Birds of Delmarva
Song Birds        
Likely to be seen at feeders
Summer/nesters and common feeder birds
fledgling Blue Jay
fledgling Blue Jay
Blue Jay
Blue Jay with berry or blood stains
fledgling Blue Bird
Bobwhite (male & female)
Bobwhite (females)
Cedar Waxwing
American Robin with a mouth full
male Indigo Bunting
male Indigo Bunting
Tufted Titmouse
male House Finch
female House Finch
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Red-bellied Woodpecker (female)
hence the name Red-bellied Woodpecker
Gold Finch winter
Gold Finch winter
House Finch (female) notice the full crop
House Finch (female) with eye fungus or whatever it is. These were observed in 2011
House Finch (female) with eye fungus or whatever it is. These were observed in 2011
American Robin
American Robin
American Robin
Chipping Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow after a bath
Chipping Sparrow (juvenile)
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Pileated Woodpicker (female)
Pileated Woodpicker (female)
Downy Woodpecker (male)
Downy Woodpecker (male)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (female)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (female) Winter resident
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (female) Winter resident. Check the spot of color under the wing. One of those - gee, I didn't know that.
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Dark-eyed Junco in a stretch
Pine Siskin (winter)
Pine Siskin (winter)
Pine Siskin (winter) with House Finches
Downy Woodpecker (male)
Downy Woodpecker (male)
Downy Woodpecker (female)
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Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow (adult male)
Mourning Dove
Common Grackle (adult male)
Northern Mockingbird
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House Finch (male)
House Finch (male)
House Finch (male) with a little color variation
White-throated Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow (male)
White-throated Sparrow (spring male)
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Pine Siskin (winter)
Cardinal (male)
Cardinal (male)
Cardinal (male)
Cardinal (female)
Carolina Wren
Song Sparrow
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird nest three days before fledging
Carolinia Wren on nest
Carolinia Wren eggs
Carolina Wren nestlings
Carolinia Chickadees a few days before fledging
House Sparrow nest
Red-winged Black Bird nest
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Northern Cardinal (male)
Northern Cardinal (feEamale)
Eastern Towhee (male)
Eastern Tohee (female) late winter
Eastern Tohee (female) late winter
Brown Creeper winter
Red-winged Black Bird (male)
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American Gold Finch summer
Am. Goldfinch (male) late winter
House Finch (female)
male Junco and male House Finch checking each other out
Juncos having a disagreement
port in a storm
Carolina Chickadee with a white tail
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Slate-colored Junco
Slate-colored Junco
Song Sparrow
House Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Tufted Titmouse
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Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird (male)
Red-winged Blackbird in song
Carolinia Wren
Carolinia Wren
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Bluebird nest on the sill of a deck in GA.
fresh Orchard Oriole nest
Whip-poor-will nest
Whip-poor-will on nest
House Wren nest in channel iron gate
Prothonotary Warbler feeding young
Prothonotary Warbler nestling waiting for lunch
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Winter Wren
House Wren
House Wren
Great Crested Flycatcher feeding young
Great Crested Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Titmouse on the verge of flight
Wild Turkey tom
Wild Turkey tom
Wild Turkey hens
Wild Turkey hen with poults
Wild Turkeys winter
Wild Turkey tom
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European Starling
Common Grackle
Cowbirds on pony
Brown-headed Cowbirds on pony with a Leucistic Cowbird
Leucistic Brown-headed Cowbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird
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Tree Swallows in the fall
Barn Swallow
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Ovenbird
Prairie Warbler
Wood Thrush
Updated 11-16-17  New photos are at the bottom of the page
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Scarlet Tanager (male)
Scarlet Tanager (male)
Scarlet Tanager (male & female)
Scarlet Tanager (female)
Summer Tanager (male)
Summer Tanager (male) with no tail feathers
Summer Tanager (male)
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Am. Redstart
Am. Redstart
Magnolia Warbler
Pine Warbler
Pine Warbler
Pine Warbler
Black & White Warbler
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Blue Grosbeak (male)
Blue Grosbeak (female)
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Song Sparrow
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Woodcock with chicks
Woodcock chick
Ring-necked Pheasant
Koren Pheasant (released)
Eastern Meadowlark
Eastern Meadowlark
Orchard Oriole
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (male)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (female) at Carnal flower
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ruby-throated (female)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (imm)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (female)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ruby-throated hummingbird (imm) notice the red on side of the head
Ruby-throated hummingbird (imm) notice the red on side of the head
Ruby-throated hummingbird (imm) notice the little bit of red on the chin
Ruby-throated Hummingbird with an attitude.
Gray Catbird
Gray Catbird
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Brown Thrasher nest
Mockingbird nest
Killdeer nest with all four nestling still in nest. Unusual, because they don't stay long.
Least Tern nest on Delaware Bay low sand dune.
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Red-eyed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
White-eyed Vireo
White-eyed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Pewee
Blue Jay
Carolina Chickadee
Slate-colored Junco
Slate-colored Junco with a few rain drops
Mourning Dove
American Goldfinch
male White-throated Sparrow
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Luecistic House Finch, note touch of color on top of the head
This male Painted Bunting was observed in or near Denton, MD on March 2, 2013. It was seen visiting a feeder at the photographer's residence. I was told the bird isn't as stressed out as it looks in the photo. (Identity of photographer pending)
Slated-colored Junco using Sapsucker wells.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, late March, first year male
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, male
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, male
Northern Cardinal, do you still think black eyes?
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Barn Swallow "condo"
Ruby-throated hummingbird nest with young 14 days old.
Female Ruby-throated hummingbird on nest after feeding nestlings.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird with a favorite food source.
Notice the Cardnal Flower's reproductive parts on the head of this Ruby-throated Hummingbird. It kind of makes the hummingbird the primary pollenator of cardnal flowers.
Ruby-throated coming of age
ruby-throated immature female
Song Sparrow
Song Sparrow
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Killdeer near nest
the nest
Truck whitewasher
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Male & female Red-bellied Woodpeckers on house building day. Mom is standing by to give advice.
This is the spot
Work begins.
In progress.
At the end of the day. I should mention this Silver Maple has been dead for a number of years.
Snow Bunting 11-14-17
Snow Bunting 11-14-17
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Updated  11-14-18
Updated  6-10-19