Location: Cape May Point
Observation date: 12/4/10
Notes: CMBO Cape May Point Walk.-KL,K&RH,SW,+4.Clr,34°,NW12. Cold and breezy, but the ducks provided good viewing. Wigeons, Gadwall, Shovelers, Ruddy, and Ring-necked were numerous, but the Eurasian Wigeon was not found. Passerines were more difficult to find but a few at local feeders gave us good looks.
Number of species: 47
Canada Goose 10
Mute Swan 10
Gadwall 25
American Wigeon 50
American Black Duck 1
Mallard 25
Blue-winged Teal 2
Northern Shoveler 15
Northern Pintail 10
Green-winged Teal 50
Ring-necked Duck 8
Black Scoter 1
Long-tailed Duck 2
Hooded Merganser 4
Ruddy Duck 6
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Northern Gannet 8
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Egret 2
Turkey Vulture 8
Northern Harrier 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
American Coot 20
Ruddy Turnstone 1
Bonaparte's Gull 1
Herring Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 5
Rock Pigeon 10
Mourning Dove 10
Northern Flicker 5
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 10
Carolina Chickadee 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 4
Carolina Wren 1
American Robin 3
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 15
Fox Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 5
Northern Cardinal 6
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Purple Finch 3
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 6
House Sparrow 25