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Birding Cape May Point – December 9, 2023

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon

Temp: 46°F

Winds: SW 5-10mph

Weather Conditions: mostly sunny

The Point was full of little surprises this morning.  The Ash-throated Flycatcher found hanging around Coral Avenue several days ago is still there, feeding actively and giving good views from the street. We found a Baltimore Oriole feeding on seed on the ground, in with a group of sparrows and a Brown Thrasher. Bunker and Lighthouse Ponds are hosting a great variety of ducks, including the lingering Eurasian Wigeon, and several Tundra Swans are mixed in among the Mute Swans

49 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 45
Mute Swan 38
Tundra Swan 6
Northern Shoveler 20
Gadwall 65
Eurasian Wigeon 1
American Wigeon 80
Mallard 28
Northern Pintail 10
Green-winged Teal (American) 4
Ring-necked Duck 16
Surf Scoter 28
Black Scoter 120
Bufflehead 10
Ruddy Duck 23
Pied-billed Grebe 4
Pied-billed Grebe - Kathleen Horn

Pied-billed Grebe photo by Kathy Horn

 
Mourning Dove 8
American Coot 14
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull (American) 62
Great Black-backed Gull 22
Forster’s Tern 3
Red-throated Loon 5
Northern Gannet 6
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 1
Northern Harrier 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Ash-throated Flycatcher 1
Ash-throated Flycatcher - Roger Horn

Ash-throated Flycatcher photo by Roger Horn

 
Ash-throated Flycatcher - Roger Horn

Ash-throated Flycatcher photo by Roger Horn

 
Ash-throated Flycatcher - Kathleen Horn

Ash-throated Flycatcher photo by Kathy Horn

 
Ash-throated Flycatcher - Kathleen Horn

Ash-throated Flycatcher photo by Kathy Horn

 
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 9
Carolina Chickadee 2
Carolina Wren (Northern) 4
European Starling 26
Gray Catbird 1
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 6
American Robin 12
Cedar Waxwing 5
House Sparrow 11
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 70
Dark-eyed Junco 5
White-throated Sparrow 5
Baltimore Oriole 1
Baltimore Oriole - Kathleen Horn

Baltimore Oriole photo by Kathy Horn

 
Baltimore Oriole - Kathleen Horn

Baltimore Oriole photo by Kathy Horn

 
Baltimore Oriole - Roger Horn

Baltimore Oriole photo by Roger Horn

 
Baltimore Oriole - Roger Horn

Baltimore Oriole photo by Roger Horn

 
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 3
Common Grackle 30
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 26
Northern Cardinal 2