Birding Cape May Point - Saturday, July 23rd, 2016

A very hot and humid day, but still some birds to be found. Shorebirds along the ponds or fly-over included Least Sandpiper, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, and several Short-billed Dowitchers. On the beach we found a pair of American Oystercatchers with at least one chick. Leaders: Karl Lukens and Kyle Chelius.
39 species

Canada Goose  35
Mute Swan  60
Mallard  50
Great Blue Heron  2
Great Egret  4
Snowy Egret  1
Glossy Ibis  1
Osprey  6
Killdeer  5
Greater Yellowlegs  3
Lesser Yellowlegs  10
Least Sandpiper  10
Short-billed Dowitcher  5     fly-over
Laughing Gull  30
Herring Gull  2
Great Black-backed Gull  15
Common Tern  30
Forster's Tern  15
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  8
Mourning Dove  5
Chimney Swift  3
Northern Flicker  1
Purple Martin  40
Tree Swallow  1
Barn Swallow  6
Carolina Wren  3
American Robin  1
Gray Catbird  1
Northern Mockingbird  3
European Starling  5
Common Yellowthroat  5
Field Sparrow  1     heard
Song Sparrow  3
Northern Cardinal  2
Indigo Bunting  1     heard
Red-winged Blackbird  10
Common Grackle  3
American Goldfinch  1
House Sparrow  3

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Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs [Photo by Karl Lukens]