These species of birds have been observed at the refuge:

• Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)
• Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
• Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
• American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
• Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
• Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
• Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
• Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
• Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
• Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
• Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
• Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
• Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
• Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)
• Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
• Common Loon (Gavia immer)
• Pied-billed Grebe (Podyilymbus podiceps)
• Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
• Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
• Great Egret (Ardea alba)
• Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
• Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
• Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
• Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
• Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
• Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
• Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
• Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
• Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
• Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
• Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)
• Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
• Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
• Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)
• Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
• American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
• Merlin (Falco columbarius)
• Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
• Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
• Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
• Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
• Wilson’s Snipe (Gallinago delicata)
• American Woodcock (Scolopax minor)
• Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
• Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
• Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
• Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
• Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
• Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
• Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)
• Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
• Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
• Whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus)
• Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
• Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
• Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
• Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
• Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
• Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
• Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)
• Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
• Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
• Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)
• Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)
• Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)
• Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)
• Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
• Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)
• Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
• White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus)
• Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius)
• Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
• Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus)
• Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
• Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
• American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
• Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus)
• Common Raven (Corvus corax)
• Purple Martin (Progne subis)
• Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
• Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
• Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
• Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
• Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
• Carolina Chickadee (Peocile carolinensis)
• Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
• Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
• Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
• White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
• Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
• Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
• House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
• Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
• Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
• Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
• Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
• Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
• Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
• Swainson’s Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
• Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
• Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
• American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
• Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
• Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
• Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
• European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
• Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
• Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora pinus)
• Tennessee Warbler (Vermivora peregrina)
• Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata)
• Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla)
• Northern Parula (Parula americana)
• Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)
• Chestnut-sided Warbler (Dendroica pensylvanica)
• Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica magnolia)
• Cape May Warbler (Dendroica tigrina)
• Black-throated Blue Warbler (Dendroica caerulescens)
• Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)
• Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendroica virens)
• Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca)
• Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus)
• Prairie Warbler (Dendroica discolor)
• Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum)
• Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea)
• Blackpoll Warbler (Dendroica striata)
• Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
• American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
• Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum)
• Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)
• Northern Waterthrush (Seiurus noveboracensis)
• Louisiana Waterthrush (Seiurus motacilla)
• Mourning Warbler (Oporornis philadelphia)
• Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
• Wilson’s Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla)
• Canada Warbler (Wilsonia candensis)
• Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
• Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
• American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea)
• Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
• Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
• Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)
• Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
• Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
• Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
• Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
• Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
• White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
• White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
• Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
• Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
• Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
• Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
• Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea)
• Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
• Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
• Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
• Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
• Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
• Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)
• Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
• Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)
• House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
• White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera)
• Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea)
• Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)
• American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
• House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

You may wish to read the following article from Wildlife Activist:

Big Day of Birding – by Robert E. Hoopes (Summer 2004)