{"id":12179,"date":"2019-03-31T14:24:11","date_gmt":"2019-03-31T18:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/?p=12179"},"modified":"2021-01-29T13:42:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T18:42:07","slug":"edwin-b-forsythe-brigantine-nwr-march-20-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/edwin-b-forsythe-brigantine-nwr-march-20-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Edwin B. Forsythe (Brigantine) NWR, March 20, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12179\" class=\"elementor elementor-12179\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53b6336b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53b6336b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c836de7\" data-id=\"4c836de7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a8b2d77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a8b2d77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Edwin B. Forsythe (Brigantine) NWR, March 20, 2019<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba47a99 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba47a99\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1ebee9\" data-id=\"f1ebee9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-380c6c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"380c6c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe92BlueG.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Blue Goose (subadult)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTIxOTcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE5XC8wM1wvRm9yc3l0aGU5MkJsdWVHLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe92BlueG-1024x816.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12197\" alt=\"Blue Goose\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe92BlueG-1024x816.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe92BlueG-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe92BlueG-768x612.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe92BlueG.jpg 1499w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Blue Goose (subadult)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b85569\" data-id=\"4b85569\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9e0b9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e9e0b9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe8Snows.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Blue Goose and Snow Goose\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTIxODcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE5XC8wM1wvRm9yc3l0aGU4U25vd3MuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe8Snows-1024x816.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12187\" alt=\"Blue and Snow Geese\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe8Snows-1024x816.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe8Snows-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe8Snows-768x612.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe8Snows.jpg 1428w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Blue Goose and Snow Goose<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8e137a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8e137a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9effce\" data-id=\"f9effce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c85ae7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c85ae7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The weather gods finally relented and gave us a mostly sunny, relatively warm and most importantly windless day to visit the refuge. We were hoping to see the Gyrfalcon which was present a few days before our visit but had not been seen in the prior couple of days. Even though we missed it we still saw a good number interesting birds especially among the waterfowl.<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-68fdf1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68fdf1b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b60986b\" data-id=\"b60986b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef86de3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ef86de3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe2BaldE.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Bald Eagle\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTIxODEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE5XC8wM1wvRm9yc3l0aGUyQmFsZEUuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe2BaldE-1024x821.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12181\" alt=\"Bald Eagle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe2BaldE-1024x821.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe2BaldE-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe2BaldE-768x616.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe2BaldE.jpg 1565w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Bald Eagle<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2437e0\" data-id=\"b2437e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44e176b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"44e176b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe1TreeSw.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Tree Swallow\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTIxODAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE5XC8wM1wvRm9yc3l0aGUxVHJlZVN3LmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe1TreeSw-1024x817.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12180\" alt=\"Tree Swallow\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe1TreeSw-1024x817.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe1TreeSw-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe1TreeSw-768x613.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Tree Swallow<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-aab1ae0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aab1ae0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec79d98\" data-id=\"ec79d98\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afc1de8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afc1de8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We saw about 40 Canvasbacks and among a vast sea of white morph Snow Geese managed pick out a single blue morph. Lots of Brant Geese still present but the large flocks of Canada Geese all reduced to pairs getting ready to mate. Other ducks of note were Buffleheads, Ring-necks, Green-winged Teal, Red-breasted Mergs, Hooded Mergs, Gadwall and Northern Shovelers. Shorebirds were scarce but we did pick up a few Greater Yellowlegs and a couple of Oystercatchers.<\/p><p>Bald Eagles (one adult and one immature), a couple of Ospreys and a Northern Harrier were the notable raptors. We totaled 34 species and ended our adventure with a hearty and delicious lunch at the venerable Shea\u2019s establishment.<\/p><p><strong>Participants:<\/strong> Ethel Cebra, Gil Goering, Robert Koch, Al Migdal, Miriam Swartz, Jean and Chris Tindall, Louise Tompkins and Ro Wilson.