"Birdline Delaware" 

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Shorebirds at Port Mahon, Delaware, in late May
(photograph by Howard Eskin)

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* June 1, 2007
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*Birds mentioned:
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal
Gadwall
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Northern Gannet
Brown Pelican
Least Bittern
Tricolored Heron
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Glossy Ibis
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Peregrine Falcon
American Kestrel
King Rail
Sora
American Coot
American Oystercatcher
Black Skimmer
American Avocet
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Red Knot
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Dunlin
Short-billed Dowitcher
Red-necked Phalarope
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Caspian Tern
Black Skimmer
Barred Owl
Red-headed Woodpecker
Willow Flycatcher
Warbling Vireo
Blue-winged Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
American Redstart
Prothonotary Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Summer Tanager
Blue Grosbeak
Dickcissel
Grasshopper Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Eastern Meadowlark

Transcript:
Hotline: Birdline Delaware
Date: June 1, 2007
Number: 302/658-2747
To Report: Armas Hill, 302/529-1876 (VOICE)
302/529-1085 (FAX)
Compiler: Andy Ednie 
Coverage: Delaware, Delmarva Peninsula, nearby Delaware Valley, Southern
New Jersey, Maryland
Transcriber: Andy Ednie 

For Friday, June 1st, 2007 this is Birdline Delaware, from the Delaware Museum of Natural History in Greenville. Hello. I'm Andy Ednie, substituting for Armas Hill.

First a quick reminder that this is "Race Weekend" at Dover Downs Speedway. The city of Dover will double its population, every hotel room will be booked, and traffic will be congested along Delaware Rt. 1 for miles. Avoid the area if you can!

Now for the birds, RED-NECKS were spotted this week near Dover. RED-NECKED PHALAROPES that is, at the back end of Taylor's Gut, along Rt 9 at Woodland Beach Wildlife Area. Three males were seen there on Tuesday.

A flock of 30 AMERICAN AVOCETS remain at Bombay Hook NWR this week.

Port Mahon had 5,000 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 2,000 RUDDY TURNSTONES, SANDERLING, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, and 50 RED KNOTS this week.

An immature LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was found along the beach at Kitts Hummock, along with 3 RUDDY DUCKS offshore. There is still a flock of over 200 BLACK SKIMMERS loafing at the north pond of the Logan Tract. Also seen there was a lone DUNLIN.

The biggest flock of RED KNOT in the state are still being seen at Mispillion Inlet, off Lighthouse Road, north of Slaughter's Beach. If you get a chance, check out the new Dupont Nature Center at the end of the road. Besides the RED KNOTS, you'll also get great looks at OSPREY, AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, and more BLACK SKIMMERS.

CASPIAN TERN, AMERICAN AVOCET and BLACK-NECKED STILTS were seen at Prime Hook NWR. Puddle ducks there included GADWALL, WOOD DUCK, BLUE-WINGED and GREEN-WINGED TEAL. There were also lots of GLOSSY IBIS in the area, but the two other IBIS species previously reported were not relocated.

3 BROWN PELICANS and NORTHERN GANNET were seen from the Boardwalk in Rehoboth Beach last weekend. COMMON LOON was seen at Lewes Beach.

RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were reported from two locations in downstate Delaware. One was seen at Trap Pond State Park. The other continues to be seen at Redden State Forest. VESPER SPARROW, SUMMER TANAGER, PROTHONOTARY and KENTUCKY WARBLER were also reported from Redden.

The previously reported DICKCISSEL continues to be seen west of Seaford. To find this spot: take Rt. 20 west from Seaford, turn south at the town of Reliance onto the woodland Ferry Road. Look for the pasture with the DICKCISSEL about ¾ miles from the intersection. VESPER and GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were also reported in this area.

CHESTNUT-SIDED and YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS were reported at Milford Neck Wildlife Area.

A CERULEAN WARBLER was found this spring at White Clay Creek state park. That bird was singing off the English Trail by the park headquarters by the Corner Ketch Road. However, recent attempts to relocate the bird this week were unsuccessful. Birders are asked to not disturb this area, since this is the only nesting CERULEAN site in the state. BLUE-WINGED WARBLER was also reported here.

A HOODED WARBLER and AMERICAN REDSTART were reported from Flint Woods near Centerville. Another COMMON LOON, in basic plumage was seen on Hoopes Reservoir on Saturday.

WILLOW FLYCATCHER was found at Ashland Nature Center and the at the entrance booth to Brandywine Creek State Park. Also found at the entrance booth were WARBLING VIREO, YELLOW, and PRAIRIE WARBLER. The fields at Brandywine Creek had BLUE GROSBEAK, EASTERN MEADOWLARK, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, and a single male AMERICAN KESTREL hunting overhead. A BARED OWL continues to be seen along the Brandywine, north of the Freshwater Marsh Preserve. Three were heard calling there last weekend.

PEREGRINE FALCONS continue to be seen in downtown Wilmington, on the Brandywine Building and also at the Reedy Point Bridge. One fledgling was seen sitting on the nest box preening at Reedy Point this week.

LEAST BITTERN was seen at Thousand Acre Marsh this week, along Rt. 9 south of the bridge, by Thorntown Road. RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, KING RAIL, SORA, and BALD EAGLE were also reported. Herons flying into Pea Patch Island included a single TRICOLORED HERON and several YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS.

Near Lums Pond SP, at the intersection of Rt 896 and the C&D Canal, AMERICAN COOT, PIED-BILLED GREBE, and BLUE-WINGED TEAL were found. The fields nearby had GRASSHOPPER SPARROW and EASTERN MEADOWLARK. PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was heard along the banks at Lums Pond.

That's it for this week. Special thanks to Chris Bennett, Derek Stoner, Bill Stewart, Glen Lovelace, Andrew Leidig, and Jim Lenhard for their reports. You can call your reports to 302-529-1876 or email to armas@focusonnature.com. Until next time, good birding.

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