{"id":11848,"date":"2017-05-11T12:16:07","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T16:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/?p=11848"},"modified":"2022-02-08T18:18:52","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T23:18:52","slug":"edwin-b-forsythe-national-wildlife-refuge-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/edwin-b-forsythe-national-wildlife-refuge-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Edwin B. Forsythe (Brigantine) NWR, May 11, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Since this trip was originally scheduled for last fall the thought was to segue from the nice Fall to the pleasant weather of Spring. What greeted the birders was a hint of Winter in May!! Overcast and chilly for this time of the year. Yet the abundance of bird life, great viewing and fine lunch at Shea\u2019s was the perfect elixir to counter the weather. We walked a short song bird trail near the visitor\u2019s center and then headed out for the eight mile loop around the preserve. We saw and heard a total of 57 species that included a variety of song birds, water fowl, shorebirds, gulls and a few raptors. The bird of the day was a Black-headed Gull that is a bird common in Europe, Asia and the Atlantic Coast of Canada and is an \u201caccidental\u201d visitor to New Jersey. Similarly, a single Snow Goose who forgot to head to the breeding grounds was spotted.<\/p>

Participants:<\/strong> Joe Costanza, Peggy & Dino Fiabane, Earl Evens, Gil Goering, Robert Koch, Carol Neal, Kay Smith, Miriam Swartz, Louise Tompkins, Barbara Trought and Ro Wilson. Guests: Mary & Keith Johnson, Kathryn & Ron McIntosh and Mike Zickler.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Bird List:<\/strong>
Snow Goose
Brant
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Red-breasted merganser
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Glossy Ibis
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
American Oystercatcher
Black-necked Stilt
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Ruddy Turnstone
Least Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Dunlin
Short-billed Dowitcher
Black-headed Gull
Laughing Gull
Herring Gull
Greater Black-backed Gull
Forster\u2019s Tern
Black Skimmer
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Great Crested Flycatcher
Fish Crow
Rough-winged Swallow
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Tufted Titmouse
Marsh Wren
Carolina Wren
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Pine Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
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