Cape May Point State Park, Cape May, Jul 28, 2011 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Sunny, hot, & humid. Highlights of the Walk for All People include Ruby-throated Hummingbirds nectaring on
trumpet vine, an immature Little Blue Heron and a Black Tern on Bunker Pond.
50 species
Canada Goose 70
Mute Swan 35
Gadwall 2
Mallard 18
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 5
Snowy Egret 2
Little Blue Heron 1 juvenile
Glossy Ibis 12
Killdeer 5
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Solitary Sandpiper 2
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Sanderling 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 6
Least Sandpiper 24
Pectoral Sandpiper 1
Short-billed Dowitcher 6
Laughing Gull 35
Herring Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 30
Least Tern 30
Black Tern 1 on Bunker Pond
Common Tern 25
Forster's Tern 75
Black Skimmer 1
Rock Pigeon 3
Mourning Dove 10
Chimney Swift 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3
Eastern Kingbird 8
Fish Crow 3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Purple Martin 60
Tree Swallow 10
Barn Swallow 12
Carolina Chickadee 5
Carolina Wren 12
House Wren 2 heard only
American Robin 15
Gray Catbird 8
Northern Mockingbird 10
European Starling 6
Common Yellowthroat 8
Northern Cardinal 4 heard only
Red-winged Blackbird 12
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 6
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Cape May Point State Park - Wednesday July 27th 2011
Cape May Point State Park, Cape May, Jul 27, 2011 7:30 AM - 9:40 AM
55 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 120
Mute Swan 20
Gadwall 2
Mallard 15
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 6
Snowy Egret 15
Green Heron 3
Glossy Ibis 20
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 1
Bald Eagle 1
Killdeer 8
American Oystercatcher 7
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs 3
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper 25
Least Sandpiper 15
Short-billed Dowitcher 8
Laughing Gull 100
Herring Gull (American) 2
Great Black-backed Gull 10
Least Tern 15
Gull-billed Tern 1
Common Tern 25
Forster's Tern 50
Royal Tern 2
Black Skimmer 2
Rock Pigeon 4
Mourning Dove 8
Chimney Swift 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Fish Crow 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Purple Martin 120
Bank Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 8
Carolina Chickadee 2
Carolina Wren 2
House Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
American Robin 10
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 12
Cedar Waxwing 3
Yellow Warbler 2
Northern/Louisiana Waterthrush 1 A high fly-over
Common Yellowthroat 2
Northern Cardinal 3
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 130
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 20
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 2
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55 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 120
Mute Swan 20
Gadwall 2
Mallard 15
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 6
Snowy Egret 15
Green Heron 3
Glossy Ibis 20
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 1
Bald Eagle 1
Killdeer 8
American Oystercatcher 7
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs 3
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper 25
Least Sandpiper 15
Short-billed Dowitcher 8
Laughing Gull 100
Herring Gull (American) 2
Great Black-backed Gull 10
Least Tern 15
Gull-billed Tern 1
Common Tern 25
Forster's Tern 50
Royal Tern 2
Black Skimmer 2
Rock Pigeon 4
Mourning Dove 8
Chimney Swift 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Fish Crow 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Purple Martin 120
Bank Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 8
Carolina Chickadee 2
Carolina Wren 2
House Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
American Robin 10
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 12
Cedar Waxwing 3
Yellow Warbler 2
Northern/Louisiana Waterthrush 1 A high fly-over
Common Yellowthroat 2
Northern Cardinal 3
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 130
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 20
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 2
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South Cape May Meadows - Monday July 25th 2011
Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge, Cape May, Jul 25, 2011 7:30 AM - 9:40 AM
Shorebirds stole the show on today's Monday morning meadows walk. A Pectoral Sandpiper flew by, giving us a sample of his call, and a Stilt Sandpiper lined up nicely alongside a Lesser Yellowlegs for comparison.
41 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 47
Mute Swan 24
Gadwall 2
Mallard 15
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Egret 3
Green Heron 5
Black-crowned Night-Heron 3
Glossy Ibis 34
Turkey Vulture 6
Osprey 4
Semipalmated Plover 3
Piping Plover 4
Killdeer 9
American Oystercatcher 7
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs 8
Lesser Yellowlegs 5
Sanderling 17
Semipalmated Sandpiper 47
Least Sandpiper 63
Pectoral Sandpiper 1
Stilt Sandpiper 1
peep sp. X
Short-billed Dowitcher 5
Laughing Gull 63
Herring Gull 7
Great Black-backed Gull 17
Least Tern 36
Common Tern 23
Forster's Tern 6
Royal Tern 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8
Eastern Kingbird 4
Fish Crow 2
Purple Martin 22
Tree Swallow 15
Common Yellowthroat 7
Red-winged Blackbird 16
Common Grackle 3
American Goldfinch 9
Shorebirds stole the show on today's Monday morning meadows walk. A Pectoral Sandpiper flew by, giving us a sample of his call, and a Stilt Sandpiper lined up nicely alongside a Lesser Yellowlegs for comparison.
