cox Neck Road. PEREGRINE FALCON continues under the Reedy Point Bridge. BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS were heard calling at night at Thousand Acre Marsh along with SORA, VIRGINA and CLAPPER RAIL NORTHERN PINTAIL, LESSER SCAUP, AMERICAN COOT, BLACK-NECKED STILT, and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER were also reported. COMMON GALLINULE and LEAST BITTERN were found at Greer’s Pond off Dutch Neck Road near Port Penn. SANDHILL CRANE and WILLOW FLYCATCHER were reported at Ashton Tract in Augustine Wildlife Area. WILSON’S SNIPE was found at the Port Penn Impoundments.
Yesterday, a ROSEATE SPOONBILL was seen over Delaware Route 1 north of Duck Creek outside of Smyrna flying northeast. A singing DICKCISSEL has returned to Charles Price Park in Middletown this week along with BOBOLINK, EASTERN MEADOWLARK and GRASSHOPPER SPARROW. Gray-cheeked Thrush was found at the Tybout’s Tract in Blackbird State Forest. Northern Bobwhite continues to be heard calling at Cedar Swamp Wildlife Area. CLIFF SWALLOWS continue to be seen at the Appoquinmink Creek Bridge along Route 9. A rare find in New Castle County was a WILLET at Stave’s Landing.
BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS continue to be seen at Wheatley’s Pond in Clayton off Route 300. CLIFF SWALLOWS were also seen at the Fleming’s Land Bridge near Smyrna. Some late lingering waterfowl at Port Mahon included GREATER and LESSER SCAUP, BLACK SCOTER, BUFFLEHEAD and BONAPARTE’S GULL. BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was found along the entrance road to Little Creek Wildlife Area. BLUE-WINGED TEAL, BLACK SKIMMER and AMERICAN COOT were seen from the observation tower. A BROAD-WINGED HAWK was seen at Texas Lane in Leipsic. COMMON RAVEN was reported at Scott’s Corner Road near Dover. A PIPING PLOVER was seen at Pickering Beach along with RED KNOT, RUDDY TURNSTONE, BLACK-NECKED STILT, LEAST TERN and a LEAST BITTERN. LEAST BITTERN was also reported along the Bennett’s Pier Road.
There was a high count of 200 RED KNOT, 1500 RUDDY TURNSTONES, and 600 SANDERLINGS at Mispillion Inlet from the duPont Nature Center, along with AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, BLACK-NECKED STILT, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, and WILLET. A GULL-BILLED TERN was seen with LEAST, CASPIAN and ROYAL TERNS. PIPING PLOVER with bands was seen at N. Slaughter’s Beach. An adult YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON was seen at the Marvel Salt Marsh Preserve Pond. SALTMARSH and SEASIDE SPARROW were seen from the boardwalk across from Marvel Ave. NORTHERN PINTAIL and BLACK SKIMMER were seen at Broadkill Beach Road in Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge. SORA and a late WHITE-THROATED SPARROW were reported along the Dike Trail. HOODED MERGANSER, HERMIT THRUSH and RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were found at Turkle’s Pond. BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was found at Little Neck Wildlife Area. BLACK-NECKED STILT, PECTORAL and STILT SANDPIPER were seen along Oyster Rocks Road, along with WHITE IBIS and AMERICAN KESTREL.
A PARASITIC JAEGER was seen from the Cape May – Lewes Ferry. Both LOONS, BROWN PELICAN, NORTHERN GANNETS, SURF and BLACK SCOTER were seen flying past Herring Point at Cape Henlopen State Park. BRANT, PIPING PLOVER, AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER and WHIMBREL, plus ROYAL and LEAST TERN were reported at Cape Henlopen Point. RED-BREASTED and BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH was seen at the Seaside Nature Center. MARBLED GODWIT, BLACK-NECKED STILT, WHITE and GLOSSY IBIS were seen at Gordon’s Pond but the bike path remains closed during the week for repairs.
BLACK SCOTER and COMMON LOON were seen at Indian River Inlet. TRICOLORED HERON and a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER were found at the Marian Okie Wildlife Preserver on Long Neck. RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was also reported at Angola Neck. CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOW and EASTERN WHIPPOORWILL were reported at Raccoon Ditch Road near Georgetown. CHUCK and COMMON NIGHTHAWK was reported at Fresh Pond State Park and Cape Henlopen. VESPER SPARROW was found near Ellendale off Hummingbird Road.
The PEREGRINE FALCONS have hatched three chicks at the nest box on the Brandywine Building in downtown Wilmington. You can watch the nest box activity on the DOS Falcon cam found at: www.dosbirds.org/citizen-science/falcon-watch/, Fledgling Watch should begin from mid-June into July. Sign up now to help the babies!
