South Cape May Meadows, Cape May, Aug 22, 2011 7:30 AM - 9:40 AM
Mild and breezy. Scattered shorebirds with American Oystercatchers and Sanderling on the beach, and Least, Semi-palmated and a White-rumed Sandpiper in the meadows. Both Royal and Caspian terns as well as Forster's, Common, two Least and the highlight three Black Terns perched and feeding over the marsh.
49 species
Canada Goose 10
Mute Swan 7
Mallard 30
Blue-winged Teal 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 8
Snowy Egret 35
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 2
Cooper's Hawk 1
Merlin 1
American Oystercatcher 4
Spotted Sandpiper 4
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 5
Sanderling 15 5
Semipalmated Sandpiper 8
Least Sandpiper 25
White-rumped Sandpiper 1
Short-billed Dowitcher 1
Laughing Gull 75
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull 10
Great Black-backed Gull 20
Least Tern 2
Caspian Tern 2
Black Tern 3
Common Tern 10
Forster's Tern 2
Royal Tern 15
Black Skimmer 4
Rock Pigeon 10
Mourning Dove 15
Chimney Swift 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4
American Crow 8
Purple Martin 10
Tree Swallow 5
Barn Swallow 10
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 20
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 40
Common Grackle 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 8
House Sparrow 2
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