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Birding spot · Kent County, Delaware

Birding at Little Creek Wildlife Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Little Creek Wildlife Area are American Herring Gull (78%), Great Black-backed Gull (71%), and Northern Harrier (63%). It is busiest in summer, when 53 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late October (76 species). 173 species have been reported here across 1,596 complete checklists from 684 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsJan 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsJan 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJan 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsFeb 1-7: 42 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsFeb 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsFeb 22-28: 35 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsMar 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsMar 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsApr 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 8-14: 69 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsApr 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsApr 22-30: 45 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMay 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsMay 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMay 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsMay 22-31: 50 species on 5%+ of 111 checklistsJun 1-7: 53 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJun 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJun 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJun 22-30: 53 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsJul 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJul 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsJul 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsAug 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsAug 8-14: 56 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsAug 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsAug 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsSep 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsSep 8-14: 49 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsSep 22-30: 42 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsOct 15-21: 62 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsOct 22-31: 76 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsNov 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsNov 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsNov 22-30: 35 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsDec 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsDec 8-14: 57 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsDec 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsDec 22-31: 35 species on 5%+ of 43 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. 1American Herring Gull78%
  2. 2Great Black-backed Gull71%
  3. 3Northern Harrier63%
  4. 4Double-crested Cormorant61%
  5. 5Song Sparrow55%
  6. 6Red-winged Blackbird53%
  7. 7Ring-billed Gull49%
  8. 8Bald Eagle38%
  9. 9American Black Duck37%
  10. 10European Starling35%
  11. 11Swamp Sparrow34%
  12. 12Great Blue Heron28%
  13. 13Canada Goose26%
  14. 14Dunlin20%
  15. 15Royal Tern20%

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

Winter 45 species

  1. Northern Harrier69%
  2. American Herring Gull62%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull49%
  4. American Black Duck49%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird48%

Spring 51 species

  1. Red-winged Blackbird88%
  2. Osprey83%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant79%
  4. American Herring Gull75%
  5. Laughing Gull69%

Summer 53 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant92%
  2. Great Black-backed Gull91%
  3. Osprey90%
  4. Laughing Gull88%
  5. American Herring Gull82%

Fall 51 species

  1. American Herring Gull88%
  2. Great Black-backed Gull83%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant80%
  4. Ring-billed Gull51%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird51%

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.