Edwin B. Forsythe (Brigantine) NWR, October 30, 2015
Twenty-three ML Birders and guests saw 41 species at the refuge and surrounding environs on a bright sunny day. Lunch at nearby Shea’s restaurant capped the day.
Participants: Jayne & Phil Bodner, Ethel Cebra, Joe Costanza, Dino & Peggy Fiabane, Gil Goering, Joe & Jean Jordan, Robert Koch, Al Migdal, Bob Morrow, Carol Neal, Sandy Patton, Loretta Strassler, Miriam Swartz, Barbara Trought, Ro Wilson. Guests: Betsy & John Heinz, Scott Morrow, Mike Zickler, Mary Ellen Zitler.
Bird List:
Horned Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Mute Swan
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Northern Pintail
Mallard
Black Duck
American Wigeon
Green-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Red-breasted Merganser
Black-crowned Night Heron
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Greater Yellowlegs
Black-bellied Plover
Great Black-backed Gull
Herring Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Red-tailed Hawk
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Turkey Vulture
American Robin
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Northern Mockingbird
Yellow-rumped Warbler
American Crow
Blue Jay
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
European Starling
Dark-eyed Junco