Birds in Delaware in March

Percent of complete checklists in Delaware that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (17,253 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal55%
2. 2American Robin49%
3. 3Turkey Vulture49%
4. 4Red-winged Blackbird48%
5. 5Mourning Dove44%
6. 6Song Sparrow43%
7. 7Canada Goose43%
8. 8Carolina Wren42%
9. 9Carolina Chickadee40%
10. 10White-throated Sparrow40%
11. 11Tufted Titmouse34%
12. 12American Crow32%
13. 13Dark-eyed Junco31%
14. 14Red-bellied Woodpecker31%
15. 15House Finch30%
16. 16Blue Jay29%
17. 17European Starling29%
18. 18Downy Woodpecker29%
19. 19Common Grackle27%
20. 20Bald Eagle26%
21. 21Ring-billed Gull25%
22. 22Mallard25%
23. 23Great Blue Heron25%
24. 24Northern Mockingbird22%
25. 25Northern Flicker21%
26. 26American Goldfinch21%
27. 27Eastern Bluebird20%
28. 28Fish Crow19%
29. 29American Herring Gull19%
30. 30Yellow-rumped Warbler16%
31. 31White-breasted Nuthatch16%
32. 32House Sparrow16%
33. 33Green-winged Teal16%
34. 34American Black Duck15%
35. 35Black Vulture15%
36. 36Osprey14%
37. 37Brown-headed Cowbird14%
38. 38Tree Swallow13%
39. 39Bufflehead13%
40. 40Double-crested Cormorant13%
41. 41Red-tailed Hawk12%
42. 42Eastern Towhee11%
43. 43Great Black-backed Gull11%
44. 44Northern Shoveler11%
45. 45Pine Warbler11%
46. 46Northern Harrier11%

• Laughing Gullfirst arrivals mid March, peaks early August
• Common Gracklefirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of June
• Ospreyfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks late July
• Chipping Sparrowfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks mid April
• Tree Swallowfirst arrivals early March, peaks mid May
• Purple Martinfirst arrivals late March, peaks late July
• Brown-headed Cowbirdfirst arrivals late March, peaks late April
• Snowy Egretfirst arrivals late March, peaks the second week of August
• Great Egretfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks the second week of August
• Forster's Ternfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks early August
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcherfirst arrivals late March, peaks late April
• Fish Crowfirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of April

• American Herring Gullmost gone by mid March
• Buffleheadmost gone by late March
• Snow Goosemost gone by the second week of March
• American Black Duckmost gone by late March
• Great Black-backed Gullmost gone by the second week of March
• Northern Pintailmost gone by mid March
• Surf Scotermost gone by late March
• Hooded Mergansermost gone by the second week of March
• Long-tailed Duckmost gone by the second week of March
• Tundra Swanmost gone by the second week of March
• Black Scotermost gone by late March
• Winter Wrenmost gone by late March

47. 47Eastern Phoebe9.5%
48. 48Greater Yellowlegs9.2%
49. 49Pileated Woodpecker8.9%
50. 50Field Sparrow8.5%
51. 51Hairy Woodpecker7.9%
52. 52Wood Duck7.8%
53. 53Killdeer7.5%
54. 54Swamp Sparrow7.3%
55. 55Northern Pintail7.0%
56. 56Red-breasted Merganser6.8%
57. 57Belted Kingfisher6.6%
58. 58Snow Goose6.6%
59. 59Rock Pigeon6.6%
60. 60Gadwall6.5%