Bird Walk for All People - Saturday, April 6th, 2013

Though many of our northern-breeding ducks have already departed, the Cape May Point State Park still holds a nice variety. Blue and Green-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, Lesser Scaup, Northern Pintail, Ruddy Ducks, Gadwall, American Wigeon and a lone Bufflehead were seen on today's walk. Wilson's Snipe were flushed a few times, providing close inflight views, and a few landed within sight to be scoped. Pine Warblers in a variety of plumages - from very dull to bright yellow - fed on the ground and sang from the pines at the back end of the park. Three Piping Plovers were spread out on the beach but a pair of American Oystercatchers seemed to have eyes only for each other! Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Catherine Busch, and Lynne Breslow.
48 species

Canada Goose  10
Mute Swan  6
Gadwall  20
American Wigeon  18
American Black Duck  5
Mallard  8
Blue-winged Teal  1
Northern Shoveler  30
Northern Pintail  3
Green-winged Teal (American)  40
Lesser Scaup  5
Bufflehead  1
Ruddy Duck  2
Red-throated Loon  2
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Northern Gannet  3
Double-crested Cormorant  8
Great Egret  3
Black Vulture  8
Turkey Vulture  8
Osprey  4
American Coot  12
Piping Plover  3
Killdeer  3
American Oystercatcher  2
Greater Yellowlegs  1
Wilson's Snipe  6
Herring Gull (American)  6
Great Black-backed Gull  4
Rock Pigeon  2
Mourning Dove  2
Downy Woodpecker  3
American Kestrel  1
Merlin  1
Fish Crow  24
Barn Swallow  1
Carolina Chickadee  6
Brown Creeper  1
Carolina Wren  5
American Robin  100
Northern Mockingbird  2
European Starling  9
Pine Warbler  5
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  3
Song Sparrow  2
White-throated Sparrow  2
Northern Cardinal  5
Red-winged Blackbird  15
Common Grackle  6

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