It was a beautiful fall morning for our Birding Cape May Point walk. The accipiter flight started early and we were continually entertained by Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks, while thousands of Tree Swallows worked their way around the point. A handful of Yellow-rumped Warblers fed along the dune line and a Northern Flicker posed nicely atop a Poplar tree. The Coral Ave beach access was quiet, with nothing feeding offshore, though the appearance of a Lesser Black-backed Gull allowed us a lovely side-by-side comparison with Great Black-backed Gulls. We took a quick walk down to Lake Lily where a Belted Kingfisher was showing off, before heading back to the State Park. Leaders: Margeaux Maerz, Mike Crewe, Chris Marks, Catherine Busch, Steve Weis, Mary Watkins, & Deb Payson.
51 species
Canada Goose 8
Mute Swan 6
American Wigeon 20
Mallard 2
Black Scoter 1
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Great Egret 2
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 1
Northern Harrier 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 25
Cooper's Hawk 3
Broad-winged Hawk 1
American Oystercatcher 2
Laughing Gull 6
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull 3
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull X
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 5
Mourning Dove 3
Chimney Swift 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 6
American Kestrel 3
Merlin 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
American Crow 2
Tree Swallow 250
Carolina Chickadee 6
Carolina Wren 3
American Robin 3
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 25
Common Yellowthroat 3
American Redstart 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 5
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal 2
Indigo Bunting 2
Bobolink X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Brown-headed Cowbird X
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 8
House Sparrow X
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