Jun 3, 2026
Fort Milesi
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Birding Guide
Birding Guide for Delaware
Marshes, coastlines, bays, and migrating birds
Birding highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for birds in Delaware. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
93
Species
49
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Birds across Delaware
This guide focuses on birdlife within Delaware's wider region guide, helping families explore common sightings, shoreline birds, forest species, and the places where birding is easier to begin.
Latest Sightings
Recent bird sightings in Delaware
A recent look at bird sightings across Delaware.
Jun 3, 2026
Fort Milesi
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Jun 3, 2026
Fort Milesi
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(c) inbetweenbays, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Jun 2, 2026
Fort Milesi
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Jun 2, 2026
Fort Milesi
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May 29, 2026
Fort Milesi
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Sightings Map
See where bird sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where bird sightings cluster across Delaware.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 birds to see in Delaware
These birds are snapped the most across this region.
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Places to Start
Best places for birding in Delaware
These place guides connect well with the birds covered in this region.
Park30 sightings12 species
Delaware, US
Liston Range Rear Light
You might spot Bald Eagle, Little Blue Heron, and Green Treefrog.
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Zoo30 sightings14 species
Delaware, US
Brandywine Zoo
You might spot Red Panda, Andean Condor, and Crowned Sifaka.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Delaware, US
Fort Miles
You might spot Atlantic Horseshoe Crab and Atlantic Ghost Crab.
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Park68 sightings12 species
Delaware, US
Brandywine Creek State Park
You might spot Virginia Bluebells, American Toad, and Bloodroot.
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Park48 sightings50 species
Delaware, US
Mt. Cuba Center
You might spot American Toad, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, and Red Fox.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Delaware, US
Nemours Mansion and Gardens
You might spot Red Fox and Citrus Flatid Planthopper.
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Full Guide
Full Delaware birds list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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American Robin
Duck
Blue Jay
Canada Goose
Brown-headed Cowbird
Cedar Waxwing
Chipping Sparrow
Gray Catbird
Great Black-backed Gull
Narragansett Turkey
Osprey
Song Sparrow
Vulture
Bald Eagle
Common Grackle
Cooper's Hawk
House Finch
House Sparrow
Indigo Bunting
Mourning Dove
Tree Swallow
Wood Stork
American Goldfinch
American Oystercatcher
Barn Swallow
Black Vulture
Black-bellied Plover
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Brown Pelican
Carolina Wren
Dark-eyed Junco
Double-crested Cormorant
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Towhee
Field Sparrow
Great Egret
Green Heron
Killdeer
Northern Cardinal
Peregrine Falcon
Pine Warbler
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-winged Blackbird
Sanderling
Sandhill Crane
Western Cattle-Egret
White-breasted Nuthatch
White-throated Sparrow
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