The Brig portion of the Brigantine/Mott's Creek trip included a good variety of wintering ducks, Peregrine Falcons, Tundra Swans, Snow Geese, and Horned Grebes. At Mott's Creek, the short-eared owls showed up at dusk, just in time for good viewing before dark. Several Northern Harriers hunted over the marsh and a large flock of Boat-tailed Grackles wheeled noisily around the docks.
Edwin B. Forsythe NWR--Wildlife Drive
Snow Goose 2000
Brant 200
Canada Goose 100
Tundra Swan 40
Gadwall 12
American Wigeon 3
American Black Duck 600
Mallard 50
Northern Shoveler 150
Northern Pintail 400
Green-winged Teal 250
Lesser Scaup 35
Bufflehead 60
Hooded Merganser 14
Red-breasted Merganser 4
Ruddy Duck 4
Red-throated Loon 4
Common Loon 1
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Horned Grebe 6
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Great Blue Heron 7
Great Egret 3
Turkey Vulture 2
Bald Eagle 2
Northern Harrier 10
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Peregrine Falcon 3
American Coot 350
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Dunlin 6
Herring Gull (American) 40
Great Black-backed Gull 25
Rock Pigeon 15
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 8
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 8
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 65
European Starling 2
Cedar Waxwing 75
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 35
Eastern Towhee 1
Song Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 3
Red-winged Blackbird 21
American Goldfinch
Canada Goose 100
Tundra Swan 40
Gadwall 12
American Wigeon 3
American Black Duck 600
Mallard 50
Northern Shoveler 150
Northern Pintail 400
Green-winged Teal 250
Lesser Scaup 35
Bufflehead 60
Hooded Merganser 14
Red-breasted Merganser 4
Ruddy Duck 4
Red-throated Loon 4
Common Loon 1
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Horned Grebe 6
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Great Blue Heron 7
Great Egret 3
Turkey Vulture 2
Bald Eagle 2
Northern Harrier 10
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Peregrine Falcon 3
American Coot 350
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Dunlin 6
Herring Gull (American) 40
Great Black-backed Gull 25
Rock Pigeon 15
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 8
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 8
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 65
European Starling 2
Cedar Waxwing 75
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 35
Eastern Towhee 1
Song Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 3
Red-winged Blackbird 21
American Goldfinch
58 species
Canada Goose 12
14 species
Edwin B. Forsythe NWR--Motts Creek
American Black Duck 25
Hooded Merganser 2
Bald Eagle 1
Northern Harrier 5
Greater Yellowlegs 9
Long-billed Dowitcher 19
Herring Gull (American) 5
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Short-eared Owl 2
American Robin 3
European Starling 4
Boat-tailed Grackle 250
House Sparrow 5
Hooded Merganser 2
Bald Eagle 1
Northern Harrier 5
Greater Yellowlegs 9
Long-billed Dowitcher 19
Herring Gull (American) 5
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Short-eared Owl 2
American Robin 3
European Starling 4
Boat-tailed Grackle 250
House Sparrow 5
14 species