41 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 47
Mute Swan 24
Gadwall 2
Mallard 15
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Egret 3
Green Heron 5
Black-crowned Night-Heron 3
Glossy Ibis 34
Turkey Vulture 6
Osprey 4
Semipalmated Plover 3
Piping Plover 4
Killdeer 9
American Oystercatcher 7
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs 8
Lesser Yellowlegs 5
Sanderling 17
Semipalmated Sandpiper 47
Least Sandpiper 63
Pectoral Sandpiper 1
Stilt Sandpiper 1
peep sp. X
Short-billed Dowitcher 5
Laughing Gull 63
Herring Gull 7
Great Black-backed Gull 17
Least Tern 36
Common Tern 23
Forster's Tern 6
Royal Tern 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8
Eastern Kingbird 4
Fish Crow 2
Purple Martin 22
Tree Swallow 15
Common Yellowthroat 7
Red-winged Blackbird 16
Common Grackle 3
American Goldfinch 9
Cape May Point - Saturday, July 23rd 2011
Cape May Point SP, Cape May, Jul 23, 2011 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
57 species
Canada Goose 50
Mute Swan 12
Mallard 20
Great Blue Heron 5
Great Egret 2
Green Heron 3
Glossy Ibis 8
Turkey Vulture 1
Killdeer 10
American Oystercatcher 2
Spotted Sandpiper 5
Solitary Sandpiper 4
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 4
Semipalmated Sandpiper 10
Least Sandpiper 1 5
Short-billed Dowitcher 8
Laughing Gull 50
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 5
Great Black-backed Gull 15
Least Tern 50
Common Tern 35
Forster's Tern 35
Royal Tern 1
Black Skimmer 3
Rock Pigeon 1
Mourning Dove 10
Chimney Swift 5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Kingbird 3
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Purple Martin 50
Tree Swallow 15
Barn Swallow 5
Carolina Wren 5
House Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
American Robin 10
Gray Catbird 6
Northern Mockingbird 4
European Starling 15
Cedar Waxwing 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
Song Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 4
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 20
Orchard Oriole 3
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 10
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57 species
Canada Goose 50
Mute Swan 12
Mallard 20
Great Blue Heron 5
Great Egret 2
Green Heron 3
Glossy Ibis 8
Turkey Vulture 1
Killdeer 10
American Oystercatcher 2
Spotted Sandpiper 5
Solitary Sandpiper 4
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 4
Semipalmated Sandpiper 10
Least Sandpiper 1 5
Short-billed Dowitcher 8
Laughing Gull 50
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 5
Great Black-backed Gull 15
Least Tern 50
Common Tern 35
Forster's Tern 35
Royal Tern 1
Black Skimmer 3
Rock Pigeon 1
Mourning Dove 10
Chimney Swift 5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Kingbird 3
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Purple Martin 50
Tree Swallow 15
Barn Swallow 5
Carolina Wren 5
House Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
American Robin 10
Gray Catbird 6
Northern Mockingbird 4
European Starling 15
Cedar Waxwing 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
Song Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 4
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 20
Orchard Oriole 3
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 10
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Sunset Birding at South Cape May Meadows - Friday July 22nd 2011
South Cape May Meadows, Cape May, Jul 22, 2011 6:30 PM - 8:20 PM
49 species
Canada Goose 20
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 30
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Egret 5
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Semipalmated Plover 1
Piping Plover 5
Killdeer 10
American Oystercatcher 6
Spotted Sandpiper 4
Solitary Sandpiper 4
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Willet 12
Lesser Yellowlegs 8
Semipalmated Sandpiper 20
Western Sandpiper 2
Least Sandpiper 25
Stilt Sandpiper 4
Short-billed Dowitcher 1
Laughing Gull 75
Ring-billed Gull 5
Herring Gull 10
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 20
Least Tern 100
Common Tern 15
Forster's Tern 50
Black Skimmer 2
Rock Pigeon 1
Mourning Dove 10
Chimney Swift 6
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3
Purple Martin 4
Barn Swallow 1
American Robin 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 30
Cedar Waxwing 1
Common Yellowthroat 4
Song Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 3
Blue Grosbeak 1
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 1
Orchard Oriole 2
House Finch 8
House Sparrow 15
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49 species
Canada Goose 20
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 30
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Egret 5
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Semipalmated Plover 1
Piping Plover 5
Killdeer 10
American Oystercatcher 6
Spotted Sandpiper 4
Solitary Sandpiper 4
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Willet 12
Lesser Yellowlegs 8
Semipalmated Sandpiper 20
Western Sandpiper 2
Least Sandpiper 25
Stilt Sandpiper 4
Short-billed Dowitcher 1
Laughing Gull 75
Ring-billed Gull 5
Herring Gull 10
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 20
Least Tern 100
Common Tern 15
Forster's Tern 50
Black Skimmer 2
Rock Pigeon 1
Mourning Dove 10
Chimney Swift 6
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3
Purple Martin 4
Barn Swallow 1
American Robin 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 30
Cedar Waxwing 1
Common Yellowthroat 4
Song Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 3
Blue Grosbeak 1
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 1
Orchard Oriole 2
House Finch 8
House Sparrow 15
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Bird Walk for All People - Thursday July 21st 2011
Cape May Point SP, Cape May, Jul 21, 2011 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM The Walk for All People began in fog so dense that we couldn't see the lighthouse from the parking lot! However, we saw and heard a surprising number of birds including Glossy Ibis, Green Heron, Pine Warblers and a Brown Thrasher. 50 species Canada Goose 75 Mute Swan 30 Gadwall 4 Mallard 20 Great Blue Heron 1 Great Egret 3 Green Heron 2 Glossy Ibis 20 American Oystercatcher 6 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Lesser Yellowlegs 3 Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 Least Sandpiper 10 Short-billed Dowitcher 3 Laughing Gull 30 Ring-billed Gull 1 Herring Gull 1 Great Black-backed Gull 5 Least Tern 20 Common Tern 3 Forster's Tern 35 Rock Pigeon 20 Mourning Dove 15 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 5 Downy Woodpecker 2 Eastern Kingbird 2 Fish Crow 6 Purple Martin 75 Tree Swallow 4 Barn Swallow 3 Carolina Chickadee 5 Carolina Wren 6 House Wren 3 American Robin 15 Gray Catbird 8 Northern Mockingbird 2 Brown Thrasher 1 European Starling 30 Yellow Warbler 2 heard only Pine Warbler 3 Common Yellowthroat 3 Song Sparrow 3 Northern Cardinal 8 Blue Grosbeak 1 heard only Red-winged Blackbird 10 Common Grackle 4 Orchard Oriole 2 House Finch 2 heard only American Goldfinch 1 House Sparrow 4 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://ebird.org)
Cape May Point State Park - Wednesday July 20th 2011
Cape May Point SP, Cape May, Jul 20, 2011 7:30 AM - 10:00 AM
A great wlak this morning as we started off with busy parties of shorebirds heading out across the bay and several parties of Glossy Ibis completed circuits around the lighthouse. Eight Stilt Sandpipers was a nice count, while the Gadwall count remains high thanks to a couple of broods of youngsters which are still doing well.
