On May 18, longtime trail champion, volunteer, and birder, Bob Bystrom, organized two birding outings along the Gateway and Brown's Creek Trails. The group saw an amazing number of birds, despite rainy conditions.

See below for the complete lists of birds observed that day.

25 species were counted at the Brown's Creek Preserve

• American crow

• American robin

• Baltimore oriole

• Black-capped chickadee

• Brown-headed cowbird

• Canada goose

• Common grackle

• Common yellowthroat

• Gray catbird

• House wren

• Mallard

• Marsh wren

• Mourning dove

• Northern cardinal

• Northern Flicker

• Orchard oriole

• Red-winged blackbird

• Ring-necked pheasant

• Sandhill crane

• Song sparrow

• Sora

• Tree swallow

• Turkey vulture

• White-breasted nuthatch

• Wild turkey

43 species of birds were observed on the Gateway Trail

• American crow
• American goldfinch
• American redstart
• American robin
• Baltimore oriole
• Barn swallow
• Black-capped chickadee
• Black & white warbler
• Blue jay
• Brown-headed cowbird
• Canada goose
• Chestnut-sided warbler
• Common loon
• Common yellowthroat
• Double-crested cormorant
• Downy woodpecker
• Eastern kingbird
• Eastern towhee
• Gray catbird
• Great blue heron
• Green heron
• Great crested flycatcher
• Hooded merganser
• House finch
• House wren
• Mallard
• Nashville warbler
• Northern cardinal
• Northern waterthrush
• Ovenbird
• Red-bellied woodpecker
• Red-eyed vireo
• Red-winged blackbird
• Sandhill crane
• Scarlet tanager
• Sng sparrow
• Song sparrow
• Song sparrow
• Swamp sparrow
• Tennessee warbler
• Turkey vulture
• White-breasted nuthatch
• White-throated sparrow
• Wood duck
• Yellow warbler