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My Favorite Release

10,000 Birds

Long story made some what short,” wrote Heather Merritt, with Birds in Flight Sanctuary in Warren, Ohio. “We We let a one-eyed Bald Eagle go after a year of battling state officials in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Indiana and Kentucky. Sophie the Scissortail was the most difficult but the most satisfying bird of the season.”.

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The American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of New Jersey: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Major hotspots like Garret Mountain Reserve, Scherman Hoffman Sanctuary, Sandy Hook NWR, and, yes, Cape May, are cited, but also smaller, less-known birding spots like Rogers Refuge, Walker Avenue Wetlands, and my Negri-Nepote. A map of the state on the inside front cover shows where most of these sites are located.