Highlights of our first Jake’s Landing walk were a perched Great Horned Owl and the woodcocks that were displaying in the upland portion. Spotty rain kept many of the raptors perched, but we had great views of Red-tailed Hawks and Bald Eagles. Leaders: Chris Marks, Bert Hixon, & Mary Watkins.
25 species
Snow Goose 100 heard only
Canada Goose 50
Gadwall 18
American Black Duck 25
Mallard 20
Northern Shoveler 8
Northern Pintail 10
Green-winged Teal 20
Bufflehead 2
Hooded Merganser 2
Common Merganser 2 male and female in creek
Great Blue Heron 1
Northern Harrier 4
Bald Eagle 4
Red-tailed Hawk 5
Dunlin 150
American Woodcock 4 displaying in upland portion
Ring-billed Gull 18
Herring Gull (American) 10
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Great Horned Owl 2 one calling in upland portion, one perched in marsh
American Robin 4
White-throated Sparrow 8
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 18
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Birding Cape May Point - Saturday, February 20th, 2016
A cold, sunny, windy start that got nicer as the wind died down. The birding was very good with a large number of ducks including a Lesser Scaup, Ruddy Duck, and Ring-necked Duck, a Peregrine Falcon swooping at an American Crow, and a Great Blue Heron and Great Egret. Leaders: Chuck Slugg, Karl Lukens, Steve Rodan, and Kyle Chelius.
40 species
Canada Goose 30
Mute Swan 4
Gadwall 14
American Wigeon 18
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 10
Northern Shoveler 10
Ring-necked Duck 1
Lesser Scaup 1
Surf Scoter 5
Black Scoter 16
Hooded Merganser 8
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Ruddy Duck 1
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 3
American Coot 5
Killdeer 3
Bonaparte's Gull 2
Ring-billed Gull 6
Herring Gull 8
Great Black-backed Gull 10
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 7
Mourning Dove 5
Peregrine Falcon 1
American Crow 6
Carolina Chickadee 6
Carolina Wren 5 heard only
American Robin 30
Northern Mockingbird 7
European Starling 20
Yellow-rumped Warbler 15
White-throated Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal 10
Common Grackle 15
Brown-headed Cowbird 35
House Finch 5
House Sparrow 10
40 species
Canada Goose 30
Mute Swan 4
Gadwall 14
American Wigeon 18
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 10
Northern Shoveler 10
Ring-necked Duck 1
Lesser Scaup 1
Surf Scoter 5
Black Scoter 16
Hooded Merganser 8
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Ruddy Duck 1
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 3
American Coot 5
Killdeer 3
Bonaparte's Gull 2
Ring-billed Gull 6
Herring Gull 8
Great Black-backed Gull 10
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 7
Mourning Dove 5
Peregrine Falcon 1
American Crow 6
Carolina Chickadee 6
Carolina Wren 5 heard only
American Robin 30
Northern Mockingbird 7
European Starling 20
Yellow-rumped Warbler 15
White-throated Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal 10
Common Grackle 15
Brown-headed Cowbird 35
House Finch 5
House Sparrow 10
