Augustine Wildlife Area - Ashton Tract
Delaware · Northeast
About This Location
Augustine Wildlife Area - Ashton Tract is a productive birding destination in Delaware, with 256 species recorded on eBird. This wetland habitat attracts American Black Duck, Northern Pintail, and Common Merganser among many others. Spring and fall migration bring waves of warblers and shorebirds through the area.
Location
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoides
Black Scoter
Melanitta americana
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegena
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus
Eastern Whip-poor-will
Antrostomus vociferus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Prairie Warbler
Setophaga discolor
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Wilson's Snipe
Lesser Yellowlegs
Greater Yellowlegs
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Yellowthroat
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
American Black Duck
Green-winged Teal
Wild Turkey
Laughing Gull
Forster's Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Glossy Ibis
Little Blue Heron
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Birding Tips
- 1
Bring waterproof boots for marsh trails and muddy edges.
- 2
Scan the edges of open water for herons, egrets, and rails at dawn.
- 3
Visit during mid-May for peak warbler migration.
Amenities
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