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Cape May Fall Festival – October 16, 2022

Gulping and Gawking at Gulls: 7:30am-9:30am

Leaders: Wildside Nature Tours

Cape Island: 2nd Ave Jetty

25 species

Species Count
White-winged Scoter 1
Black Scoter 18
Surf/Black Scoter 30
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 12
Ruddy Turnstone 1
Sanderling 35
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Laughing Gull 6
Herring Gull 10
Lesser Black-backed Gull 16
Lesser Black-backed Gull - adrian binns

Lesser Black-backed Gull photo by Adrian Binns

 
Lesser Black-backed Gull - adrian binns

Lesser Black-backed Gull photo by Adrian Binns

 
Great Black-backed Gull 8
Common Tern 1
Royal Tern 25
Black Skimmer 80
Northern Gannet 4
Double-crested Cormorant 45
Brown Pelican 2
Bald Eagle 1
Fish Crow 1
Tree Swallow 25000
Tree Swallow - adrian binns

Tree Swallow photo by Adrian Binns

 
Tree Swallow - adrian binns

Tree Swallow photo by Adrian Binns

 
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
Cedar Waxwing 15
Yellow-rumped Warbler 50

 

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

Leaders (Group 1): Kathy Horn, MJ Roache, Whitney Lanfranco

Leaders (Group 2): Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Paul Shaw

39 species – Group 1

Species Count
Canada Goose 21
Mute Swan 4
Blue-winged Teal 2
Northern Shoveler 5
Gadwall 9
American Wigeon 7
Mallard 9
Northern Pintail 1
Green-winged Teal 2
Mourning Dove 2
Virginia Rail 2
Sora 2
Killdeer 4
Herring Gull 4
Royal Tern 3
Double-crested Cormorant 45
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 6
Northern Harrier 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6
Cooper’s Hawk 4
Bald Eagle 2
Northern Flicker 3
Merlin 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Tree Swallow 430
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 6
Carolina Wren 4
European Starling 10
Gray Catbird 6
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 12
House Finch 8
American Goldfinch 8
White-throated Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler 204
Northern Cardinal 2

 

44 species – Group 2

Species Count
Canada Goose 23
Mute Swan 3
Wood Duck 1
Blue-winged Teal 2
Northern Shoveler 14
Gadwall 28
Eurasian Wigeon 1
American Wigeon 16
Mallard 20
Northern Pintail 1
Green-winged Teal (American) 5
Ring-necked Duck 10
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1
Mourning Dove 9
Sora 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Herring Gull (American) 1
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Great Egret 1
Osprey 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3
Cooper’s Hawk 2
Accipiter sp. 1
Bald Eagle 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Northern Flicker 5
Blue Jay 40
American Crow 7
Tree Swallow 10000
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 10
Gray Catbird 2
Brown Thrasher 3
Northern Mockingbird 2
American Robin 4
House Sparrow 14
Field Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 30
Yellow-rumped Warbler 85
warbler sp. (Parulidae sp.) 40
Northern Cardinal 2
Dickcissel 1

 

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

Leaders (Group 1): Warren Cairo, Claudia Burns, Will Kaselow

Leaders (Group 2): Karen Thompson, Adehl Schwaderer, Guy Moody

60 species – Group 1

Species Count
Canada Goose 12
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 1
Mourning Dove 30
Laughing Gull 3
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 4
Snowy Egret 2
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 12
American Kestrel 1
Merlin 2
Eastern Phoebe 4
Blue Jay 55
American Crow 3
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tree Swallow 40
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 7
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 2
Gray Catbird 4
Brown Thrasher 3
Northern Mockingbird 4
American Robin 10
House Finch 5
Purple Finch 4
American Goldfinch 7
Field Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 2
White-throated Sparrow 5
Savannah Sparrow 10
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 2
Eastern Towhee 2
Bobolink 2
Eastern Meadowlark 5
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 4
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Cape May Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Palm Warbler 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler 60
Northern Cardinal 4

 

