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White-Breasted Nuthatch – DE

White-Breasted Nuthatch – Sitta carolinensis I looked out of my kitchen window and saw a bird…

Eastern Towhee – DE

Eastern Towhee – Pipilo erythrophthalmus I went to Middlerun with my brother today. We saw a ton…

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – NJ

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – Sphyrapicus varius A thanksgiving gift from my in-laws! I was in awe that there…

Cooper’s Hawk – DE

Cooper Hawk – Accipiter cooperii I went to Bombay Hook with some students today. On my way…

White-throated Sparrow – DE

White-throated Sparrow – Zonotrichia albicollis We went to ____ park and took a little stroll. We saw…

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…

Dunlin – DE

Dunlin – Calidris alpina There were tons of these at Bombay today. It was hard to get…

Greater Yellowlegs – DE

Greater Yellowlegs – Tringa melanoleuca I was looking at my pictures and I thought, what the heck,…

Swamp Sparrow – DE

Swamp Sparrow – Melospiza georgiana Caught this little guy in the brush as I was stalking some…

Red-Tailed Hawk – DE

Red-Tailed Hawk – Buteo jamaicensis I went out to look for some birds on route 9 but…

Song Sparrow – DE

 Song Sparrow – Melospiza melodia Caught this one on Friday at Carousel Park but it was a…

Ruddy Duck – DE

Ruddy Duck – Oxyura jamaicensis I saw someone reported a ruddy duck on ebird. I decided to…

Savannah Sparrow – DE

Savannah Sparrow – Passerculus sandwichensis Only got one picture of this little fellow and it was a…

Spotted Sandpiper – DE

Spotted Sandpiper – Actitis macularius Took a little run to Bombay Hook this weekend caught some interesting…

Peregrine Falcon – DE

Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus Caught this one landing and sawed it in the same area over…

Northern Pintail – DE

 Northern Pintail – Anas acuta This picture was taken during a trip to Bombay hook. There were…

American Black Duck – DE

American Black Duck – Anas rubripes Details to come.  …

Hairy Woodpecker – NJ

Hairy Woodpecker – Picoides villosus Caught this at my in-laws. The tree was was loaded with warblers.…

Black-capped Chickadee – New-Jersey

Black-capped Chickadee – Poecile atricapillus I have no clue how to tell the difference between a Carolina…

Yellow-rumped Warbler – New Jersery

Yellow-rumped Warbler – Setophaga coronata I took this at my in-law’s house as we were getting ready…

Eastern Phoebe – DE

Eastern Phoebe – Sayornis phoebe Another Port City bird. I only got one shot of this bird…

Northern Mockingbird – DE

Northern Mockingbird – Mimus polyglottos I wandered down DE route 9 and stopped in Port City. There…

Brown-headed Cowbird – DE

Brown-headed Cowbird – Molothrus ater I was sorting my summer pictures getting ready to put my annual…

Common Yellowthroat – DE

  Common yellowthroat – Geothlypis trichas I was a Ashland today and just as I was leaving,…

Red-bellied Woodpecker – DE

Red-bellied Woodpecker – Melanerpes carolinus I went out to look for warblers this morning but the weather…

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…

Great Cormorant – DE

Great Cormorant – Phalacrocorax carbo I am not really sure what this bird is. I saw it…

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…

Willet – DE

Willet – Tringa semipalmata On the way to the beach, we stopped by Bombay Hook to see…

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…

Green Heron – NJ

Green Heron – Butorides virescens Besides being my 60th bird, it’s an absolutely beautiful animal. I am…

Purple Martin – NJ

Purple Martin – Progne subis This fellow was sitting on the wires above the boat slip in…

Cattle Egret – NJ

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis The women I met at Supawna told me to where to look…

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…

Common Raven – WY

Common Raven – Corvus corax When we where in Yellowstone, there were so many of these Ravens.…

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