Chuck and MJ Slugg report:
Location: Cape May Point SP
Observation date: 4/17/10
Notes: Gusting winds seemed to keep birds hidden.
Number of species: 46
Canada Goose 12
Mute Swan 6
Gadwall 2
Mallard 10
Blue-winged Teal 4
Surf Scoter 6
Northern Gannet 10
Double-crested Cormorant 50
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 3
Black Vulture 3
Turkey Vulture 20
Osprey 9
Bald Eagle 1
Northern Harrier 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
American Coot 2
Piping Plover 2
American Oystercatcher 2
Laughing Gull 10
Herring Gull 15
Great Black-backed Gull 6
Forster's Tern 15
Rock Pigeon 6
Mourning Dove 2
Great Horned Owl 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 6
Fish Crow 8
Purple Martin 20
Tree Swallow 30
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 15
Barn Swallow 15
Carolina Chickadee 1
Carolina Wren 2
American Robin 15
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 30
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 30
House Sparrow 1
