Fall continues to head our way as we found little mixed parties of this year's youngsters feeding through the tree tops - House Wrens, Pine Warblers, Carolina Chickadees, Tufted Titmice and a Downy Woodpecker all in the mix. Visible migration included at least six Ruby-throated Hummingbirds flshaing overhead and a party of three Blue-gray Gnatcatchers heading east. Single adult Black-crowned Night Heron and juvenile Green Heron added to the variety. As for local birds - Black Skimmers ferried fish over toward the beach so it may be that chicks have hatched there. The regular Yellow-breasted Chat gave stunning views yet again and a family of young Orchard Orioles mooched around the Trumpet Creeper flowers.
Location: Cape Island--Cape May Pt.
Observation date: 7/14/10
Number of species: 58
Canada Goose 3
Mute Swan 15
Wood Duck 1
Gadwall 1
Mallard 25
Great Blue Heron 5
Great Egret 1
Green Heron 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Glossy Ibis 3
Piping Plover 5
Killdeer 3
Solitary Sandpiper 2
Least Sandpiper 10
Laughing Gull 20
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Least Tern 10
Common Tern 8
Forster's Tern 30
Black Skimmer 6
Rock Pigeon 1
Mourning Dove 4
Chimney Swift 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
Eastern Kingbird 6
White-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Purple Martin 45
Tree Swallow 30
Barn Swallow 10
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 4
Carolina Wren 4
House Wren 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
American Robin 15
Gray Catbird 6
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 10
Cedar Waxwing 6
Yellow Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 3
Common Yellowthroat 4
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Northern Cardinal 10
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 3
Red-winged Blackbird 35
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 10
Orchard Oriole 5
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 12
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
