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Birding spot · New Castle County, Delaware

Birding at Augustine Wildlife Area (Port Penn): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Augustine Wildlife Area (Port Penn) are Carolina Wren (73%), White-throated Sparrow (71%), and Song Sparrow (62%). It is busiest in spring, when 88 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (96 species). 201 species have been reported here across 1,456 complete checklists from 368 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJan 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJan 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJan 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsFeb 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsFeb 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsFeb 22-28: 71 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMar 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMar 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsApr 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsApr 8-14: 74 species on 5%+ of 87 checklistsApr 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsApr 22-30: 75 species on 5%+ of 86 checklistsMay 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsMay 8-14: 96 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsMay 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsMay 22-31: 73 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJun 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsJun 8-14: 70 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJun 22-30: 71 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJul 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 8-14: 71 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJul 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJul 22-31: 64 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsAug 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsAug 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsAug 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsAug 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsSep 1-7: 80 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsSep 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 22-30: 77 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 1-7: 75 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Oct 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsNov 8-14: 77 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsDec 1-7: 52 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsDec 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Dec 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsDec 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1Carolina Wren73%
  2. 2White-throated Sparrow71%
  3. 3Song Sparrow62%
  4. 4Northern Cardinal55%
  5. 5Turkey Vulture55%
  6. 6Red-winged Blackbird53%
  7. 7Yellow-rumped Warbler49%
  8. 8American Robin48%
  9. 9Northern Mockingbird47%
  10. 10Swamp Sparrow47%
  11. 11Ring-billed Gull45%
  12. 12Great Blue Heron44%
  13. 13Carolina Chickadee40%
  14. 14Northern Flicker36%
  15. 15Bald Eagle33%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Delaware.

Nearby spots

Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.