We had a nice walk this morning at the Woodbury Sanctuary in South Monmouth. Nine people attended including one who left early and two who were late enough to only find us at the end! The weather was nice, but the bugs were thicker than we like. As is typical for summer the birds were somewhat quiet although a Winter Wren sang repeatedly. We watched an Ovenbird go back and forth unhappy with our being there and we moved on. All in all we had 38 species including those under the power lines at the entrance and on the walk down the dirt road to the closed bridge. The sanctuary trails were in very good shape. However there is a new home down the road and a clearing for one or two more. Hope the road isn’t paved next time!
Photos by Donna and Gordon
| Species | Count |
|---|---|
| Wild Turkey | 3 |
| Mourning Dove | 3 |
| Osprey | 2 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 1 |
| Downy Woodpecker | 1 |
| Pileated Woodpecker | 1 |
| Eastern Phoebe | 2 |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | 2 |
| Eastern Kingbird | 5 |
| Blue-headed Vireo | 2 |
| Red-eyed Vireo | 5 |
| Blue Jay | 6 |
| American Crow | 4 |
| Black-capped Chickadee | 6 |
| Tufted Titmouse | 3 |
| Tree Swallow | 10 |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | 3 |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | 1 |
| Winter Wren | 2 |
| Gray Catbird | 4 |
| Veery | 6 |
| Hermit Thrush | 2 |
| American Robin | 2 |
| Cedar Waxwing | 3 |
| American Goldfinch | 2 |
| Song Sparrow | 6 |
| Eastern Towhee | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | 2 |
| Common Grackle | 5 |
| Ovenbird | 6 |
| Black-and-white Warbler | 4 |
| Common Yellowthroat | 8 |
| Northern Parula | 3 |
| Yellow Warbler | 4 |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | 4 |
| Pine Warbler | 2 |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | 2 |
| Northern Cardinal | 2 |