Leaders: Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Holly & Mark Lemiuex, Barry Hershfeld.
Temp: 32° F
Winds: W 13 mph
Weather Conditions: mostly sunny
The walk at Cape Point State Park was quite birdy for a blustery winter day 42 species. Well over a thousand Canada Geese flew overhead headed across the bay to Delaware. We searched through them looking for a smaller one to be a Cackling Goose but to no avail. Notable species seen today were Hermit Thrush, Fox Sparrow (singing too), a Wilson’s Snipe and still a vast number of Yellow-rumped Warblers bopping about. Additionally, there was a juvenile Little Blue Heron braving the chilly weather it should have headed south!
42 species
| Species | Count |
| Canada Goose | 1700 |
| Mute Swan | 4 |
| Northern Shoveler | 45 |
| Gadwall | 12 |
| American Wigeon | 4 |
| Mallard | 60 |
| American Black Duck | 16 |
| Green-winged Teal (American) | 8 |
| Surf Scoter | 3 |
| Black Scoter | 1 |
| Bufflehead | 1 |
| Killdeer | 7 |
| Wilson’s Snipe | 1 |
 Wilson’s Snipe photo by Roger Horn |
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 Wilson’s Snipe photo by Roger Horn |
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| Greater Yellowlegs | 2 |
| Ring-billed Gull | 4 |
| American Herring Gull | 17 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 5 |
| Northern Gannet | 6 |
| Little Blue Heron | 1 |
| Great Blue Heron | 1 |
| Turkey Vulture | 2 |
| Northern Harrier | 1 |
| Bald Eagle | 2 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 1 |
| Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) | 1 |
| Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) | 2 |
| American Crow | 6 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 2 |
| Tree Swallow | 15 |
| Carolina Wren (Northern) | 6 |
| European Starling | 120 |
| Gray Catbird | 1 |
| Brown Thrasher | 2 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 4 |
 Northern Mockingbird photo by Roger Horn |
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| Hermit Thrush | 4 |
| American Goldfinch | 24 |
| Fox Sparrow (Red) | 3 |
| Song Sparrow | 2 |
| Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) | 30 |
| Common Grackle | 10 |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | 80 |
| Northern Cardinal | 8 |
