Delaware Checklist
Species data
Abundance Presence
Double-crest. Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.7
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Upper Coastal Plain 2.8
Great Egret
Casmerodius albus
Upper Coastal Plain 4.9
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Upper Coastal Plain 2.2
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Upper Coastal Plain 0.05
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Upper Coastal Plain 2.7
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Upper Coastal Plain 1.3
Black-crn. Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Upper Coastal Plain 0.2
Yellow-crn. Night Heron
Nycticorax violacus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.08
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Upper Coastal Plain 4.2
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Upper Coastal Plain 1.1
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Upper Coastal Plain 0.1
American Black Duck
Anas rubripes
Upper Coastal Plain 0.8
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Upper Coastal Plain 3.2
Gadwall
Anas strepera
Upper Coastal Plain 0.06
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.3
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Upper Coastal Plain 10.7
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Upper Coastal Plain 1.1
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.03
Northern Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.1
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.02
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii
Upper Coastal Plain 0.01
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.02
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.01
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Upper Coastal Plain 1.2
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
Upper Coastal Plain 0.4
Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.4
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Upper Coastal Plain 0.09
Northern Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus
Upper Coastal Plain 27.0
Clapper Rail
Rallus longirostris
Upper Coastal Plain 0.4
Virginia Rail
Rallus limicola
Upper Coastal Plain 0.01
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Upper Coastal Plain 6.1
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.1
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.1
Willet
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Upper Coastal Plain 10.1
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularia
Upper Coastal Plain 0.01
Laughing Gull
Larus atricilla
Upper Coastal Plain 40.3
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Upper Coastal Plain 0.9
Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
Upper Coastal Plain 2.7
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.2
Royal Tern
Sterna maxima
Upper Coastal Plain 0.03
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Upper Coastal Plain 0.6
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
Upper Coastal Plain 0.9
Least Tern
Sterna antillarum
Upper Coastal Plain 1.9
Black Skimmer
Rhynchops niger
Upper Coastal Plain 1.3
Rock Dove
Columba livia
Upper Coastal Plain 10.6
Ringed Turtle Dove
Upper Coastal Plain 0.01
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
Upper Coastal Plain 23.2
Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Upper Coastal Plain 2.8
Eastern Screech-owl
Otus asio
Upper Coastal Plain 0.02
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.2
Barred Owl
Strix varia
Upper Coastal Plain 0.01
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
Upper Coastal Plain 0.9
Chuck-will's-widow
Caprimulgus carolinensis
Upper Coastal Plain 0.2
Whip-poor-will
Caprimulgus vociferus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.4
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Upper Coastal Plain 9.9
Ruby-thr. Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Upper Coastal Plain 0.3
Belted Kingfisher
Ceryle alcyon
Upper Coastal Plain 0.2
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.02
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
Upper Coastal Plain 5.5
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
Upper Coastal Plain 1.9
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.2
Yellow-shafted Flicker
Colaptes auratus
Upper Coastal Plain 3.2
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.09
Eastern Wood-pewee
Contopus virens
Upper Coastal Plain 5.2
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Upper Coastal Plain 2.0
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
Upper Coastal Plain 0.2
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Upper Coastal Plain 1.3
Grt. Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Upper Coastal Plain 2.7
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Upper Coastal Plain 3.9
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
Upper Coastal Plain 4.7
Purple Martin
Progne subis
Upper Coastal Plain 16.1
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Upper Coastal Plain 2.4
N. Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Upper Coastal Plain 1.2
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Upper Coastal Plain 1.4
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Upper Coastal Plain 26.1
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
Upper Coastal Plain 10.1
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Upper Coastal Plain 28.0
Fish Crow
Corvus ossifragus
Upper Coastal Plain 5.3
Carolina Chickadee
Parus carolinensis
Upper Coastal Plain 4.4
Tufted Titmouse
Parus bicolor
Upper Coastal Plain 9.5
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
Upper Coastal Plain 0.01
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Upper Coastal Plain 11.5
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
Upper Coastal Plain 2.0
Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
Upper Coastal Plain 2.6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Upper Coastal Plain 0.5
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
Upper Coastal Plain 1.8
Veery
Catharus fuscescens
Upper Coastal Plain 0.01
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Upper Coastal Plain 16.6
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Upper Coastal Plain 58.0
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Upper Coastal Plain 8.1
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Upper Coastal Plain 24.3
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
Upper Coastal Plain 2.7
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
Upper Coastal Plain 1.7
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Upper Coastal Plain 127.3
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
Upper Coastal Plain 4.6
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
Upper Coastal Plain 0.3
Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.01
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Upper Coastal Plain 11.6
Northern Parula
Parula americana
Upper Coastal Plain 0.03
Yellow Warbler
Dendroica petechia
Upper Coastal Plain 1.2
Yellow-throated Warbler
Dendroica dominica
Upper Coastal Plain 0.05
Pine Warbler
Dendroica pinus
Upper Coastal Plain 3.0
Prairie Warbler
Dendroica discolor
Upper Coastal Plain 1.1
Black-&-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Upper Coastal Plain 0.2
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Upper Coastal Plain 0.03
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Upper Coastal Plain 0.4
Worm-eating Warbler
Helmitheros vermivorus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.3
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapillus
Upper Coastal Plain 7.1
Louisiana Waterthrush
Seiurus motacilla
Upper Coastal Plain 0.07
Kentucky Warbler
Oporornis formosus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.3
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Upper Coastal Plain 15.1
Hooded Warbler
Wilsonia citrina
Upper Coastal Plain 0.05
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Upper Coastal Plain 2.2
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Upper Coastal Plain 0.2
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Upper Coastal Plain 2.4
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Upper Coastal Plain 19.1
Blue Grosbeak
Guiraca caerulea
Upper Coastal Plain 11.0
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Upper Coastal Plain 23.0
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
Upper Coastal Plain 0.09
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Upper Coastal Plain 5.0
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Upper Coastal Plain 14.4
Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla
Upper Coastal Plain 7.7
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
Upper Coastal Plain 0.2
Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum
Upper Coastal Plain 1.0
Seaside Sparrow
Ammodramus maritimus
Upper Coastal Plain 2.3
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Upper Coastal Plain 17.6
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
Upper Coastal Plain 0.8
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Upper Coastal Plain 81.3
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Upper Coastal Plain 4.1
Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major
Upper Coastal Plain 7.8
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Upper Coastal Plain 220.4
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
Upper Coastal Plain 8.9
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Upper Coastal Plain 2.7
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Upper Coastal Plain 1.0
House Finch
Carpodacus mexicanus
Upper Coastal Plain 13.8
American Goldfinch
Carduelis tristis
Upper Coastal Plain 6.9
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Upper Coastal Plain 53.4