RBA
* Delaware
* Statewide
* August 18, 2006
* DEST0608.18
*Birds mentioned
Northern Pintail
Northern Shoveler
Blue-Winged Teal
Common Merganser
Least Bittern
Tricolored Heron
Yellow-Crowned Night Heron
Pied-Billed Grebe
Brown Pelican
Virginia Rail
Common Moorhen
Black-Bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
American Avocet
Black-Necked Stilt
Hudsonian Godwit
Solitary Sandpiper
Willet
Spotted Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
White-Rumped Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Red-Necked Phalarope
Wilson's Phalarope
Lesser Black-Backed Gull
Black Tern
Black Skimmer
Yellow-Billed Cuckoo
Common Nighthawk
Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
Cliff Swallow
Brown-Headed Nuthatch
Blue-Winged Warbler
Chestnut-Sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Canada Warbler
Blue Grosbeak
Grasshopper Sparrow
- Transcript
Hotline: Birdline Delaware
Date: August 18, 2006
Number: 302/658-2747
To Report: Armas Hill, 302/529-1876 (VOICE)
302/529-1085 (FAX)
Compiler: Andy Ednie (ednieap@wittnet.com)
Coverage: Delaware, Delmarva Peninsula, nearby Delaware Valley, Southern
New Jersey, Maryland
Transcriber: Andy Ednie (ednieap@wittnet.com)
For Friday, August 18th, this is Birdline Delaware, from the Delaware Museum
of Natural History in Greenville. I'm Andy Ednie, glad to be back. Armas
Hill is away this week.
The SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER that was reported here last week continues to
be seen in southern New Castle Co. along Rt. 9, at Paddock Rd. That bird was
seen today, sitting along the powerlines about a half mile north of the
intersection. This bird has a deformed bill and a partially molted tail, but
still is a stunning bird. This is about the 7th state record and 1st for New
Castle Co.
Just down the road from the SCISSOR-TAIL, in Taylor's Gut at Woodland Beach
Wildlife Area a pair of RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were seen on Tuesday, along
with STILT SANDPIPERS, AMERICAN AVOCETS and BLACK-NECKED STILTS.
There is a multitude of shorebirds at Bombay Hook right now, including
WILSON'S PHALAROPE, STILT SANDPIPER, and AMERICAN AVOCET. BLACK TERN and
BLACK SKIMMER were also reported along with a 2 immature YELLOW-CROWNED
NIGHT HERONS and a number of TRICOLORED HERONS. A female COMMON MERGANSER
was seen in the tidal marsh opposite Shearness.
Both WILSON'S AND RED-NECKED PHALAROPE were seen at Broadkill Beach
impoundments along with 27 BLACK-NECKED STILTS and 4 STILT SANDPIPER. A
HUDSONIAN GODWIT was also seen there on Wednesday. Other shorebirds seen at
Prime Hook include BLACK-BELLIED and SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, WILLET, SOLITARY,
SPOTTED, SEMIPALMATED, WHITE-RUMPED and PECTORAL SANDPIPER. NORTHERN PINTAIL
SHOVELER, and BLUE-WINGED TEAL were reported, along with TRICOLORED HERON.
An immature LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was at Prime Hook Beach. The marshes
out to Prime Hook Beach produced PIED-BILLED GREBE, LEAST BITTERN, LITTLE
BLUE HERON, VIRGINIA RAIL and COMMON MOORHEN,
5 BROWN PELICANS were seen at Cape Henlopen State Park from the Herring
Point overlook. BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCHES were found at the Observation Tower
and at the park entrance.
Birds at Mispillion Inlet included 4 AMERICAN OYSERCATCHERS, 57 LEAST TERNS,
ROYAL TERN, SANDERLING, and RUDDY TURNSTONE.
The first COMMON NIGHTHAWKS of the season were seen flying down the
Brandywine Valley from the hawk watch area at Brandywine Creek State Park on
Tuesday evening.
BLUE GROSBEAK, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, and YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO continue to be
seen at Brandywine Creek. 13 species of warbler were reported there over the
week, including BLUE-WINGED, CHESTNUT-SIDED, MAGNOLIA, BLACKBURNIAN,
KENTUCKY, and CANADA.
CLIFF SWALLOWS are still being seen at their nest site this year under the
Fleming Landing Bridge at Rt. 9, over the Smyrna River.
The WESTERN REEF HERON that has been at Cape Breton, Nova Scotia has not
been seen since August 2nd. But, this week there has been a report of anther
WESTERN REEF HERON, possibly the same bird, in southeast Maine. If the bird
is moving south, now would be a good time to keep on eye out for this Old
World tropics species.
That's it for this week. I'll be here again next time so please call your
reports into me at 302-792-9591 or email me at ednieap@fcc.net. Until next
time, good birding.
