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Cape May Fall Festival – October 15, 2021

Fall Fest, Friday October 15, 2021 eBird Lists

Cape May Triple Play – Mini-bus trip: 6:30am-12:00pm

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Tiffany Kirsten

37 species – Part 1 – Higbee Beach Morning Flight

Species Count
Mourning Dove 1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Laughing Gull 3
Herring Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Osprey 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 22
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 25
American Kestrel 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
White-eyed Vireo 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
crow sp. 3
Tree Swallow 7
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5
Golden-crowned Kinglet 6
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 22
Gray Catbird 2
Brown Thrasher 1
American Robin 3
Cedar Waxwing 32
House Finch 2
Dark-eyed Junco 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
Eastern Meadowlark 3
Red-winged Blackbird 35
Brown-headed Cowbird 14
American Redstart 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 500
Northern Cardinal 1
Indigo Bunting 1

 

28 species – Part 2 – Hawkwatch Platform, Cape May point State Park

Species Count
Mute Swan 12
Mallard 10
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Mourning Dove 1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Herring Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Osprey 12
Northern Harrier 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 32
Cooper’s Hawk 3
Northern Flicker 21
American Kestrel 2
Peregrine Falcon 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 1
Tree Swallow 70
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
European Starling 11
Northern Mockingbird 4
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 1
Red-winged Blackbird 32
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2500
Black-throated Green Warbler 1

 

13 species – Part 3 – Avalon Seawatch, 8th Street Jetty

Species Count
Canada Goose 2
Black Scoter 1
Black-bellied Plover 1
Sanderling 23
Laughing Gull 3
Herring Gull 30
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Forster’s Tern 3
Royal Tern 2
Double-crested Cormorant 100
Brown Pelican 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Savannah Sparrow 1

 

Higbee Beach Wildlife Management Area: 7:30am-9:30am

Leaders (Group 1): Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard, Suleka Deevi

Leaders (Group 2): Bert Filemyr, Guy Moody

Leaders (Group 3): Mary Watkins, Tony Klock, Kathy Michel

39 species – Group 1

Species Count
Mourning Dove 5
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Herring Gull 4
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 7
Sharp-shinned Hawk 35
Cooper’s Hawk 3
Bald Eagle 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 40
Eastern Phoebe 2
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 12
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 2
Tree Swallow 12
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 15
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 7
Gray Catbird 8
Brown Thrasher 6
Northern Mockingbird 2
American Robin 6
Cedar Waxwing 15
Dark-eyed Junco 2
White-throated Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 5
Red-winged Blackbird 30
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 4
Northern Parula 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 65
Northern Cardinal 2

 

23 species – Group 2

Species Count
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 4
Herring Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 45
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 27
Eastern Phoebe 4
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 3
Tree Swallow 12
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 5
Gray Catbird 1
Brown Thrasher 4
Song Sparrow 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 30
 

46 species – Group 3

Species Count
Canada Goose 2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 3
Mourning Dove 7
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Herring Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Double-crested Cormorant 8
Great Egret 2
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 5
Osprey 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 21
Cooper’s Hawk 3
Bald Eagle 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 26
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 24
American Crow 6
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tree Swallow 18
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Carolina Wren 7
Gray Catbird 4
Brown Thrasher 6
Northern Mockingbird 2
Gray-cheeked Thrush 1
American Robin 1
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 2
Field Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 2
White-throated Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 8
Eastern Towhee 4
Red-winged Blackbird 28
Brown-headed Cowbird 12
Common Grackle 6
Northern Parula 2
Palm Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 150
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 4

 

 

 

 

TNC’s South Cape May Meadows: 7:30am-9:30am

Leaders: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, Hank Burk

53 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 3
Mute Swan 4
Blue-winged Teal 7
Mallard 10
Northern Pintail 2
Green-winged Teal 26
Mourning Dove 3
Virginia Rail 1
Killdeer 2
Dunlin 1
Least Sandpiper 2
White-rumped Sandpiper 1
Pectoral Sandpiper 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper 20
Western Sandpiper 3
Greater Yellowlegs 3
Lesser Yellowlegs 10
Laughing Gull 2
Herring Gull 2
Lesser Black-backed Gull 12
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Royal Tern 2
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 6
Snowy Egret 2
Osprey 8
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5
Cooper’s Hawk 2
Northern Flicker 4
Peregrine Falcon 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 3
Fish Crow 18
Tree Swallow 200
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 14
Gray Catbird 2
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 3
American Robin 10
Field Sparrow 2
Savannah Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 10
Eastern Meadowlark 2
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Boat-tailed Grackle 8
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1000

 

