Location: Cape May Point SP
Observation date: 5/10/11
Notes: Sunny,calm,60s. C&MJS, WC. A pleasant stroll through the park with a good variety of birds. Great looks at the young male Orchard Oriole, a Piping Plover, and an American Oystercatcher on nest were highlights of the walk.
Number of species: 54
Canada Goose 12
Mute Swan 20
Gadwall 4
Mallard 6
Great Egret 4
Snowy Egret 1
Black Vulture 6
Turkey Vulture 15
Osprey 4
Bald Eagle 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Broad-winged Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Piping Plover 2
Killdeer 1
American Oystercatcher 1
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Least Sandpiper 3
Laughing Gull 20
Great Black-backed Gull 7
Least Tern 10
Forster's Tern 35
Rock Pigeon 6
Mourning Dove 4
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 4
American Crow 6
Fish Crow 10
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Purple Martin 45
Tree Swallow 10
Bank Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 12
Carolina Chickadee 5
Carolina Wren 6
American Robin 10
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 4
Common Yellowthroat 4
Yellow-breasted Chat 2 heard only
Song Sparrow 5 heard only
Northern Cardinal 8
Blue Grosbeak 1 heard only
Indigo Bunting 2 heard only
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Common Grackle 6
Brown-headed Cowbird 12
Orchard Oriole 2
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 3 heard only
House Sparrow 8
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