Date: 8/21/26 4:38 pm From: Andrew Ednie <000006be14ba5998-dmarc-request...> Subject: [de-birds] RBA: Birdline Delaware, August 21st, 2026
RBA * Delaware * Statewide * August 21, 2026 * DEST 26.08.21
*Birds mentioned Blue-winged Teal Northern Shoveler Surf Scoter Wild Turkey Common Nighthawk Common Gallinule Sandhill Crane American Oystercatcher Black-necked Stilt American Avocet Black-bellied Plover American Golden Plover Semipalmated Plover Piping Plover Hudsonian Whimbrel Hudsonian Godwit Spotted Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper Willet Short-billed Dowitcher Long-billed Dowitcher Ruddy Turnstone Dunlin Sanderling Western Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper CURLEW SANDPIPER Pectoral Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Wilson’s Phalarope Red-necked Phalarope Black Tern Least Tern Common Tern SANDWICH TERN Caspian Tern Royal Tern Black Skimmer Wilson’s Storm-Petrel Brown Pelican Northern Gannet Least Bittern Black-crowned Night Heron Yellow-crowned Night heron Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Glossy Ibis White Ibis Broad-winged Hawk Barred Owl Red-headed Woodpecker OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER Least Flycatcher Willow Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER Eastern Warbling Vireo Cliff Swallow Ovenbird Louisiana Waterthrush Northern Waterthrush Worm-eating Warbler American Redstart Prothonotary Warbler Black and White Warbler Kentucky Warbler Hooded Warbler Blue-winged Warbler GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER Northern Parula Northern Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Magnolia Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Prairie Warbler Palm Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Canada Warbler Summer Tanager
Hotline: Birdline Delaware Date: August 21, 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 21st 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 back with you. Special thanks to Carolyn Holland who filled in for me for the last two weeks during my vacation to Alaska. I’m not sure but I think the unofficial Delaware Annual List increased to 311 species with one addition this week.
Migration is underway! Today, a female GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was found at Ashland Nature Center. That bird was found along the flood plain trail between the sand pits and Sharpless Road. Also seen at Ashland this week was an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, seen along the Red Clay Creek about 100 yards north of the parking lot. Also reported were CANADA, BLACKPOLL, and PRAIRIE WARBLER.
A high count of 7 BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS were seen at White Clay Creek State Park on Monday. Some other migrant sightings were MAGNOLIA WARBLER at Brandywine Creek State Park, BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER in a yard near Port Penn, a breeding plumaged YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER in a yard near Summit Bridge, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER near Townsend, and an early PALM WARBLER in a field north of Middletown. A total of 26 species of warbler were reported this week including OVENBIRD, LOUISIANA and NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, AMERICAN REDSTART, NORTHERN PARULA, plus WORM-EATING, BLACK AND WHITE, HOODED, KENTUCKY, YELLOW, and CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER
Additionally, all 5 species of eastern Empidonax flycatcher were seen this week. Sightings were: YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER near Townsend, ALDER FLYCATCHER near Milford, WILLOW FLYCATCHER at the Ed “Porky” Oliver’s Golf Club in Wilmington, and several LEAST FLYCATCHERS seen at Brandywine Unit - First State National Historical Park, Brandywine Creek State Park, Middle Run Natural Area, Smith’s Mill Road - White Clay Creek State Park, Summit Bridge, and White’s Tract - Blackbird State Forest. Another migrant, Broad-winged Hawks were seen this week at White Clay Creek, Summit Bridge and Port Penn Tract – Augustine Wildlife Area. One strange sighting was a male BLUE-WINGED at Thompson’s Bridge along the Brandywine Creek.
AMERICAN AVOCET, WILSON’S PHALAROPE, LONG-BILLED and SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, plus SPOTTED, SOLITARY, WESTERN, WHITE-RUMPED, PECTORAL and STILL SANDPIPER were seen at Thousand Acre Marsh near Delaware City. COMMON GALLINUE, SANDHILL CRANE, CASPIAN and COMMON TERN were also reported. The first COMMON NIGHTHAWK of the fall was seen at Port Penn Tract along with LEAST BITTERN, LITTLE BLUE HERON, BLUE-WINGED TEAL and NORTHERN SHOVELER. A BLACK TERN was photographed at Port Penn and later seen flying over the Delaware River at Augustine Beach. A CLIFF SWALLOW was seen at Summit Bridge in migration.
The previously reported CURLEW SANDPIPER continues to be seen at Raymond Pool in Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge at high tide. HUDSONIAN GODWIT, WHIMBREL, and WILLET were seen at Shearness Pool. Other shorebirds seen included AMERICAN AVOCET, BLACK-NECKED STILT, BLACK-BELLIED, SEMIPALMATED and AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, SHORT and LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, DUNLIN, plus SPOTTED, SOLITARY, WHITE-RUMPED, WESTERN, PECTORAL, and STILT SANDPIPER. Long-legged waders include LEAST BITTERN, YELLOW-CROWNED and BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, plus TRICOLORED and LITTLE BLUE HERON. WILD TURKEY and EASTERN WARBLING VIREO were reported by the visitor’s center.
SEDGE WRENS were found along the Port Mahon Road this week. SPOTTED SANDPIPER, RUDDY TURNSTONE, ROYAL and COMMON TERN were seen along the breakwater there. WHITE IBIS were seen at Kitt Hummock east of Dover. BARRED OWL and PROTHONOTARY WARBLER were reported at Killen’s Pond State Park. AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, RUDDY TURNSTONE, SANDERLING, DUNLIN, “western” WILLET, and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER were seen at Mispillion Inlet from the duPont Nature Center, along with BROWN PELICAN.
HUDSONIAN GODWIT, BLACK SKIMMER, and LEAST TERNS were seen at the Dike Trail at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge. BLACK-NECKED STILT and PECTORAL SANDPIPER were seen at Oyster Rocks Road. SUMMER TANAGER was still being reported at Abbott’s Mill Nature Center near Milford. RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was reported at Angola Neck Nature Preserve.
ROSEATE TERN was seen at Cape Henlopen Point along with SURF SCOTER, PIPING PLOVER and WILSON’S STORM-PETREL in Cape Henlopen State Park. GREEN HERON, GLOSSY and WHITE IBIS were seen at Gordon’s Pond. A BLACK TERN was seen from the Cape May – Lewes Ferry. RED-NECKED PHALAROPE and WILSON’S STORM PETREL were seen from the offshore Cape May Pelagic Trip that wandered into Delaware waters. SANDWICH TERNS continue to be seen at Dewey Beach Marina and at Quillen’s Point VFW near Ocean View. WHITE IBIS and TRICOLORED HERON were seen at this latter location. A NORTHERN GANNET was seen from 3R’s Road in Delaware Seashore State park near Bethany Beach.
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