Sunday Morning at Turkey Point - Sunday, February 10, 2019

Glades Wildlife Refuge--Turkey Pt., Cumberland, New Jersey, US
14 species

Mute Swan  3
Gadwall  20
American Black Duck  60
Northern Pintail  7
Green-winged Teal  200
Bufflehead  76
Hooded Merganser  1
Common Merganser  7
Ring-billed Gull  5
Herring Gull  75
Great Blue Heron  1
Bald Eagle  1
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Red-winged Blackbird  102

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Bivalve--High St, Cumberland, New Jersey, US
12 species

Mute Swan  3
Greater Scaup  250     Careful estinate
Lesser Scaup  10
Long-tailed Duck  24     Actual count
Bufflehead  50
Common Goldeneye  2
Ring-billed Gull  X
Herring Gull  X
Great Black-backed Gull  X
Northern Harrier  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
European Starling  50

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Blue Hole, Cumberland, New Jersey, US
2 species

Merlin  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  2

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Lontails in Love - Saturday, February 9, 2019

Avalon--8th St. Jetty (Avalon Seawatch 2015-present), Cape May, New Jersey, US
9 species

Brant  63
Harlequin Duck  1
Black Scoter  20
Long-tailed Duck  30
Dunlin  500
Purple Sandpiper  5
Herring Gull  7
Red-throated Loon  1
Common Loon  3

US-New Jersey-Avalon-704 7th St - 39.116x-74.721, Cape May, New Jersey, US
7 species

Brant  400
Long-tailed Duck  10
Bufflehead  10
Hooded Merganser  6
Herring Gull  X
Great Black-backed Gull  19
Boat-tailed Grackle  20

Ocean Dr at 53RD St No. , 285 54th Street, Cape May, New Jersey, US
8 species

Brant  100
Lesser Scaup  24
Bufflehead  35
Common Goldeneye  1
Red-breasted Merganser  1
Herring Gull  24
Turkey Vulture  1
European Starling  1

Stone Harbor--Municipal Marina (80th-81st streets), Cape May, New Jersey, US
5 species

Brant  500
Long-tailed Duck  24
Bufflehead  16
Red-breasted Merganser  20
Herring Gull  5

Stone Harbor, 1 95th Street, Cape May, New Jersey, US
6 species

Surf Scoter  1
Black Scoter  5
Long-tailed Duck  3
Horned Grebe  1
Sanderling  50
Dunlin  45

Hereford Inlet, Cape May, New Jersey, US
10 species

Brant  300
Surf Scoter  8
Black Scoter  6
Long-tailed Duck  4
Red-breasted Merganser  1
Sanderling  1
Herring Gull  X
Great Black-backed Gull  X
Red-throated Loon  3
Peregrine Falcon  1

Sunset Lake, Cape May, New Jersey, US
4 species (+1 other taxa)

Greater/Lesser Scaup  4
Black Scoter  1
Bufflehead  2
Ruddy Duck  6
Horned Grebe  3

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

Canada Goose  5
Mute Swan  2
Northern Shoveler  36
Gadwall  40
American Wigeon  18
Mallard  20
Green-winged Teal  2
Canvasback  1
Ring-necked Duck  20
Bufflehead  1
Hooded Merganser  3
Mourning Dove  2
Killdeer  3
Brown-headed Cowbird  4
Common Grackle  1
Northern Cardinal  1

Birding Cape May Point - Saturday, February 9th, 2019

I was sorry not to have my camera with me on this morning's walk because the Fox Sparrows were really posing in the Brian DeWitt Garden behind CMBO's Northwood Center today. The feeders are full, the native plants still hold berries and seeds, and the habitat was bustling with birds. The intrepid birders who showed up this cold, blustery day were also rewarded with two handsome Canvasbacks and a beautiful though half-hidden male Wood Duck on Lighthouse Pond.

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Kyle Chelius
39 species

Canada Goose  8
Mute Swan  4
Wood Duck  1
Northern Shoveler  8
Gadwall  45
American Wigeon  4
Mallard  18
Green-winged Teal (American)  4
Canvasback  2     Large white body; long, smoothly sloped black bill
Ring-necked Duck  8
Bufflehead  6
Hooded Merganser  7
Red-breasted Merganser  2
Ruddy Duck  9
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  15
Mourning Dove  7
Killdeer  2
Ring-billed Gull  6
Black Vulture  2
Turkey Vulture  3
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Blue Jay  2
Carolina Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1
Carolina Wren  4
American Robin  20
Northern Mockingbird  2
European Starling  4
House Finch  3
American Goldfinch  6
Fox Sparrow (Red)  2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  18
White-throated Sparrow  10
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  20
Common Grackle (Purple)  12
Northern Cardinal  3
House Sparrow  4

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Brigantine and Mott's Creek - Sunday, January 27, 2019

