Flora and fauna
Flora & Fauna
In early October 2019, Delaware Ornithological Society member Sheila Smith toured the proposed “Wooddale Preserve,” the former Hercules golf course. Here’s the list of birds she observed on her walk, including the beautiful Nashville Warbler. Thanks for sharing your information and knowledge.
Canada Goose
Mourning Dove
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Wren
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Eastern Towhee
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Nashville Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Palm Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Northern Flicker
Northern Mockingbird
Palm Warbler
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-winged Blackbird
Song Sparrow
Tree Swallow
Turkey Vulture
White-throated Sparrow
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Additional species sighted 10-30-19:
Grackle
Pileated woodpecker
Hairy woodpecker
Red tailed hawk
11-11-19
Garter snake
White tailed deer
And, on another walk in early June
this list of birds and other flora and fauna were observed.