Hawks, Trails and Beach - Cape May Point State Park - Saturday, Novebmer 13 2010

Location: Cape May Point SP
Observation date: 11/13/10
Notes: Final Hawks, Trails, & Beach; C&MJS, JC, CB, KL, K&RH; Sunny, calm, high 60s. The final walk of the season began with excellent views of the Ash-throated Flycatcher. There was a nice assortment of ducks on both parts of Lighthouse Pond including good looks at the Eurasian Wigeon. Lucy the Leucistic Redtail posed for us in a tree.
Number of species: 52

Canada Goose 30
Mute Swan 20
Gadwall 24
Eurasian Wigeon 1
American Wigeon 50
American Black Duck 10
Mallard 20
Northern Shoveler 8
Northern Pintail 10
Green-winged Teal 40
Ring-necked Duck 6
Hooded Merganser 2
Ruddy Duck 8
Red-throated Loon 1
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1 Lucy the Leucistic Redtail
Merlin 1
American Coot 24
Sanderling 20
Ring-billed Gull 8
Herring Gull 5
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 20
Rock Pigeon 4
Mourning Dove 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 5
Ash-throated Flycatcher 1 Close look in good light
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 12
Tree Swallow 25
Carolina Chickadee 10
Red-breasted Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin 3
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 15
Yellow-rumped Warbler 15
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 4
White-throated Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 5
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Baltimore Oriole 1
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 10