47 species – Group 2

Species Count
Mallard 6
Mourning Dove 6
Herring Gull 1
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 13
Eastern Phoebe 4
Blue Jay 15
American Crow 18
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tree Swallow 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 11
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
House Wren 1
Winter Wren 1
Carolina Wren 6
European Starling 26
Gray Catbird 10
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 4
American Robin 4
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 5
Chipping Sparrow 2
Field Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco 2
White-throated Sparrow 2
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 6
Eastern Towhee 3
Eastern Meadowlark 1
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Common Yellowthroat 1
Cape May Warbler 1
Palm Warbler (Western) 2
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 50
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Indigo Bunting 2

 

Higbee Beach WMA: 7:30am-9:30am

Leaders (Group 1): Carole Hughes, Lynn Pollard, Dave Pollard

Leaders (Group 2): Jackie Parker, Keith Parker, Laura Guerard

41 species – Group 1

Species Count
Canada Goose 8
Mourning Dove 5
Herring Gull 1
Double-crested Cormorant 5
Turkey Vulture 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 9
Cooper’s Hawk 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 25
Merlin 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 136
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 5
Tree Swallow 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 7
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Red-breasted Nuthatch 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 7
European Starling 16
Gray Catbird 3
Brown Thrasher 6
Northern Mockingbird 2
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 9
Cedar Waxwing 9
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 5
White-throated Sparrow 2
Eastern Towhee 2
Red-winged Blackbird 30
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 35
Northern Cardinal 6
Indigo Bunting 1

 

45 species – Group 2

Species Count
Canada Goose 10
Wood Duck 8
Mourning Dove 6
Herring Gull 1
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Sharp-shinned Hawk 40
Cooper’s Hawk 5
Accipiter sp. 2
Bald Eagle 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 50
American Kestrel 1
Merlin 2
Eastern Phoebe 10
Blue Jay 250
American Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 3
Tree Swallow 25
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 20
Golden-crowned Kinglet 25
Red-breasted Nuthatch 15
Brown Creeper 2
Carolina Wren 10
European Starling 30
Gray Catbird 6
Brown Thrasher 10
American Robin 20
Cedar Waxwing 15
Purple Finch 6
American Goldfinch 20
Dark-eyed Junco 1
White-throated Sparrow 10
Swamp Sparrow 2
Eastern Towhee 2
Bobolink 1
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 10
American Redstart 1
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 100
Northern Cardinal 8
Indigo Bunting 3
Dickcissel 2

 

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

Leaders (Group 1): Bert Hixon, Bert Filemyr, Victoria Sindlinger

Leaders (Group 2): Mary Watkins, Alan Mart, Ruth Bergstrom

33 species – Group 1

Species Count
Canada Goose 1
Mallard 25
Mourning Dove 2
Common Loon 3
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Osprey 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Cooper’s Hawk 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 10
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 30
American Crow 8
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tree Swallow 35
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8
Red-breasted Nuthatch 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 7
Gray Catbird 6
Brown Thrasher 3
Hermit Thrush 2
American Robin 16
Cedar Waxwing 9
House Finch 4
Dark-eyed Junco 3
Swamp Sparrow 2
Eastern Towhee 4
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Common Grackle 2
Northern Parula 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 20

 

38 species – Group 2

Species Count
Canada Goose 2
Mallard 6
Wild Turkey 1
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 1
Snowy Egret 1
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Eastern Screech-Owl 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 9
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 2
Tree Swallow 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 20
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 1
Brown Thrasher 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 41
Eastern Towhee 1
Common Grackle 3
American Redstart 1
Northern Parula 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 2

 

Rea Farm (“The Beanery”): 10:00am-11:30pm

Leaders (Group 1): Kathy Horn, Patti Domm

Leaders (Group 2): Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon

50 species – Group 1

Species Count
Mallard 3
Mourning Dove 3
Herring Gull (American) 2
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Double-crested Cormorant 17
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 1
Great Egret 1
White Ibis 10
Turkey Vulture 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4
Cooper’s Hawk 5
Accipiter sp. 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 8
American Kestrel 1
Eastern Phoebe 4
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 9
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
Tree Swallow 9
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Winter Wren 1
Carolina Wren 7
European Starling 4
Gray Catbird 4
Brown Thrasher 2
Northern Mockingbird 3
American Robin 5
House Sparrow 2
House Finch 9
American Goldfinch 3
Chipping Sparrow 12
Field Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 4
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) 2
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 9
Eastern Towhee 1
Bobolink 1
Common Grackle 2
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Tennessee Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Palm Warbler (Western) 6
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 50
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 2

