BIRDING TRIPS
(last updated 10/8/05)
Palmyra Cove - October 2, 2005
Palmyra, NJ
- Canada Goose, Mallard
- Ring-billed Gull
- Eastern Towhee
- Downy Woodpecker
- White-Eyed Vireo, Blue-headed Vireo
- Brown-headed Cowbird, Northern Catbird
- Common Yellowthroat, Palm Warbler, Nashville Warbler,
Tennessee Warbler
- Cardinal
John Heinz NWR at Tinicum - September 4, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
- Canada Goose
- Ring-billed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull
- Black-crowned Night Heron (immature), Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret
- Osprey
- Downy Woodpecker
- Eastern Phoebe
- Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, Northern Catbird
- Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Least Sandpiper
- Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, Northern Rough-winged Swallow
N. Topsail Beach - August 28 to September 3, 2005
N. Topsail Island, NC
- Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Great Blue Heron, Green Heron, Virginia Rail (unconfirmed)
- Laughing Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Ring-billed Gull
- Royal Tern, Common Tern, Sandwich Tern, Forster's Tern, Black Skimmers
- Osprey
- Belted Kingfisher
- Brown Pelican
- Semipalmated Sandpiper, Willet, Black-bellied plover, Sanderling, Ruddy Turnstone
- Common Grackle, American Crow
- Tree Swallow
- Chipping Sparrow, Eastern Towhee
Palmyra CoveMay 30, 2005 and June 2, 2005
Palmyra, NJ
- Canada Goose, Mallard
- Laughing Gull,
- House Wren
- Peregrine Falcon
- Downy Woodpecker (male, female, immature in nest), Hairy Woodpecker,
Northern Flicker
- Eastern Phoebe
- Eastern Kingbird
- Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, Northern
Catbird
- American Robin (and nest), Northern Cardinal, Cedar Waxwing
- Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, Northern Rough-winged Swallow
- Chipping Sparrow, Eastern Towhee
- Willow Flycatcher, Great-crested Flycatcher
- Baltimore Oriole
- American Goldfinch, House Finch
- Red-Eyed Vireo, Warbling Vireo
- Yellow-rumped Warbler, Yellow Warbler (and nest), Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher
- POSSIBLE: Prothonotary Warbler, Forster's Tern
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum - May 21, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
- Canada Goose, Wood Duck (female)
- Great Blue Heron
- Turkey Vulture
- Common Nighthawk
- Double-Crested Cormorant
- Downy Woodpecker
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Eastern Kingbird
- Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle
- American Robin (and nest), Brown Thrasher, Northern Cardinal
- Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow
- Chipping Sparrow, Field Sparrow, House Sparrow, Song Sparrow
- Least Bittern
- Baltimore Oriole
- House Wren, Carolina Wren
- Philadelphia Vireo
- Yellow-rumped Warbler, Magnolia Warbler,
Yellow Warbler (and nest), Common Yellowthroat
Cape May National Wildlife Refuge - May 1, 2005
Cape May, NJ
- Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Gadwall, Mallard
- Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Cattle Egret
- Turkey Vulture, Peregrine Falcon
- Laughing Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Common Tern
- Double-Crested Cormorant
- Cardinal (including a male with no head feathers)
- Tree Swallow, Northern Rough-Winged Swallow, Barn Swallow, Purple Martin
- Red-winged Blackbird, Grackle
- Americna Robin, Catbird
- Black and White Warbler, Yellow-rumped
Warbler, White-eyed Vireo
Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge - April 6, 2005
Brigantine, NJ
- Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Green-winged Teal, American Black
Duck, Mallard, Northern Shoveler, Gadwall,
Ring-Necked Duck, Hooded Merganser (females only)
- Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Glossy Ibis
- Turkey Vulture, Osprey (4 breeding pairs), Northern Harrier, Peregrine
Falcon
- Short-Eared Owl
- American Oystercatcher, Greater Yellowlegs,
Willet, Short-Billed Dowitcher, American Coot
- Ring-billed Gull, Glaucous Gull, Great
Black-backed Gull, Common Tern
- Double-Crested Cormorant
- Downy Woodpecker
- Eastern Bluebird
- Red-winged Blackbird, Eastern Meadowlark
- Barn Swallow, American Crow, Fish Crow
- Chipping Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Song Sparrow
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum - April 5, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
- Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Green-winged Teal, Mallard, Ring-Necked Duck,
Common Merganser
- Great Blue Heron, Great Egret
- Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Turkey Vulture
- Ring-billed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull
- Double-Crested Cormorant
- Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker
- Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse
- Golden-crowned Kinglet
- Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Rusty Blackbird
- American Robin
- Tree Swallow, Northern Rough-winged Swallow
- Chipping Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, House Sparrow, Song Sparrow,
White-throated Sparrow
- Mourning Dove
- American Goldfinch
- Yellow-rumped Warbler, Palm Warbler
indicates first-time sighting