Chuck and MJ Slugg report:
Location: Cape Island--Cape May Point
Observation date: 2/15/10
Notes: The President's Day Walk for All People. Both the weather and the birds were cooperative. Highlights include woodcock, fox sparrows, red-shouldered hawks, redhead and ring-necked ducks, and a brown thrasher.
Number of species: 45
Canada Goose 30
Mute Swan 4
Gadwall 20
American Wigeon 25
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 8
Redhead 1
Ring-necked Duck 10
Surf Scoter 5
Black Scoter 20
Hooded Merganser 6
Ruddy Duck 2
Red-throated Loon 2
Common Loon 1
Turkey Vulture 6
Red-shouldered Hawk 4
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Merlin 1
American Coot 30
American Woodcock 1
Great Black-backed Gull 4
Rock Pigeon 20
Mourning Dove 12
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 5
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 12
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 2
Carolina Wren 4
American Robin 40
Northern Mockingbird 8
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 30
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Eastern Towhee 1
Fox Sparrow 12
Song Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 24
Dark-eyed Junco 15
Northern Cardinal 10
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 10
House Finch 1
House Sparrow 2
The following are from CMBO's Wintering Hawks, Eagles and Owls Workshop - Day 3:
Location: Stone Harbor Point
Observation date: 2/15/10
Notes: CMBO Wintering Hawks, Eagles and Owls
Number of species: 32
Brant 50
American Black Duck 25
Surf Scoter 50
Black Scoter 50
Long-tailed Duck 10
Bufflehead 20
Red-breasted Merganser 10
Red-throated Loon 1
Common Loon 10
Horned Grebe 3
Northern Harrier 2
Black-bellied Plover 5
American Oystercatcher 5 great channel mussel beds
Ruddy Turnstone 10
Sanderling 20
Purple Sandpiper 2
Dunlin 200
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird X
European Starling X
Yellow-rumped Warbler X
Song Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Boat-tailed Grackle 1
House Finch X
House Sparrow X
Location: Cape May - Lewes Ferry Terminal
Observation date: 2/15/10
Notes: CMBO Wintering Hawks Eagles and Owls
Number of species: 28
Surf Scoter X
Black Scoter X
Red-breasted Merganser X
Turkey Vulture X
Ruddy Turnstone 1
Sanderling 50
Purple Sandpiper 1
Dunlin 4
Bonaparte's Gull 25
Black-headed Gull 1
Ring-billed Gull 15
Herring Gull 50
Great Black-backed Gull 20
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Northern Flicker 2
Fish Crow 3
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling X
American Pipit 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler X
Savannah Sparrow (Ipswich) 1
Song Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco X
House Finch X
House Sparrow X
Location: Cape May Point
Observation date: 2/15/10
Notes: CMBO Wintering Hawks, Eagles and Owls
Number of species: 49
Canada Goose 20
Mute Swan 2
Gadwall 6
American Wigeon 6
Redhead 1
Ring-necked Duck 4
Surf Scoter 200
Black Scoter 800
Red-breasted Merganser 2
Red-throated Loon 1
Northern Gannet 1
Great Cormorant 1
Black Vulture 4
Turkey Vulture 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Woodcock 2
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Rock Pigeon 6
Mourning Dove 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 5
Horned Lark 1
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 2
American Robin 50
Northern Mockingbird 4
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 50
Yellow-rumped Warbler 25
Fox Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 10
Swamp Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 50
Dark-eyed Junco 10
Northern Cardinal 8
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 20
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 50
