Site Report: Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge

Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina)

Northern Red-bellied Cooter (Pseudemys rubriventris)

Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)

Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin)

Saltmarsh Sparrow (Ammospiza caudacuta)

salt marsh

No visit reports available.

Kingdom: Animals (61 records)

Phylum: Chordates (61 records)

Class: Birds (58 records)

Order: Anseriformes (6 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
- Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
- Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Osprey
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

Order: Pelicans (19 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
- Family: Herons
- Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Family: Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
- Family: Oystercatchers
- American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)

Order: Perching Birds (19 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)
- Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
- Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
- Family: Cardinals and Allies
- Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
- Seaside Sparrow (Ammospiza maritima)
- Saltmarsh Sparrow (Ammospiza caudacuta)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Family: Swallows
- Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
- Purple Martin (Progne subis)
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Family: Wrens
- Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
- Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (10 records)
- Family: Plovers
- Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
- Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)

Order: Vultures (1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides (1 record)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)

Class: Reptiles (3 records)

Order: Turtles (3 records)
- Family: Fresh Water Turtle
- Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina)
- Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin)
- Northern Red-bellied Cooter (Pseudemys rubriventris)

No trip reports available.