South Cape May Meadows - Friday April 1st 2011

Warren Cairo reports: This afternoon's meadows walk, the first of the Spring season, was both chilly and windy with overcast skies.  While there continues to be a good diversity of species, the numbers are down as many of our early arrivals have already begun heading further north.

Location:     Cape Island--Cape May Migratory Bird Sanctuary (Meadows)
Observation date:     4/1/11
Number of species:     39

Canada Goose     16
Mute Swan     8
Gadwall     36
American Black Duck     2
Mallard     18
Blue-winged Teal     2
Northern Shoveler     10
Green-winged Teal     38
Surf Scoter     3
Red-throated Loon     12
Common Loon     1
Northern Gannet     22
Double-crested Cormorant     2
Great Blue Heron     1
Great Egret     1
Black Vulture     2
Turkey Vulture     6
Osprey     2
Bald Eagle     1
Northern Harrier     1
American Oystercatcher     4     Pair copulating on the beach
Greater Yellowlegs     1
Bonaparte's Gull     4
Laughing Gull     3
Ring-billed Gull     2
Herring Gull     6
Great Black-backed Gull     4
Rock Pigeon     8
Mourning Dove     6
American Crow     24
Fish Crow     6
American Robin     8
Northern Mockingbird     1
European Starling     20
Song Sparrow     4
Swamp Sparrow     1
Red-winged Blackbird     18
Common Grackle     30
Brown-headed Cowbird     4

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