Bird Walk for All People - Monday, January 20th, 2014

The Martin Luther King Day Walk for All People at the State Park enjoyed nice, but chilly, weather and a variety of birds. Highlights of the walk include Tundra Swan, Bald Eagles, Redhead ducks, and an American Tree Sparrow. Leaders: Chuck Slugg, Kathy Horn, Marc & Lynne Breslow, Chris Marks, Catherine Busch, and Karl Lukens.
48 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  25
Mute Swan  6
Tundra Swan  1
Gadwall  7
American Wigeon  16
American Black Duck  3
Mallard  12
Northern Shoveler  7
Northern Pintail  2
Redhead  2
Ring-necked Duck  6
scoter sp.  35
Bufflehead  6
Hooded Merganser  13
Ruddy Duck  2
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Great Blue Heron  2
Black Vulture  10
Turkey Vulture  14
Northern Harrier  2
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Cooper's Hawk  1
Bald Eagle  2
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Bonaparte's Gull  7
Ring-billed Gull  2
Herring Gull  3
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  5
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  3
American Crow  14
Carolina Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  2
Carolina Wren  5
Golden-crowned Kinglet  2
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  20
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  65
Cedar Waxwing  6
Yellow-rumped Warbler  27
American Tree Sparrow  1
Field Sparrow  1
Savannah Sparrow  4
Song Sparrow  4
Northern Cardinal  2

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Birding Cape May Point - Saturday, January 18th, 2014

A cold and windy morning and birds seemed to be honkered down. A good variety of ducks were found on the leeward side of the ponds. They included the usual Gadwalls, American Wigeon, and Mallard, as well as two maybe three drake Eurasian Wigeon, Ring-necked Ducks, Lesser Scaup, Redheads, and Ruddy Ducks. Leaders: Karl Lukens, Kathy & Roger Horn, Steve Weis, and Catherine Busch.
47 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  10
Mute Swan  4
Gadwall  30
Eurasian Wigeon  2     maybe 3 drakes
American Wigeon  25
Mallard  25
Blue-winged Teal  1
Northern Shoveler  15
Northern Pintail  4
Green-winged Teal  3
Redhead  4
Ring-necked Duck  2
Lesser Scaup  2
Surf Scoter  1
Black Scoter  15
scoter sp.  25
Bufflehead  4
Common Goldeneye  1
Hooded Merganser  1
Ruddy Duck  1
Red-throated Loon  2
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Turkey Vulture  2
Cooper's Hawk  1
Bald Eagle  1
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Bonaparte's Gull  10
Ring-billed Gull  5
Herring Gull  2
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Mourning Dove  10
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
American Crow  3
Carolina Chickadee  2
Carolina Wren  1
American Robin  15
Gray Catbird  2
Northern Mockingbird  3
European Starling  10
Cedar Waxwing  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  10
White-throated Sparrow  12
Northern Cardinal  5
Red-winged Blackbird  5
Common Grackle  15
House Finch  5
House Sparrow  15

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Birding Cape May Point - Saturday, January 11th, 2014

Foggy with poor visibility. The continuing Black-capped Chickadee was easy to locate at "its" feeder. Good scope view of an adult Red-shouldered Hawk. Ducks on Lily Lake were scarce and looking off shore was not possible. Lots of Yellow-rumped Warblers. Leaders: Karl Lukens, Kathy & Roger Horn, Tom Baxter, and Steve Weis.
34 species

Canada Goose  2     heard
Mute Swan  4
American Wigeon  20
Mallard  15
Ruddy Duck  2
Double-crested Cormorant  4
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
American Coot  2
Killdeer  1     heard
Ring-billed Gull  2
Herring Gull  1
Mourning Dove  5
Downy Woodpecker  1
American Crow  6
Carolina Chickadee  2
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Carolina Wren  1
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1     heard
American Robin  15
Gray Catbird  1
Northern Mockingbird  3
European Starling  75
Cedar Waxwing  30
Yellow-rumped Warbler  15
Fox Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  1
White-throated Sparrow  3
Dark-eyed Junco  3
Northern Cardinal  5
Red-winged Blackbird  10
Common Grackle  25
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
House Finch  5
House Sparrow  25

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Birding Cape May Point - Saturday, January 4th, 2014

Very cold starting at 10 degrees with calm to light wind. Birds were feeding at weed and lawn edges or at feeders. We did manage to find the White-winged Dove and the two Eurasian Collared-Doves. The other highlights were the several Greater White-fronted Geese on a frozen Lily lake and the continuing Rufous Hummingbird at a feeder at Cambridge and Coral Aves. Leaders: Karl Lukens, Kathy & Roger Horn, and Tom Baxter.
47 species

Canada Goose  100
Mute Swan  4
Gadwall  30
American Wigeon  10
Mallard  30
Greater Scaup  4
Common Eider  1
Surf Scoter  8
White-winged Scoter  3
Long-tailed Duck  25
Red-breasted Merganser  5
Red-throated Loon  1
Common Loon  2
Northern Gannet  1
Double-crested Cormorant  2
Black Vulture  5
Turkey Vulture  8
Cooper's Hawk  1
Bald Eagle  1
Killdeer  5
American Woodcock  1
Ring-billed Gull  5
Herring Gull  10
Great Black-backed Gull  2
Eurasian Collared-Dove  2     on wire at 108 Lincoln
White-winged Dove  1     in sapling at feeder 113 Harvard ave.
Mourning Dove  8
Rufous Hummingbird  1     feeder, Cambridge & Coral Aves.
Blue Jay  3
American Crow  5
Carolina Chickadee  1
Tufted Titmouse  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch  2
Carolina Wren  3
American Robin  10
Northern Mockingbird  3
European Starling  20
Yellow-rumped Warbler  15
Fox Sparrow  5
Song Sparrow  4
White-throated Sparrow  10
Dark-eyed Junco  15
Northern Cardinal  8
Red-winged Blackbird  10
Common Grackle  500
Brown-headed Cowbird  5
House Finch  8
House Sparrow  20

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American Woodcock [Photo by Karl Lukens]

Fox Sparrow [Photo by Karl Lukens]

White-winged Dove [Photo by Roger Horn]

Kick Off Your Year List - January 1st, 2014

See View from the Cape for highlights and photos by Mike Crewe.  Leaders:  Mike Crewe, Kathy & Roger Horn, Steve Weis, Chuck & Mary Jane Slugg, Chris Marks, Catherine Busch, Janet Crawford, Karl Lukens, Chris Hajduk, and Joe Demko.

Combined list for the following locations:  Cape May Point, Cape May NWR--Two Mile Unit, Sunset Lake, Nummy Island, and Stone Harbor Point.
75 species

Brant
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
American Black Duck
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Redhead
Northern Pintail
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
King Eider
Common Eider
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Cormorant 
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Coot
American Oystercatcher
Semipalmated Plover
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Dunlin
Purple Sandpiper
Bonaparte's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Snowy Owl
Rufous Hummingbird
Peregrine Falcon
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Snow Bunting 
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Field Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow (Ipswich)
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal 
Painted Bunting
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
House Sparrow