Location: Cape Island--Cape May Pt.
Observation date: 6/30/10
Number of species: 59
Rain overnight and a decidedly cool start to the morning probably kept some people away, but our group enjoyed plenty of good bird sightings this morning. Top prize went to the totally unexpected Red-breasted Nuthatch in pines at the back of the park, but other highlights included a fly-by Black-billed Cuckoo and great views of singing Indigo Bunting, Blue Grosbeak, Yellow-breasted Chat and a Cedar Waxwing on its nest. Also notable was the never-ending procession of Swamp Darner dragonflies, all coming in off the bay and heading north-east - though many didn't make it past the reception party of Purple Martins and Laughing Gulls!
Canada Goose 145
Mute Swan 12
Wood Duck 3
Mallard 35
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 2
Glossy Ibis 12
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 11
Osprey 6
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Piping Plover 2
Killdeer 9
American Oystercatcher 7
Lesser Yellowlegs 5
Laughing Gull 25
Great Black-backed Gull 10
Least Tern 15
Forster's Tern 10
Black Skimmer 4
Rock Pigeon 3
Mourning Dove 8
Black-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Eastern Kingbird 3
White-eyed Vireo 2
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 8
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Purple Martin 50
Tree Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 4
Carolina Chickadee 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 6
House Wren 2
American Robin 15
Gray Catbird 8
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 30
Cedar Waxwing 10
Pine Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 6
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 10
Blue Grosbeak 2
Indigo Bunting 4
Red-winged Blackbird 25
Common Grackle 15
Brown-headed Cowbird 10
Orchard Oriole 3
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 4
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
