Birding in Delaware

The top birding locations in Delaware include Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Ashland Nature Center and Hawk Watch, Assawoman Wildlife Area, Augustine Wildlife Area - Ashton Tract, Bennetts Pier Road, Big Stone Beach, Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge - Bear Swamp Pool, Brandywine Creek State Park, Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch, Cape Henlopen State Park, Cape Henlopen State Park - Gordon's Pond, Cape Henlopen State Park - Nature Center area, Cape Henlopen State Park - The Point, Cedar Swamp Wildlife Area, Dragon Run Marsh, DuPont Nature Center and Lighthouse Road, Indian River Inlet, James Farm Ecological Preserve, Little Creek WA - Mahon Impoundment, Little Creek Wildlife Area - Main Tract, Middle Run Natural Area, Milford Neck, Milford Neck Wildlife Area - Big Stone Beach Road, Newark Reservoir, Oyster Rocks Road, Port Mahon Road, Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge - Broadkill Marsh, Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge - Fowler Beach Road/Fowler Beach, Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge - Turkle Pond - pinewoods - Fleetwood Pond, Silver Lake, Rehoboth, Ted Harvey Wildlife Management Area, University of Delaware Farm, White Clay Creek State Park, Whitehall Neck Road, Woodland Beach, Woodland Beach WA - Taylor's Gut. Each offers unique habitats and species.

The best seasons for birding in Delaware are Spring and Fall. Spring migration brings diverse species through the area.

Notable species in Delaware include Snow Goose, Red Knot, Bald Eagle, Blue-winged Teal, Dunlin, Canada Goose, Tundra Swan, Northern Shoveler, and more. The state supports marsh, wetland, coastal, forest, river/riparian, lake habitats.