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Birding Cape May Point – April 1, 2023

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Barry Hershfeld

Temp: 58°F

Winds: SE 29 mph

Weather Conditions: rain

The walk got off to an excellent start this morning when an American Bittern flew across the back of Bunker Pond. A short while later it, or another one, flew up and across again. Migrating Northern Gannets were flying in small flocks close to shore, beautiful in the morning light, along with a few Red-throated Loons and scoters.

41 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 4
Mute Swan 19
Blue-winged Teal 1
Gadwall 10
Mallard 2
Green-winged Teal (American) 2
Ring-necked Duck 8
Surf Scoter 20
Black Scoter 26
Bufflehead 10
American Oystercatcher 4
Killdeer 1
Herring Gull 15
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Forster’s Tern 3
Red-throated Loon 10
Northern Gannet 120
Double-crested Cormorant 4
American Bittern 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 5
Osprey (carolinensis) 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 4
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 3
Fish Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
Carolina Wren 5
European Starling 14
Gray Catbird 1
American Robin 7
House Finch 1
Field Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2
Northern Cardinal 6
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