Our inaugural Birding by Kayak trip was great fun and certainly gave a different perpective to Cape May birding. A gentle glide up Cape Island Creek and back with the cooling effect of the water proved a fun way to spend a couple of hours up close and personal with the birds.
Location: Cape Island Creek Proper
Observation date: 6/1/11
Notes: Kayaking up Cape Island Creek, the tide was high and just beginning to fall. Hazy sky, light wind with temperatures in the 80s
Number of species: 24
Canada Goose 18
Mallard 4
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Egret 1
Glossy Ibis 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 10
Clapper Rail 4
Willet (Eastern) 6
Laughing Gull 18
Herring Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Least Tern 2
Forster's Tern 18
Rock Pigeon 4
Mourning Dove 2
Fish Crow 6
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 4
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 20
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Boat-tailed Grackle 13
House Sparrow 4
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