Fall Migrants at the Rea Farm - Saturday, October 18th, 2014

While many of the birds on this mornings walk only provided brief glimpses before diving for cover, perhaps the favorite species was the Eastern Meadowlark, found perched in a shrub by one of the participants. Half hidden in the leaves, four birds were eventually viewed in the scopes, with one still in breeding plumage. Meadowlarks can be seen any time of year in the Cape May area, but seldom are. Common fall migrants, with some birds overwintering, they often feed on the ground in tall grasses and dry marshes. Meadowlarks are one of the most widely distributed songbirds with a range from southern Canada to northern South America.  Group 1 Leaders: Kathy Horn and Deb Payson.
44 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  35
Mallard  6
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Great Egret  1
Turkey Vulture  1
Osprey  2
Sharp-shinned Hawk  3
Cooper's Hawk  1
Bald Eagle  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Herring Gull (American)  2
Mourning Dove  22
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  9
Eastern Phoebe  4
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  16
American Crow  15
Fish Crow  13
Carolina Chickadee  2
Carolina Wren  9
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
Eastern Bluebird  1
American Robin  5
Gray Catbird  7
Brown Thrasher  2
Northern Mockingbird  8
European Starling  45
Cedar Waxwing  2
Palm Warbler (Western)  9
Palm Warbler (Yellow)  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  13
Field Sparrow  4
Savannah Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  2
Swamp Sparrow  3
White-throated Sparrow  2
Scarlet Tanager  1
Northern Cardinal  4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
Indigo Bunting  2
Red-winged Blackbird  22
Eastern Meadowlark  4

Group 2 Leaders: Karl Lukens and Roger Horn.

35 species

Canada Goose  36

Mallard  3

Great Egret  1

Osprey  2

Cooper's Hawk  1

Bald Eagle  1

Herring Gull (American)  2

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2

Mourning Dove  55

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Downy Woodpecker  3

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  4

Eastern Phoebe  1

Blue Jay  15

American Crow  3

Fish Crow  42

Carolina Chickadee  1

Carolina Wren  5

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2

Eastern Bluebird  1

American Robin  8

Gray Catbird  7

Brown Thrasher  1

Northern Mockingbird  4

European Starling  6

Palm Warbler (Western)  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  9

Song Sparrow  1

Swamp Sparrow  2

White-throated Sparrow  3

Scarlet Tanager  1

Northern Cardinal  1

Red-winged Blackbird  11

Eastern Meadowlark  3

Common Grackle  2

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

Scarlet Tanager [Photo by Karl Lukens]