For the study of birds there are at least two reasons why Drew Forest furnishes a highly favorable situation. First, it is one of the great highways of migration between the North and the South. Second, the trees and shrubs provide a wide variety of nesting and feeding places.
Circa 1938
- American Robin
- Bluebird
- Hermit Thrush
- Veery
- Wood Thrush
- Brown Thrasher
- Catbird
- House Wren
- American Redstart
- Maryland Yellow-Throat
- Oven Bird
- Cape May Warbler
- Black Throated Green Warbler
- Chestnut Sided Warbler
- Myrtle Warbler
- Black and White Warbler
- Magnolia Warbler
- Blackburbian Warbler
- Black Poll Warbler
- Cedar Waxwing
- Barn Swallow
- Scarlet Tanager
- Rose Breasted Grosbeak
- Song Sparrow
- English Sparrow
- Chipping Sparrow
- Field Sparrow
- Tree Sparrow
- White Throated Sparrow
- Pine Siskin
- American Goldfinch
- Purple Finch
- American Crossbill
- Chewink
- Purple Grackle
- Baltimore Oriole
- Orchard Oriole
- Meadow Lark
- Starling
- American Crow
- Blue Jay
- Ruby Throated Hummingbird
- Chimney Swift
- Night Hawk
- Screech Owl
- Least Flycatcher
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Wood Peewee
- Phoebe
- Kingbird
- Downy Woodpecker
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Red Headed Woodpecker
- Flicker
- Cuckoo
- Hawks
- Red Eyed Vireo
- White Breasted Nuthatch
- Junco
- Redpoll
- Golden Crowned Kinglet
- Chickadee
Extracted from The Building of Drew University by Charles Sitterly