S1 S2 Su F W S1 S2 Su F WWARBLERS

Rose-breasted Grosbeak o o Blue-winged Warbler r r! Blue Grosbeak u c c c Northern Parula c o! Indigo Bunting u c c c ! Yellow Warbler u u u

Purple Finch o r o o Chestnut-sided Warbler o oHouse Finch u u u u u Magnolia Warbler c o

! American Goldfinch c c c c c Cape May Warbler r rBlack-throated Blue Warbler c oYellow-rumped Warbler c c c c

! Carolina Chickadee c c c c c Black-throated Green Warbler u o! Tufted Titmouse c c c c c Blackburnian Warbler o

Golden-crowned Kinglet c c c Yellow-throated Warbler oRuby-crowned Kinglet u o o u ! Pine Warbler c c c cRed-breasted Nuthatch c c c Prairie Warbler u u oBrown Creeper o o o Palm Warbler o

! Blue-gray Gnatcatcher c c c u Bay-breasted Warbler o oBlackpoll Warbler c oBlack-and-white Warbler c u o

! Eastern Bluebird c c c c c American Redstart c uVeery u o ! Prothonotary Warbler o u uGray-cheeked Thrush r r Worm-eating Warbler o oSwainson's Thrush o o ! Ovenbird c c c cHermit Thrush c c c c Louisiana Waterthrush o r

! Wood Thrush c c c c c Hooded Warbler o! American Robin c c c c c ! Common Yellowthroat c c c c r! Gray Catbird c c c c r Canada Warbler o! Northern Mockingbird c c c c c ! Yellow-breasted Chat u u! Brown Thrasher c c c c

American Pipit o oCedar Waxwing o o o o o American Tree Sparrow r r r

! Chipping Sparrow c c c c rTANAGERS,0ORIOLES0and0CARDINALS ! Field Sparrow c c c c c

! Scarlet Tanager c c u Grasshopper Sparrow r r r rBaltimore Oriole u o u Savannah Sparrow r r r

! Orchard Oriole u u u u Fox Sparrow o o o! Northern Cardinal c c c c c ! Song Sparrow c c c c c

Swamp Sparrow o o oWhite-throated Sparrow c u c c

! White-eyed Vireo c c c c White-crowned Sparrow r r r r! Red-eyed Vireo c c c c House Sparrow u u u u u

Blue-headed Vireo o o o ! Eastern Towhee c c c c uYellow-throated Vireo o o Dark-eyed Junco c c cWarbling Vireo r r

SWIFTS0and0HUMMINGBIRDSChimney Swift u u u u

Black-billed Cuckoo o o ! Ruby-thr. Hummingbird u c c uYellow-billed Cuckoo u o o

Birdsof the

Edward H. McCabe Preserve

CUCKOOS

VIREOS

SPARROWS,0TOWHEES0and0JUNCOS

GROSBEAKS,0BUNTINGS0and0FINCHES

TITS,0KINGLETS0and0CREEPERS

THRUSHES,0PIPITS0and0WAXWINGS

S1 S2 Su F W S1 S2 Su F W

Common Loon o Sora r r rGreat Blue Heron u u u u u Greater Yellowlegs o oGreat Egret o o o o r Lesser Yellowlegs o oSnowy Egret r r r r Solitary Sandpiper o oSnow Goose o c c Spotted Sandpiper o o oRoss's Goose r r Wilson's Snipe oCanada Goose u u u u u American Woodcock c

! Wood Duck c c u c o Laughing Gull c c c cGreen-winged Teal o o o Ring-billed Gull c o u cAmerican Black Duck u u u u Herring Gull o o oMallard c u o c c Forster's Tern o o o

Black Vulture c c u c c Horned Lark o o o o oTurkey Vulture c c c c c Purple Martin o o o o

SEASONS Northern Bobwhite r o o r r Tree Swallow c c c c rN. Rough-winged Swallow r r r r

Early Spring (15 March - April) S1 Bank Swallow r r r rLate Spring (April - 15 June) S2 Osprey r o o o Barn Swallow c c c cSummer (15 June - August) Su Northern Harrier r r rFall (September - November) F Sharp-shinned Hawk u u uWinter (December - 15 March) W Cooper's Hawk u u u ! Red-bellied Woodpecker c c c c c

Red-shouldered Hawk r r r r r Yellow-bellied Sapsucker r r rBroad-winged Hawk r r ! Downy Woodpecker c c c c c

RELATIVE0ABUNDANCE Red-tailed Hawk u u u u u ! Hairy Woodpecker u u u u uBald Eagle o o o o o ! Northern Flicker c c c c c

c American Kestrel c u u c c ! Eastern Wood-Pewee c c uMerlin r r r r ! Eastern Phoebe u u u u

! Acadian Flycatcher u u ou CROWS0and0JAYS ! Great Crested Flycatcher u c c u

American Crow c c c c c ! Eastern Kingbird u c c cFish Crow c c c c u

o ! Blue Jay c c c c c BLACKBIRDS0and0MEADOWLARKS! Red-winged Blackbird c c c c c

Bobolink o oRare: Seldom seen. r ! Carolina Wren c c c c c Common Grackle c c c c c

House Wren r r ! European Starling c c c c cWinter Wren r r r Brown-headed Cowbird c c u c c

Eastern Meadowlark o o r o o

For0further0information0contact: ! Eastern Screech-Owl u u u u uThe Nature Conservancy ! Great Horned Owl u u u u u Rock Pigeon u u u u u1661 S. DuPont Highway, Dover DE 19901 ! Chuck-will's-widow u u u ! Mourning Dove c c c c c(302) 883-3519 / www.tnc.org/delaware Eastern Whip-poor-will o

For0more0information0about0birding0visit:www.birds.cornell.edu Belted Kingfisher o o o o o

!!!Indicates a species that nests or has nested on the preserve.

KINGFISHERS Cover illustration courtesy of Laura YoungCopyright © 2014 The Nature Conservancy. All rights reserved

OWLS0and0NIGHTJARSDOVES

WADERS0and0WATERFOWL

VULTURES0and0QUAIL

OSPREY,0HAWKS0and0EAGLES

The Edward H. McCabe Preserve provides habitat for more than 100 species of birds. Its combination of hardwood forest, old fields, tidal freshwater and

forested wetlands and agricultural fields attracts a diversity of migrant and nesting birds including

waterfowl, raptors and songbirds. The highlight of the avian year is the passage of migratory songbirds on

their way north in the spring. May is the best month to witness this phenomenon. Songbirds pass through the area again in September and early October. During the

summer, several species nest and raise young. In winter, Great Horned and Screech Owls call after dark and waterfowl search the riverside wetlands for food.

There is always something to see and hear at the McCabe preserve.

RAILS,0SHOREBIRDS0and0GULLS

LARKS0and0SWALLOWS

Occasional: Occurs sporadically in proper season and habitat.

Uncommon: Present in small numbers and not always seen.

Common: Fairly abundant and likely to be seen on each visit.

WRENS

WOODPECKERS0and0FLYCATCHERS