Chuck and MJ Slugg report:
Location: Cape May - Hidden Valley Ranch
Observation date: 8/26/10
Notes: Good day for bobolinks! Movement seen at Higbee section was not seen in Hidden Valley.
Number of species: 38
Wood Duck 2
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Green Heron 3
Laughing Gull 7
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Rock Pigeon 25
Mourning Dove 3
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's) 2
Least Flycatcher 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 2 heard only
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 8
Tree Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 3
Carolina Chickadee 3
Carolina Wren 6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
American Robin 12
Gray Catbird 2 heard only
Northern Mockingbird 4
European Starling 1
Cedar Waxwing 3
Yellow Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 2
American Redstart 3
Louisiana Waterthrush 2
Field Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 7
Blue Grosbeak 6
Bobolink 76 number reflects seen; more were heard
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Common Grackle 24
Orchard Oriole 3
Baltimore Oriole 12
American Goldfinch 6