<br \/>Guest: Mike Zickle<\/p><p><em>Report and photos by Robert Koch<\/em><\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a6a75f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a6a75f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3f9efe\" data-id=\"e3f9efe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cecc125 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cecc125\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe91GrBlu.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Great Blue Heron\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTIxODksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE5XC8wM1wvRm9yc3l0aGU5MUdyQmx1LmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe91GrBlu-1024x819.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12189\" alt=\"Great Blue Heron\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe91GrBlu-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe91GrBlu-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe91GrBlu-768x615.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Great Blue Heron<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-85ab738\" data-id=\"85ab738\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d76232b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d76232b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe9GrEgr.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Great Egret\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTIxODgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE5XC8wM1wvRm9yc3l0aGU5R3JFZ3IuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe9GrEgr-1024x819.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12188\" alt=\"Great Egret\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe9GrEgr-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe9GrEgr-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe9GrEgr-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe9GrEgr.jpg 1382w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Great Egret<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7e9fb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7e9fb4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4940b3e\" data-id=\"4940b3e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14a73db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14a73db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bird List:<\/strong> <span id=\"more-12179\"><\/span><\/p><p>Double-crested Cormorant<br \/>Canada Goose<br \/>Snow Goose<br \/>Brant Goose<br \/>Mute Swan<br \/>Red-breasted Merganser<br \/>Hooded Merganser<br \/>Ring-necked Duck<br \/>Mallard<br \/>Bufflehead<br \/>Green-winged Teal<br \/>Northern Shoveler<br \/>Gadwall<br \/>Canvasback<br \/>Black Duck<br \/>Herring Gull<br \/>Ring-billed Gull<br \/>Black-backed Gull<br \/>Great Egret<br \/>Great Blue Heron<br \/>Greater Yellowlegs<br \/>Am. Oystercatcher<br \/>Bald Eagle<br \/>Northern Harrier<br \/>Osprey<br \/>Turkey Vulture<br \/>Belted Kingfisher<br \/>Tufted Titmouse<br \/>Tree Swallow<br \/>Red-winged Blackbird<br \/>Fish Crow<br \/>American Crow<br \/>American Robin<br \/>Song Sparrow<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9dea66f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9dea66f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e6509d\" data-id=\"9e6509d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c5d024 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c5d024\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe7Brant.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Brant\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTIxODYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE5XC8wM1wvRm9yc3l0aGU3QnJhbnQuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe7Brant-1024x821.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12186\" alt=\"Brant\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe7Brant-1024x821.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe7Brant-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe7Brant-768x616.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Brant<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-865b090\" data-id=\"865b090\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e831dc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e831dc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe4Shove.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Shoveler\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTIxODMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE5XC8wM1wvRm9yc3l0aGU0U2hvdmUuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe4Shove-1024x817.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12183\" alt=\"Shoveler\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe4Shove-1024x817.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe4Shove-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe4Shove-768x613.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe4Shove.jpg 1297w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Shoveler<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5c0b0f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f5c0b0f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a786f7\" data-id=\"7a786f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b256cf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b256cf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe6Buffl.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Bufflehead\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTIxODUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE5XC8wM1wvRm9yc3l0aGU2QnVmZmwuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe6Buffl-1024x820.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12185\" alt=\"Bufflehead\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe6Buffl-1024x820.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe6Buffl-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe6Buffl-768x615.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe6Buffl.jpg 1194w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Bufflehead<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa75927\" data-id=\"fa75927\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34fa043 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34fa043\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe5Canv.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Canvasback\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTIxODQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tbHJhLm9yZ1wvTUxCaXJkZXJzXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDE5XC8wM1wvRm9yc3l0aGU1Q2Fudi5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe5Canv.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12184\" alt=\"Canvasback\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe5Canv.jpg 951w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe5Canv-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlra.org\/MLBirders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Forsythe5Canv-768x613.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Canvasback<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The weather gods finally relented and gave us a mostly sunny, relatively warm and most importantly windless day to visit the refuge. 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