61 species
Canada Goose 140
Mute Swan 21
Gadwall 20
Mallard 14
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 2
Snowy Egret 1
Green Heron 2
Glossy Ibis 35
Osprey 1
Piping Plover 1
Killdeer 6
American Oystercatcher 5
Spotted Sandpiper 3
Greater Yellowlegs 8
Willet 5
Lesser Yellowlegs 6
Semipalmated Sandpiper 40
Least Sandpiper 10
Stilt Sandpiper 8
Short-billed Dowitcher 20
Laughing Gull 40
Herring Gull (American) 6
Great Black-backed Gull 15
Least Tern 50
Common Tern 10
Forster's Tern 30
Black Skimmer 7
Rock Pigeon 4
Mourning Dove 10
Chimney Swift 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Kingbird 1
Fish Crow 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Purple Martin 120
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 12
Carolina Chickadee 2
Carolina Wren 2
House Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
American Robin 8
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 14
Cedar Waxwing 2
Yellow Warbler 3
Pine Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 3
Blue Grosbeak 2
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 30
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A great wlak this morning as we started off with busy parties of shorebirds heading out across the bay and several parties of Glossy Ibis completed circuits around the lighthouse. Eight Stilt Sandpipers was a nice count, while the Gadwall count remains high thanks to a couple of broods of youngsters which are still doing well.
61 species
Canada Goose 140
Mute Swan 21
Gadwall 20
Mallard 14
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 2
Snowy Egret 1
Green Heron 2
Glossy Ibis 35
Osprey 1
Piping Plover 1
Killdeer 6
American Oystercatcher 5
Spotted Sandpiper 3
Greater Yellowlegs 8
Willet 5
Lesser Yellowlegs 6
Semipalmated Sandpiper 40
Least Sandpiper 10
Stilt Sandpiper 8
Short-billed Dowitcher 20
Laughing Gull 40
Herring Gull (American) 6
Great Black-backed Gull 15
Least Tern 50
Common Tern 10
Forster's Tern 30
Black Skimmer 7
Rock Pigeon 4
Mourning Dove 10
Chimney Swift 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Kingbird 1
Fish Crow 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Purple Martin 120
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 12
Carolina Chickadee 2
Carolina Wren 2
House Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
American Robin 8
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 14
Cedar Waxwing 2
Yellow Warbler 3
Pine Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 3
Blue Grosbeak 2
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 30
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Marvin the Muskrat was busy ferrying food to his favorite feeding spot this morning!
Least Sandpipers are back and feeding unobtrusively along the muddy margins of Bunker Pond.
Adult Lesser Yellowlegs at Bunker Pond today. It's prime time now to get to know the two yellowlegs species in adult plumage, before they get too far into their post-breeding molt. Note the lack of flank barring and the relatively delicate and straight bill of this individual.
This Snowy Egret decided it was time to shift the terns out of the way and have a bit of a clean-up on the Bunker Pond railing. [Photos by Karl Lukens]
South Cape May Meadows - Monday July 18th 2011
South Cape May Meadows, Cape May, Jul 18, 2011 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Still a couple of fledged AmericanOystercatchers with two adults, and Piping Plover on the beach. Numerous fly-over dowitchers as well as feeding in the mud flats, with a few other shorebirds, including a fly-over Whimbrel. Many terns and gulls off shore in the "Rips".
60 species
Canada Goose 30
Mute Swan 6
Mallard 35
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 4
Snowy Egret 1
Green Heron 4
Glossy Ibis 25
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 1
Semipalmated Plover 1
Piping Plover 6
Killdeer 12
American Oystercatcher 6
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 10
Whimbrel 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 30
Short-billed Dowitcher 25
Laughing Gull 50
Ring-billed Gull 3
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 20
Least Tern 60
Common Tern 10
Forster's Tern 25
Black Skimmer 2
Rock Pigeon 6
Mourning Dove 8
Chimney Swift 5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Kingbird 3
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Purple Martin 15
Tree Swallow 5
Barn Swallow 5
Carolina Chickadee 1
Carolina Wren 3
American Robin 5
Gray Catbird 4
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 15
Cedar Waxwing 2
Yellow Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 5
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 5
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Common Grackle 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Orchard Oriole 1
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 5
House Sparrow 5
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Still a couple of fledged AmericanOystercatchers with two adults, and Piping Plover on the beach. Numerous fly-over dowitchers as well as feeding in the mud flats, with a few other shorebirds, including a fly-over Whimbrel. Many terns and gulls off shore in the "Rips".
