It was a windy morning and with the promise of a variety of sparrows and ducks we decided to explore Cape May Point State Park. A quick trip to the dune crossover gave us close looks at Northern Gannets, Black Scoters, and a handful of Parasitic Jaegers harassing gulls and terns in the rips. A small group of calling Eastern Meadowlarks flew off the water and over the dunes. Bunker Pond allowed us fantastic looks at visiting ducks including Northern Pintails, displaying Gadwalls, Green-winged Teals, Ring-necked Ducks, 2 Eurasian Wigeon drakes, and a surprise male Bufflehead. A walk down to the brush pile and first plover pond revealed a collection of Palm Warblers and ever-present Yellow-rumped Warblers along with Savannah Sparrows, Song Sparrows, White-throated Sparrows, and an unexpected Vesper Sparrow. Leaders: Margeaux Maerz, Mike Crewe, Catherine Busch, Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, and Steve Weis.
59 species
Canada Goose 16
Mute Swan 27
Gadwall 14
Eurasian Wigeon 2 *Continuing
American Wigeon 24
Mallard 36
Blue-winged Teal 4
Northern Shoveler 8
Northern Pintail 6
Green-winged Teal 10
Ring-necked Duck 3
Surf Scoter 4
Black Scoter 120
Bufflehead 1
Ruddy Duck 4
Northern Gannet 6
Double-crested Cormorant 28
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 4
Osprey 1
Northern Harrier 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Cooper's Hawk 2
American Coot 3
Parasitic Jaeger 3
Laughing Gull X
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull (American) X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Caspian Tern 1
Royal Tern 4
Mourning Dove 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
American Kestrel 1
Merlin 2
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 6
Tree Swallow 16
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 8
American Pipit X *Heard only
Palm Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 75
Field Sparrow 2
White-crowned Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 2
Vesper Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 8
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Eastern Meadowlark 8
American Goldfinch 18
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
