Birds in Delaware in August: What to Photograph (60 Species)

60 birds were recorded seen in Delaware in August in our iNaturalist sample; 21 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

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Top birds in August

Laughing Gull440 obs.

Great Blue Heron257 obs.

American Avocet160 obs.

Forster's Tern157 obs.

Semipalmated Plover154 obs.

Blue Grosbeak143 obs.

American Goldfinch109 obs.

All birds seen in Delaware in August

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Laughing Gull	Leucophaeus atricilla	Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers	440	Aug (peak)
2	Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias	Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns	257	May (past peak)
3	Snowy Egret	Egretta thula	Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns	242	Aug (peak)
4	Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	Ospreys	228	Jul (past peak)
5	Green Heron	Butorides virescens	Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns	208	Aug (peak)
6	Great Egret	Ardea alba	Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns	201	Aug (peak)
7	Sanderling	Calidris alba	Sandpipers and Allies	179	Aug (peak)
8	American Avocet	Recurvirostra americana	Stilts and Avocets	160	Aug (peak)
9	Forster's Tern	Sterna forsteri	Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers	157	Aug (peak)
10	Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus	Plovers and Lapwings	154	Aug (peak)
11	Blue Grosbeak	Passerina caerulea	Cardinals and Allies	143	May (past peak)
12	American Goldfinch	Spinus tristis	Finches, Euphonias, and Allies	109	Apr (past peak)
13	Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla	Sandpipers and Allies	103	May (past peak)
14	Double-crested Cormorant	Nannopterum auritum	Cormorants and Shags	102	Aug (peak)
15	Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis	Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers	99	Aug (peak)
16	Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca	Sandpipers and Allies	94	Apr (past peak)
17	Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus	Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers	94	Aug (peak)
18	Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	Sandpipers and Allies	93	May (past peak)
19	Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Archilochus colubris	Hummingbirds	92	Aug (peak)
20	Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus	Tyrant Flycatchers	91	May (past peak)
21	Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	Ibises and Spoonbills	86	Aug (peak)
22	Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Hawks, Eagles, and Kites	79	Apr (past peak)
23	Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	75	May (past peak)
24	Royal Tern	Thalasseus maximus	Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers	74	Aug (peak)
25	Black Skimmer	Rynchops niger	Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers	73	Jun (past peak)
26	Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia	Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers	72	Aug (peak)
27	Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	71	May (past peak)
28	Gray Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis	Mockingbirds and Thrashers	69	May (past peak)
29	Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura	New World Vultures	68	Apr (past peak)
30	Wild Turkey	Meleagris gallopavo	Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies	67	Apr (past peak)
31	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	Cardinals and Allies	62	Apr (past peak)
32	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	Pigeons and Doves	61	Apr (past peak)
33	White Ibis	Eudocimus albus	Ibises and Spoonbills	61	Aug (peak)
34	Brown Pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis	Pelicans	59	Jul (past peak)
35	Black-necked Stilt	Himantopus mexicanus	Stilts and Avocets	59	May (past peak)
36	Purple Martin	Progne subis	Swallows and Martins	56	May (past peak)
37	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Old World Sparrows	52	May (past peak)
38	Black-bellied Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	Plovers and Lapwings	51	May (past peak)
39	Tricolored Heron	Egretta tricolor	Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns	50	Aug (peak)
40	Wood Duck	Aix sponsa	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	50	Jul (past peak)
41	Clapper Rail	Rallus crepitans	Rails, Gallinules, and Coots	50	Aug (peak)
42	Mute Swan	Cygnus olor	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	49	May (past peak)
43	Eastern Wood-Pewee	Contopus virens	Tyrant Flycatchers	49	Jul (past peak)
44	Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla	Sandpipers and Allies	48	May (past peak)
45	Yellow-crowned Night Heron	Nyctanassa violacea	Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns	47	Aug (peak)
46	Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	Mockingbirds and Thrashers	47	Apr (past peak)
47	Sandhill Crane	Antigone canadensis	Cranes	44	Aug (peak)
48	Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	Sandpipers and Allies	42	Jul (past peak)
49	Short-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus griseus	Sandpipers and Allies	41	May (past peak)
50	Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers	41	Aug (peak)

Birds Seen in Delaware in August

Top birds in August

All birds seen in Delaware in August