Migration at the Point - Wednesday, May 1, 2019


Highlights included a perched male Blue Grosbeak, 3 Bald Eagles of different ages chasing each other, plunge-diving Northern Gannets, and a Peregrine Falcon at the lighthouse.

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Chris Marks, Steve Weis, Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, Michael McCabe.
51 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  8
Mute Swan  16     Including 7 cygnets.
Mallard  3
Black Scoter  19
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2
Mourning Dove  15
Chimney Swift  1
American Oystercatcher  4
Killdeer  1
Laughing Gull  15
Ring-billed Gull  3
Herring Gull  18
Lesser Black-backed Gull  3
Great Black-backed Gull  5
Forster's Tern  24
Northern Gannet  9
Double-crested Cormorant  4
Great Egret  2
Black Vulture  4
Turkey Vulture  6
Osprey  8
Bald Eagle  3     2nd year, 3rd year, 4th year.
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Peregrine Falcon  1     Landing on lighthouse.
Blue Jay  1
American Crow  1
Fish Crow  3
crow sp.  5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  3
Purple Martin  25
Tree Swallow  11
Barn Swallow  7
Carolina Chickadee  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
Carolina Wren (Northern)  11
American Robin  9
Northern Mockingbird  3
European Starling  9
House Finch  4
American Goldfinch  1
Chipping Sparrow  1
Field Sparrow  3
White-throated Sparrow  3
Song Sparrow  1
Eastern Towhee  1
Red-winged Blackbird  15
Brown-headed Cowbird  7
Common Grackle  30
Common Yellowthroat  7
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  3
Northern Cardinal  7
Blue Grosbeak  1     Male

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