S1 S2 Su F W S1 S2 Su F W GROSBEAKS,0BUNTINGS0and0FINCHES WARBLERS 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 Birds Purple Finch o r o o Chestnut-sided Warbler o o House Finch u u u u u Magnolia Warbler c o of the ! American Goldfinch c c c c c Cape May Warbler r r Black-throated Blue Warbler c o TITS,0KINGLETS0and0CREEPERS Yellow-rumped Warbler c c c c Edward H. ! 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 o McCabe Preserve Ruby-crowned Kinglet u o o u ! Pine Warbler c c c c Red-breasted Nuthatch c c c Prairie Warbler u u o Brown Creeper o o o Palm Warbler o ! Blue-gray Gnatcatcher c c c u Bay-breasted Warbler o o Blackpoll Warbler c o THRUSHES,0PIPITS0and0WAXWINGS Black-and-white Warbler c u o ! Eastern Bluebird c c c c c American Redstart c u Veery u o ! Prothonotary Warbler o u u Gray-cheeked Thrush r r Worm-eating Warbler o o Swainson's Thrush o o ! Ovenbird c c c c Hermit 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 o SPARROWS,0TOWHEES0and0JUNCOS Cedar Waxwing o o o o o American Tree Sparrow r r r ! Chipping Sparrow c c c c r TANAGERS,0ORIOLES0and0CARDINALS ! Field Sparrow c c c c c ! Scarlet Tanager c c u Grasshopper Sparrow r r r r Baltimore 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 o VIREOS White-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 u Yellow-throated Vireo o o Dark-eyed Junco c c c Warbling Vireo r r SWIFTS0and0HUMMINGBIRDS CUCKOOS Chimney Swift u u u u Black-billed Cuckoo o o ! Ruby-thr. Hummingbird u c c u Yellow-billed Cuckoo u o o The Edward H. McCabe Preserve provides habitat for S1 S2 Su F W S1 S2 Su F W more than 100 species of birds. Its combination of WADERS0and0WATERFOWL RAILS,0SHOREBIRDS0and0GULLS hardwood forest, old fields, tidal freshwater and Common Loon o Sora r r r forested wetlands and agricultural fields attracts a Great Blue Heron u u u u u Greater Yellowlegs o o diversity of migrant and nesting birds including Great Egret o o o o r Lesser Yellowlegs o o waterfowl, raptors and songbirds. The highlight of the Snowy Egret r r r r Solitary Sandpiper o o Snow Goose o c c Spotted Sandpiper o o o avian year is the passage of migratory songbirds on Ross's Goose r r Wilson's Snipe o their way north in the spring. May is the best month to Canada Goose u u u u u American Woodcock c witness this phenomenon. Songbirds pass through the ! Wood Duck c c u c o Laughing Gull c c c c area again in September and early October. During the Green-winged Teal o o o Ring-billed Gull c o u c summer, several species nest and raise young. In American Black Duck u u u u Herring Gull o o o winter, Great Horned and Screech Owls call after dark Mallard c u o c c Forster's Tern o o o and waterfowl search the riverside wetlands for food. There is always something to see and hear at the VULTURES0and0QUAIL LARKS0and0SWALLOWS McCabe preserve. Black Vulture c c u c c Horned Lark o o o o o Turkey 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 r N. Rough-winged Swallow r r r r Early Spring (15 March - April) S1 OSPREY,0HAWKS0and0EAGLES Bank Swallow r r r r Late Spring (April - 15 June) S2 Osprey r o o o Barn Swallow c c c c Summer (15 June - August) Su Northern Harrier r r r Fall (September - November) F Sharp-shinned Hawk u u u WOODPECKERS0and0FLYCATCHERS Winter (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 r Broad-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 u Bald Eagle o o o o o ! Northern Flicker c c c c c Common: Fairly abundant and likely to be c American Kestrel c u u c c ! Eastern Wood-Pewee c c u seen on each visit. Merlin r r r r ! Eastern Phoebe u u u u ! Acadian Flycatcher u u o Uncommon: Present in small numbers and not u CROWS0and0JAYS ! Great Crested Flycatcher u c c u always seen. American Crow c c c c c ! Eastern Kingbird u c c c Fish Crow c c c c u Occasional: Occurs sporadically in proper o ! Blue Jay c c c c c BLACKBIRDS0and0MEADOWLARKS season and habitat. ! Red-winged Blackbird c c c c c WRENS Bobolink o o Rare: 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 c !!!Indicates a species that nests or has nested Winter Wren r r r Brown-headed Cowbird c c u c c on the preserve. Eastern Meadowlark o o r o o OWLS0and0NIGHTJARS For0further0information0contact: ! Eastern Screech-Owl u u u u u DOVES The Nature Conservancy ! Great Horned Owl u u u u u Rock Pigeon u u u u u 1661 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 Copyright © 2014 The Nature Conservancy. All rights reserved For0more0information0about0birding0visit: KINGFISHERS Cover illustration courtesy of Laura Young www.birds.cornell.edu Belted Kingfisher o o o o o