Kick Off Your Year List - Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Cape Island--CMPSP (Cape May Point SP), Cape May, New Jersey, US

Comments:     Kick off your year list list#1
45 species

Snow Goose  1
Canada Goose  60
Mute Swan  31
Tundra Swan  6
Northern Shoveler  50
Gadwall  130
American Wigeon  30
Mallard  200
American Black Duck  4
Northern Pintail  6
Green-winged Teal  60
Canvasback  1
Redhead  3
Ring-necked Duck  4
Lesser Scaup  3
Surf Scoter  10
Long-tailed Duck  6
Bufflehead  25
Hooded Merganser  6
Ruddy Duck  4
Pied-billed Grebe  1
American Coot  50
Sanderling  15
Ring-billed Gull  1
Herring Gull  4
Great Black-backed Gull  42
Red-throated Loon  4
Northern Gannet  1
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Great Blue Heron  1
Black Vulture  5
Turkey Vulture  10
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  2
Carolina Wren  7
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  1
Northern Mockingbird  3
American Goldfinch  1
White-throated Sparrow  6
Song Sparrow  2
Eastern Towhee  1
Northern Cardinal  2
House Sparrow  4

Cape Island--CMP (Cape May Point), Cape May, New Jersey, US
Comments:     Kick off your year list list#2
45 species

Canada Goose  5
Mute Swan  2
Northern Shoveler  8
Gadwall  12
American Wigeon  2
Mallard  2
Ring-necked Duck  2
Surf Scoter  25
Bufflehead  4
Mourning Dove  7
Common Gallinule  1     Small dark gallinule with light lateral stripe, white side of tail, and small dusky bill. 
American Coot  2
Ruddy Turnstone  2
Sanderling  1
Ring-billed Gull  1
Herring Gull  2
Lesser Black-backed Gull  1
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Red-throated Loon  4
Northern Gannet  4
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Black Vulture  2
Turkey Vulture  3
Bald Eagle  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  2
Carolina Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch  4
Brown Creeper  1
Carolina Wren  6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  3
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  20
Cedar Waxwing  26
House Finch  3
American Goldfinch  1
Fox Sparrow (Red)  2
White-throated Sparrow  23
Song Sparrow  2
Brown-headed Cowbird  150
Dickcissel  1
House Sparrow  25

720 Rt 9 North Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, US
Comments:     Shunpike and Rt. 9 
3 species

Sandhill Crane  3     Continuing birds. Observed in flight.
Turkey Vulture  2
Red-tailed Hawk  1

Beach Drive, North Cape May, New Jersey, US (38.968, -74.963), Cape May, New Jersey, US
Comments:     Park near ferry terminal 
3 species

Dunlin  75
Purple Sandpiper  2
Ring-billed Gull  33

954 Ocean Drive, Cape May, New Jersey, US (38.953, -74.89), Cape May, New Jersey, US
9 species

Brant  48
Gadwall  2
Common Eider  1
Bufflehead  10
Herring Gull  13
Great Black-backed Gull  17
Double-crested Cormorant  2
Black-crowned Night-Heron  4
Belted Kingfisher  1

7805 New Jersey Avenue, Wildwood Crest, New Jersey, US (38.97, -74.844), Cape May, New Jersey, US
Comments:  Sunset Park Wildwood 
9 species

Brant  36
Lesser Scaup  2
Long-tailed Duck  1
Bufflehead  26
Common Goldeneye  3
Red-breasted Merganser  2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  6
Common Loon  4
Great Egret  1

West Ocean Drive, Stone Harbor, New Jersey, US (39.032, -74.799), Cape May, New Jersey, US
4 species

Brant  7
Bufflehead  2
Marbled Godwit  4     Flew out of marsh, across road. Continuing birds.
Savannah Sparrow  1