Cape May Point - Saturday, July 3, 2010

Cape May Point State park is probably the most "birdy" place at this time of year with its varied habitat which include woods, fields, freshwater marsh, beach and ocean. Breeding birds include Indigo Bunting, Blue Grosbeak, Yellow-breasted Chat, House & Carolina Wrens, Orchard Oriole, Eastern Kingbird, Piping Plover, American Oystercatcher and Least Tern. We did see most of these this morning. Also a good number of Glossy Ibis flying in or over the ponds.


Karl (Kathy, Roger, Tom)

Location: Cape May Point SP
Observation date: 7/3/10
Notes: CMBO Trip-KL,K&RH,TP,+8.Clr,72,W8.
Number of species: 53

Mute Swan 10
Wood Duck 1
Mallard 30
Great Blue Heron 6
Great Egret 2
Glossy Ibis 25
Turkey Vulture 8
Osprey 4
Killdeer 12
American Oystercatcher 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 5 leaders before walk
Laughing Gull 30
Herring Gull 5
Great Black-backed Gull 15
Least Tern 10
Forster's Tern 1
Black Skimmer 15
Rock Pigeon 6
Mourning Dove 8
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 /p
Chimney Swift 8
Downy Woodpecker 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 4 /p
Eastern Kingbird 4 /p
White-eyed Vireo 1 heard
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Purple Martin 30
Tree Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 5
Carolina Chickadee 5
Carolina Wren 4
House Wren 1 /p
American Robin 10
Gray Catbird 5
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 15
Cedar Waxwing 1
Common Yellowthroat 8
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 4
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Orchard Oriole 3
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 15

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/)

House Wrens are always jolly and regularly brighten our Cape May Point walks during the breeding season. [Photo by Karl Lukens]