Birding Cape May Point - Wednesday, August 27th, 201

A beautiful day for birding with lots of gulls and terns in various plumages to study. They included Caspian, Royal, Common, Forster's, and one Least Tern. Gulls were the usual suspects and at least one Lesser Black-backed Gull. We had good looks at a Northern Waterthrush as well as Common Yellowthroat, and Yellow Warblers. Overhead there was always one to two Osprey. Shorebirds included Short-billed Dowitchers, Least and Semipalmated Sandpipers, Lesser Yellowlegs, and Solitary Sandpiper. We also a nice look at a hunting Green Heron. Leaders: Mike Crewe, Megan Crewe, Karl Lukens, Steve Weis, Chris Marks, and Mike Hannisian.
55 species

Canada Goose  15
Mute Swan  35
Mallard  18
Double-crested Cormorant  9
Great Blue Heron  4
Great Egret  3
Green Heron  1
Turkey Vulture  2
Osprey  6
American Oystercatcher  4
Semipalmated Plover  1
Solitary Sandpiper  2
Lesser Yellowlegs  6
Sanderling  50
Least Sandpiper  10
Semipalmated Sandpiper  6
Short-billed Dowitcher  66
Laughing Gull  40
Ring-billed Gull  5
Herring Gull  12
Lesser Black-backed Gull  1
Great Black-backed Gull  25
Least Tern  1
Caspian Tern  3
Common Tern  15
Forster's Tern  10
Royal Tern  10
Black Skimmer  1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  8
Mourning Dove  35
Chimney Swift  6
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  5
Eastern Kingbird  6
American Crow  3
Fish Crow  1
Tree Swallow  150
Bank Swallow  3
Barn Swallow  15
Carolina Wren  1
American Robin  1
Northern Mockingbird  7
European Starling  10
Northern Waterthrush  1
Common Yellowthroat  1
Yellow Warbler  5
Song Sparrow  3
Northern Cardinal  5
Blue Grosbeak  1
Bobolink  30
Red-winged Blackbird  15
Common Grackle  5
Brown-headed Cowbird  5
House Finch  3
American Goldfinch  1
House Sparrow  25

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Bank Swallow [Photo by Karl Lukens]

Blue Grosbeak [Photo by Karl Lukens] 

Lesser Yellowlegs [Photo by Karl Lukens]