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Birding the Delaware Valley Region
A Comprehensive Guide to Birdwatching in Southeastern Pennsylvania, Central and Southern New Jersey and North Central Delaware John J Harding 233 pages Temple University Press 1980ISBN: 0877221820
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Birds of Delaware
(Pitt Series in Nature and Natural History) Gene K. Hess (Editor); Richard L. West, Maurice V. Barhill, l Fleming Hardcover - 750 pages (August 1998) University of Pittsburgh PressISBN: 0822940698
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Delaware Audubon Society
http://www.delawareaudubon.org/Incorporated in 1977, the Delaware Audubon Society, Inc., is a statewide chapter of the National Audubon Society. Delaware Audubon is dedicated to developing a better appreciation of our natural environment and working for environmental protection and conservation.
Delaware Nature Society
http://www.delawarenaturesociety.org/Founded in 1964, the Delaware Nature Society, a private, non-profit membership organization, fosters understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of the natural world through education; preserves ecologically significant areas; and advocates stewardship and conservation of natural resources.
Delaware Records Committee
http://home.rconnect.com/~phertzel/brc/delaware.htmThe records committee is charged with maintaining the Delaware State List of Bird Species, which consists of all bird species accepted as having been observed in Delaware. They also maintain the Delaware Review List, which are those birds for which the committee requests documentation from the observer.
Delaware Shorebird Monitoring Program
http://shorebirds.skalizar.net/pub.htmlThe purpose of the Annual Reports is to provide an account of shorebird monitoring work that has been conducted on the Delaware side of Delaware Bay. It is intended to provide a popular account of activities...
Delaware Swamp Sparrow Survey
http://natzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/MigratoryBirds/Research/Swamp_sparrow/Survey/default.cfm141 different points are censused in Delaware along the Delaware Bay, the bird`s center of abundance...
DelMarVa Ornithological Society
http://www.DOSbirds.orgThe Delmarva peninsula comprises the state of Delaware and portions of Maryland and Virginia. Delmarva is characterized by the rolling hills of the piedmont to the north and the flat coastal plain to the south. Thousands of square miles of wetlands ring the peninsula, which is surrounded by the Delaware Bay, Chesapeake Bay, and Atlantic Ocean...
Nature Conservancy in Delaware
http://nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/delaware/Another greatly improved NC site - check out the stunning picture on the opening page! Known as the small wonder, Delaware has a remarkable natural heritage that includes dense forests, fresh and salt-water marshes, intertidal mud flats, and over 200 miles of coastal shoreline. Today, this land, along with its wealth of biological diversity, is ours to work, enjoy, and pass on to future generations...
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Delaware Museum of Natural History
http://www.delmnh.org/?page=246The bird collection consists of approximately 67,000 study skins, 9,000 skeletons, 6,000 alcohol-preserved birds, and 36,000 clutches of eggs. The holdings represent about 4,000 bird species. About 140 taxa are in the type collection. The alcohol collection was eighth in the world in 1982 (Wood et al. 1982) and has nearly doubled in size since then, the skeleton collection was 18th in the world in 1986 (Wood & Schnell 1986); and the egg collection is second largest in North America (Kiff & Hough 1985). All skeletal and alcohol specimen data are entered into a computer database, as are about 85% of the study skins. The collection, worldwide in scope, has especially strong collections of Philippine and Central and South American birds. Extinct species are also represented. Formation of the DMNH bird collections began when the Museum was founded in 1957. Among the collections that can be found here are those of George Miksch Sutton, Allan R. Phillips, Olin S. Pettingill, T.D. Burleigh, D.S. Rabor, and M. Hachisuka - D.S. Ripley.
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Bombay Hook Nature Wildlife Refuge
http://www.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaID=DENWRBH&CU_ID=1Bombay Hook NWR, located on the western shore of Delaware Bay 8 miles southeast of Smyrna, Delaware, was established in 1937 to provide habitat for migratory waterfowl. Objectives have since broadened to include other migratory birds, a diversity of other native wildlife species and wildlife-oriented public use.
Fish & Wildlife Service - Delaware
http://northeast.fws.gov/de.htmLocations of reserves etc.
