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Birding Cape May Point – September 5, 2026

Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Holly & Mark Lemieux

Temp: 73° F

Winds: NNE 8 mph

Weather Conditions: mostly sunny

Northwest winds brought in some migrants overnight, so we had a nice variety of birds. Early fall warblers, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds and Eastern Kingbirds are on the move. In addition to six American Kestrels, we saw our first Broad-winged Hawk of the season and Bobolinks were heard frequently calling overhead.

45 species

Species Count
Mute Swan 14
Black Scoter 2
Mourning Dove 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
American Oystercatcher 6
shorebird sp. 16
Laughing Gull 20
American Herring Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 4
Least Tern 3
Forster’s Tern 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
White Ibis 8
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 1
Osprey (American) 6
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Broad-winged Hawk - Kathleen Horn

Broad-winged Hawk photo by Kathy Horn

Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
American Kestrel 6
Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill’s Flycatcher) 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 4
White-eyed Vireo 3
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Fish Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tree Swallow 1000
Purple Martin 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Eastern) 2
Carolina Wren (Northern) 5
Gray Catbird 5
Brown Thrasher 6
Northern Mockingbird 3
Cedar Waxwing 5
House Sparrow 2
American Goldfinch 1
Chipping Sparrow 6
Bobolink 10
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 20
Brown-headed Cowbird 10
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat (trichas Group) 3
American Redstart 3
Magnolia Warbler 1
Northern Yellow Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 6
New Jersey Audubon
New Jersey Audubon
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