Birds of Cape Henlopen State Park
The birds most often spotted in Cape Henlopen, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed birds in Cape Henlopen
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
268 observations · iNaturalist
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
209 observations
Sanderling
Calidris alba
190 observations
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
156 observations
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
126 observations
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
125 observations
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
113 observations
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Sitta pusilla
113 observations
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
101 observations
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
96 observations · iNaturalist
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
94 observations
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
86 observations
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
85 observations
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
85 observations · iNaturalist
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
83 observations
Brant
Branta bernicla
80 observations
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum
77 observations
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
72 observations
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
71 observations
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
69 observations
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
68 observations
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
65 observations
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
63 observations
Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis
60 observations · iNaturalist
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
58 observations
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
56 observations · iNaturalist
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellata
55 observations
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
55 observations
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
53 observations
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
53 observations
Black Scoter
Melanitta americana
53 observations
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
52 observations
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
51 observations
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
50 observations
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
49 observations
Pine Warbler
Setophaga pinus
45 observations
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
44 observations
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
44 observations
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
44 observations
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
41 observations
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
40 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
37 observations
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
37 observations
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
34 observations
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
33 observations
Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla
33 observations
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
32 observations
Common Loon
Gavia immer
31 observations
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
30 observations
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
30 observations
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