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United States of America -- Delaware
Discover the top birding locations in Delaware. Find out more about Delaware Bird Clubs and Birding Organizations in Delaware. Print out a checklist of Delaware birds. Find the Rare Bird Alert Phone Numbers for Delaware. Order books to help you become a better birder in Delaware. Discover links to Delaware Birding web sites. Print out special maps of Delaware before you begin your trip.

State Bird: Chicken (Blue Hen Chicken)

State Checklists:
Thayer Birding Software
Delaware State List  DelMarVa
NPWRC Bird Checklists - Delaware

Species Seen in Delaware: 378

State Ornithological Society:
DelMarVa Ornithological Society

Rare Bird Alerts:
(302) 658-2747   Statewide
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Maps:
Delaware
Delaware Maps
Map of Counties
Delaware Map

Retail Birding Stores
Travel Guide by City

Birding Links for Delaware:
Birding Festivals
Christmas Bird Count Database
Birding Trip Reports
Birding in Delaware
Birding Delaware

Delaware Organizations:
Delaware Audubon
The Nature Conservancy - Delaware
DelMarVa Ornithological Society
West Chester Bird Club

Important Birding Locations in Delaware:
Hot Spots
Delaware Birding Locations
Bombay Hook NWR
US Fish & Wildlife Service Refuges - Delaware

Pete Thayer's Favorite Hot Spots:
Delaware Bay / Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge
39.17 N   75.26 W
It is estimated that over 500,000 Red Knots, Sanderlings, Ruddy Turnstones, Semipalmated Sandpipers and Dunlin gather here in late May to eat the Horseshoe Crab eggs. Try Reed's Beach, NJ, too.

White Clay Creek State Park
39.74N   75.78 W
The woods are full of singing songbirds in April and May. Cerulean Warblers nest here.

If you would like to recommend a great birding spot in this region, please feel free to contact us at info(at)birding.com. We welcome your suggestions!