Birding Cape May Point - Saturday, February 22nd, 2014

Early texts led us to head for the third dune crossover for a Snowy Owl, and to CMBO Northwood for a Painted Bunting. Two places in opposite directions, but we tried and were successful! In between we had some nice ducks and passerines including a Horned Lark. Leaders: Karl Lukens, Kathy Horn, and Steve Weis.
45 species

Canada Goose  15
Mute Swan  6
Tundra Swan  2
Gadwall  2
American Wigeon  10
Mallard  20
Northern Shoveler  8
Green-winged Teal  4
Redhead  2
Ring-necked Duck  8
Lesser Scaup  2
Surf Scoter  1
White-winged Scoter  1
Black Scoter  15
Long-tailed Duck  1
Bufflehead  6
Hooded Merganser  3
Red-breasted Merganser  2
Turkey Vulture  1
American Coot  4
Killdeer  8
Ring-billed Gull  2
Herring Gull  2
Great Black-backed Gull  4
Mourning Dove  8
Snowy Owl  1     on Meadows beach and flying to the Cove beach
Belted Kingfisher  1
Northern Flicker  2
Blue Jay  1
American Crow  4     one chasing Snowy owl
Horned Lark  1
Tree Swallow  2
Carolina Chickadee  3
American Robin  30
Northern Mockingbird  3
European Starling  8
Yellow-rumped Warbler  10
White-throated Sparrow  8
Northern Cardinal  6
Painted Bunting  1     Northwood CMBO feeder - imm. male
Red-winged Blackbird  10
Common Grackle  1
House Finch  1
American Goldfinch  1
House Sparrow  5

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Snowy Owl [Photo by Karl Lukens]

Painted Bunting [Photo by Karl Lukens]