WNJ Exclusive: Birding at Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge
Photos courtesy of Christine Fusco
by Christine Fusco
The easiest story to tell is the one that you come back to over and over, like my trip to Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge a little over a year ago. This eight-mile south New Jersey refuge led me into a whole new world of migratory shorebirds and photography.
Red-tailed Hawk.
Foster's Tern.
Have you ever seen a Black Skimmer gliding just inches above the water catching fish in its lower beak? Like performing synchronized flyers, Skimmers will fish in patterns up and down the dike during low tide getting their fill of small fish that are trapped by the low tide.
Great Egret.
As water rushes through the tide gates, there is often a show of hundreds of feeding shorebirds. Snowy Egrets, Great Blue Herons, Great Egrets, Night Herons and varieties of seagulls pick fish from the fast flowing current until they have reached their fill.
Black Crowned Night Heron.
As you are leaving, the road takes you through a wooded area filled with a variety of songbirds, white-tailed deer, and owls.
Forsythe has so much to offer for nature seeker, birders, and photographers.
Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 8/29/2011 6:00 AM 
Categories: WNJ Exclusives
Tags: Forsythe NWR shorebirds Red-tailed Hawk Great egret fosters tern
Categories: WNJ Exclusives
Tags: Forsythe NWR shorebirds Red-tailed Hawk Great egret fosters tern
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