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

1. American Robin

2. Bluebird

3. Hermit Thrush

4. Veery

5. Wood Thrush

6. Brown Thrasher

7. Catbird

8. House Wren

9. American Redstart

10. Maryland Yellow-Throat

11. Oven Bird

12. Cape May Warbler

13. Black Throated Green Warbler

14. Chestnut Sided Warbler

15. Myrtle Warbler

16. Black and White Warbler

17. Magnolia Warbler

18. Blackburbian Warbler

19. Black Poll Warbler

20. Cedar Waxwing

21. Barn Swallow

22. Scarlet Tanager

23. Rose Breasted Grosbeak

24. Song Sparrow

25. English Sparrow

26. Chipping Sparrow

27. Field Sparrow

28. Tree Sparrow

29. White Throated Sparrow

30. Pine Siskin

31. American Goldfinch

32. Purple Finch

33. American Crossbill

34. Chewink

35. Purple Grackle

36. Baltimore Oriole

37. Orchard Oriole

38. Meadow Lark

39. Starling

40. American Crow

41. Blue Jay

42. Ruby Throated Hummingbird

43. Chimney Swift

44. Night Hawk

45. Screech Owl

46. Least Flycatcher

47. Great Crested Flycatcher

48. Wood Peewee

49. Phoebe

50. Kingbird

51. Downy Woodpecker

52. Hairy Woodpecker

53. Red Headed Woodpecker

54. Flicker

55. Cuckoo

56. Hawks

57. Red Eyed Vireo

58. White Breasted Nuthatch

59. Junco

60. Redpoll

61. Golden Crowned Kinglet

62. Chickadee

_Courtesy of The Building of Drew University by Charles Sitterly _