Since shorebirds have been arriving in increasing numbers this week, we decided
to abandon the State Park and bird at the South Cape May Meadows this morning,
where water levels are currently ideal for foraging shorebirds. Short-billed
Dowitchers, Lesser Yellowlegs, Least Sandpipers and Glossy Ibis are clearly on
the move, with greatly increased numbers from just a few days ago. A Red-tailed
Hawk that perched in the dunes really caused a commotion among the Least
Terns.
Kathy Horn, Michael McCabe, Deb Payson, Bernie Hodgdon, Alan Crawford
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species
Canada Goose 65
Gadwall 4
Mallard 17
Black Scoter 12 Actual count of scoped birds in water not far out
Mourning Dove 6
American Oystercatcher 2
Killdeer 9
Least Sandpiper 35
Short-billed Dowitcher 90
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 10
Laughing Gull 10
Herring Gull (American) 3
Great Black-backed Gull 4
Least Tern 11
Common Tern 1
Forster's Tern 9
Snowy Egret 1
Glossy Ibis 28
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey (carolinensis) 5
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Fish Crow 2
Purple Martin 24
Tree Swallow 3
Barn Swallow (American) 5
Carolina Chickadee 1
House Wren (Northern) 1
Carolina Wren (Northern) 6
American Robin 2
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 5
American Goldfinch 6
Field Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 15
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Common Grackle 4
Common Yellowthroat 7
Northern Cardinal 3
Indigo Bunting 2
House Sparrow 3
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Canada Goose 65
Gadwall 4
Mallard 17
Black Scoter 12 Actual count of scoped birds in water not far out
Mourning Dove 6
American Oystercatcher 2
Killdeer 9
Least Sandpiper 35
Short-billed Dowitcher 90
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 10
Laughing Gull 10
Herring Gull (American) 3
Great Black-backed Gull 4
Least Tern 11
Common Tern 1
Forster's Tern 9
Snowy Egret 1
Glossy Ibis 28
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey (carolinensis) 5
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Fish Crow 2
Purple Martin 24
Tree Swallow 3
Barn Swallow (American) 5
Carolina Chickadee 1
House Wren (Northern) 1
Carolina Wren (Northern) 6
American Robin 2
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 5
American Goldfinch 6
Field Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 15
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Common Grackle 4
Common Yellowthroat 7
Northern Cardinal 3
Indigo Bunting 2
House Sparrow 3
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)iii
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| Red-tailed Hawk photo by Kathy Horn |
