Delaware (Statewide) RBA
August 6, 2010
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Subject: [BIRDEAST] RBA: Birdline Delaware, August 6th, 2010
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RBA
* Delaware
* Statewide
* August 6, 2010
* DEST1008.06
*Birds mentioned
Mute Swan
Green-winged Teal
Blue-winged Teal
Gadwall
Common Eider
Common Loon
Great Egret
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
White Ibis
Sandhill Crane (MD)
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Cooper's Hawk
Virginia Rail
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
American Avocet
Black-necked Stilt
Marbled Godwit
Hudsonian Godwit
Whimbrel
Spotted Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Ruff
Long-billed Dowitcher
Short-billed Dowitcher
Caspian Tern
Royal Tern
Common Tern
Forster's Tern
Least Tern
Black Tern
Black Skimmer
Eastern Screech Owl
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Bank Swallow
Purple Martin
Brown-headed Nuthatch
American Redstart
Northern Waterthrush
Blue Grosbeak
Bobolink
Eastern Meadowlark
Hotline: Birdline Delaware
Date: August 6, 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, August 6th, this is Birdline Delaware from the Delaware Museum
of Natural History in Greenville. The 2010 Unofficial Delaware State Year
List jumped up to 307 species this week.
This week, more shorebirds and waders arrived in the state. At Gordon's Pond
in Cape Henlopen State Park, an immature WHITE IBIS was seen on Saturday,
and an adult was seen on Wednesday. While WHITE IBIS have been moving north
almost yearly, they are still rare in the state. This spring, an adult was
seen in Wochester Co., Maryland and there is a breeding colony at
Fisherman's Is at Cape Charles, Virginia since 1977. Another immature WHITE
IBIS was seen Monday at Fowler's Beach and today, perhaps the same bird, at
Prime Hook Beach Rd in Prime Hook, NWR.
2 WHIMBREL were also reported at Gordon's Pond. Among the many waders were
an immature TRICOLORED HERON and several immature LITTLE BLUE HERONS. BLUE
GROSBEAK and BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCHES were reported in the pines on the trail
to the viewing platform. To get to Gordon's Pond, Turn north onto 1st Avenue
in Rehoboth and follow it along the coast past Henlopen Acres and the North
Shore to the parking lot at the end.
A pair of COMMON EIDER were seen at the Harbor of Refuge Breakwater in Lewes
from Cape Henlopen State Park. The first RED KNOTS returning to the Delaware
bayshore were seen on the bayside of the point there.
A total of 3 MARBLED GODWITS were reported at Fowler's Beach this week.
TRICOLORED HERON, SANDERLING, RUDDY TURNSTONE and BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were
also seen there. 2 BLACK TERNS, BLACK SKIMMERS, plus CASPIAN, COMMON and
about 120 LEAST TERNS were also reported. STILT SANDPIPER, LONG-BILLED and
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS were also reported on the flats. GADWALL was seen
along Cods Rd between Prime Hook and Fowler's Beach.
Another new species was a HUDSONIAN GODWIT at Shearness Pool in Bombay Hook
NWR this weekend. AMERICAN AVOCETS and BLACK-NECKED STILTS continue to be
seen at the refuge. Last week, there was a late report of a REEVE seen at
Bear Swamp Pool, but that has not been reported since. The refuge is loaded
with shorebirds, including SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, SPOTTED, WESTERN, LEAST and
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 6 STILT SANDPIPERS, LONG-BILLED and SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHERS, 2 BLACK TERNS and a CASPIAN TERN among the over 500 FORSTER'S
TERNS roosting at Shearness. Both YELLOW and BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON
immatures can be seen feeding in the northeast corner of Bear Swamp.
NORTHERN HARRIER, BALD EAGLE and COOPER'S HAWK were reported, along with
1200 BANK SWALLOWS along the entrance road and several BLUE GROSBEAKS in the
refuge.
A leuconistic RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD was seen in Georgetown this week.
The first AMERICAN REDSTART of the season was found along the coast in
Rehoboth Beach this week. A NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, another early migrant was
at Abbott's Mill Nature Center.
A COMMON LOON was seen at Delaware City in the harbor there this week. The
previously reported SANDHILL CRANE continues to be seen in downtown Elkton,
Maryland. That bird is in Meadow Park along Maryland Rt. 7 (Delaware Ave.),
north of Rt. 40. This bird is easily approachable and quite photogenic.
In northern Delaware, BOBOLINKS were heard over Burrow's Run Nature Preserve
near Ashland Nature Center. MUTE SWAN and BANK SWALLOW were seen at Hoopes'
Reservoir.
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS and GREEN HERONS continue to be seen at Harry's
Pond in the Brandywine Town Center. The immature LITTLE BLUE HERON continues
to be seen at the Winterthur Ponds along rt 100 and 92. Also at the ponds
were both BLUE-WINGED and GREEN-WINGED TEAL. A flight of 16 GREAT EGRETS
were seen flying up the Brandywine Creek from the Hawkwatch parking lot at
Brandywine Creek State Park.
A BALD EAGLE was seen along the Brandywine Creek this past weekend. BLUE
GROSBEAK, EASTERN MEADOWLARK, EASTERN SCREECH OWL, and PURPLE MARTIN were
also reported at Brandywine Creek State Park.
And now for this week's special feature from 1450 WILM News Radio.
The dog days of August are upon us, and now is a good time to head for the
beach. Watch for flocks of the little SANDERLING chasing the tide. Or you
now see the spectacular BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER (SFx) calling as it flies down
the shore. Big and plump with a gray back and black belly, these shorebirds
are just back from their arctic breeding grounds.
Finding a quiet place to go birding these days is always problematic. But
one place remains secluded, undeveloped, with spectacular views and good
birds. Just north of Rehoboth is Whiskey Beach. Now the south part of Cape
Henlopen State Park just past Herring Point, this was once property of the
US Army. Access is through Rehoboth's North Shore community.
Two submarine watch towers are posted along the coast. Behind the beach,
Gordon's Pond is hidden. Whiskey Beach got its name during Prohibition. Rum
Runners would unload their libation along the last secluded coastline in
Delaware. In the 1960's, its name was revived by the wild parties thrown by
college kids; without regulation, anything goes and alcohol flowed freely.
Now, rangers patrol, where once it was lawless.
The parties may be gone, but the birds are still wild.
Special thanks to Sharon Lynn, Frank Rohrbacher, Chris Bennett, Jacob Hall,
Steve Kacir, Liz Dumont, Jason Beale, Chuck Fullmer, Barbara Hiebsch, Mike
Rosenberg, Derek Stoner, Bill Stewart, and Kim Steininger for their updates.
Please call your reports to 302-792-9591 or email to ednieap@verizon.net.
Until next week, good birding.
-end transcript
Andy Ednie
Claymont, Delaware
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