60 species
Canada Goose 30
Mute Swan 6
Mallard 35
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 4
Snowy Egret 1
Green Heron 4
Glossy Ibis 25
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 1
Semipalmated Plover 1
Piping Plover 6
Killdeer 12
American Oystercatcher 6
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 10
Whimbrel 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 30
Short-billed Dowitcher 25
Laughing Gull 50
Ring-billed Gull 3
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 20
Least Tern 60
Common Tern 10
Forster's Tern 25
Black Skimmer 2
Rock Pigeon 6
Mourning Dove 8
Chimney Swift 5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Kingbird 3
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Purple Martin 15
Tree Swallow 5
Barn Swallow 5
Carolina Chickadee 1
Carolina Wren 3
American Robin 5
Gray Catbird 4
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 15
Cedar Waxwing 2
Yellow Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 5
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 5
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Common Grackle 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Orchard Oriole 1
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 5
House Sparrow 5
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Photo Walk - Saturday July 16th 2011
Today's Photo Walk provided a change from what had become the norm as we predominantly shot butterflies, damselflies and dragonflies. Most images were created along the south side of Bunker Pond with the others created along the southeast side of Lake Lily. What was nice was that at least some of the bugs perched in situations that gave us separation between them and the backgrounds.
Mike Hannisian
Common Wood-nymph
Familiar Bluet
Halloween Pennant
Needham's Skimmer
Cape May Point - Saturday July 16th 2011
Cape May Point SP, Cape May
Jul 16, 2011 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Lots of Terns to study - mostly Common and Forster's. We did however, find a Roseate Tern on the railing on Bunker Pond at the finish of the walk. Nice looks at Green Heron and a few shorebirds were seen flying or feeding.
57 species
Canada Goose 150
Mute Swan 15
Gadwall 10
Mallard 30
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Green Heron 2
Glossy Ibis 30
Turkey Vulture 2
Piping Plover 2
Killdeer 10
American Oystercatcher 4
Spotted Sandpiper 5
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Least Sandpiper 10
Short-billed Dowitcher 8
Laughing Gull 50
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 10
Great Black-backed Gull 25
Least Tern 40
Roseate Tern 1 post walk-bunker pond walk railing
Common Tern 25
Forster's Tern 50
Black Skimmer 4
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 12
Chimney Swift 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Kingbird 3
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Purple Martin 50
Tree Swallow 8
Barn Swallow 10
Carolina Wren 4
House Wren 1
American Robin 15
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 10
Cedar Waxwing 5
Pine Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 4
Song Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 4
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 10
Jul 16, 2011 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Lots of Terns to study - mostly Common and Forster's. We did however, find a Roseate Tern on the railing on Bunker Pond at the finish of the walk. Nice looks at Green Heron and a few shorebirds were seen flying or feeding.
57 species
Canada Goose 150
Mute Swan 15
Gadwall 10
Mallard 30
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Green Heron 2
Glossy Ibis 30
Turkey Vulture 2
Piping Plover 2
Killdeer 10
American Oystercatcher 4
Spotted Sandpiper 5
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Least Sandpiper 10
Short-billed Dowitcher 8
Laughing Gull 50
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 10
Great Black-backed Gull 25
Least Tern 40
Roseate Tern 1 post walk-bunker pond walk railing
Common Tern 25
Forster's Tern 50
Black Skimmer 4
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 12
Chimney Swift 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Kingbird 3
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Purple Martin 50
Tree Swallow 8
Barn Swallow 10
Carolina Wren 4
House Wren 1
American Robin 15
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 10
Cedar Waxwing 5
Pine Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 4
Song Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 4
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 10
Juvenile Green Heron at the state park during this morning's walk [Photo by Karl Lukens].
Bird Walk for All People - Thursday July 14th 2011
Cape May Point SP, Cape May
Jul 14, 2011 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Beautiful, sunny morning with temperatures in low 70s. Highlights include Roaeate Tern, good looks at Green
Heron, and an Indigo Bunting in the scope.
54 species Canada Goose 60 Mute Swan 45 Gadwall 4 Mallard 30 Great Egret 2 Snowy Egret 1 Green Heron 2 Glossy Ibis 25 Black Vulture 2 Turkey Vulture 15 Osprey 1 Bald Eagle 1 Killdeer 3 American Oystercatcher 7 Least Sandpiper 17 Laughing Gull 30 Great Black-backed Gull 5 Least Tern 50 Roseate Tern 1 on Bunker Pond Common Tern 12 Forster's Tern 60 Royal Tern 2 Black Skimmer 2 Rock Pigeon 6 Mourning Dove 10 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 heard only Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 2 Eastern Kingbird 8 American Crow 3 Fish Crow 7 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 6 Purple Martin 100 Tree Swallow 10 Barn Swallow 2 Carolina Chickadee 3 Carolina Wren 6 heard only House Wren 5 American Robin 25 Gray Catbird 12 Northern Mockingbird 4 European Starling 30 Cedar Waxwing 2 Common Yellowthroat 6 Yellow-breasted Chat 1 heard only Song Sparrow 2 heard only Northern Cardinal 4 Indigo Bunting 2 Red-winged Blackbird 20 Common Grackle 8 Brown-headed Cowbird 5 Orchard Oriole 1 House Sparrow 6 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://ebird.org/)
Here Be Dragons!!
Our first-ever dragonfly workshop on Thursday proved to be a great success, with both the weather and the dragonflies themselves behaving admirably! The previous few days had seen an impressive arrival of immigrant dragonflies from the south, so we started down the point, surrounded by Spot-winged Gliders and Migrant Hawkers - two of the latter even hung themselves up in a bush for us to get super close views of. Bunker Pond and - shortly after - Lake Lily gave us great opportunities to enjoy a wide range of generalist species which do well in the rather poor wetland habitats at the point and there was a clear difference in appearance between the non-breeding, duller individuals in the state park and the smart, colorful individuals inhabiting more suitable breeding conditions at Lake Lily. Halloween Pennant, Eastern Amberwing and the diminutive Rambur's Forktail were all enjoyed and we saw at least six individuals of Four-spotted Pennant, a species that is rare in New Jersey, being confined to just a handful of sites in Cape May and Cumberland counties.
