Silver Lake, Rehoboth
Delaware · Northeast
About This Location
Silver Lake, Rehoboth is a productive birding destination in Delaware, with 200 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Canvasback, Red-breasted Merganser, and Ring-billed Gull 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
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoides
White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Double-crested Cormorant
Fish Crow
House Sparrow
House Finch
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Killdeer
Laughing Gull
Turkey Vulture
European Starling
Northern Cardinal
Mallard
Bonaparte's Gull
American Herring Gull
Birding Tips
- 1
Scan the water surface methodically for diving ducks, loons, and grebes.
- 2
Check the shoreline and mudflats for shorebirds and wading birds.
- 3
Visit during mid-May for peak warbler migration.
Amenities
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