AWS Field Trip Lloyd Shaw Leader

Great Blue Heron
Mute Swan
Canada Goose
Green-winged Teal
Mallard
American Black Duck
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk
Greater Yellowlegs
Great Black-backed Gull
Herring Gull
Forster's Tern
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Carolina Wren
Winter Wren
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Eastern Bluebird
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Blue Jay
American Crow
European Starling
House Sparrow
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Yellow Warbler
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird

Field Trip Report November 12, 2006 Atlantic County Park
by Lloyd B. Shaw

We had a great morning walk through Atlantic County Park. The trails there are excellent- clean, clear and well maintained. One of the nicest trails is a three mile long, elevated, handicapped accessible boardwalk along the South river. November may not be the best time to visit for birding but this is a great area to get out for a nice walk anytime of year. It is really great for birds from mid April until mid July when there are both migrants and breeders in the area.

The rain held off just long enough for us to enjoy a leisurely walk through the north end of the park. We had a typical group of birds for the season; chickadees, titmice, nuthatches, house and gold finches, hermit thrush, brown creeper, Carolina and winter wrens, golden crowned kinglets, yellow rumped warblers, turkey and black vultures, robins, red-winged blackbirds and a few other as well.

We were not as lucky during our afternoon visit to the Corbin city area impoundments of the Lester G. McNamara W.M.A. (Better known as Tuckahoe W.M.A.)The skies opened up and poured on us. There was not much to be seen during such a deluge so we bid each other farewell and called it a day. Oh well, sometimes the weather wins. We all enjoyed our morning and I'm looking forward to going back soon. Thanks very much to all who attended. See you on the birding trail!