Heading north, we next visited some old sand pits near Lizard-tail Swamp. The different waters here gave us a suite of different species with Seaside Dragonlets being plentiful in all their various color forms and we restled with the problems of identifying some of the bluets. A nice find was a freshly emerged, as yet unidentifiable, damselfly, still drying its wings beside its now-abandoned nymphal case or exuvia. After a slideshow to recap some of the identification points and to look closer at the ecology of dragonflies, we finished the day with a visit to Tarkiln Bog. Lilypad Forktails were the stars here and we also chanced upon a Dragonhunter - a chunky brute that eats other dragonfly species!
Full species list:
Familiar Bluet
Atlantic Bluet
Azure Bluet
Citrine Forktail
Eastern Forktail
Rambur's Forktail
Lilypad Forktail
Green Darner
Comet Darner
Dragonhunter
Common Whitetail
Widow Skimmer
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Slaty Skimmer
Needham's Skimmer
Seaside Dragonlet
Eastern Amberwing
Blue Dasher
Eastern Pondhawk
Spot-winged Glider
Black Saddlebags
Carolina Saddlebags
Four-spotted Pennant
Halloween Pennant
Calico Pennant
Heading north, we next visited some old sand pits near Lizard-tail Swamp. The different waters here gave us a suite of different species with Seaside Dragonlets being plentiful in all their various color forms and we restled with the problems of identifying some of the bluets. A nice find was a freshly emerged, as yet unidentifiable, damselfly, still drying its wings beside its now-abandoned nymphal case or exuvia. After a slideshow to recap some of the identification points and to look closer at the ecology of dragonflies, we finished the day with a visit to Tarkiln Bog. Lilypad Forktails were the stars here and we also chanced upon a Dragonhunter - a chunky brute that eats other dragonfly species!
Full species list:
Familiar Bluet
Atlantic Bluet
Azure Bluet
Citrine Forktail
Eastern Forktail
Rambur's Forktail
Lilypad Forktail
Green Darner
Comet Darner
Dragonhunter
Common Whitetail
Widow Skimmer
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Slaty Skimmer
Needham's Skimmer
Seaside Dragonlet
Eastern Amberwing
Blue Dasher
Eastern Pondhawk
Spot-winged Glider
Black Saddlebags
Carolina Saddlebags
Four-spotted Pennant
Halloween Pennant
Calico Pennant
Cape May Point State Park - Wednesday July 13th 2011
Cape May Point SP, Cape May
Jul 13, 2011 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM56 species (+1 other taxon)
Canada Goose 185
Mute Swan 22Gadwall 14
American Black Duck x Mallard (hybrid) 2 Local resident pair
Mallard 6
Great Egret 2
Little Blue Heron 1 juvenile
Green Heron 1
Glossy Ibis 30
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 1
Bald Eagle 1
American Kestrel 1
Killdeer 4
American Oystercatcher 9
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 35
Short-billed Dowitcher 8
Laughing Gull 30
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull 6
Great Black-backed Gull 12
Least Tern 45
Caspian Tern 1
Common Tern 20
Forster's Tern 60
Royal Tern 5
Black Skimmer 3
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3
American Crow 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 4
Purple Martin 100
Tree Swallow 6
Barn Swallow 10
Carolina Chickadee 2
Carolina Wren 3
House Wren 1
American Robin 10
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 4
European Starling 10
Cedar Waxwing 2
Pine Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 3
Blue Grosbeak 2
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 15
Orchard Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 3
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Surprise beach visitor - this female White-tailed Deer on the beach at the state park this morning was an unexpected find for us! [Photo Mike Crewe]
South Cape May Meadows - Monday July 11th 2011
South Cape May Meadows, Cape May
Jul 11, 2011 7:30 AM - 9:30 AMAmerican Oystercatcher, family with two fledglings. Piping Plovers, two of which are fledged birds. Lots of Common and Forster's Terns to study in various plumages, and one 1st-year Lesser Black-backed Gull on the beach.
54 species
Canada Goose 25
Mute Swan 6Gadwall 3
Mallard 30
Black Scoter 2
Great Blue Heron 6
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 3
Green Heron 2
Glossy Ibis 15
Turkey Vulture 5
Osprey 2
Piping Plover 8
Killdeer 10
American Oystercatcher 6
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs 7 on ground & fly-over
Willet 1
Least Sandpiper 4 fly-over
Short-billed Dowitcher 5 fly-over
Laughing Gull 30
Herring Gull 5
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 10
Least Tern 100
Common Tern 15
Forster's Tern 30
Royal Tern 1
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 6
Chimney Swift 5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 fly-over
Northern Flicker 2
Fish Crow 2
Purple Martin 10
Tree Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 5
Marsh Wren 1
American Robin 10
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 15
Common Yellowthroat 4
Yellow-breasted Chat 1 heard
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 3
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Orchard Oriole 2
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 5
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Photo Walk - Saturday July 9th 2011
We were fortunate in that the heavy rain of Friday night ended just before the walk began. We again spent most of our time on the beach where we saw and shot American Oystercatcher and Least Tern chicks. Unfortunately, the former included an individual with nasty growths above its left eye and on its right wing reminding us that nature, for all its wonders, is not particularly sympathetic to the world's inhabitants. We also saw a classic non-breeding plumaged Forster's Tern, a fishing Great Egret, and a female Rambur's Forktail in the Bunker Pond area.
Mike
Mike
Cape May Point - Saturday July 9th 2011
Cape May Point SP, Cape May
Jul 9, 2011 7:30 AM - 10:00 AM
A nice mix of Common and Forster's Terns in various plumages. Good Study. One Roseate Tern fly-over. Some shorebird migrants, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Spotted Sandpiper and several small fly-over flocks of Short-billed Dowichers. Highlight was a high soaring Mississippi Kite.
