Mute Swan – PA Mute Swan – Cygnus olor We have visited Knoebles Grove every year for many years. Each year…
European Starling – DE European Starling – Sturnus vulgaris I caught these birds in my backyard when I put suet out.…
Blue Jay – NJ Blue Jay – Cyanocitta cristata My father-in-law doesn’t have very many kind words for this bird. We…
Rock Dove – MD Rock Dove – Columba livia Birders and scientists may call this a dove but its still a…
Spotted Towhee – CO Spotted Towhee – Pipilo maculatus We went out west last summer and along the way we stopped…
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. …
White-winged Dove – TX White-winged Dove – Zenaida asiatica I really thought these were mourning doves but now I know! I…
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…
American Gold Finch – NJ American Gold Finch – Spinus tristis I caught this gold finch while checking out a new birding…
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.…
Double-crested Cormorant – NB Double-crested Cormorant – Phalacrocorax auritus We found these birds while we were up in New Brunswick two…
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…
Sandhill crane – ID Sandhill Crane – Grus canadensis We were in Idaho a couple of summers ago. I was determined…
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…
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…
House Finch – DE House Finch – Haemorhous mexicanus I caught this House finch on one of my backyard feeders. After I read…
Turkey Vulture – TX Turkey vulture – Cathartes aura I was at a family reunion this summer and wanted a bit…
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…
Killdeer – NM Killdeer – Charadrius vociferus I took this while on vacation in New Mexico at Bottomless Lake. This was…
1000 Birds – Starting According to Google, there are 10,000 species of birds in the world. I am a novice…
