Leaders: Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon
Temp: 75°F
Winds: SE 7 mph
Weather Conditions: mostly cloudy
A very warm Saturday morning in July. Purple Martins were moving about constantly over the parking lot, ponds, and dunes while a few would land on the beach. The high-pitched shriek of Least Terns was prevalent as they flew about, some with small fish flipping in their bills. As we walked along the dunes and plover ponds Killdeer, Short-billed Dowitchers, and some Least Sandpipers flew by, while a Lesser Yellowlegs explored the pond edges for tidbits of who knows what. Nice to see shorebirds on their southbound migration starting. It appears some species are announcing claim to their territories after nesting. Four different Indigo Buntings were sitting atop trees, as well as an Eastern Towhee, belting out their songs for the world around to hear. Truly a mid-July day in Cape May.
43 species
| Species | Count |
| Canada Goose | 22 |
| Mute Swan | 30 |
| Mallard | 18 |
| Wild Turkey | 1 |
| Mourning Dove | 4 |
| Chimney Swift | 3 |
| American Oystercatcher | 5 |
| Killdeer | 6 |
| Least Sandpiper | 7 |
| Short-billed Dowitcher | 11 |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | 2 |
| Laughing Gull | 19 |
| Herring Gull (American) | 2 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 15 |
| Least Tern | 25 |
| Forster’s Tern | 4 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 2 |
| Great Egret | 2 |
| White Ibis | 1 |
| Glossy Ibis | 15 |
| Osprey | 8 |
| Eastern Kingbird | 1 |
| White-eyed Vireo | 5 |
| American Crow | 2 |
| Fish Crow | 6 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 1 |
| Tufted Titmouse | 1 |
| Purple Martin | 45 |
| Carolina Wren (Northern) | 7 |
| European Starling | 9 |
| Gray Catbird | 1 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 2 |
| American Robin | 3 |
| House Finch | 3 |
| American Goldfinch | 2 |
| Field Sparrow | 4 |
| Eastern Towhee | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) | 13 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | 1 |
| Common Grackle | 4 |
| Common Yellowthroat | 6 |
| Northern Cardinal | 5 |
| Indigo Bunting | 4 |
