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Birding Cape May Point – September 7, 2024

Leaders: Alan Crawford, Bernie Hodgdon, Lise & Tom Hardcastle

Temp: 73° F

Winds: 5 mph

Weather Conditions: calm to light breeze.

10 participants joined a fairly birdy loop through the State Park. Early morning rain showers (much needed!) had left the park quite wet, and the day started very overcast, but the sun broke through towards the end of the walk.

47 species

Species Count
Mute Swan 28
Blue-winged Teal 14
Mallard 20
Green-winged Teal (American) 4
Mourning Dove 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3
Semipalmated Plover 3
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 4
Greater Yellowlegs 3
Sanderling 4
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1
Laughing Gull 30
Herring Gull 10
Great Black-backed Gull 25
Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
Royal Tern 6
Snowy Egret 6
Green Heron 1
Great Egret 6
Great Blue Heron 2
Osprey 5
Belted Kingfisher 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
White-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 1
Tree Swallow 150
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 8
European Starling 12
Gray Catbird 7
Northern Mockingbird 3
American Robin 2
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 8
Common Yellowthroat 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 5