Delaware (Statewide) RBA
April 25, 2008
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RBA
* Delaware
* Statewide
* April 25, 2008
* DEST0804.25
*Birds mentioned
Greater White-fronted Goose
Common Eider
Black Scoter
Surf Scoter
Common Merganser
Tricolored Heron
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Merlin
American Kestrel
Virginia Rail
Common Moorhen
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden Plover
Piping Plover
American Oystercatcher
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Whimbrel
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Least Sandpiper
Ruff
Short-billed Dowitcher
Parasitic Jaeger
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Royal Tern
Barred Owl
Pileated Woodpecker
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Great Crested Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Red-Eyed Vireo
White-eyed Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Yellow-Throated Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
Wood Thrush
Blue-winged Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Ovenbird
Kentucky Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Summer Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Vesper Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Salt Marsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Seaside Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Orchard Oriole
Rusty Blackbird
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
Transcript
Hotline: Birdline Delaware
Date: April 25, 2008
Number: 302/658-2747
To Report: Andy Ednie 302-792-9591 (VOICE)
Compiler: Andy Ednie (ednieap@verizon.net)
Coverage: Delaware, Delmarva Peninsula, nearby Delaware Valley, Southern
New Jersey, Maryland
Transcriber: Andy Ednie (ednieap@verizon.net)
For, Friday, April 25th this is Birdline Delaware, from the Delaware Museum
of Natural History in Greenville. The unofficial Delaware State Year List
now stands at 244 species, up 30 birds this week.
A RUFF was seen this past Monday at the Broadkill Beach impoundments of
Prime Hook NWR. By the description, this might be the same bird that was
reported 3 weeks ago. That bird was looked for yesterday without success.
The first RED KNOTS were reported a little further north, at Mispillion
Inlet. 6 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS were also spotted there. 2 fly-by WHIMBRELS
were also reported along with LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and ROYAL TERN.
SEASIDE and SALT MARSH SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS were along Lighthouse Road.
BLACK-NECKED STILT along with lots of other shorebirds were seen at the
north side of Fowler's Beach. WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, and
WHITE-EYED VIREO were at the Prime Hook headquarters. VIRGINIA RAIL was
heard along the Boardwalk Trail. The RED-HEADED WOODPECKER along Deep Branch
Road was not reported this week, but PILEATED WOODPECKER was found there.
The PAINTED BUNTING reported near Georgetown last week has not been seen
since Saturday morning. Some other birds in southern Delaware included the
first SUMMER TANAGER of the year at Trap Pond State Park this week. GREAT
CRESTED FLYCATCHER, EASTERN KINGBIRD, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, OVENBIRD and
PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS were also at Trap Pond.
KENTUCKY, PROTHONOTARY, and WORM-EATING WARBLER were reported at Redden
State Forest this week. BARRED OWLS were also found there. No VESPER
SPARROWS were found, but they were found further north along Hunting
Quarters Road near Harrington, along with several GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS.
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER, and BLUE-HEADED VIREO were
found in a yard near Milford today.
The Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch had a banner day with a record 138 MERLINS this
week! Falcons were whizzing past faster then they could be counted. Also
reported were 7 AMERICAN KESTRELS, 19 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 5 COOPER'S, and 3
NORTHERN HARRIERS. PRAIRIE WARBLER, BLUE GROSBEAK and BLUE-HEADED VIREO were
also found at the Cape. PIPING PLOVERS were reported from The Point along
the bayside. BLACK and SURF SCOTER was reported at the inner breakwater.
COMMON EIDER and a light morph juvenal PARASITIC JAEGER were seen from the
Cape May- Lewes Ferry today.
PINE SISKINS were reported this week at Sea Colony in Bethany Beach.
TRICOLORED HERON was reported at Indian River Inlet and at Burton's Island
near the north marina.
5 PINE SISKINS, along with PURPLE FINCH and RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH are still
coming to Jim White's feeder near Yorklyn. Esther Speck had 14-16 PURPLE
FINCHES, HOUSE WRENS, and her first RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD of the season
at her house in Walnut Ridge near Centerville.
