It's nice when you're in the right place at the right time. The text message read, "Mississippi Kite headed west from South Cape May Meadows." We looked up, and there it was. We had a good long look from several angles as the kite flew past, wheeled, then continued toward the lighthouse, its long pointed wings swept back in graceful flight. The swallow variety was good also with Northern Rough-winged, Barn, Bank and Tree Swallows in addition to the always-present-in-the-summer Purple Martins. Singing in the scope birds included Blue Grosbeak, Yellow-breasted Chat and Indigo Bunting. Leaders: Kathy Horn & Karl Lukens.
61 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 35
Mute Swan 11
Mallard 42 42
Black Scoter 6
Great Blue Heron 3
Great Egret 5
Snowy Egret 3
Glossy Ibis 5
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 5
Osprey 3
Mississippi Kite 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Oystercatcher 3
Killdeer 2
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 3
Least Sandpiper 12
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1
Laughing Gull 55
Herring Gull (American) 8
Least Tern 5
Forster's Tern 20
Sterna sp. 35
Mourning Dove 9
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 3
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Purple Martin 25
Tree Swallow 10
Bank Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 6
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 3
House Wren 3
Carolina Wren 4
American Robin 18
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 8
Cedar Waxwing 3
Common Yellowthroat 5
Pine Warbler 1
Yellow-breasted Chat 3
Song Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 6
Blue Grosbeak 3
Indigo Bunting 5
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Common Grackle 15
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Orchard Oriole 1
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 2
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