Birding
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Delaware specialtySalt marshFreshwater marsh
Long pink legs. Nothing else in the marsh looks like it.
At Bombay Hook
From the refuge's own checklist. This describes Bombay Hook, not Delaware — no one publishes per-species seasons for the whole state, and generalising one refuge across it would be inventing a fact.
- Spring · common
- Summer · common
- Fall · uncommon
Black-necked Stilt is common in spring and summer, uncommon in fall at Bombay Hook.
In Delaware
Common at Bombay Hook in spring and summer, uncommon into fall, which makes it one of the birds most reliably associated with the wildlife drive. Hard to mistake for anything else and easy to see from the car, which is a rare combination.
Where to look
The impoundments along the Bombay Hook wildlife drive.
Current sightings
Whether anyone is seeing one right now is oneBird, not here. This page is what the bird is and where it fits; that page is what people found this week.
Source
- Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Birds — U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service — Common spring and summer, uncommon fall, at Bombay Hook.
Field Guide interest labels are editorial, not official rarity classifications.