Gadwall 2
Mallard 15
Great Egret 3
Snowy Egret 3
Green Heron 2
Glossy Ibis 25
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 5
Osprey 1
Mississippi Kite 1
Killdeer 4
American Oystercatcher 3
Spotted Sandpiper 3
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Least Sandpiper 2
Short-billed Dowitcher 15
Laughing Gull 50
Herring Gull 10
Great Black-backed Gull 15
Least Tern 100
Roseate Tern 1 fly-over
Common Tern 15
Forster's Tern 50
Royal Tern 1
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 10
Chimney Swift 8
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Kingbird 3
Fish Crow 5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 4
Purple Martin 50
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 5
Carolina Chickadee 3
Carolina Wren 3
House Wren 2
American Robin 15
Gray Catbird 4
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 15
Cedar Waxwing 5
Pine Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 4
Yellow-breasted Chat 2
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 6
Blue Grosbeak 1 seen briefly by a few leaders
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Orchard Oriole 1 fem type
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 10
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Jul 9, 2011 7:30 AM - 10:00 AM
A nice mix of Common and Forster's Terns in various plumages. Good Study. One Roseate Tern fly-over. Some shorebird migrants, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Spotted Sandpiper and several small fly-over flocks of Short-billed Dowichers. Highlight was a high soaring Mississippi Kite.
60 species
Canada Goose 150
Mute Swan 12Gadwall 2
Mallard 15
Great Egret 3
Snowy Egret 3
Green Heron 2
Glossy Ibis 25
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 5
Osprey 1
Mississippi Kite 1
Killdeer 4
American Oystercatcher 3
Spotted Sandpiper 3
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Least Sandpiper 2
Short-billed Dowitcher 15
Laughing Gull 50
Herring Gull 10
Great Black-backed Gull 15
Least Tern 100
Roseate Tern 1 fly-over
Common Tern 15
Forster's Tern 50
Royal Tern 1
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 10
Chimney Swift 8
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Kingbird 3
Fish Crow 5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 4
Purple Martin 50
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 5
Carolina Chickadee 3
Carolina Wren 3
House Wren 2
American Robin 15
Gray Catbird 4
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 15
Cedar Waxwing 5
Pine Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 4
Yellow-breasted Chat 2
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 6
Blue Grosbeak 1 seen briefly by a few leaders
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Orchard Oriole 1 fem type
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 10
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Bird Walk for All People - Thursday July 7th 2011
Cape May Point SP, Cape May
Jul 7, 2011 8:30 AM - 10:45 AMThe Walk for All People was truly a family walk with 6 children under the age of 12. Cardinals, Mallard ducklings, Mute Swans, and Red-winged Blackbirds were all appreciated. Good looks at American Oystercatchers and 2 Roseate Terns were good finds for the adults.
50 speciesCanada Goose 20Mute Swan 8Gadwall 4Mallard 12Double-crested Cormorant 1Great Egret 3Snowy Egret 2Green Heron 1Glossy Ibis 7Turkey Vulture 3Killdeer 1American Oystercatcher 7Greater Yellowlegs 1Lesser Yellowlegs 9Laughing Gull 75Herring Gull 8Great Black-backed Gull 25Least Tern 100Roseate Tern 2 Sitting on railing by Bunker Pond with Common & Forster's TernsCommon Tern 10Forster's Tern 75Black Skimmer 2Rock Pigeon 30Mourning Dove 6Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1Northern Flicker 3Eastern Kingbird 3Blue Jay 1 heard onlyAmerican Crow 1 heard onlyFish Crow 5 heard onlyPurple Martin 75Tree Swallow 2Carolina Chickadee 5Carolina Wren 4House Wren 3American Robin 20Gray Catbird 3Northern Mockingbird 5European Starling 15Cedar Waxwing 3Common Yellowthroat 4Yellow-breasted Chat 2 heard onlySong Sparrow 2 heard onlyNorthern Cardinal 6Red-winged Blackbird 25Common Grackle 8Brown-headed Cowbird 5Orchard Oriole 2Baltimore Oriole 1House Sparrow 4This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://ebird.org)
Cape May Point State Park - Wednesday July 6th 2011
Cape May Point SP, Cape May Jul 6, 2011 7:30 AM - 10:00 AM
54 species
Canada Goose 180
Mute Swan 12
Gadwall 8
Mallard 15
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 2
Snowy Egret 2
Green Heron 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Glossy Ibis 2
Osprey 2
Piping Plover 3
Killdeer 5
American Oystercatcher 6
Solitary Sandpiper 4
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Laughing Gull 60
Herring Gull 8
Great Black-backed Gull 10
Least Tern 40
Common Tern 4
Forster's Tern 120
Sandwich Tern 1
Black Skimmer 2
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 6
Chimney Swift 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Northern Flicker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Fish Crow 4
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 6
Purple Martin 50
Tree Swallow 4
Barn Swallow 8
Carolina Chickadee 1
Carolina Wren 3
House Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
American Robin 12
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 45
Cedar Waxwing 2
Pine Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Song Sparrow 2
Blue Grosbeak 1
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 15
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
House Finch 1
House Sparrow 45
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54 species
Canada Goose 180
Mute Swan 12
Gadwall 8
Mallard 15
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 2
Snowy Egret 2
Green Heron 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Glossy Ibis 2
Osprey 2
Piping Plover 3
Killdeer 5
American Oystercatcher 6
Solitary Sandpiper 4
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Laughing Gull 60
Herring Gull 8
Great Black-backed Gull 10
Least Tern 40
Common Tern 4
Forster's Tern 120
Sandwich Tern 1
Black Skimmer 2
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 6
Chimney Swift 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Northern Flicker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Fish Crow 4
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 6
Purple Martin 50
Tree Swallow 4
Barn Swallow 8
Carolina Chickadee 1
Carolina Wren 3
House Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
American Robin 12
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 45
Cedar Waxwing 2
Pine Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Song Sparrow 2
Blue Grosbeak 1
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 15
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
House Finch 1
House Sparrow 45
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South Cape May Meadows - Monday July 4th 2011
South Cape May Meadows, Cape May
Jul 4, 2011 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Some migrant shorebirds overhead and good terns on the beach including three Royal Terns and one Roseate Tern. A singing Blue Grosbeak and two fly-over, breeding plumage, male Bobolinks were
other birds of interest. The two American Oystercatcher chicks are almost full size and can fly.