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Date: 5/8/26 5:04 pm From: Andrew Ednie <000006be14ba5998-dmarc-request...> Subject: [de-birds] RBA: Birdline Delaware, May 8th, 2026
RBA * Delaware * Statewide * May 8, 2026 * DEST 26.05.08
*Birds mentioned BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS Brant Snow Goose Northern Pintail Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup Surf Scoter Black Scoter Bufflehead Hooded Merganser Red-breasted Merganser Wild Turkey Eastern Whip-poor-will Chuck-Will’s-Widow Common Nighthawk Black-billed Cuckoo Virginia Rail Sora King Rail BLACK RAIL Common Gallinule American Coot Sandhill Crane American Oystercatcher Black-necked Stilt American Avocet Black-bellied Plover American Golden Plover Semipalmated Plover Piping Plover Hudsonian Whimbrel Long-billed dowitcher Short-billed Dowitcher Wilson’s Snipe Red Knot Sanderling Pectoral Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper PARASITIC JAEGER Least Tern Common Tern Caspian Tern Royal Tern Black Skimmer BLACK TERN Bonaparte’s Gull GLAUCOUS GULL Common Loon Brown Pelican Least Bittern Black-crowned Night Heron YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON Tricolored Heron Little Blue Heron Western Cattle Egret Red-headed Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Peregrine Falcon Willow Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Eastern Wood-Pewee Common Raven Cliff Swallow Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown-headed Nuthatch Veery Gray-cheeked Thrush Swainson’s Thrush Hermit Thrush Purple Finch Grasshopper Sparrow Salt Marsh Sparrow Seaside Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Vesper Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Bobolink Eastern Meadowlark Yellow-breasted Chat Northern Waterthrush Worm-eating Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Kentucky Warbler Hooded Warbler Blue-winged Warbler BREWSTER’S WARBLER Tennessee Warbler Nashville Warbler Northern Parula Northern Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Cape May Warbler Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Palm Warbler Prairie Warbler Yellow-throated Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Wilson’s Warbler Summer Tanager
Hotline: Birdline Delaware Date: May 8, 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, May 8th 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 by 16 birds to 290 species this week. New additions included, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, COMMON NIGHTHAWK, EASTERN WOOD PEWEE, WILLOW and LEAST FLYCATCHER, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, plus TENNESSEE, CHESTNUT-SIDED, CAPE MAY, BLACKBURNIAN, BLACKPOLL, BAY-BREASTED, WILSON’S and CANADA WARBLER
Spring migration is in full throttle. Big flights on Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday producing 29 species of warbler including NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, WORM-EATING, BLUE-WINGED, NASHVILLE, KENTUCKY, YELLOW, MAGNOLIA, BLACKBURNIAN, YELLOW-THROATED, PRAIRIE, PALM, PROTHONOTARY, plus BLACK-THROATED BLUE and BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLERS. A BREWSTER’S WARBLER, the hybrid of BLUE-WINGED x GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was photographed at Auburn Valley State Park in Yorklyn. WILSON’S WARBLERS were seen at the Raymond Pool Overlook Trail in Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, White-Clay Creek State Park, and at Holt’s Landing State Park near Ocean View. HOODED WARBLER was seen today at Brandywine Creek State Park, plus at Hopkin’s Nature Center in White Clay Creek State Park, Tybout’s Tract in Blackbird State Forest, Cedar Swamp Wildlife Area, Finis Pool in Bombay Hook, Little Creek Wildlife Area, and Assawoman. TENNESSEE WARBLER was reported from First State National Historical P! ark and White Clay Creek. The first CANADA WARBLER was also seen at First State. The first CAPE MAY WARBLER was seen in Arden in Brandywine Hundred. The first BAY-BREASTED WARBLER was seen at White Clay Creek.
In northern Delaware, RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS continue to be seen at First State National Historical Park south of Ramsey Road. Also reported was BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO along Beaver Run. A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was calling at Coverdale Farms this week. BOBOLINKS were seen at Auburn Valley State Park, Smith’s Mill Road in White Clay Creek, Price Park in Middletown, and Bombay Hook. LEAST FLYCATCHER, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO and a female SUMMER TANAGER were seen at White Clay Creek State Park along with a lingering BROWN CREEPER. WILD TURKEY was seen at White Clay Creek and at Federal Lane in New Castle.
WHITE and GLOSSY IBIS, WESTERN CATTLE EGRET, and LITTLE BLUE HERON were seen at Veteran’s Park in Delaware City. PEREGRINE FALCON continues under the Reedy Point Bridge. A HUDSONIAN WHIBRBEL was spotted at Thousand Acre Marsh along with NORTHERN PINTAIL, WILSON’S SNIPE and PECTORAL SANDPIPER. COMMON GALLINULE was found at Greer’s Pond off Dutch Neck Road near Port Penn. SANDHILL CRANE and TRICOLORED HERON were reported at Ashton Tract in Augustine Wildlife Area. LEAST BITTERN was found at the Port Penn Impoundments. CLIFF SWALLOWS continue to be seen at the Appoquinmink Creek Bridge along Route 9. COMMON RAVEN was reported from Joy Run along the C&D Canal. EASTERN MEADOWLARK, GRASSHOPPER and SAVANNAH SPARROW continue to be found at Charles Price Park in Middletown. Another SUMMER TANAGER was seen at the Oak Hill Tract in Blackbird State Forest.
