Location: South Cape May Meadows
Observation date: 5/2/11
Notes: CMBO Morning walk at the Meadows with Pete
Dunne-PD,KL,C&MJ,CB,BS.Cldy,55°,SE12. Three Blue-winged Teal, three Green-winged Teal and 12 Surf Scoter were among the lingering ducks. Although there are five Plover Exclosures now on the beach; two Piping Plovers and two American Oystercatchers were seen. One vocal Eastern Willet was on a post. We did manage to see a Cliff Swallow, a Least Tern and a Boblink.
Number of species: 53
Canada Goose 8
Mute Swan 6
Gadwall 8
Mallard 10
Blue-winged Teal 3 drake, 2hens
Green-winged Teal 3
Surf Scoter 12
Red-throated Loon 15
Common Loon 2
Northern Gannet 15
Double-crested Cormorant 250
Great Egret 4
Snowy Egret 4
Glossy Ibis 1
Osprey 4
American Coot 2
Semipalmated Plover 2
Piping Plover 2
Killdeer 1
American Oystercatcher 2
Willet 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 3
Least Sandpiper 25
Short-billed Dowitcher 2
Laughing Gull 25
Herring Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 8
Least Tern 1
Forster's Tern 10
Mourning Dove 5
Chimney Swift 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 10
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12
Purple Martin 1
Tree Swallow 6
Barn Swallow 10
Cliff Swallow 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 4
Savannah Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 4
Bobolink 1
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 10
Boat-tailed Grackle 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 10
House Finch 1
House Sparrow 1
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