October 23, 2021

John Rokita and Lester Block led the bird walk at Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. Twenty-five people participated, including two new folks from Central Jersey, Lana and Iggy (welcome). The weather was great and birding was good. We saw 57 species. The eBird checklist can be viewed here.

Here is the list:

Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Wood Duck, Mallard, American Black Duck, Green-winged Teal, Ring-necked Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, Mourning Dove, Clapper Rail, Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher, Greater Yellowlegs, Laughing Gull, Herring Gull, Caspian Tern, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Bald Eagle, Red-shouldered Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Merlin, Peregrine Falcon, Eastern Phoebe, Blue Jay, American Crow, Tufted Titmouse, Tree Swallow, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Golden-crowned Kinglet, White-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, European Starling, Gray Catbird, Brown Thrasher, Eastern Bluebird, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, House Sparrow, House Finch, Chipping Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, White-throated Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Boat-tailed Grackle, Common Yellowthroat, Palm Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Northern Cardinal