Birding Cape May Point - Wednesday, October 12th, 2016

Sharp-shinned Hawks continue to amaze in their numbers while some passerines took time from their migration south to feed in and around Lake Lily. Short-distance migrants are growing in numbers as evidenced by the large flocks of Blue Jays. Leaders: Chris Marks, Catherine Busch, Mary Watkins, and Kirsten Fuller.
48 species

Mute Swan  6
Gadwall  1
Mallard  8
Common Eider  1
Black Scoter  6
Double-crested Cormorant  12
Turkey Vulture  2
Osprey  1
Sharp-shinned Hawk  22
Cooper's Hawk  4
Bald Eagle  1
American Oystercatcher  1
Ruddy Turnstone  1
Sanderling  36
Ring-billed Gull  4
Herring Gull (American)  3
Lesser Black-backed Gull  1
Great Black-backed Gull  8
Common Tern  1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  6
Mourning Dove  4
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  3
Merlin  1
Blue Jay  18
American Crow  2
Tree Swallow  46
Carolina Chickadee  4
Red-breasted Nuthatch  4
Brown Creeper  1
Carolina Wren  2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1
Golden-crowned Kinglet  2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
American Robin  18
Gray Catbird  2
Brown Thrasher  2
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  24
Blackpoll Warbler  2
Palm Warbler (Western)  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  28
White-throated Sparrow  1
Northern Cardinal  2
Red-winged Blackbird  14
House Finch  6
American Goldfinch  2
House Sparrow  14

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