-end transcript
* Delaware
* Statewide
* August 18, 2006
* DEST0608.18
*Birds mentioned
Northern Pintail
Northern Shoveler
Blue-Winged Teal
Common Merganser
Least Bittern
Tricolored Heron
Yellow-Crowned Night Heron
Pied-Billed Grebe
Brown Pelican
Virginia Rail
Common Moorhen
Black-Bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
American Avocet
Black-Necked Stilt
Hudsonian Godwit
Solitary Sandpiper
Willet
Spotted Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
White-Rumped Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Red-Necked Phalarope
Wilson's Phalarope
Lesser Black-Backed Gull
Black Tern
Black Skimmer
Yellow-Billed Cuckoo
Common Nighthawk
Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
Cliff Swallow
Brown-Headed Nuthatch
Blue-Winged Warbler
Chestnut-Sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Canada Warbler
Blue Grosbeak
Grasshopper Sparrow
- Transcript
Hotline: Birdline Delaware
Date: August 18, 2006
Number: 302/658-2747
To Report: Armas Hill, 302/529-1876 (VOICE)
302/529-1085 (FAX)
Compiler: Andy Ednie (ednieap@wittnet.com)
Coverage: Delaware, Delmarva Peninsula, nearby Delaware Valley, Southern
New Jersey, Maryland
Transcriber: Andy Ednie (ednieap@wittnet.com)
For Friday, August 18th, this is Birdline Delaware, from the Delaware Museum
of Natural History in Greenville. I'm Andy Ednie, glad to be back. Armas
Hill is away this week.
The SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER that was reported here last week continues to
be seen in southern New Castle Co. along Rt. 9, at Paddock Rd. That bird was
seen today, sitting along the powerlines about a half mile north of the
intersection. This bird has a deformed bill and a partially molted tail, but
still is a stunning bird. This is about the 7th state record and 1st for New
Castle Co.
Just down the road from the SCISSOR-TAIL, in Taylor's Gut at Woodland Beach
Wildlife Area a pair of RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were seen on Tuesday, along
with STILT SANDPIPERS, AMERICAN AVOCETS and BLACK-NECKED STILTS.
There is a multitude of shorebirds at Bombay Hook right now, including
WILSON'S PHALAROPE, STILT SANDPIPER, and AMERICAN AVOCET. BLACK TERN and
BLACK SKIMMER were also reported along with a 2 immature YELLOW-CROWNED
NIGHT HERONS and a number of TRICOLORED HERONS. A female COMMON MERGANSER
was seen in the tidal marsh opposite Shearness.
Both WILSON'S AND RED-NECKED PHALAROPE were seen at Broadkill Beach
impoundments along with 27 BLACK-NECKED STILTS and 4 STILT SANDPIPER. A
HUDSONIAN GODWIT was also seen there on Wednesday. Other shorebirds seen at
Prime Hook include BLACK-BELLIED and SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, WILLET, SOLITARY,
SPOTTED, SEMIPALMATED, WHITE-RUMPED and PECTORAL SANDPIPER. NORTHERN PINTAIL
SHOVELER, and BLUE-WINGED TEAL were reported, along with TRICOLORED HERON.
An immature LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was at Prime Hook Beach. The marshes
out to Prime Hook Beach produced PIED-BILLED GREBE, LEAST BITTERN, LITTLE
BLUE HERON, VIRGINIA RAIL and COMMON MOORHEN,
5 BROWN PELICANS were seen at Cape Henlopen State Park from the Herring
Point overlook. BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCHES were found at the Observation Tower
and at the park entrance.
Birds at Mispillion Inlet included 4 AMERICAN OYSERCATCHERS, 57 LEAST TERNS,
ROYAL TERN, SANDERLING, and RUDDY TURNSTONE.
The first COMMON NIGHTHAWKS of the season were seen flying down the
Brandywine Valley from the hawk watch area at Brandywine Creek State Park on
Tuesday evening.
BLUE GROSBEAK, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, and YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO continue to be
seen at Brandywine Creek. 13 species of warbler were reported there over the
week, including BLUE-WINGED, CHESTNUT-SIDED, MAGNOLIA, BLACKBURNIAN,
KENTUCKY, and CANADA.
CLIFF SWALLOWS are still being seen at their nest site this year under the
Fleming Landing Bridge at Rt. 9, over the Smyrna River.
The WESTERN REEF HERON that has been at Cape Breton, Nova Scotia has not
been seen since August 2nd. But, this week there has been a report of anther
WESTERN REEF HERON, possibly the same bird, in southeast Maine. If the bird
is moving south, now would be a good time to keep on eye out for this Old
World tropics species.
That's it for this week. I'll be here again next time so please call your
reports into me at 302-792-9591 or email me at ednieap@fcc.net. Until next
time, good birding.
-end transcript