[MDOsprey] Central Coastal Delaware, 5 June 99

KurtCapt87@aol.com
Sun, 6 Jun 1999 21:03:16 EDT


Folks,

Below are details on a trip taken to Cape Henlopen, Indian River Inlet, Prime 
Hook, Little Creek, Port Mahon Rd, and Bombay (in that order) by Sue Heath, 
Todd Day and myself.  The weather was mostly sunny, about 65 F at 0730 
peaking nr 80 F.  We left Bombay at 1730.  The list below includes totals 
that are, mainly, not broken down except for some special cases.  For those 
who desire more details, drop me a line.  As the species totals 109, and all 
species were spotted by all members of the team, we will submit this as a 
"Big Day" for Delaware to fill in the June blank in the ABA statistics.

Kurt Gaskill

Com. Loon 1 (Henlopen)
Brn Pelican 1 (Henlopen)
DC Corm 5
Gr Bl Heron 41
Gr Egret 70
Snowy Egret 14
Little Blue Heron 1 (Bombay)
Tricolored Heron 2 (Indian River inlet)
Green Heron 8
Blk-crnd Night-heron 1 (first yr)
Glossy Ibis 300 (Bombay)
Blk Vulture 4
Turkey Vulture 26
Snow Goose 1 (Prime Hook, southern side)
Canada Goose 74+
Wood Duck 3
Am Black Duck 25
Mallard 110+
Blue-winged Teal 1 (Prime Hook)
No.Pintail 1 (Bombay)
Surf Scoter 5 (Henlopen)
Bufflehead 1 (Indian River inlet)
RB Merganser 2 (Henlopen)
Osprey 13
Bald Eagle 2 imm (Prime Hook)
No. Harrier 1 (Bombay)
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Ring-necked Pheasant 2
Bobwhite 7
Clapper Rail 4
Blk-bellied Plover 10
Semipalmated Plover 2
Killdeer 12
Am Oystercatcher 4 (Henlopen)
Blk-necked Stilt 16
Am. Avocets 28 (most at Little Creek)
Greater Yellowlegs 3
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Willets 56+
Ruddy Turnstones 10
Sanderlings 10
Semipalmated Sandpipers 3
Least Sandpipers 350
Short-billed Dowitcher 43
Long-billed Dowitcher 1
Laughing Gull 390
RB Gull 10
Herring Gull 21
Blk-bk Gull 100
Royal Tern 20
Forsters Tern 54
Least Tern 20 (Henlopen and Indian River inlet)
Black Skimmer 1 (Henlopen)
Rock Dove 44
Mourning Dove 24
Com. Nighthawk 1
Chimney Swift 32
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy 1
No. Flicker 9
E. Peewee 2
Gr. Crested Fly 5
E. Kingbird 26
White-eyed V 1
Red-eyed V 6
Blue Jay 9
Am. Crow 5+
Fish Crow 5+
Horned Lark 1
Purple Martin 23
Tree Swallow 10
Barn Swallow 50
C. Chicadee 2
T. Titmouse 2
C. Wren 1
House Wren 14
Marsh Wren 41
Blue-gray Gnatmasher 1
E. Bluebird 4
Wood Thrush 1
Am Robin 37+
Catbird 22
No. Mockingbird 17+
Brn Thrasher 6
Starlings 20 or something to the fifth power...
Cedar Waxwings 4 (Henlopen and Bombay)
Yellow W 8
Pine W 6
Prairie W 2
Ovenbird 2
Com. Yellowthroat 25
E. Towhee 19
Chipping Sp 6
Field Sp 10
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sp. 3 (Prime Hook, Port Mahon Rd)
Seaside Sp 8 (Port Mahon Rd, Bombay)
Song Sp 12
Swamp Sp 9
No. Cardinal 8
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 4
Redwing Blkbrd 60+
Com Grackle 80+
Boat-tailed Grackle 30+
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Orchard Oriole 2
House Finch 8
Am. Goldfinch 11
House Sp 12+