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Birding Cape May Point – April 11, 2026

Leaders: Holly & Mark Lemieux, Bernie Hodgdon, Tyler Savage

Temp: 60°F

Winds: SW 9 mph

Weather Conditions: Foggy chilly then Sunny

This morning was sunny at the Point, with cool temperatures and a mild to moderate breeze on this shoulder-season walk. Participants were a nice mix of ages from a toddler, a very interested young boy, to seniors.

Actual duration of walk was 2 hours, 3 minutes, and distance was approximately 1.5 miles.

35 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 8
Mute Swan 7
Mallard 4
American Black Duck 5
Greater Scaup 1
Black Scoter 6
American Oystercatcher 2
Laughing Gull 33
American Herring Gull 11
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Forster’s/Common Tern 4
Northern Gannet 6
Double-crested Cormorant 30
Osprey 5
Downy Woodpecker 1
American Crow 5
Fish Crow 8
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tree Swallow 1
Purple Martin 14
Barn Swallow 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Carolina Wren 7
European Starling 6
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 11
Chipping Sparrow 5
Field Sparrow 9
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 18
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Common Grackle 6
Common Yellowthroat 1
Pine Warbler 3
Northern Cardinal 5
New Jersey Audubon