Solitary Sandpiper – DE Solitary Sandpiper – Tringa solitaria I went down to Bombay Hook with my mother yesterday. I was…
Chimney Swift – DE Chimney Swift – Chaetura pelagica I’ve been seeing these birds flitting around at school. I knew it…
Green-winged Teal – DE Green-winged Teal – Anas crecca I saw these down at Bombay Hook in March. I am just…
Yellow Warbler – NJ Yellow Warbler – Setophaga petechia Caught this guy at Cape May Point. He was in the same…
American Oystercatcher – NJ American Oystercatcher – Haematopus palliatus I finally got to Cape May and saw these lovely beauties. It…
Common Goldeneye – IL Common Goldeneye – Bucephala clangula This was in the harbor of North Chicago. There were two in…
Red-breasted Merganser – IL Red-breasted Merganser – Mergus serrator I was in North Chicago to see my daughter graduate from the…
Hooded Merganser – DE Hooded Merganser – Lophodytes cucullatus I was so excited to see these! They are so beautiful. The…
Ruddy Turnstone – FL Ruddy Turnstone – Arenaria interpres These were at Hernando Beach. Cute little things would zip around. There…
Reddish Egret – FL Reddish Egret – Egretta rufescens On the way back from Hernando, My mom drove down a very…
Pied-billed Grebe – FL Pied-Billed Grebe – Podilymbus podiceps Cound this grebe get any cuter? My only question is about the…
Common Gallinule – FL Common Gallinule – Gallinula galeata I found these in a pond in the Villages with some American…
Cedar Waxwing – DE Cedar Waxwing – Bombycilla cedrorum Yesterday I thought I saw a kestrel perched in a tree near…
Tundra Swan – DE Tundra Swan – Cygnus columbianus At first I thought these were snow geese but they were too…
Greater Yellowlegs – DE Greater Yellowlegs – Tringa melanoleuca I was looking at my pictures and I thought, what the heck,…
Ruddy Duck – DE Ruddy Duck – Oxyura jamaicensis I saw someone reported a ruddy duck on ebird. I decided to…
Spotted Sandpiper – DE Spotted Sandpiper – Actitis macularius Took a little run to Bombay Hook this weekend caught some interesting…
Common Yellowthroat – DE Common yellowthroat – Geothlypis trichas I was a Ashland today and just as I was leaving,…
Carolina Wren – DE Carolina Wren – Thryothorus ludovicianus This little guy was not easy to identify. All I knew was…
Snow Goose – DE Snow Goose – Chen caerulescens We were coming back from the beach and we stopped at a…
Northern Shoveler – DE Northern Shoveler – Anas clypeata These were at Bombay Hook in great numbers. They were kind of hard…
Northern Flicker – DE Northern Flicker – Colaptes auratus This bird was a thrill to catch. I was at Ashalnd Nature…
Laughing Gull – DE Laughing Gull – Leucophaeus atricilla This is that annoying gull you usually see at the beach that…
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…
Dark-eyed Junco – DE Dark-eyed Junco – Junco hyemalis I have no clue when I took this picture. All I…
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…
American Gold Finch – NJ American Gold Finch – Spinus tristis I caught this gold finch while checking out a new birding…
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…
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…
Glossy Ibis – DE Glossy Ibis – Plegadis falcinellus This bird was incredibly hard to photograph. Being dark with a lighter…
Black-and-white Warbler – DE Black-and-white Warbler – Mniotilta varia These blurry pics are from a spring romp through White Clay Creek…
Ruby-throated Hummingbird – DE, NJ, NB Ruby-throated hummingbird – Archilochus colubris I have photographed this bird in several states and in Canada. The…
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…
Western Tanager – WY Western Tanager – Piranga ludoviciana I know these are not the greatest picture but it is a…
Tree Swallow – WY Tree swallow – Tachycineta bicolor We took our family trip to Yellowstone out west. I caught this…
Barn swallow – DE, TX Barn swallow – Hirundo rustica I could have taken this picture almost anywhere in the world. This…
