Sunset Birding at South Cape May Meadows - Friday, October 14th 2011

Ducks were scarce but there were shorebirds in amongst the weed which included, Lesser Yellowlegs, Pectoral Sandpiper and Long-billed Dowitcher. An adult and an immature Lesser Black-backed
Gull were on the beach. A perched Cooper's Hawk and two Peregrine Falcons were nice to see.
37 species

Cackling Goose 1
Canada Goose 15
Mute Swan 4
Gadwall 3
American Black Duck 1
Mallard 20
Blue-winged Teal 2
Northern Shoveler 5
Ruddy Duck 5
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Double-crested Cormorant 7
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 2
Snowy Egret 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3
Cooper's Hawk 1
Peregrine Falcon 2
Greater Yellowlegs 1 heard
Lesser Yellowlegs 20
Sanderling 10
Pectoral Sandpiper 1
Short-billed Dowitcher 1
Long-billed Dowitcher 1
Laughing Gull 15
Ring-billed Gull 5
Herring Gull 5
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 20
Mourning Dove 3
Northern Flicker 1
American Crow 3
Tree Swallow 50
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 10
Yellow-rumped Warbler 30
Swamp Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 5

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