59 species
Canada Goose 8
Mute Swan 8
Gadwall 4
Mallard 30
Surf Scoter 1
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Great Blue Heron 3
Great Egret 3
Snowy Egret 2
Green Heron 2
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Glossy Ibis 10
Turkey Vulture 5
Osprey 1
Piping Plover 1
Killdeer 10
American Oystercatcher 8
Greater Yellowlegs 5
Lesser Yellowlegs 12
Least Sandpiper 3
Short-billed Dowitcher 6
Laughing Gull 30
Herring Gull 8
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 15
Least Tern 100
Roseate Tern 1 /p
Common Tern 1
Forster's Tern 20
Royal Tern 3 /p
Black Skimmer 6
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 5
Chimney Swift 4
Eastern Kingbird 2
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Purple Martin 5
Tree Swallow 2
Bank Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 5
American Robin 5
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 20
Cedar Waxwing 3
Common Yellowthroat 5
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 5
Blue Grosbeak 1
Bobolink 2
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Orchard Oriole 1
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 5
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Jul 4, 2011 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Some migrant shorebirds overhead and good terns on the beach including three Royal Terns and one Roseate Tern. A singing Blue Grosbeak and two fly-over, breeding plumage, male Bobolinks were
other birds of interest. The two American Oystercatcher chicks are almost full size and can fly.
59 species
Canada Goose 8
Mute Swan 8
Gadwall 4
Mallard 30
Surf Scoter 1
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Great Blue Heron 3
Great Egret 3
Snowy Egret 2
Green Heron 2
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Glossy Ibis 10
Turkey Vulture 5
Osprey 1
Piping Plover 1
Killdeer 10
American Oystercatcher 8
Greater Yellowlegs 5
Lesser Yellowlegs 12
Least Sandpiper 3
Short-billed Dowitcher 6
Laughing Gull 30
Herring Gull 8
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 15
Least Tern 100
Roseate Tern 1 /p
Common Tern 1
Forster's Tern 20
Royal Tern 3 /p
Black Skimmer 6
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 5
Chimney Swift 4
Eastern Kingbird 2
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Purple Martin 5
Tree Swallow 2
Bank Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 5
American Robin 5
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 20
Cedar Waxwing 3
Common Yellowthroat 5
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 5
Blue Grosbeak 1
Bobolink 2
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Orchard Oriole 1
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 5
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Photo Walk - Saturday July 2nd 2011
This week's Saturday Photo Walk offered a number of varied image opportunities ranging from beach birds such as Least Tern, Black Skimmer, Piping Plover and American Oystercatcher and Halloween Pennant.
Mike Hannisian
Cape May Point - Saturday July 2nd 2011
Cape May Point SP, Cape May
Jul 2, 2011 7:30 AM - 9:40 AM
Nice variety of birds with good studies of Forster's and Common Terns in various plumages. American Oystercatchers and Piping Plover from the dune cross-over, as well as a Surf Scoter. Good looks at Indigo Bunting, Pine Warbler, American Redstart, Yellow-breasted Chat and Orchard Oriole.
59 species
Canada Goose 150
Mute Swan 25
Gadwall 6
Mallard 25
Surf Scoter 1
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 2
Green Heron 1
Glossy Ibis 7
Turkey Vulture 5
Osprey 2
Piping Plover 2
Killdeer 12
American Oystercatcher 4
Greater Yellowlegs 3
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Short-billed Dowitcher 9
Laughing Gull 50
Herring Gull 5
Great Black-backed Gull 25
Least Tern 30
Common Tern 2
Forster's Tern 40
Black Skimmer 2
Rock Pigeon 3
Mourning Dove 10
Chimney Swift 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Northern Flicker 4
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 3
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 8
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 8
Purple Martin 75
Tree Swallow 5
Barn Swallow 5
Carolina Chickadee 1
Carolina Wren 2
House Wren 1
American Robin 10
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 30
Pine Warbler 1
American Redstart 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 5
Indigo Bunting 2
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Common Grackle 15
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Orchard Oriole 1
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 3
House Sparrow 5
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Jul 2, 2011 7:30 AM - 9:40 AM
Nice variety of birds with good studies of Forster's and Common Terns in various plumages. American Oystercatchers and Piping Plover from the dune cross-over, as well as a Surf Scoter. Good looks at Indigo Bunting, Pine Warbler, American Redstart, Yellow-breasted Chat and Orchard Oriole.
59 species
Canada Goose 150
Mute Swan 25
Gadwall 6
Mallard 25
Surf Scoter 1
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 2
Green Heron 1
Glossy Ibis 7
Turkey Vulture 5
Osprey 2
Piping Plover 2
Killdeer 12
American Oystercatcher 4
Greater Yellowlegs 3
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Short-billed Dowitcher 9
Laughing Gull 50
Herring Gull 5
Great Black-backed Gull 25
Least Tern 30
Common Tern 2
Forster's Tern 40
Black Skimmer 2
Rock Pigeon 3
Mourning Dove 10
Chimney Swift 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Northern Flicker 4
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 3
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 8
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 8
Purple Martin 75
Tree Swallow 5
Barn Swallow 5
Carolina Chickadee 1
Carolina Wren 2
House Wren 1
American Robin 10
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 30
Pine Warbler 1
American Redstart 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 5
Indigo Bunting 2
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Common Grackle 15
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Orchard Oriole 1
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 3
House Sparrow 5
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Sunset Birding at South Cape May Meadows - Friday July 1st 2011
South Cape May Meadows, Cape May, US-NJ
Jul 1, 2011 6:30 PM - 8:20 PM
Beautiful weather. Oystercatcher chicks almost full size, as was one Piping Plover chick. One very small, and one almost fledged, Least Tern chicks. Two Willets were probably migrants.