Rea Farm (“The Beanery”): 7:30am-9:30am

Leaders (Group 1): Keith Parker, Jackie Parker

Leaders (Group 2): Barb Bassett, Hugh Simmons, Bernie Hodgdon

47 species – Group 1

Species Count
Canada Goose 6
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 2
Mourning Dove 25
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2
Killdeer 2
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 3
Osprey 7
Sharp-shinned Hawk 7
Bald Eagle 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 12
American Kestrel 1
Merlin 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 8
European Starling 8
Brown Thrasher 4
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 10
Cedar Waxwing 5
Dark-eyed Junco 3
White-throated Sparrow 7
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 3
Swamp Sparrow 14
Eastern Towhee 1
Eastern Meadowlark 6
Red-winged Blackbird 24
Common Grackle 2
Common Yellowthroat 3
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 10
Yellow-rumped Warbler 55
Northern Cardinal 3

 

39 species – Group 2

Species Count
Canada Goose 13
Mute Swan 2
Wood Duck 17
Mallard 1
Mourning Dove 20
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Osprey 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 8
Merlin 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 3
Fish Crow 6
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 1
Carolina Wren 4
European Starling 3
Swainson’s Thrush 1
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 30
Cedar Waxwing 6
American Goldfinch 1
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) 2
Song Sparrow 3
Swamp Sparrow 6
Eastern Towhee 1
Eastern Meadowlark 4
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Common Grackle 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Palm Warbler (Western) 2
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 2
Pine Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 100
Northern Cardinal 4

 

Cox Hall creek Wildlife Management Area: 7:30am-9:30am

Leaders (Group 1): Melissa Roach, Will Kaselow

Leaders (Group 2): David La Puma, George Armistead

36 species – Group 1

Species Count
Mallard 2
Mourning Dove 3
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Osprey 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6
Belted Kingfisher 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 10
American Kestrel 1
Merlin 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 14
Fish Crow 2
crow sp. 6
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet 6
Winter Wren 1
Carolina Wren 4
Gray Catbird 3
Brown Thrasher 7
American Robin 12
Cedar Waxwing 7
Dark-eyed Junco 2
White-throated Sparrow 4
Eastern Towhee 3
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 1
Palm Warbler 2
Pine Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 30
Northern Cardinal 4

 

40 species – Group 2

Species Count
Mallard 3
Mourning Dove 3
Herring Gull 1
Osprey 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 16
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 7
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 25
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 55
American Crow 3
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
Tree Swallow 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 7
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
Carolina Wren 5
Gray Catbird 5
Brown Thrasher 4
American Robin 10
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 2
Field Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 7
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow 10
Eastern Towhee 3
sparrow sp. 4
Red-winged Blackbird 26
Rusty Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 2
Common Yellowthroat 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 180
Northern Cardinal 3

 

TNC’s Garrett Family Preserve at Cape Island Creek: 10:00am-12:00pm

Leaders (Group 1): Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard, Bernie Hodgdon

Leaders (Group 2): Mary Watkins, Tony Klock, Kathy Michel

36 species – (Group 1)

Species Count
Canada Goose 1
Herring Gull 2
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 6
Osprey 12
Sharp-shinned Hawk 7
Bald Eagle 3
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 10
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 15
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tree Swallow 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 10
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Carolina Wren 5
Gray Catbird 7
Brown Thrasher 5
Northern Mockingbird 2
American Robin 16
Chipping Sparrow 2
Field Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 1
White-throated Sparrow 8
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 8
Swamp Sparrow 10
Eastern Towhee 2
Red-winged Blackbird 25
Palm Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 50
Northern Cardinal 2

 

41 species – (Group 2)

Species Count
Canada Goose 1
Wood Duck 2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2
Mourning Dove 10
Herring Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 4
Osprey 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 12
Cooper’s Hawk 2
Bald Eagle 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 15
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 27
Carolina Chickadee 7
Tree Swallow 26
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Carolina Wren 3
Gray Catbird 5
Brown Thrasher 4
Northern Mockingbird 1
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 1
American Goldfinch 1
Dark-eyed Junco 4
White-throated Sparrow 3
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 6
Swamp Sparrow 10
Eastern Towhee 4
Red-winged Blackbird 18
Common Grackle 3
Northern Parula 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 95
Northern Cardinal 2

 

EZ Birding at Cape May Point State Park: 10:00am-12:00pm

Leaders (Group 1): Chris Marks, Claudia Burns, Steve Rodan

Leaders (Group 2): BJ Pinnock, Bert Filemyr, Suleka Deevi

37 species – (Group 1)

Species Count
Mute Swan 12
Blue-winged Teal 7
Gadwall 18
Eurasian Wigeon 1
American Wigeon 8
Mallard 20
Northern Pintail 4
Green-winged Teal 6
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Laughing Gull 4
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 3
White Ibis 3
Black Vulture 15
Turkey Vulture 25
Osprey 10
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 22
Cooper’s Hawk 13
Bald Eagle 2
Broad-winged Hawk 5
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Northern Flicker 8
American Kestrel 1
Peregrine Falcon 2
Blue Jay 12
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tree Swallow 14
Carolina Wren 3
European Starling 15
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 3
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Yellowthroat 2
Pine Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 125

