We started from the Visitor’s Center area but didn’t see very much there. Mourning dove, osprey, and blue jay were a few of the birds we saw. We identified 26 species along the Dike Trail. Some of these birds included Caspian tern, Forster’s tern, willet, …
The main attraction by the Visitor’s Center was a red-tailed hawk perched high in a tree in the parking lot. We took the Leeds Eco-Trail Boardwalk next but it was quiet. Most of the birds we heard there included white-eyed vireo, gray catbird, and Carolina …
We covered seven areas of the refuge. The Visitor’s Center area was fairly quiet and some of the birds we identified there included blue jay, American goldfinch, and Carolina wren. We didn’t see any purple martins. Birds that we identified along the Raymond Pool and …
We covered both sides of Cedar Neck Road. On the west side, we walked along the Red, Orange, and Purple Trails. The more interesting birds we saw were by the bay. These birds included green heron (several), great blue heron (a few), barn swallow, Forster’s …
Our walk this morning covered our usual three areas. Some of the birds we identified from the Visitor’s Center included purple martin, brown-headed cowbird, common yellowthroat, and house wren. Along the Dike Trail, birds we identified included osprey, glossy ibis (2 overhead), eastern towhee, orchard …
There were seven areas of the refuge that we covered today. Birds identified from the Visitor’s Center included purple martin, northern bobwhite, bald eagle, and eastern wood-peewee. We went to the Raymond Pool Trail and Observation Tower next. Some of the birds we identified there …
The rookery behind the Welcome Center was as active as we saw it two days ago. This time, besides the view from high up on the causeway, we also walked down to the ground level and along the service road. Birds we saw with offspring …
The birding was relatively quiet here compared to the other New Jersey areas we covered this week. We first birded the Maritime Forest Trail, then the remainder of the time was spent walking along the seawall and along the jetty to the end of the …
The rookery behind the Welcome Center was very active, particularly with wading bird offspring begging for food. Most of these offspring were white ibises, great egrets, and snowy egrets, although there were other birds in the trees as well including black-crowned night heron, little blue …
We covered a bit more ground here than we did yesterday. Some of the birds we identified along the Leeds Eco-Trail Boardwalk included house wren, purple martin, great blue heron, willet, great egret, common yellowthroat, gull-billed tern, seaside sparrow, and Canada goose. Among the birds …
