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
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- American Robin
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- Bluebird
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- Hermit Thrush
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- Veery
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- Wood Thrush
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- Brown Thrasher
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- Catbird
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- House Wren
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- American Redstart
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- Maryland Yellow-Throat
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- Oven Bird
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- Cape May Warbler
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- Black Throated Green Warbler
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- Chestnut Sided Warbler
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- Myrtle Warbler
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- Black and White Warbler
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- Magnolia Warbler
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- Blackburbian Warbler
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- Black Poll Warbler
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- Cedar Waxwing
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- Barn Swallow
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- Scarlet Tanager
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- Rose Breasted Grosbeak
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- Song Sparrow
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- English Sparrow
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- Chipping Sparrow
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- Field Sparrow
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- Tree Sparrow
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- White Throated Sparrow
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- Pine Siskin
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- American Goldfinch
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- Purple Finch
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- American Crossbill
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- Chewink
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- Purple Grackle
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- Baltimore Oriole
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- Orchard Oriole
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- Meadow Lark
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- Starling
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- American Crow
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- Blue Jay
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- Ruby Throated Hummingbird
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- Chimney Swift
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- Night Hawk
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- Screech Owl
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- Least Flycatcher
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- Great Crested Flycatcher
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- Wood Peewee
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- Phoebe
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- Kingbird
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- Downy Woodpecker
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- Hairy Woodpecker
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- Red Headed Woodpecker
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- Flicker
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- Cuckoo
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- Hawks
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- Red Eyed Vireo
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- White Breasted Nuthatch
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- Junco
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- Redpoll
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- Golden Crowned Kinglet
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- Chickadee
_Courtesy of Extracted from The Building of Drew University by Charles Sitterly _