Edwin B. Forsythe NWR--Wildlife Drive, Atlantic, New Jersey, US
28 species

Snow Goose  800
Brant  1200
Canada Goose  70
Mute Swan  3
Tundra Swan  2
Northern Shoveler  50
Gadwall  75
American Wigeon  6     4,2
Mallard  30
American Black Duck  200
Northern Pintail  35
Canvasback  1
Bufflehead  60
Hooded Merganser  30
Red-breasted Merganser  4
Ruddy Duck  4
Horned Grebe  2
Dunlin  3
Ring-billed Gull  40
Herring Gull  110
Great Black-backed Gull  20
Common Loon  1
Great Blue Heron  9
Northern Harrier  2
Bald Eagle  1
Peregrine Falcon  3
Savannah Sparrow  1
Red-winged Blackbird  20

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Edwin B. Forsythe NWR--Gull Pond
14 species

Canada Goose  5
Mute Swan  2
Mallard  14
Bufflehead  3
Ring-billed Gull  3
Herring Gull  1
Great Blue Heron  1
Northern Harrier  1
Bald Eagle  1
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Belted Kingfisher  1     M
Song Sparrow  1
Red-winged Blackbird  3

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Edwin B. Forsythe NWR--Motts Creek, Atlantic, New Jersey, US
10 species

Canada Goose  2
American Black Duck  5
Bufflehead  6
Hooded Merganser  2     Pair
Ring-billed Gull  4
Herring Gull  6
Great Blue Heron  1
Northern Harrier  1
Bald Eagle  4
Belted Kingfisher  1     F

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Bird Walk for Beginners - Monday, January 21, 2019

26 species (+2 other taxa)

Canada Goose  44
Mute Swan  4
Tundra Swan  1
swan sp.  7     Birds were tucked in on Lighthouse Pond so difficult to tell species.  
Gadwall  7
American Wigeon  2
Mallard  4
Greater/Lesser Scaup  2
Bufflehead  3
Hooded Merganser  3
Mourning Dove  3
Herring Gull  40
Great Black-backed Gull  4
Great Blue Heron  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
American Crow  3
Carolina Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  2
Red-breasted Nuthatch  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  45
American Goldfinch  3
Fox Sparrow  1
White-throated Sparrow  14
Song Sparrow  4
Northern Cardinal  4
House Sparrow  2

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Birding Cape May Point - Saturday, January 19, 2019

Leaders: Catherine Busch & Kyle Chelius.
40 species (+2 other taxa)

Brant  1
Canada Goose  X
Tundra Swan  3
Northern Shoveler  X
Gadwall  X
American Wigeon  X
Mallard  X
American Black Duck  X
Northern Pintail  X
Surf Scoter  X
Black Scoter  X
Long-tailed Duck  5
Bufflehead  X
Hooded Merganser  X
Ruddy Duck  X
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  X
Mourning Dove  X
Sanderling  5
Wilson's Snipe  2
shorebird sp.  1
Razorbill  6
Ring-billed Gull  1
Great Black-backed Gull  5
Common Loon  8
Great Blue Heron  1
Accipiter sp.  1
Bald Eagle  1
Red-shouldered Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  7
Carolina Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  1
Carolina Wren  5
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  X
House Finch  X
White-throated Sparrow  10
Song Sparrow  2
Common Grackle  1
Northern Cardinal  6
House Sparrow  X

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Birding Cape May Point - Saturday, January 12th, 2019

It was really hard to count the ducks today because they were huddled closely together in tight groups seeking shelter from the wind. But en masse like that, in the morning sun, they looked especially beautiful, with highlights of green and rust. The Belted Kingfisher that perched along Lake Lily still has lots of open water in which to fish but may regret his decision not to migrate later this weekend as the cold continues. 

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Michael McCabe

42 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  15
Mute Swan  4
Northern Shoveler  4
Gadwall  20
Mallard  6
Northern Pintail  2
Green-winged Teal (American)  70
Surf Scoter  8
Black Scoter  4
Surf/Black Scoter  40
Long-tailed Duck  2
Bufflehead  6
Red-breasted Merganser  1
Mourning Dove  11
American Coot  14
Sanderling  12
Dunlin  5
Bonaparte's Gull  2
Herring Gull (American)  3
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Forster's Tern  4
Red-throated Loon  1
Great Blue Heron (Blue form)  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1
Blue Jay  3
Carolina Chickadee  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch  2
Carolina Wren (Northern)  3
American Robin  3
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  24
House Finch  9
American Goldfinch  3
Fox Sparrow (Red)  1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  1
White-throated Sparrow  12
Song Sparrow  4
Eastern Towhee  1
Brown-headed Cowbird  9
Northern Cardinal  5
House Sparrow  4

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Sunset Beach: A Place for all Seasons - Sunday, January 6, 2019

26 species

Gadwall  2
Mallard  10
American Black Duck  8
Surf Scoter  25
Black Scoter  15
Long-tailed Duck  6
Common Merganser  4     In flight over water
Mourning Dove  5
Sanderling  12
Herring Gull  3
Great Black-backed Gull  11
Red-throated Loon  4
Northern Gannet  68
Double-crested Cormorant  16     Flock of 15 in flight over water, one perched on concrete ship
Great Blue Heron  1
Turkey Vulture  8
Bald Eagle  1
Northern Flicker  1
American Crow  2
Carolina Wren  1
American Robin  1
White-throated Sparrow  4
Song Sparrow  1
Red-winged Blackbird  12
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  3     Heard by some
Northern Cardinal  2

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