[Yellow-headed Blackbird by Karl Lukens, last night at the meadows.]
[Sora last night at the meadows by Karl Lukens. Originally detected by Tom Johnson.]Karl Lukens et. al report" "CMBO Sunset Walk at the "Meadows" - TNC. Great evening at the Meadows. Along with the usual array of waders, ducks and shorebirds, we had a couple of Blue-winged Teal, 4 Green-winged Teal, and the now famous 3 Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks. The latter appear to have moved over from Lighthouse Pond to the area by the west path bridge at the Meadows. Also at the bridge were 2 Soras that where enjoyed by all for as long as we wanted to stay. On the beach with many terns were Oystercatchers, Black Skimmers, the apparently one remaining Piping Plover fledgling that can probably leave any time it wants. Also on the beach were many Semi-palmated -Plovers and -Sandpipers, a Ruddy Turnstone and ,the hit of the night, a 1st year male and a female Yellow-headed Blackbird. Scope birds but Nice!! - Karl (Chuck, Mary Jane, Kathy, Roger, Mike H.)"
Location: South Cape May Meadows
Observation date: 8/20/10
Notes: CMBO Trip-KL,C&MJS,K&RH,MH,+12.Clr,80,NW2.
Number of species: 63
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 3
Canada Goose 10
Mute Swan 6
Gadwall 3
Mallard 30
Blue-winged Teal 2
Green-winged Teal 4
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 7
Snowy Egret 2
Black-crowned Night-Heron 2
Glossy Ibis 6
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 2
Cooper's Hawk 2
Merlin 2
Sora 2 /p
Semipalmated Plover 100
Piping Plover 1
Killdeer 2
American Oystercatcher 4
Spotted Sandpiper 3
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 10 fly over
Ruddy Turnstone 1
Sanderling 25
Semipalmated Sandpiper 40
Least Sandpiper 12
Short-billed Dowitcher 2 fly over
Laughing Gull 75
Ring-billed Gull 8
Herring Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 10
Least Tern 30
Common Tern 75
Forster's Tern 2
Royal Tern 8
Black Skimmer 3
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 15
Chimney Swift 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
American Crow 2
Purple Martin 10
Barn Swallow 10
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 15
Cedar Waxwing 10
Yellow Warbler 2
Northern Cardinal 1
Blue Grosbeak 3
Indigo Bunting 3
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Yellow-headed Blackbird 2 /p fem., 1st yr male.
Common Grackle 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 5 /p
House Sparrow 1
