May 22, 2021

John Rokita and Lester Block led the bird walk at Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Galloway Township. Fourteen people met in the parking lot (and a few more caught up later). We observed 81 species that day on a 3 1/2 hour walk. Here is the list of the birds we saw:

Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Wood Duck, Mallard, American Black Duck, Wild Turkey, Mourning Dove, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Clapper Rail, Semipalmated Plover, Least Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, Willet, Laughing Gull, Herring Gull, Gull-billed Tern, Caspian Tern, Forster's Tern, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Glossy Ibis, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Cooper's Hawk, Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher, Eastern Phoebe, Great Crested Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, White-eyed Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue Jay, American Crow, Fish Crow, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Purple Martin, Tree Swallow, Bank Swallow, Barn Swallow, White-breasted Nuthatch, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, House Wren, Marsh Wren, Carolina Wren, European Starling, Gray Catbird, Eastern,, Bluebird, American Robin, Cedar Waxwing, House Sparrow, House Finch, American Goldfinch, Chipping Sparrow, , Field Sparrow, Seaside Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Eastern Towhee, Yellow-breasted Chat, Orchard Oriole, Red-winged Blackbird, Brown-headed, Cowbird, Common Grackle, Ovenbird, Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart, Northern Parula, Bay-breasted Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Pine Warbler, Northern Cardinal, Blue Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting
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​…and some things that were not birds. Thanks to Charles Herlands for some of his photos.

Join our last walk of the spring this coming Saturday, May 29, 2021 at 8 a.m. Meet in the parking lot of the visitor center. The event is free and open to all. Binoculars, hat, sunscreen, and insect repellent are recommended.