Location: Cape May Point SP
Observation date: 10/9/10
Notes: Hawks,Trails, & Beach-C&MJS,LB,SMcC,CB,K&RH-sunny, mid 70s; The
raptor show was amazing with sharpies, coops, harriers, and falcons overhead
constantly. The Ring-necked Duck was a new species for this walk.
Number of species: 48
Canada Goose 30
Mute Swan 12
Gadwall 6
American Wigeon 50
Mallard 12
Blue-winged Teal 16
Green-winged Teal 3
Ring-necked Duck 2
Surf/Black Scoter 60
Ruddy Duck 6
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Double-crested Cormorant 50
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 15
Bald Eagle 3
Northern Harrier 20
Sharp-shinned Hawk 30
Cooper's Hawk 20
Broad-winged Hawk 6
American Kestrel 12
Merlin 14
Peregrine Falcon 10
Herring Gull 8
Great Black-backed Gull 15
Rock Pigeon 6
Mourning Dove 10
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 4
Northern Flicker 12
Blue Jay 10
American Crow 7
Fish Crow 5 heard only
Tree Swallow 100
Carolina Chickadee 9
Red-breasted Nuthatch 5
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
American Robin 10
Gray Catbird 11
Northern Mockingbird 1
Brown Thrasher 4 heard only
European Starling 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler 60
Pine Warbler 5
Palm Warbler 4
Northern Cardinal 2 heard only
Red-winged Blackbird 10
American Goldfinch 24
