Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Alan Crawford, Barry Hershfeld
Temp:
Winds: S 5 mph
Weather Conditions: mostly sunny
Young Ospreys are still very much in evidence around Cape May. We had three carrying fish in from the Bay this morning. One of them perched obligingly and, not only could we see the fish it was eating, but we could also see the pristine, white-edged feathers on the young bird. An Alder Flycatcher called softly from a field, allowing us to distinguish it from a willow flycatcher. A couple of Merlins raced through and one perched atop a distant tree where we watched it eating a medium-sized bird with yellow on its belly, species unknown.
42 species
| Species | Count |
| Canada Goose | 9 |
| Mallard | 5 |
| Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) | 20 |
| Mourning Dove | 9 |
| Laughing Gull | 1 |
| American Herring Gull | 2 |
| Turkey Vulture | 1 |
| Osprey (American) | 7 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 1 |
 Cooper’s Hawk photo by Roger Horn |
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| Belted Kingfisher | 1 |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | 4 |
| Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) | 3 |
| Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) | 6 |
| Merlin | 2 |
| Alder Flycatcher | 1 |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | 2 |
| White-eyed Vireo | 5 |
| Red-eyed Vireo | 4 |
| Blue Jay | 10 |
| American Crow | 2 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 6 |
| Tufted Titmouse | 10 |
| Tree Swallow | 13 |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | 4 |
| Carolina Wren (Northern) | 5 |
| European Starling | 1 |
| Gray Catbird | 5 |
 Gray Catbird photo by Roger Horn |
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| Northern Mockingbird | 1 |
| Eastern Bluebird | 3 |
| American Robin | 3 |
| Cedar Waxwing | 2 |
| House Finch | 5 |
| Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) | 4 |
| Common Grackle | 2 |
| Northern Waterthrush | 2 |
 Northern Waterthrush photo by Roger Horn |
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| Black-and-white Warbler | 3 |
| Common Yellowthroat (trichas Group) | 4 |
| American Redstart | 2 |
| Northern Parula | 2 |
| Magnolia Warbler | 1 |
| Yellow Warbler (Northern) | 1 |
| Northern Cardinal | 6 |
Blog post by Kathy & Roger Horn
