RBA
* Delaware
* Statewide
* October 20, 2006
* DEST0610.20
*Birds mentioned
Snow Goose
Ross' Goose
Wood Duck
Brown Pelican
Double-crested Cormorant
American Bittern
Tricolored Heron
Glossy ibis
Black Vulture
Bald Eagle
Sharp-Shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Black-bellied Plover
American Oystercatcher
American Avocet
Hudsonian Godwit
Dunlin
Bonaparte's Gull
Lesser Black-Backed Gull
Eastern Screech Owl
Great Horned Owl
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
Blue-Headed Vireo
Brown-Headed Nuthatch
House Wren
Hermit Thrush
Northern Parula
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Black and White Warbler
American Redstart
Dickcissel
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Chipping Sparrow
Salt Marsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
- Transcript
Hotline: Birdline Delaware
Date: October 20, 2006
Number: 302/658-2747
To Report: Armas Hill, 302/529-1876 (VOICE)
302/529-1085 (FAX)
Compiler: Andy Ednie (ednieap@fcc.net)
Coverage: Delaware, Delmarva Peninsula, nearby Delaware Valley, Southern
New Jersey, Maryland
Transcriber: Andy Ednie (ednieap@fcc.net)
On Friday October 20th, this is Birdline Delaware, from the Delaware Museum
of Natural History in Greenville. Hello. I'm Andy Ednie, substituting for
Armas Hill.
Sparrows are on the move, This cold front moving through today could bring a
big wave of birds tonight into our state.
At Ramsey Road, north of Brandywine Creek State Park, 2 VESPER SPARROWS and
a LINCOLN'S SPARROW were seen on Monday. Across the creek, on Granogue
property, a WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW and a late BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER
were seen on Tuesday.
Further south, DICKCISSEL, SALT MARSH SHARP-TAILED SPARROW, and LINCOLN'S
SPARROW were reported along the Prime Hook Beach Road. AMERICAN BITTERN and
2 AMERICAN AVOCETS were also reported there. WARBLERS still present at Prime
Hook this week included MAGNOLIA, PARULA, BLACK AND WHITE, and REDSTART.
3 VESPER SPARROWS were reported at Oak Hill in southwestern Sussex Co.,
along with WHITE-THROATS, SWAMP, CHIPPING, SAVANNAH, and the first JUNCO of
the season there.
Sunday was a big day at the Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch. The flight that day
included 8 BLACK VULTURES, 6 BALD EAGLES, 92 SHARP-SHINED, and 2 COOPER'S
HAWKS, plus 3 MERLIN and 5 PEREGRINE FALCON. 20 BROWN PELICAN were reported
there yesterday. There have been 6-8 BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCHES in the trees
around the watch all week. A flock of 12 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were
sitting offshore on Saturday. SNOW GEESE and DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS were
also seen, plus GLOSSY IBIS, WOOD DUCK, and a flight of 12 AMERICAN
OYSTERCATCHERS.
A single BONAPARTE'S GULL was reported at Indian River Inlet, and a
TRICOLORED HERON was seen in the Rehoboth Marshes south of Dewey Beach.
2 ROSS' GEESE were found in the flocks of SNOW GEESE at Raymond Pool at
Bombay Hook. 3 HUDSONIAN GODWITS were among the AMERICAN AVOCETS on the
mudflats opposite Shearness Pool.
A nice flock of 38 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS along with lots of DUNLIN were seen
at Mispillion Inlet.
Yesterday, there was a good movement of passerines at Ashland Nature Center
near Hockessin that included 11 PALM WARBLERS and 5 BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, plus
HERMIT THRUSH, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, HOUSE WREN, and YELLOW-BELLIED
SAPSUCKER. EASTERN SCREECH OWL was heard calling at Ashland after the DOS
meeting there on Wednesday night.
GREAT HORNED OWLS have been heard calling this week at Hoopes' Reservoir off
Hillside Mill Road. Nesting season is all ready getting started.
Now for this week's special feature from 1450 WILM News Radio. You can hear
the special feature, with sound effects, on Wednesdays at 5:55 and 8:55 am
and again at 6:55 pm.
Watching the skies, the cool air is broken by skeins of geese right now.
(Canda Goose SFx) Their distinctive V formations are universally recognized
as a change of the season. The geese are feeding out in the corn stubble in
the Amish farmland of Lancaster Co during the day, returning to the "Big
Water" of Delaware Bay to roost at night.
In year's past, our Canada Geese would only migrate through the state. After
nesting near Hudson Bay, they would winter further south in North Carolina.
But, farmers on the Delmarva Peninsula discovered that by leaving grain in
the fields, the geese would "short-hop" and stay for the winter. Helping to
increase revenue from goose hunting during the lean winter months, farmers
further south were angry about us stealing their market. Most populations
are migratory, but some Canada Geese became sedentary and nested here, which
caused a local population to form. You might be seeing local birds or "Big
Honkers from the north that have all ready flown thousands of miles over
your house.
Both sexes have the same plumage in Canada Geese. There might be only a
slight size difference between males and females. There are significant size
differences between breeding populations, from the Giant Canada Goose to the
tiny Richardson's Goose of the tundra - only slightly bigger then a Mallard.
This small form of Canada Goose has recently been split into an entirely
separate species - the cackling goose. Watch for smaller geese in those big
flocks as they fly over, you might be seeing a brand new species.
Please report your sightings to the birdline by calling 302-792-9591 or
email me at ednieap@fcc.net. Thanks to Joe Sebastiani and Bill Stewart for
their reports. Until next time, good birding.
