Birding Cape May Point - Wednesday, September 19th, 2012

Good ducks and gulls but slow on passerines. Numerous Blue- and Green-winged Teal, Northern Shovelers, American Wigeon, and Gadwall, plus 6 Pied-billed Grebes. Some warblers around the "brush pile" including Common Yellowthroat, Yellow, and Palm Warblers. A few raptors overhead as well as lots (44) of Great Blue Herons! Leaders: Mike Crewe, Karl Lukens, Steve Weis, Chris Marks, Patty Rourke, and Nancy Watson.
56 species

Canada Goose  10
Mute Swan  8
Gadwall  6
American Wigeon  10
Mallard  25
Blue-winged Teal  10
Northern Shoveler  12
Green-winged Teal  10
Pied-billed Grebe  6
Double-crested Cormorant  1
American Bittern  1     seen by a few
Great Blue Heron  44
Great Egret  1
Black Vulture  1
Turkey Vulture  4
Osprey  5
Northern Harrier  2
Sharp-shinned Hawk  4
Cooper's Hawk  2
Bald Eagle  1
American Oystercatcher  1
Laughing Gull  10
Ring-billed Gull  5
Herring Gull  10
Lesser Black-backed Gull  2
Great Black-backed Gull  50
Common Tern  5
Forster's Tern  5
Royal Tern  5
Black Skimmer  300     2nd ave beach
Rock Pigeon  2
Mourning Dove  8
Belted Kingfisher  1     heard
Northern Flicker  12
Merlin  2
American Crow  1
Fish Crow  1
Tree Swallow  50
Barn Swallow  2
Carolina Wren  5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1
American Robin  5
Gray Catbird  4
Northern Mockingbird  5
Brown Thrasher  5
European Starling  15
Common Yellowthroat  5
Yellow Warbler  3
Palm Warbler  8
Song Sparrow  3
Northern Cardinal  4
Bobolink  10
Red-winged Blackbird  15
Brown-headed Cowbird  6
American Goldfinch  1
House Sparrow  5

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