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].
