Bird list from Saturday, September 21 bird walk at Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. Seventeen people attended. Weather was great…few bugs. John Rokita and Lester Block led. You can view the eBird checklist here.
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Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Wood Duck, Mallard, Hooded Merganser, Pied-billed Grebe, Mourning Dove, Chimney Swift, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Clapper Rail, Virginia Rail, Common Gallinule, Greater Yellowlegs, Laughing Gull, Herring Gull, Double-crested Cormorant, American Bittern, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-headed Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Merlin, Peregrine Falcon, Eastern Phoebe, White-eyed Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue Jay, American Crow, Fish Crow, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Tree Swallow, White-breasted Nuthatch, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Marsh Wren, Carolina Wren, European Starling, Gray Catbird, American Robin, American Goldfinch, Chipping Sparrow, Seaside Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Bobolink, Orchard Oriole, Red-winged Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, Northern Waterthrush, Black-and-white Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart, Northern Parula, Yellow Warbler, Palm Warbler, Pine Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Northern Cardinal.

The trip was led by John Rokita and Lester Block. The weather was perfect and we had a good turnout...17 people. Here is the bird list:  

​Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Wood Duck, Mallard, Hooded Merganser (Comments: continuing at Gull Pond),  Pied-billed Grebe, Mourning Dove, Chimney Swift, Clapper Rail, Greater Yellowlegs. Laughing Gull, Herring Gull. Caspian Tern, Common Tern, Forster's Tern, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Green Heron, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Glossy Ibis, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Northern Harrier. Bald Eagle, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Merlin, Eastern Kingbird, Blue Jay, American Crow, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, Carolina Wren, European Starling, Gray Catbird, Brown Thrasher, American Robin, House Finch, American Goldfinch, Chipping Sparrow, Seaside Sparrow, Eastern Towhee. Red-winged Blackbird, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Pine Warbler, Northern Cardinal, Chimney Swift.
Additional species seen by Marian Jordan: Wild Turkey
Additional Species seen by Lester Block: Chestnut-sided Warbler​

Roz and I (Charles H.) went on the first three hours of this morning's Atlantic Audubon bird walk at Forsythe, led by Kevin Lippert. Beautiful weather, nice breeze, no bugs. Good looks at Clapper Rail, Marsh Wren, adult male Blue Grosbeak, Pied-Billed Grebe, Cedar Waxwing, adult Little Blue Heron, Glossy Ibis, Bobolink, immature Bald Eagle, Osprey, Peregrine Falcon, Red-tailed Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, male Hooded Merganser, Northern Parula, Wood Duck, Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Also saw White- and Red-eyed Vireo, Pine Warbler, Goldfinch, Downy Woodpecker, Forster's Tern, juvenile Black-crowned Night-Heron, immature Little Blue Heron, Snowy Egret, Great Egret, Great Blue Heron, Mute Swan, Greater Yellowlegs, Least Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Mourning Dove, Common (American) Crow, Fish Crow. And of course Mallard, Canada Goose, Red-winged Blackbird. Kevin will probably post a complete list. Others on the walk included John Rokita, Lester Block, Jan Beauvais, Marian Jordan, Alice Sikora, Glenn Englehardt, Kris Arcuri, Lisa Ryan, Mary Roche, Mary Ellen Rogers, Linda Mancuso, Jim Lehmann, Deb, Jason, Bill, Charley, and a few more.

​Join us for next Saturday's walk! Meet in the parking lot at 8:00 a.m. These walks are FREE and open to all. And we have a Special Use Permit from the Fish & Wildlife Service, permitting us to go into some areas that are closed to the public. The eBird checklist can be viewed here.