Chuck and MJ Slugg report:
Location: Cape May Point SP
Observation date: 9/14/10
Notes: A leisurely stroll through the Red Trail and along Bunker Pond and
the dune at the State Park produced a respectable number of species with time to
study and appreciate the different ducks coming into breeding plumage.
Number of species: 48
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 4
Canada Goose 20
Mute Swan 15
Wood Duck 5
American Wigeon 10
Mallard 30
Blue-winged Teal 30
Northern Shoveler 2
Green-winged Teal 10
Double-crested Cormorant 8
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 4
Osprey 20
Northern Harrier 1
American Kestrel 1
Killdeer 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Stilt Sandpiper 4
Short-billed Dowitcher 6
Laughing Gull 35
Herring Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 10
Forster's Tern 2
Royal Tern 1 flying
Black Skimmer 200
Rock Pigeon 25
Mourning Dove 10
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Blue Jay 15
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 15
Tree Swallow 2 flying very high
Carolina Chickadee 4 heard only
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 heard only
Carolina Wren 5 heard only
Gray Catbird 2 heard only
Northern Mockingbird 5
European Starling 6
Cedar Waxwing 1 fly over
Yellow Warbler 5
Palm Warbler 2
Northern Cardinal 4 one seen
Indigo Bunting 1 young bird
Bobolink 30 fly over
Red-winged Blackbird 20 fly over
American Goldfinch 5 heard only
House Sparrow 8
