Spring Birds in Delaware

Percent of complete checklists in Delaware that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (65,871 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Northern Cardinal60%
2. 2Red-winged Blackbird56%
3. 3American Robin54%
4. 4Carolina Wren48%
5. 5Mourning Dove47%
6. 6Turkey Vulture46%
7. 7Canada Goose40%
8. 8Carolina Chickadee40%
9. 9Tufted Titmouse36%
10. 10Red-bellied Woodpecker35%
11. 11Blue Jay35%
12. 12Song Sparrow35%
13. 13Common Grackle34%
14. 14American Goldfinch34%
15. 15European Starling32%
16. 16White-throated Sparrow31%
17. 17American Crow30%
18. 18Great Blue Heron30%
19. 19Tree Swallow29%
20. 20Osprey29%
21. 21House Finch28%
22. 22Downy Woodpecker26%
23. 23Brown-headed Cowbird26%
24. 24Chipping Sparrow26%
25. 25Laughing Gull25%
26. 26Northern Mockingbird25%
27. 27Gray Catbird24%
28. 28Mallard24%
29. 29Common Yellowthroat23%
30. 30Bald Eagle23%
31. 31Eastern Towhee22%
32. 32Fish Crow21%
33. 33Northern Flicker20%
34. 34Barn Swallow20%
35. 35Eastern Bluebird19%
36. 36House Sparrow18%
37. 37Double-crested Cormorant17%
38. 38Blue-gray Gnatcatcher17%
39. 39Northern House Wren16%
40. 40Ring-billed Gull15%
41. 41Yellow-rumped Warbler15%
42. 42Great Crested Flycatcher15%
43. 43American Herring Gull14%
44. 44Black Vulture13%
45. 45White-breasted Nuthatch13%
46. 46Pine Warbler13%
47. 47Great Egret13%
48. 48Field Sparrow13%
49. 49Greater Yellowlegs13%
50. 50Forster's Tern13%
51. 51Red-eyed Vireo13%
52. 52Snowy Egret12%
53. 53Pileated Woodpecker12%
54. 54Dark-eyed Junco12%
55. 55Purple Martin12%
56. 56Dunlin12%
57. 57Ovenbird11%
58. 58Eastern Phoebe11%
59. 59Red-tailed Hawk10%

• Gray Catbirdfirst arrivals mid April, peaks the second week of May
• Laughing Gullfirst arrivals mid March, peaks early August
• American Goldfinchfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks mid August
• Common Gracklefirst arrivals mid March, peaks the second week of June
• Ospreyfirst arrivals the second week of March, peaks late July
• 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
• 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
• Great Crested Flycatcherfirst arrivals mid April, peaks the second week of May

• White-throated Sparrowmost gone by early May
• Song Sparrowmost gone by the second week of May
• Yellow-rumped Warblermost gone by the second week of May
• Dark-eyed Juncomost gone by the second week of April
• Ring-billed Gullmost gone by early April
• Ruby-crowned Kingletmost gone by early May
• American Herring Gullmost gone by mid March
• Buffleheadmost gone by late March
• Snow Goosemost gone by the second week of March
• Golden-crowned Kingletmost gone by the second week of April
• Swamp Sparrowmost gone by early May
• American Black Duckmost gone by late March

60. 60Indigo Bunting10%