-end transcript
* Delaware
* Statewide
* October 20, 2006
* DEST0610.20
*Birds mentioned
Snow Goose
Ross' Goose
Wood Duck
Brown Pelican
Double-crested Cormorant
American Bittern
Tricolored Heron
Glossy ibis
Black Vulture
Bald Eagle
Sharp-Shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Black-bellied Plover
American Oystercatcher
American Avocet
Hudsonian Godwit
Dunlin
Bonaparte's Gull
Lesser Black-Backed Gull
Eastern Screech Owl
Great Horned Owl
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
Blue-Headed Vireo
Brown-Headed Nuthatch
House Wren
Hermit Thrush
Northern Parula
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Black and White Warbler
American Redstart
Dickcissel
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Chipping Sparrow
Salt Marsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
- Transcript
Hotline: Birdline Delaware
Date: October 20, 2006
Number: 302/658-2747
To Report: Armas Hill, 302/529-1876 (VOICE)
302/529-1085 (FAX)
Compiler: Andy Ednie (ednieap@fcc.net)
Coverage: Delaware, Delmarva Peninsula, nearby Delaware Valley, Southern
New Jersey, Maryland
Transcriber: Andy Ednie (ednieap@fcc.net)
On Friday October 20th, this is Birdline Delaware, from the Delaware Museum
of Natural History in Greenville. Hello. I'm Andy Ednie, substituting for
Armas Hill.
Sparrows are on the move, This cold front moving through today could bring a
big wave of birds tonight into our state.
At Ramsey Road, north of Brandywine Creek State Park, 2 VESPER SPARROWS and
a LINCOLN'S SPARROW were seen on Monday. Across the creek, on Granogue
property, a WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW and a late BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER
were seen on Tuesday.
Further south, DICKCISSEL, SALT MARSH SHARP-TAILED SPARROW, and LINCOLN'S
SPARROW were reported along the Prime Hook Beach Road. AMERICAN BITTERN and
2 AMERICAN AVOCETS were also reported there. WARBLERS still present at Prime
Hook this week included MAGNOLIA, PARULA, BLACK AND WHITE, and REDSTART.
3 VESPER SPARROWS were reported at Oak Hill in southwestern Sussex Co.,
along with WHITE-THROATS, SWAMP, CHIPPING, SAVANNAH, and the first JUNCO of
the season there.
Sunday was a big day at the Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch. The flight that day
included 8 BLACK VULTURES, 6 BALD EAGLES, 92 SHARP-SHINED, and 2 COOPER'S
HAWKS, plus 3 MERLIN and 5 PEREGRINE FALCON. 20 BROWN PELICAN were reported
there yesterday. There have been 6-8 BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCHES in the trees
around the watch all week. A flock of 12 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were
sitting offshore on Saturday. SNOW GEESE and DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS were
also seen, plus GLOSSY IBIS, WOOD DUCK, and a flight of 12 AMERICAN
OYSTERCATCHERS.
A single BONAPARTE'S GULL was reported at Indian River Inlet, and a
TRICOLORED HERON was seen in the Rehoboth Marshes south of Dewey Beach.
2 ROSS' GEESE were found in the flocks of SNOW GEESE at Raymond Pool at
Bombay Hook. 3 HUDSONIAN GODWITS were among the AMERICAN AVOCETS on the
mudflats opposite Shearness Pool.
A nice flock of 38 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS along with lots of DUNLIN were seen
at Mispillion Inlet.
Yesterday, there was a good movement of passerines at Ashland Nature Center
near Hockessin that included 11 PALM WARBLERS and 5 BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, plus
HERMIT THRUSH, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, HOUSE WREN, and YELLOW-BELLIED
SAPSUCKER. EASTERN SCREECH OWL was heard calling at Ashland after the DOS
meeting there on Wednesday night.
GREAT HORNED OWLS have been heard calling this week at Hoopes' Reservoir off
Hillside Mill Road. Nesting season is all ready getting started.
Now for this week's special feature from 1450 WILM News Radio. You can hear
the special feature, with sound effects, on Wednesdays at 5:55 and 8:55 am
and again at 6:55 pm.
Watching the skies, the cool air is broken by skeins of geese right now.
(Canda Goose SFx) Their distinctive V formations are universally recognized
as a change of the season. The geese are feeding out in the corn stubble in
the Amish farmland of Lancaster Co during the day, returning to the "Big
Water" of Delaware Bay to roost at night.
In year's past, our Canada Geese would only migrate through the state. After
nesting near Hudson Bay, they would winter further south in North Carolina.
But, farmers on the Delmarva Peninsula discovered that by leaving grain in
the fields, the geese would "short-hop" and stay for the winter. Helping to
increase revenue from goose hunting during the lean winter months, farmers
further south were angry about us stealing their market. Most populations
are migratory, but some Canada Geese became sedentary and nested here, which
caused a local population to form. You might be seeing local birds or "Big
Honkers from the north that have all ready flown thousands of miles over
your house.
Both sexes have the same plumage in Canada Geese. There might be only a
slight size difference between males and females. There are significant size
differences between breeding populations, from the Giant Canada Goose to the
tiny Richardson's Goose of the tundra - only slightly bigger then a Mallard.
This small form of Canada Goose has recently been split into an entirely
separate species - the cackling goose. Watch for smaller geese in those big
flocks as they fly over, you might be seeing a brand new species.
Please report your sightings to the birdline by calling 302-792-9591 or
email me at ednieap@fcc.net. Thanks to Joe Sebastiani and Bill Stewart for
their reports. Until next time, good birding.
-end transcript