Birding Cape May Point - Saturday, April 2nd, 2016

The birds and birders were undeterred by this morning's teeming rain. The Tundra Swan is still playing "Find the Different Swan" in the second plover pond, the Red-winged Blackbirds are perched up and singing. A couple of female Hooded Mergansers had their "hair" all slicked down by the rain and the Purple Martins - last week perched atop the empty martin house poles - now have the (newly replaced) martin houses to sit on. Leaders: Kathy Horn & Kyle Chelius.
32 species

Canada Goose  17
Mute Swan  18
Tundra Swan  1     Continuing
Gadwall  24
Mallard  11
Blue-winged Teal  2
Northern Shoveler  4
Bufflehead  5
Hooded Merganser  2
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  2
Osprey  4
Killdeer  1
Herring Gull (American)  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  0
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1
Purple Martin  2
Tree Swallow  5
Carolina Chickadee  1
Carolina Wren  2
American Robin  11
Northern Mockingbird  2
European Starling  56
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  1
White-throated Sparrow  3
Song Sparrow  1
Northern Cardinal  4
Red-winged Blackbird  18
Common Grackle  33
Brown-headed Cowbird  15
House Finch  4

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