Delaware (Statewide) RBA
January 22, 2010
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Subject: [BIRDEAST] RBA: Birdline Delaware, January 22nd, 2010
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RBA
* Delaware
* Statewide
* January 22, 2010
* DEST1001.22
*Birds mentioned
Tundra Swan
White-cheeked Pintail (escape)
Canvasback
Ring-necked Duck
Long-tailed Duck
Common Eider
Black Scoter
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Common Goldeneye
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Common Loon
Red-throated Loon
Great Cormorant
American Bittern
Black-crowned Night Heron
Bald Eagle
Peregrine Falcon
American Kestrel
Ruddy Turnstone
Purple Sandpiper
Black-headed Gull
Iceland Gull
Nelson's Gull
Glaucous Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Short-eared Owl
Northern (Red-shafted) Flicker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Pileated Woodpecker
Black-capped Chickadee
Winter Wren
Orange-crowned Warbler
Pine Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Eastern Meadowlark
Hotline: Birdline Delaware
Date: January 22, 2010
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, January 22nd, this is Birdline Delaware from the Delaware Museum
of Natural History in Greenville. The 2010 Unofficial Delaware State Year
now stands at 144 species this week.
Two ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS were reported at opposite ends of the state this
week. One was found in a yard in downtown Wilmington off Franklin Street,
near the intersection of Rt. 52 and I-95. This is behind Ursuline Academy
off Pennsylvania Ave.
The other ORANGE-CROWN was at the end Oyster Rocks Road in Prime Hook NWR.
Also, PINE WARBLER and WINTER WREN were reported at the Prime Hook
headquarters area. A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen off Cods Rd.
A large number of gulls were seen at Prime Hook this weekend, as the farmer
off Thirteen Curves Road was spreading manure. 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS
and both a NELSON'S GULL and 1st winter GLAUCOUS GULL were reported. A
NELSON'S GULL is a GLAUCOUS X HERRING GULL hybrid. An adult ICELAND GULL was
seen at Fowler's Beach and 5 more LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were see off
Prime Hook Beach.
The BLACK-HEADED GULLS continue to be reported at the Wolfs' Neck Water
Treatment Plant. The turn for Wolfe's Neck is next to the Wawa opposite Rt.
24 on Rt. 1 near Rehoboth. Ask at the gate for directions to view the gulls.
A Redhead was found this weekend at Silver Lake in Rehoboth Beach. That bird
was in with about 400 Canvasback. A Cackling Goose was found on Silver Lake
on Monday. COMMON EIDER, LONG-TAILED DUCK, SURF and BLACK SCOTER, GREAT
CORMORANT, RED-THROATED and COMMON LOON and RUDDY TURNSTONE and PURPLE
SANDPIPER were reported at Indian River Inlet this weekend. 40 HORNED GREBES
were seen off Bethany Beach.
An AMERICAN BITTERN was seen at the north marina at Indian River Inlet, from
the bluffs at the causeway to Burton's Island. A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON
was seen over the marshes at Delaware Seashore State Park, south of Dewey
Beach.
SNOW BUNTINGS were reported in the dunes at The Point at Cape Henlopen State
park. 14 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were seen flying offshore. 2 BALD EAGLES were
also perched on posts along the breakwater.
A NORTHERN FLICKER, reported as a RED-SHAFTED FLICKER along with a PILEATED
WOODPECKER was reported at Killen's Pond State Park this week. CHIPPING and
FOX SPARROW were also reported. Not many CHIPPING SPARROWS were found on the
Christmas counts this year.
A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen along the Port Mahon Road this week, by the
fishing pier. Another SHORT-EARED OWL was seen at Bombay Hook NWR, from the
dike at the southeast corner of Bear Swamp, over Leatherbury Flats. A third
SHORT-EARED has been reported in northern Delaware, seen on Delaware Nature
Center lands off the Ashland-Clinton Rd.
Several AMERICAN KESTRELS were seen on the wires along Whitehall Neck Rd,
coming to the entrance to Bombay Hook. A COOPER'S HAWK was seen in the
refuge, along with up to 9 BALD EAGLES on Saturday. TUNDRA SWAN, COMMON and
HOODED MERGANSER, BUFFLEHEAD, and RUDDY DUCK were also reported. Up to 9
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS are still being seen by the feeders at the
headquarters.
A big raft of over 170 COMMON MERGANSERS was seen on Silver Lake in Dover on
Wednesday. This is a traditional feeding area for this species in downtown
Dover. A nice collection of waterfowl was found on Thousand Acre Marsh this
weekend, including COMMON GOLDENEYE, RING-NECKED DUCK, and COMMON MERGANSER.
BUFFLEHEAD and COMMON MERGANSER were seen out on the Delaware River.
Some feeder birders in northern Delaware include a pair of BLACK-CAPPED
CHICKADEES coming to Esther Speck's feeder in Walnut Ridge. No PURPLE FINCH
or PINE SISKINS have been seen, but a YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was also
reported.
A peak of 5 WHITE-CHEEKED PINTAILS (probably an escape) was reported on the
ponds at Rt. 100 and 92, across from Brandywine Creek State Park. These
birds were seen by Adams Dam Rd. HOODED MERGANSER was seen on the Winterthur
Pond. The field at Winterthur had singing EASTERN MEADOWLARK. Hoopes'
Reservoir had a few PIED-BILLED GREBES on Sunday. About 70 RING-NECKED DUCKS
were reported, along with BUFFLEHEAD, COMMON, and HOODED MERGANSER.
Special thanks this week Susan Gruver, Chris Bennett, Rod Murray, Frank
Rohrbacher, Steve Graff, Bill Stewart, Derek Stoner, Sally O'Byrne, Mike
Bowen, and Chuck Fullmer for their observations. You can call 302-792-9591
or email ednieap@verizon.net to report your observations or make a
contribution to the Unofficial Delaware State Year List for 2010. Thanks for
calling and until next week, good birding.
-end transcript
Andy Ednie
Claymont, Delaware
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