 

 

32 species – (Group 2)

Species Count
Mute Swan 25
Gadwall 7
Eurasian Wigeon 1
American Wigeon 14
Mallard 11
Northern Pintail 2
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Herring Gull 2
Forster’s Tern 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
White Ibis 9
Turkey Vulture 11
Osprey 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk 18
Cooper’s Hawk 3
Red-tailed Hawk 7
Belted Kingfisher 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Northern Flicker 9
Merlin 1
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Carolina Wren 4
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 3
American Robin 4
American Goldfinch 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 600

 

Higbee Beach Wildlife Management Area: 10:00am-12:00pm

Leaders: Keith Parker, Jackie Parker

34 species

Species Count
Mourning Dove 4
Turkey Vulture 4
Osprey 5
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 10
Cooper’s Hawk 4
Bald Eagle 3
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 7
Northern Flicker 4
American Kestrel 1
Eastern Phoebe 3
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 17
American Crow 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 6
Carolina Wren 8
Gray Catbird 7
Brown Thrasher 9
American Robin 4
American Goldfinch 2
Dark-eyed Junco 5
White-throated Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 4
Eastern Towhee 3
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Northern Parula 1
Palm Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 25
Northern Cardinal 3

 

TNC’s South Cape May Meadows: 1:00pm-3:00pm

Leaders (Group 1): Kathy Horn, Roger Horn

Leaders (Group 2): Carole Hughes, Guy Moody, Ruth Bergstrom

48 species – Group 1

Species Count
Canada Goose 4
Mute Swan 2
Blue-winged Teal 10
Northern Shoveler 1
Mallard 28
Northern Pintail 1
Green-winged Teal (American) 6
Mourning Dove 4
Dunlin 1
Least Sandpiper 3
Pectoral Sandpiper 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper 13
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 9
Laughing Gull 2
Ring-billed Gull 4
Herring Gull (American) 10
Lesser Black-backed Gull 12
Great Black-backed Gull 8
Forster’s Tern 1
Black Skimmer 200
Northern Gannet 1
Great Egret 2
Snowy Egret 1
Black Vulture 20
Turkey Vulture 22
Osprey 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Northern) 2
Cooper’s Hawk 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 5
American Kestrel 1
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 6
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tree Swallow 20
Carolina Wren (Northern) 3
European Starling 10
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
House Sparrow 16
House Finch 6
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) 6
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 5
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 8
Palm Warbler (Western) 4
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 60
Northern Cardinal 1

 

46 species – Group 2

Species Count
Canada Goose 12
Mute Swan 4
Blue-winged Teal 8
Northern Shoveler 1
Mallard 10
Northern Pintail 2
Green-winged Teal 5
Mourning Dove 1
Dunlin 1
Least Sandpiper 5
Pectoral Sandpiper 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 5
Greater Yellowlegs 20
Lesser Yellowlegs 3
Herring Gull 3
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Royal Tern 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 1
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 8
Osprey 5
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 7
Cooper’s Hawk 5
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 16
American Kestrel 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 5
Carolina Chickadee 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Carolina Wren 2
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Goldfinch 2
Song Sparrow 3
Swamp Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Common Yellowthroat 2
Palm Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 80

 

Waterbird ID at the Avalon Seawatch Bleachers: 1:00pm-3:00pm

Leaders: David La Puma, George Armistead

25 species

Species Count
Green-winged Teal 1
Black Scoter 11
American Oystercatcher 12
Semipalmated Plover 16
Ruddy Turnstone 2
Sanderling 123
Semipalmated Sandpiper 2
Western Sandpiper 1
Parasitic Jaeger 2
Pomarine/Parasitic Jaeger 1
Laughing Gull 26
Ring-billed Gull 3
Herring Gull 75
Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
Great Black-backed Gull 34
gull sp. 40
Forster’s Tern 9
Royal Tern 7
Northern Gannet 3
Double-crested Cormorant 28
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 1
Northern Flicker 1
House Sparrow 2
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3

 

Osprey Back Bay Birding Boat trip: 1:30pm-4:00pm

Leaders: Barb Bassett

35 species

Species Count
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 40
Mourning Dove 2
American Oystercatcher 6
Black-bellied Plover 50
Ruddy Turnstone 30
Sanderling 15
Dunlin 6
Semipalmated Sandpiper 4
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Laughing Gull 40
Herring Gull (American) 120
Great Black-backed Gull 40
Forster’s Tern 6
Royal Tern 2
Great Cormorant 5
Double-crested Cormorant 20
Great Blue Heron 35
Great Egret 10
Snowy Egret 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron 20
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 20
Northern Harrier 1
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 2
Belted Kingfisher 2
American Crow 2
crow sp. 4
House Sparrow 2
Seaside Sparrow 6
Nelson’s Sparrow 2
Saltmarsh Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Boat-tailed Grackle 8
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2