41 species
Canada Goose 15
Mute Swan 4
Gadwall 1
Mallard 25
Snowy Egret 1
Green Heron 3
Glossy Ibis 7
Turkey Vulture 2
Piping Plover 4
Killdeer 12
American Oystercatcher 11
Greater Yellowlegs 1 heard
Willet 2
Laughing Gull 25
Herring Gull 10
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 30
Least Tern 100
Common Tern 2
Forster's Tern 20
Black Skimmer 4
Rock Pigeon 1
Mourning Dove 8
Chimney Swift 5
Eastern Kingbird 1
Fish Crow 8
Purple Martin 3
Tree Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 4
American Robin 5
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 150
Common Yellowthroat 2 heard
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Common Grackle 4
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 5
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Jul 1, 2011 6:30 PM - 8:20 PM
Beautiful weather. Oystercatcher chicks almost full size, as was one Piping Plover chick. One very small, and one almost fledged, Least Tern chicks. Two Willets were probably migrants.
41 species
Canada Goose 15
Mute Swan 4
Gadwall 1
Mallard 25
Snowy Egret 1
Green Heron 3
Glossy Ibis 7
Turkey Vulture 2
Piping Plover 4
Killdeer 12
American Oystercatcher 11
Greater Yellowlegs 1 heard
Willet 2
Laughing Gull 25
Herring Gull 10
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 30
Least Tern 100
Common Tern 2
Forster's Tern 20
Black Skimmer 4
Rock Pigeon 1
Mourning Dove 8
Chimney Swift 5
Eastern Kingbird 1
Fish Crow 8
Purple Martin 3
Tree Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 4
American Robin 5
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 150
Common Yellowthroat 2 heard
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Common Grackle 4
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 5
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Bird Walk for All People - Thursday June 30th 2011
Cape May Point SP, Cape May Jun 30, 2011 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM Beautiful weather for a walk in the state park. Good looks at a female Summer Tanager was a nice surprise. Nice comparison of Common and Forster's Terns sitting together. 51 species Canada Goose 75 Mute Swan 30 Mallard 20 Surf Scoter 2 Double-crested Cormorant 3 Great Egret 3 Snowy Egret 3 Glossy Ibis 11 Black Vulture 6 Turkey Vulture 18 Osprey 3 Cooper's Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Piping Plover 2 Killdeer 5 Laughing Gull 30 Herring Gull 3 Great Black-backed Gull 25 Least Tern 70 Common Tern 3 Forster's Tern 30 Rock Pigeon 2 Mourning Dove 8 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 2 Eastern Kingbird 7 American Crow 5 Fish Crow 12 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 20 Purple Martin 30 Tree Swallow 2 Barn Swallow 2 Carolina Chickadee 7 Carolina Wren 8 heard only House Wren 2 American Robin 10 Gray Catbird 1 Northern Mockingbird 4 European Starling 5 Cedar Waxwing 4 Yellow Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 10 Yellow-breasted Chat 2 heard only Summer Tanager 1 Northern Cardinal 12 Indigo Bunting 2 Red-winged Blackbird 20 Common Grackle 10 Brown-headed Cowbird 5 American Goldfinch 1 House Sparrow 4 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://ebird.org)
Cape May Point State Park - Wednesday June 29th 2011
Autumn is coming! The appearance of a handful of Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Short-billed Dowitcher and a Great Blue Heron suggests that things are starting to move now!
Cape May Point SP, Cape May
Jun 29, 2011 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
53 species
Canada Goose 180
Mute Swan 11
Gadwall 2
Mallard 12
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 1
Green Heron 1
Glossy Ibis 7
Killdeer 4
American Oystercatcher 8
Greater Yellowlegs 6
Lesser Yellowlegs 3
Short-billed Dowitcher 5
Laughing Gull 50
Herring Gull 15
Great Black-backed Gull 20
Least Tern 65
Common Tern 4
Forster's Tern 150
Royal Tern 2
Black Skimmer 4
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 8
Chimney Swift 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 4
White-eyed Vireo 1
Fish Crow 8
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Purple Martin 45
Tree Swallow 8
Barn Swallow 3
Carolina Chickadee 4
Carolina Wren 3
House Wren 1
American Robin 10
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 15
Common Yellowthroat 2
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Indigo Bunting 3
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 10
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://ebird.org)
Cape May Point SP, Cape May
Jun 29, 2011 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
53 species
Canada Goose 180
Mute Swan 11
Gadwall 2
Mallard 12
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 1
Green Heron 1
Glossy Ibis 7
Killdeer 4
American Oystercatcher 8
Greater Yellowlegs 6
Lesser Yellowlegs 3
Short-billed Dowitcher 5
Laughing Gull 50
Herring Gull 15
Great Black-backed Gull 20
Least Tern 65
Common Tern 4
Forster's Tern 150
Royal Tern 2
Black Skimmer 4
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 8
Chimney Swift 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 4
White-eyed Vireo 1
Fish Crow 8
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Purple Martin 45
Tree Swallow 8
Barn Swallow 3
Carolina Chickadee 4
Carolina Wren 3
House Wren 1
American Robin 10
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 15
Common Yellowthroat 2
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Indigo Bunting 3
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 10
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://ebird.org)