Birding Cape May Point - Wednesday, June 5th, 2013

All resident and breeding birds this morning. Waders consisted of Great and Snowy Egrets, and Glossy Ibis. Raptors included 4 Osprey, and a kettle of Black and Turkey Vultures, with 3 Red-tailed Hawks. Shorebirds were 1 Semipalmated Plover, 2 Piping Plover (one on nest), and 6 American Oystercatchers including a pair with 2 chicks. About a dozen Black Skimmers were on the beach. Also had good looks at Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Leader: Karl Lukens.
54 species

Canada Goose  10
Mute Swan  10
Mallard  8
Great Egret  3
Snowy Egret  2
Glossy Ibis  10
Black Vulture  2
Turkey Vulture  15
Osprey  4
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Semipalmated Plover  1
Piping Plover  2
Killdeer  4
American Oystercatcher  6
Laughing Gull  25
Herring Gull  5
Great Black-backed Gull  8
Least Tern  100
Forster's Tern  20
Black Skimmer  15
Rock Pigeon  3
Mourning Dove  10
Yellow-billed Cuckoo  2
Chimney Swift  3
Downy Woodpecker  1
Eastern Kingbird  2
Blue Jay  1
American Crow  1
Fish Crow  2
Purple Martin  100
Tree Swallow  10
Barn Swallow  1
Carolina Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  1
House Wren  2
Carolina Wren  2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1
American Robin  10
Gray Catbird  1
Northern Mockingbird  2
Brown Thrasher  1
European Starling  15
Cedar Waxwing  10
Common Yellowthroat  5
Yellow Warbler  3
Yellow-breasted Chat  3
Song Sparrow  4
Northern Cardinal  6
Red-winged Blackbird  15
Common Grackle  10
Brown-headed Cowbird  6
Orchard Oriole  1     heard
House Finch  3
House Sparrow  5

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Piping Plover [Photo by Karl Lukens]

Semipalmated Plover [Photo by Karl Lukens]

Yellow-billed Cuckoo [Photo by Karl Lukens]