Delaware (Statewide) RBA
August 27, 2010
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RBA
* Delaware
* Statewide
* August 27 2010
* DEST1008.27
*Birds mentioned
Snow Goose
Mute Swan
Northern Pintail
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Blue-winged Teal
Great Shearwater
Cory's Shearwater
Audubon's Shearwater
Wilson's Storm Petrel
Leach's Storm Petrel
Band-rumped Storm Petrel
Northern Gannet
Green Heron
Cooper's Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Sora
American Golden Plover
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
American Avocet
Marbled Godwit
Hudsonian Godwit
Upland Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Red-necked Phalarope
Black-headed Gull
Little Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Caspian Tern
Least Tern
Black Tern
Black Skimmer
Common Nighthawk
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Least Flycatcher
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Marsh Wren
Blue-winged Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Pine Warbler
American Redstart
Black and White Warbler
Canada Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Bobolink
Baltimore Oriole
Hotline: Birdline Delaware
Date: August 27 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 27h, this is Birdline Delaware from the Delaware Museum
of Natural History in Greenville. The 2010 Unofficial Delaware State Year
List increased to 315 species this week.
A RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was seen at Shearness Pool in Bombay Hook NWR this
week after strong easterly winds. This week both LITTLE and BLACK-HEADED
GULLS were seen on Saturday. Both birds were in basic adult plumage. The
LITTLE GULL has not been seen, but the BLACK-HEADED GULL continues to be
seen daily. Several AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS were among the BLACK-BELLIED
PLOVERS at the refuge. A SORA was seen at Bear Swamp.
There are huge numbers of AMERICAN AVOCETS at Raymond Pool, described as an
flowing river of birds. MARBLED and HUDSONIAN GODWITS continue to be seen
with the AVOCETS. Also reported have been the first DUNLIN of the season,
WESTERN, PECTORAL, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, and over 30 STILT SANDPIPERS. 2
UPLAND SANDPIPERS were seen in the plowed field opposite Whitehall Neck Road
off Rt 9 north of Leipsic.
Along with the LITTLE and BLACK-HEADED GULLS, 2 BONAPARTE'S GULLS were seen
at the Logan Lane Tract at Kitts Hummock. BLACK SKIMMERS and LEAST TERNS
continue to be seen at Fowler's Beach.
Migrant warblers at Thompson's Island at the Spring Lake condominiums
included CANADA, MAGNOLIA, BLACK AND WHITE, and AMERICAN REDSTART. Also
reported were several BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCHES. BLACK-BELLIED AND
SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS were reported at Bay Vista near Rehoboth Beach. The
previous reported MARSH WREN continues to be seen. Brown-headed Nuthatches,
along with BALTIMORE ORIOLE and AMERICAN REDSTART were also seen there.
BLACK and CASPIAN TERNS were seen at Thousand Acre Marsh. Large numbers of
BLUE and GREEN-WINGED TEAL have returned to Thousand Acre along with
SHOVELER and NORTHERN PINTAIL. A GREEN HERON was seen at Greer's Pond.
A number of shorebirds have made use of the beaver dam at Abbott's Mill
Nature Center near Milford. 8 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS and 4 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS
were among the LEAST and SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS and both YELLOWLEGS.
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER was seen at Walnut Ridge in Centerville.
Flint's Woods had YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO and NORTHERN PARULA. BLUE-WINGED
WARBLERS were seen at Brandywine Creek State Park. 4 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were
seen at the park on Sunday; while a big flight of 73 NIGHTHAWKS were seen
last evening.
A MOURNING WARBLER was reported at Middle Run off Possum Park Rd near Newark
this week. Also reported there were WILSON'S WARBLER and LEAST FLYCATCHER.
Some warblers at White-clay Creek State Park today by the pump station
included a single PINE WARBLER plus CHESTNUT-SIDED, MAGNOLIA and REDSTART.
GREEN HERON was also seen by the dam.
The first flight of BROAD-WINGS was reported at Ashland Nature Center. 6
were seen flying down the valley. Also reported were RED-SHOULDERED,
COOPER'S and SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS. MUTE SWAN continues to be seen at Hoopes'
reservoir.
8 BAND-RUMPED STORM PETREL and a LEACH'S STORM PETREL were reported on the
pelagic trip to Delaware waters this weekend. A total of 885 WILSON'S STORM
PETRELS were counted along with NORTHERN GANNET, AUDUBON'S, GREAT, and
CORY'S SHEARWATER.
And now for the Birdline Special feature from WILM News Radio.
In autumn, birds are move south to their winter quarters. Molted adults and
immature birds in incomplete plumage produces a group of birds called
confusing fall warblers. These are birds that have lost their characteristic
field marks in fall plumage.
One of the first to arrive back is the CHESTNUT SIDED WARBLER. In spring
(SFx) it has a brown streak on the flanks and yellow cap. In fall, the bird
is just a dull green and white, with wing bars and eye ring. At first
glance, it might look like the similar RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET. Theodore
Roosevelt, our only birder president, reported a CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER at a
February meeting of his cabinet. A rare species in winter in Washington,
maybe the near-sighted Roosevelt actually saw a RUBY-CROWN on the White
House lawns.
The BLACKPOLL and BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS nest in spruce bogs in Canada. In
spring, the BAY-BREASTED WARBLER is brightly colored compared to the
Blackpoll, which looks like a CHICKADEE, In fall, the young are
indistinguishable, a sign of their common ancestry. Both are gray and white
with streaks and wing bars. The only way to tell them about is by their leg
color, BAY-BREASTED with black and BLACKPOLLS have yellow legs.
Many a beginning birder has quit due to headaches caused by these plumage
problems.
Special thanks to Micheal Moore, Michael Bowen, Anthony Gonzon, Andy
Urquhart, Jason Beadle, Matt Sarver, Alex Zorach, Lynn Smith, Derek Stoner,
Paul Guris, Bert Filmyer, Lin Just, Maurice Barnhill, 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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