Wetlands - Delaware Bay
A major estuarine system lying at the border of the Appalachian Piedmont physiographic province to the west, and the Atlantic Coastal Plain province...
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Travelling Birder
http://www.travellingbirder.com
The Travellingbirder.com birding trip report search engine guides you to 7,000+ birding trip reports on the Internet. You can search for trip reports from a specific country and time of year. Not all these reports are in English. So, if you can’t find the trip report you want on this Fatbirder page… give them a try!
1998 [August] - Jeff R. Wilson
http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/maybank/USA/DE-07-98.htmWe were greeted at Bombay Hook by a small flock of heavily molted Bobolinks, a great start to a wonderful visit to this great birding area. The shorebirds streamed in at every high tide with overpowering numbers peaking on Friday. At Bombay Hook, Raymond Pool is finally back to its stunning self after a couple of years of being dry...
1999 [August] - Mary Beth Stowe
http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/maybank/USA/Multi/US-multi-1999-E.htmMet up with birding buddy Jane Barnette from Harrisburg, PA today to make the long drive to Bombay Hook NWR in Delaware, a place I`ve never been before and is supposed to be good this time of year (to say nothing of the Little Egret that was hanging around!). We got over there about 8:30 and were greeted by the cutest baby Bluebird on the sign, still with his crisp spots on his back! Several Indigo Buntings graced the road in, as well as a single singing Blue Grosbeak.
2002 [May] Bill Stott & Paul Green
http://www.americanbirding.org/cc/cctrchesbay.htmChesapeake Bay and the Eastern Shore of Delaware,Maryland and Virginia...
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Birding Pal
http://birdingpal.org/de.htmLocal birders willing to show visiting birders around their area...
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Cheasapeake Landing B&B
http://www.chesapeakelanding.com/Enjoy sunset refreshments on the lakeside dock while you watch families of ducks glide across the calm waters. As night begins to fall, see the graceful blue heron catch his evening meal.
Delaware Inn B&B
http://www.delawareinn.com/Our carved birds and antique crocks, combined with our artwork from Nantucket and curios from various trips abroad, will enchant and delight you.
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MarVaDel
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/marvadelTo post to list:marvadel@yahoogroups.com
List contact:marvadel-owner@yahoogroups.com
To subscribe to list:marvadel-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Mailing List – Discussion Group - MARVADEL is an electronic discussion group for birders of all descriptions in Maryland, Virginia, Delaware and surrounding areas. The group will concentrate on local birding issues and events, such asinteresting sightings, advice on local birding hotspots, announcements of local bird club meetings, events and exhibitions, planning of days out and joint birding expeditions, etc. MARVADEL is open to all individuals with a sense of humor and an interest in wild birds in the mid-Atlantic region.
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Birding Delaware
http://www.birdingamerica.com/Delaware/Delaware.htmPictures and stories of birds and birding in Delaware, including Bombay Hook, Little Creek, Prime Hook, and Cape Henlopen.
Delaware Birding Locations
http://www.physics.udel.edu/~barnhill/Birdhtml/delloc2.htmlThis is a list of places to go birding in and near Delaware. I have described the best birding locations and given directions for finding the sites. I also have placed a Delaware checklist on a separate page, and the checklist contains suggestions of places to look for many of the species. I have had help from other birders and have acknowledged that help in the text.
Delaware Birds
http://www.birdnature.com/debirds.html...mostly checklists...
Delaware Birds
http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/DEBD.htmlRecent Postings from Dalaware birding
Shorebirds Crisis
http://www.virtualbirder.com/vbirder/realbirds/dbhsc/index.htmlMany shorebirds are long distance migrants that complete trips between their wintering and breeding grounds in stages. Rather than stopping and feeding frequently during their journeys, they fly directly between a few widely separated stopover areas where they feed for extended periods. Given an abundant food source, shorebirds have the ability to quickly store the fat they need to fuel their long distance flights. The stopover areas provide seasonally abundant food sources that are critical for the next leg of their trips. Stored fat may also be needed to survive once they reach their breeding grounds. Many shorebirds breed in the artic or sub-artic and arrive before it has warmed enough for food to be available. Under these conditions, shorebirds must continue to live off their fat reserves for the first part of the short artic breeding season.
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