Audubon Chapters and Hummingbirds in Delaware

Hummingbirds in Delaware

The existing state species guide lists Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Statewide occurrence is not a guarantee of a sighting in any particular city.

• Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

When to expect them

The state migration guide gives typical arrival as Early – mid April and departure as Late September. Peak arrival lands in mid-April across most of the region.

No approved reader sightings are stored for Delaware in this snapshot. Help add a report on the migration map.

• Migration map and sighting reports

Gardens to visit

• Mt. Cuba Center — Hockessin
• Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library — Winterthur
• Brandywine Creek State Park — Wilmington
• Nemours Estate — Wilmington

Plants for this region

• Northeast plant guide

All chapters

• Delaware Nature Society — Hockessin
• Delmarva Ornithological Society — Wilmington
• Sussex Bird Club — Lewes

Help track hummingbirds

Seen a hummingbird in Delaware? Share its location, species and date. Reports are reviewed before they appear on the map.

• Report a hummingbird sighting
• All chapters in Delaware

Independent directory

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