HOODED and BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS, plus BLUE-HEADED VIREO were reported at
Brandywine Creek State Park this week. PARULA, PRAIRIE, YELLOW, PALM, and
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH were also reported. COMMON MERGNASERS were still being
seen down along the creek.
COMMON MERGANSER was also seen at Ashland Nature Center. A singing
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER was found at Ashland today. WARBLING VIREO, WOOD
THRUSH, and SAVANNAH SPARROW were reported there. Several PURPLE FINCHES are
also at the feeders. The first ORCHARD ORIOLE of the year was reported today
along the Red Clay Creek at Ashland and near Hercules Road.
A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was reported on Saturday along the White Clay Creek,
at the intersection of Chambers Rock and Thompson Station Roads. RED-EYED,
WARBLING, and YELLOW-THROATED VIREO were found also this week. Also seen
were the first ACADIAN FLYCATCHERS and WOOD THRUSHES of the year at White
Clay Creek State Park.
COMMON MOORHEN was found this week at Thousand Acre Marsh. A fly-by
TRICOLORED HERON was a rare sight there, although they do nest on Pea Patch
Island. Six BALD EAGLES all in one view were found sitting in the trees
along the edge of the pond.
The first YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON returned to Bear Swamp in Bombay Hook
NWR this week. Also reported was the first BLUE GROSBEAK. Shorebirds at
Shearness Pool today included 200 BLACK-BELLIED with 13 AMERICAN GOLDEN
PLOVER, a single RUDDY TURNSTONE, 2 RED KNOTS, and SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER.
The WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE continues to be seen at Tony Florio's, at Woodland
Beach Wildlife Area. The largest numbers of AMERICAN AVOCETS continues to be
found at the Logan Tract section of the Ted Harvey Conservation Area off the
Kitts Hummock Road. 525 AVOCETS and 1 LEAST SANDPIPER were reported.
And now for this week's special feature from 1450 WILM News Radio. You can
hear Birdline Delaware on your radio on Wednesday at 5:55 and 8:55 am and
again at 6:55 pm. Here now is this week's feature:
Bird photography is changing, since photographic film is no longer being
used. Digital photography is the new technology.
Birds used in early photography were restricted to their egg whites. Eggs
from the Laysan Albatrosses were collected for albumin-covered glass plates.
Birds were poor subjects due to slow speeds and heavy equipment. The
development of cellulose film allowed birders to capture an image. Color
photography, especially Kodachome, brought out rich hues of brown and red.
Now the bird photographer could capture the image of a CARDINAL (Cardinal
SFx) like it was singing.
The SLR film camera is becoming a thing of the past. Most companies are
producing only digital. Jim Cycyk at Cameras Etc. states that you can still
purchase an SLR camera that takes film; but Nikon and Canon models cost into
4 figures! Film must be black and white, color print, Ektachrome, or
Fujichrome. Kodak stopped making its Kodachrome film last year. Special
technology to process Kodachome was too expensive.
You can still capture the golden color of a PROTHONOTARY WARBLER. Digital
photography is easier and has several advantages. New chips have more
pixels, faster speeds, at lower light. Instant editing, allows adjustments
before developing. Prints are made at home, or on a dye sublimation printer
that heats the colors into the paper, topped off with an ultraviolet
protective coating. Film degradation is prevented on a hard drive. Project
Vireo at the Academy of Natural Sciences, with almost 140,000 slides, has
done 40,000 scans to digitalize their collection.
Nobody buys slides; pictures are digitalized and projected through
computers. Kodachrome has become a thing of the past.
"Momma don't throw my Kodachrome away" - Paul Simon
Special thanks to Esther Speck, Bill Fintel, Jay Young, and Joe Sebastiani
for their reports. Please send your reports into the birdline or add birds
to the state year list by calling 302-792-9591 or email me at
ednieap@verizon.net. Until next week, good birding.
-end transcript
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