Cape May Point - Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Once again, a warm and pleasant morning at the point, with breeding activity being the order of the day. At least three pairs of Orchard Orioles are on site this year and we watched a Cedar Waxwing on its nest, a territorial Eastern Wood Pewee and had fabulous views of singing Yellow-breasted Chat, Indigo Bunting and Blue Grosbeak. Surprise of the morning was a Sharp-shinned Hawk near the Hawkwatch Platform, which panicked the Purple Martins.

Location: Cape Island--Cape May Pt.

Observation date: 6/23/10
Number of species: 46
Canada Goose 136
Mute Swan 8
Gadwall 1
Mallard 16
Great Egret 1
Glossy Ibis 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Piping Plover 1
Killdeer 6
Willet 1
Laughing Gull 10
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Least Tern 4
Forster's Tern 6
Mourning Dove 6
Chimney Swift 2
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 1
Purple Martin 50
Barn Swallow 2
Carolina Chickadee 4
Carolina Wren 3
House Wren 1
American Robin 10
Gray Catbird 3
European Starling 10
Cedar Waxwing 6
Common Yellowthroat 5
Yellow-breasted Chat 2
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 6
Blue Grosbeak 2
Indigo Bunting 3
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Common Grackle 6
Orchard Oriole 4
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 3
House Sparrow 6

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