Birding Cape May Point - Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

Today's Cape May Point walk was something of a damp squib in the drizzly rain, but the weather did pick up and we were able to enjoy some nice birds. A snazzy Tricolored Heron flew in to Bunker Pond, three Black Skimmers drifted over and a Piping Plover gave great views on the Plover Pond. Leaders: Mike Crewe, Warren Cairo, Karl Lukens, and Steve Weis.
57 species

Canada Goose  18
Mute Swan  11
Gadwall  2
Mallard  4
Double-crested Cormorant  28
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  1
Snowy Egret  2
Tricolored Heron  1
Osprey  6
American Coot  1
Semipalmated Plover  1
Piping Plover  1
Killdeer  4
American Oystercatcher  4
Willet  3
Lesser Yellowlegs  2
Ruddy Turnstone  1
Semipalmated Sandpiper  3
Least Sandpiper  15
Dunlin  7
Short-billed Dowitcher  2
Laughing Gull  20
Great Black-backed Gull  6
Least Tern  4
Forster's Tern  20
Black Skimmer  3
Rock Pigeon  7
Mourning Dove  3
Eastern Kingbird  2
White-eyed Vireo  1
Fish Crow  3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  4
Purple Martin  50
Tree Swallow  4
Barn Swallow  2
Tufted Titmouse  2
Carolina Wren  3
House Wren  1
American Robin  8
Gray Catbird  2
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  5
Cedar Waxwing  18
Common Yellowthroat  3
Yellow Warbler  2
Yellow-breasted Chat  1
Song Sparrow  2
Northern Cardinal  4
Blue Grosbeak  2
Red-winged Blackbird  12
Common Grackle  10
Brown-headed Cowbird  6
Orchard Oriole  3
House Finch  3
American Goldfinch  1
House Sparrow  2

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

Tricolored Heron [Photo by Karl Lukens]