Birding Cape May Point - Saturday, April 21, 2018


Leaders - Mike McCabe and Kyle Chelius; sunny; lower 40s
59 species

Canada Goose  6
Mute Swan  8
Blue-winged Teal  2
Gadwall  6
Mallard  10
Green-winged Teal  6
Bufflehead  3
Red-breasted Merganser  2
Northern Gannet  2
Double-crested Cormorant  10
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  6
Snowy Egret  10
Little Blue Heron  1
Glossy Ibis  14
Black Vulture  50     This is a low estimate.  Both types of vultures were out in force in the morning.  Large black bird; white fingers on the wings; black head; short tail; flying with flat wings
Turkey Vulture  75     Low estimate; both types of vultures were out in large numbers in the morning; large black/brown birds; silver/white trailing edge of wings; red head; longer tail; flying with wings in dihedral
Osprey  8
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
American Coot  2
American Oystercatcher  2
Killdeer  1
Greater Yellowlegs  4
Laughing Gull  10
Herring Gull  20
Forster's Tern  4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  8
Mourning Dove  2
Chimney Swift  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
American Kestrel  2
Merlin  1
Eastern Kingbird  1
Fish Crow  8
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  2
Purple Martin  30
Tree Swallow  40
Barn Swallow  2
Carolina Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  2
Carolina Wren  4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Hermit Thrush  2
American Robin  10
Gray Catbird  1
Northern Mockingbird  4
European Starling  10
Pine Warbler  3
Yellow-rumped Warbler  30
Prairie Warbler  1
Chipping Sparrow  3
Field Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  4
Northern Cardinal  2
Red-winged Blackbird  24

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