A gang of 15 BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS were seen today on Wheatley’s Pond in Clayton off Route 300. CLIFF SWALLOWS were also seen at the Fleming’s Land Bridge near Smyrna. A BLACK TERN was seen at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge on Wednesday. Shorebirds at Bombay Hook included BLACK-NECKED STILT, AMERICAN AVOCET, BLACK-BELLIED, SEMIPALMATED, and AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, WILLET, LONG-BILLED and SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, WILSON’S SNIPE, plus SPOTTED, SOLITARY, STILT, and PECTORAL SANDPIPER. Also reported was BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, LITTLE BLUE HERON, plus WHITE and GLOSSY IBIS. HOODED MERGANSER was seen at Finis Pool. Other waterfowl seen included SNOW GOOSE and RUDDY DUCK. A fallout of THRUSHES at the Parson Point Trail included VEERY, SWAINSON’S and GRAY-CHEEKED.
Late ducks at Port Mahon included SURF SCOTER, BUFFLEHEAD plus GREATER and LESSER SCAUP. BONAPARTE’S GULL, RED KNOT and RUDDY TURNSTONE were also seen at Port Mahon. BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO and YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER were found along the entrance road at Little Creek Wildlife Area. RUDDY DUCK, AMERICAN COOT, AMERICAN AVOCET, BLACK-NECKED STILT, BLACK SKIMMER and a group of 76 roosting CASPIAN TERNS were seen from the Small’s Central Tower. BLACK SCOTER was seen at Kitts Hummock. BROWN PELICAN and LITTLE BLUE HERON were seen at Big Stone Beach. BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW were found in Milford Neck Wildlife Area. The first GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH of the year was reported at the DNREC building in Dover.
The previously reported GLAUCOUS GULL along with RED KNOTS, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, RUDDY TURNSTONE, and SANDERLING was seen at Mispillion Inlet. LEAST, COMMON and ROYAL TERN was seen at the Back Beach area seen from the duPont Nature Center. An adult YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON was seen at the Marvel Salt Marsh Preserve Pond. SALT MARSH and SEASIDE SPARROW were seen from the boardwalk across from Marvel Ave. NORTHERN PINTAIL and BLACK SKIMMER WERE seen at Broadkill Beach Road in Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge. Shorebirds at Oyster Rocks included BLACK-NECKED STILT, AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL, SHORT and LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, plus STILT and PECTORAL SANDPIPERS. VEERY and a lingering HERMIT THRUSH were seen at Turkle Pond.
A PARASITIC JAEGER flew past the Point at Cape Henlopen State Park on Saturday. Both LOONS, BROWN PELICAN, SURF and BLACK SCOTER but no GANNETS were seen flying past Herring Point. BRANT, PIPING PLOVER, AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER and WHIMBREL, plus ROYAL and LEAST TERN were reported. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at the hawkwatch. A late DARK-EYED JUNCO was seen at the Seaside Nature Center along with RED-BREASTED and BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH. WHITE and GLOSSY IBIS were seen at Gordon’s Pond but the bike path remains closed during the week for repairs.
A WHITE-FACED IBIS, with GLOSSY IBIS was seen flying past Burton’s Island in Delaware Seashore State Park on Saturday along with WHITE IBIS and TRICOLORED HERON. WHIMBREL, AMERICAN AVOCET, BROWN PELICAN and RED-BREASTED MERGANSER were seen flying past Indian River Inlet. A BROAD-WINGED HAWK and RED-HEADED WOODPER were reported at the Ponder’s Tract near Georgetown. RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was also reported at the Headquarters Tract in Redden State Forest, along with BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH, SUMMER TANAGER and a late PURPLE FINCH. SWAINSON’S THRUSH was found at the Jester Tract in Redden. VESPER SPARROW was reported at Holly Tree Road near Ellendale and a lingering Yellow-bellied sapsucker was seen at the Chapel Branch Nature Center in Seaford.
The first COMMON NIGHTHAWKS of the year were found at Oyster Rocks Road and at Ft. Miles in Cape Henlopen this week. CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOW were reported downstate at Assawoman Wildlife Area, Ocean View, Dewey Beach, Cape Henlopen, Prime Hook, and Big Stone Beach Road. EASTERN WHIPPOORWILLS were found at Big Stone, Fowlers Beach and the Cape. Night birders also heard a calling BLACK RAIL in southern Delaware, but further details are unavailable. Several KING RAILS were reported from Prime Hook Beach Road, Bombay Hook, and Dragon Run near Delaware City. SORA and VIRGINIA RAILS were found at Thousand Acre Marsh, Big Stone Beach and the Dike Trail in Prime Hook. BARN OWLS were only reported at Broadkill Beach Road but BARRED OWLS were found throughout the state.
The PEREGRINE FALCONS are now feeding 3 chicks at the nest box on the Brandywine Building in downtown Wilmington. You can watch the nest box activity on the DOS Falcon cam found at: www.dosbirds.org/citizen-science/falcon-watch/, Fledgling Watch should begin from mid-June into July. Sign up now to help the babies!
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