Birding Cape May Point - Wednesday, April 4th, 2012

A nice walk this morning, with clearing skies, a lack of the nasty wind we had this past few days - and lots of birds! Northern Gannets and two species of loon, plus two White-winged Scoters offshore (and dolphins!), Pine and Palm Warblers in the trees, Glossy Ibises and Double-crested Cormorants passing overhead. Bird of the day though was a Virginia Rail feeding at point blank range right beside the boardwalk at the back of the state park.  Leaders: Mike Crewe, Chris Marks, Karl Lukens, Steve Weis

55 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  7

Mute Swan  6

Gadwall  25

Mallard  14

Green-winged Teal  12

Surf Scoter  15

White-winged Scoter  2

Black Scoter  125

Surf/Black Scoter  150

Ruddy Duck  2

Red-throated Loon  15

Common Loon  8

Pied-billed Grebe  1

Northern Gannet  300

Double-crested Cormorant  160

Great Blue Heron  1

Great Egret  2

Glossy Ibis  14

Turkey Vulture  2

Osprey  3

Merlin  1

Virginia Rail  1

American Coot  53

American Oystercatcher  2

Wilson's Snipe  1

Laughing Gull  50

Ring-billed Gull  4

Herring Gull (American)  20

Great Black-backed Gull  15

Forster's Tern  6

Rock Pigeon  3

Mourning Dove  4

Belted Kingfisher  1

Blue Jay  2

Fish Crow  6

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  3

Purple Martin  8

Tree Swallow  4

Brown Creeper  1

Carolina Wren  6

American Robin  4

Northern Mockingbird  2

European Starling  4

Palm Warbler  1

Pine Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  45

Eastern Towhee  1

Song Sparrow  5

Swamp Sparrow  1

White-throated Sparrow  2

Northern Cardinal  3

Red-winged Blackbird  12

Common Grackle  3

Brown-headed Cowbird  8

House Finch  6

American Goldfinch  1

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