Great Black-backed Gull – DE Great Black-backed Gull – Larus marinus The world’s largest gull. Caught this beautiful bird over the Labor…
Eastern Wood Pewee – DE Eastern Wood Pewee – Contopus virens These pictures are from my Sunday walk through White Clay Creek…
Scarlet Tanager – DE Scarlet Tanager – Piranga olivacea After spending 5 hours planning for the first day of school this…
Northern Shoveler – DE Northern Shoveler – Anas clypeata These were at Bombay Hook in great numbers. They were kind of hard…
Carolina Chickadee – DE Carolina Chickadee – Poecile carolinensis An Ashland picture. I saw it. I clicked it. It flew off.…
Northern Flicker – DE Northern Flicker – Colaptes auratus This bird was a thrill to catch. I was at Ashalnd Nature…
Indigo Bunting – DE Indigo Bunting – Passerina cyanea Finally! An Indigo Bunting (female). As with most birds, her male counterpart…
Downy Woodpecker – DE Downy Woodpecker – Dryobates pubescens I am so excited! I finally got a woodpecker! I got this…
House Wren – DE House Wren – Troglodytes aedon I nabbed this bird at Middle Run today. I just dropped off…
Laughing Gull – DE Laughing Gull – Leucophaeus atricilla This is that annoying gull you usually see at the beach that…
Eastern Kingbird – DE Eastern Kingbird – Tyrannus tyrannus My identification skills must be getting better because as I took the…
Green-winged Teal – DE Green-winged Teal – Anas carolinensis According to the Cornell ID’ing app, this is a Green-winged Teal. She…
Short-billed Dowitcher – DE Short-billed Dowitcher – Limnodromus griseus I actually thought this was a Willet but I am glad I…
Semipalmated Plover – DE Semipalmated Plover – Charadrius semipalmatus This is the OFFICIAL 50th bird. Back at Bombay Hook again. I…
Bald Eagle – WY, DE Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus I had some pictures of the Bald Eagle from Wyoming but I…
Black Vulture – DE Black Vulture – Coragyps atratus These were some freaky looking birds. We came across them when we…
European Starling – DE European Starling – Sturnus vulgaris I caught these birds in my backyard when I put suet out.…
Dark-eyed Junco – DE Dark-eyed Junco – Junco hyemalis I have no clue when I took this picture. All I…
Mourning Dove – DE Mourning Dove – Zenaida macroura We have these guys visit the backyard all of the time. …
Least Flycatcher – DE Least Flycatcher – Empidonax minimus Well this will teach me to take pictures of any birds I…
Wild Turkey – DE Wild Turkey – Meleagris gallopavo We spied this family as we were leaving Bombay Hook this weekend.…
Snowy Egret – DE Snowy Egret – Egretta thula I was interested in the Great egret when I was taking this…
Forster’s Tern – DE Forster’s Tern – Sterna forsteri I saw these Forster’s Terns when we were waiting to catch the…
Eastern Bluebird – DE, PA Eastern Bluebird – Sialia sialis I saw the Easter Bluebird in Middlerun in Newark and at…
Ring-billed Gull – DE Ring-billed Gull – Larus delawarensis We see them everywhere. These were in downtown Wilmington in 2013. I…
Tri-colored Heron – DE Tri-colored Heron – Egretta tricolor I sound like a broken record but I had no idea what…
Great Blue Heron – DE Great Blue Heron – Ardea herodias Great Blue Herons, or GBH’s, are common around the area. My…
Mallard – DE Mallard – Anas platyrhynchos We saw this duck last weekend at Bombay Hook. I was so interested…
American Avocet – DE American avocet – Recurvirostra americana These pictures were from the same amazing Tuesday. I did not know…
Great egret -DE Great egret – Ardea alba These birds were abundant last week and this weekend at Bombay Hook.…
Canada Goose – DE Canada Goose – Branta canadensis Canada Geese are a common sight in Delaware. If you are from…
Caspian Tern – DE Caspian Tern – Hydroprogne caspia These birds were patrolling Shearness Lake at Bombay Hook. I also saw…
Black-and-white Warbler – DE Black-and-white Warbler – Mniotilta varia These blurry pics are from a spring romp through White Clay Creek…
House Sparrow – DE House Sparrow – Passer domesticus This is the most abundant bird in my backyard. They are very…
Red-winged Blackbird – DE Red-winged Blackbird – Agelaius phoeniceus These pictures are from Bombay Hook although I have seen them at…
American Redstart – DE American redstart – Setophaga ruticilla I took this at White Clay Creek State Park in the spring.…
Tufted Titmouse – DE Tufted Titmouse – Baeolophus bicolor I have been concerned and, possibly, annoyed that I did not have…
Common grackle – DE Common grackle – Quiscalus quiscula Having been bitten by the birding bug earlier this year, I sought…
Ruby-throated Hummingbird – DE, NJ, NB Ruby-throated hummingbird – Archilochus colubris I have photographed this bird in several states and in Canada. The…
Gray Catbird – DE Grey Catbird – Dumetella carolinensis I took these two pictures while hiking in White Clay Creek Park…
Northern Cardinal – DE Northern Cardinal – Cardinalis cardinalis One of my favorite backyard visitors are the cardinals. We were pelted…
American Robin – DE American robin – Turdus migratorius Besides just loving the Robin’s scientific name, Robins are birds that I…
Barn swallow – DE, TX Barn swallow – Hirundo rustica I could have taken this picture almost anywhere in the world. This…
House Finch – DE House Finch – Haemorhous mexicanus I caught this House finch on one of my backyard feeders. After I read…
Blue grosbeak – DE Blue grosbeak – Passerina caerulea Weekend trip to Bombay Hook again. I thought it was an Indigo…
Merlin – DE Merlin – Falco columbarius This was a different trip to Bombay Hook. We went again on the…
Lesser Yellowlegs – DE The Lesser Yellowlegs – Tringa flavipes I took my son to Bombay Hook last Tuesday. There were…