Edwin B. Forsythe (Brigantine) NWR, November 22, 2019
The ML Birders took a second trip out to the Forsythe Refuge to get a better assemblage of migrating ducks and Snow Geese. We did find a nice flock of Snow Geese and a diverse variety of ducks, but unlike past trips we did not see large numbers of ducks. The expected shorebirds like Dunlin, Greater Yellowlegs and Semipalmated Sandpipers were relatively abundant.
At one stop a ‘twitcher’ (British birder) told us that he saw a Long-billed Dowitcher in with a flock of Greater Yellowlegs but I don’t believe any of us were able to pick it up. Our route through the refuge does not take us into song bird habitat, but we did see about eight Eastern Bluebirds at the entrance to the loop road, as well as the expected Yellow-rumped Warblers. We totaled 42 species for the day.
The weather was pleasant and turned sunny as we were in the home stretch of the loop. Tallying up our list at Shea’s put the cap on our outing.
Participants:
Joe Costanza, Dino Fiabane, Robert Koch, Miriam Swartz, Chris and Jean Tindall and Louise Tompkins. Guests: Carol Bishop and Marilyn Hartford.
Report and photos by Robert Koch.
Bird List
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Mute Swan
Brant Goose
Canada Goose
Green-winged Teal
American Black Duck
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Ring-necked Duck
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
American Coot
Greater Yellowlegs
Semipalmated sandpiper
Dunlin
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Greater Black-backed Gull
Rock Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Eastern Bluebird
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dark-eyed Junco
House Finch
