Birds in Delaware in April

Percent of complete checklists in Delaware that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (20,680 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal67%
2. 2American Robin58%
3. 3Red-winged Blackbird58%
4. 4Carolina Wren54%
5. 5Turkey Vulture52%
6. 6White-throated Sparrow49%
7. 7Mourning Dove48%
8. 8Carolina Chickadee46%
9. 9Canada Goose46%
10. 10Tufted Titmouse41%
11. 11American Goldfinch40%
12. 12Red-bellied Woodpecker39%
13. 13Blue Jay39%
14. 14Chipping Sparrow37%
15. 15Song Sparrow34%
16. 16Osprey34%
17. 17European Starling33%
18. 18Tree Swallow33%
19. 19Brown-headed Cowbird32%
20. 20American Crow32%
21. 21Common Grackle32%
22. 22Great Blue Heron31%
23. 23Downy Woodpecker31%
24. 24House Finch30%
25. 25Laughing Gull28%
26. 26Eastern Towhee28%
27. 27Fish Crow27%
28. 28Northern Mockingbird26%
29. 29Bald Eagle25%
30. 30Northern Flicker25%
31. 31Blue-gray Gnatcatcher25%
32. 32Mallard25%
33. 33Eastern Bluebird21%
34. 34Yellow-rumped Warbler20%
35. 35Double-crested Cormorant19%
36. 36Common Yellowthroat19%
37. 37Greater Yellowlegs18%
38. 38House Sparrow18%
39. 39Pine Warbler17%
40. 40Forster's Tern17%
41. 41Great Egret17%
42. 42Field Sparrow16%
43. 43Black Vulture15%
44. 44Snowy Egret15%
45. 45Ring-billed Gull14%
46. 46Barn Swallow14%
47. 47Pileated Woodpecker14%
48. 48White-breasted Nuthatch14%
49. 49Eastern Phoebe13%
50. 50Northern House Wren13%
51. 51American Herring Gull12%
52. 52Gray Catbird12%
53. 53Brown Thrasher12%
54. 54Dark-eyed Junco12%
55. 55Purple Martin11%
56. 56Lesser Yellowlegs11%
57. 57Red-tailed Hawk11%
58. 58Green-winged Teal11%
59. 59Wood Duck10%
60. 60Dunlin10%

• Gray Catbirdfirst arrivals mid April, peaks the second week of May
• American Goldfinchfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks mid August
• Common Yellowthroatfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks the second week of May
• Barn Swallowfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks mid July
• Great Crested Flycatcherfirst arrivals mid April, peaks the second week of May
• Eastern Towheefirst arrivals early April, peaks mid April
• Ruby-throated Hummingbirdfirst arrivals mid April, peaks early September
• Northern House Wrenfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks the second week of May
• Eastern Wood-Peweefirst arrivals late April, peaks early September
• Red-eyed Vireofirst arrivals mid April, peaks the second week of May
• Indigo Buntingfirst arrivals late April, peaks late May
• Semipalmated Sandpiperfirst arrivals late April, peaks the second week of August

• Dark-eyed Juncomost gone by the second week of April
• Ring-billed Gullmost gone by early April
• Golden-crowned Kingletmost gone by the second week of April
• Northern Harriermost gone by the second week of April
• Belted Kingfishermost gone by late April
• Northern Shovelermost gone by mid April
• Red-breasted Nuthatchmost gone by mid April
• Common Loonmost gone by mid April
• Red-throated Loonmost gone by early April
• Yellow-bellied Sapsuckermost gone by early April
• Red-breasted Mergansermost gone by the second week of April
• Hermit Thrushmost gone by late April