Cape May Point SP, Cape May, Aug 23, 2011 9:00 AM - 11:05 AM
EZ Birding enjoyed beautiful weather and a nice mix of birds as we strolled around the State Park. Highlights include raptors overhead such as
Peregrine Falcons, a Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, and Ospreys. Herons continue migrating through including Green Herons, Great and
Snowy Egrets, Glossy Ibis, and an immature Little Blue Heron.
60 species
Canada Goose 14
Mute Swan 20
Gadwall 4
Mallard 12
Great Blue Heron 3
Great Egret 6
Snowy Egret 8
Little Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 4
Glossy Ibis 14
Black Vulture 6
Turkey Vulture 9
Osprey 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 1
Peregrine Falcon 2
Greater Yellowlegs 6
Lesser Yellowlegs 9
Least Sandpiper 12
Short-billed Dowitcher 1
Laughing Gull 100
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull 15
Great Black-backed Gull 10
Caspian Tern 1 heard only
Black Tern 2
Common Tern 30
Forster's Tern 40
Royal Tern 5
Black Skimmer 2
Rock Pigeon 8
Mourning Dove 6
Chimney Swift 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 3
American Crow 25
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3
Purple Martin 7
Tree Swallow 10
Barn Swallow 2
Carolina Chickadee 2 heard only
Carolina Wren 10 heard only
American Robin 6
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 8
European Starling 20
Northern Waterthrush 1
American Redstart 2
Yellow Warbler 1 leader only
Blue Grosbeak 1 heard only
Bobolink 3
Red-winged Blackbird 30
American Goldfinch 15
House Sparrow 8
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