Our second Saturday afternoon (3-5 pm) photo session at the Cape May Point SP Hawk Watch again was lacking in photographable raptors but, as is often the case in Cape May, other birds nicely filled the gap. Notable this week were, once again, posing Eastern Kingbirds and Northern Mockingbirds. Also present were the very photographable Mute Swans and an interesting pair of Mallards. Although these last birds were essentially in eclipse plumage, they were nonetheless identifiable to gender by bill color. The male Mallard has a yellowish green bill while the female has an orangish bill.
Mike Hannisian
Mallards
Eastern Kingbird
Northern Mockingbird
