Today's EZ Birding walk at Cape May Point State Park had nice spring weather, bright sun, mild temperatures and a light breeze. Highlights of the walk were Parasitic Jaegers pursuing the terns feeding in the 'Rips', a Tricolored Heron, and close up looks at a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher nest. Leaders: Patty Rourke, Lee Smythe, Catherine Busch, and Warren Cairo.
43 species
Canada Goose 10
Mute Swan 8
Gadwall 2
Mallard 6
Northern Gannet 10
Double-crested Cormorant 55
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 2
Tricolored Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 4
Osprey 4
American Coot 1
Killdeer 2
American Oystercatcher 6
Laughing Gull 15
Herring Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 6
Least Tern 5
Common Tern 1
Forster's Tern 22
Black Skimmer 20 Distant looks back to Cape May beach
Parasitic Jaeger 2
Rock Pigeon 6
Mourning Dove 8
Fish Crow 10
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 5
Purple Martin 35
Tree Swallow 8
Barn Swallow 2
Carolina Wren 3 Heard only
House Wren 2 Both using Blue Bird Boxes apparently for nests
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2 at the nest
American Robin 12
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 6
Common Yellowthroat 2
Song Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Common Grackle 6
Orchard Oriole 1 Heard only
House Sparrow 3
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
