Birding Cape May Point - Saturday, March 17th, 2018


Hermit Thrushes, our only overwintering Catharus thrush, were quite cooperative today, feeding on the boardwalk and in nearby grasses and giving much longer looks than usual. Four American Oystercatchers were calling loudly, chasing each other along the beach, and Yellow-rumped Warblers were seldom out of view. 

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Kyle Chelius, Michael McCabe
42 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  18
Mute Swan  8
Northern Shoveler  12
Gadwall  35
Mallard  14
Northern Pintail  8
Green-winged Teal (American)  48
Ring-necked Duck  8
scoter sp.  14
Bufflehead  14
Hooded Merganser  7
Red-breasted Merganser  5
Double-crested Cormorant  5
Great Blue Heron (Blue form)  1
Black Vulture  3
Turkey Vulture  4
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Cooper's Hawk  1
Bald Eagle  1
American Coot  1
American Oystercatcher  4
Killdeer  2
Ring-billed Gull  4
Herring Gull (American)  2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1
Mourning Dove  3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1
Blue Jay  3
American Crow  6
Carolina Chickadee  3
Carolina Wren  8
Hermit Thrush  3
American Robin  14
Gray Catbird  2
Northern Mockingbird  2
European Starling  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  40
White-throated Sparrow  6
Song Sparrow  2
Northern Cardinal  4
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  12
Common Grackle  1
House Finch  2

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)

Hermit Thrush photo by Roger Horn