 

50 species – Group 2

Species Count
Canada Goose 12
Mallard 11
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 6
Mourning Dove 5
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull 5
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Double-crested Cormorant 31
Great Blue Heron 2
Snowy Egret 1
White Ibis 14
Turkey Vulture 16
Osprey 1
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3
Cooper’s Hawk 3
Bald Eagle 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 6
American Kestrel 3
Eastern Phoebe 2
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 26
American Crow 12
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 1
Tree Swallow 10
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 16
Red-breasted Nuthatch 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 4
European Starling 24
Gray Catbird 2
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 4
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 26
Cedar Waxwing 10
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 3
White-throated Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 4
Eastern Meadowlark 1
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Common Grackle 7
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 55
Northern Cardinal 3

 

TNC’s South Cape May Meadows: 10:00am-11:30am

Leaders (Group 1): Bert Hixon, Alex Lamoreaux, Suleka Deevi

39 species – Group 1

Species Count
Canada Goose 20
Northern Shoveler 25
Gadwall 2
American Wigeon 8
Mallard 12
Northern Pintail 1
Mourning Dove 16
Virginia Rail 3
Sora 2
Herring Gull 12
Great Black-backed Gull 10
Double-crested Cormorant 260
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 1
White Ibis 12
Northern Harrier 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6
Cooper’s Hawk 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
American Kestrel 1
Merlin (Taiga) 1
Blue Jay 10
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 25
Tree Swallow 2000
Carolina Wren 6
European Starling 10
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 3
Swainson’s Thrush (Olive-backed) 1
House Sparrow 3
American Goldfinch 5
Song Sparrow 3
Swamp Sparrow 3
Bobolink 1
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 250
Northern Cardinal 2

 

Stone Harbor Point: 10:00am-12:00pm

Leaders (Group 1): Hugh Simmons, MJ Roache, Beth Frieday

Leaders (Group 2): Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard, Paul Shaw

18 species – Group 1

Species Count
White-winged Scoter 2
Black Scoter 15
Sanderling 50
Herring Gull 20
Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
Great Black-backed Gull 5
Double-crested Cormorant 330
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 1
Osprey 1
Northern Harrier 1
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
Carolina Wren 1
Song Sparrow 4
Boat-tailed Grackle 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1

 

27 species – Group 2

Species Count
White-winged Scoter 2
Black Scoter 23
Sanderling 25
Laughing Gull 5
Ring-billed Gull 4
Herring Gull 15
Lesser Black-backed Gull 12
Great Black-backed Gull 8
Forster’s Tern 4
Double-crested Cormorant 551
Brown Pelican 8
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 1
Osprey 4
Northern Harrier 1
Bald Eagle 6
Northern Flicker 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
Tree Swallow 60
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 8
Boat-tailed Grackle 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 15

 

EZ Birding at Cape May Point State Park: 10:00am-11:30pm

Leaders (Group 1): David La Puma, Jackie Parker, Keith Parker

Leaders (Group 2): Bill Roache, Hank Burk, Emily Miller

45 species – Group 1

Species Count
Mute Swan 38
Gadwall 20
American Wigeon 14
Mallard 6
American Black Duck 1
Northern Pintail 6
Green-winged Teal 9
Ruddy Duck 3
Mourning Dove 6
Herring Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Great Blue Heron 1
White Ibis 10
Turkey Vulture 1
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 10
Cooper’s Hawk 5
Bald Eagle 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 6
American Kestrel 2
Blue Jay 40
American Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 3
Tree Swallow 100
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 6
Gray Catbird 1
Brown Thrasher 2
Eastern Bluebird 5
American Robin 1
House Finch 5
Purple Finch 3
American Goldfinch 15
Dark-eyed Junco 3
White-throated Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 9
Common Yellowthroat 3
Pine Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 150
Northern Cardinal 2

 

35 species – Group 2

Species Count
Mute Swan 16
Blue-winged Teal 4
Gadwall 26
American Wigeon 9
Mallard 6
Northern Pintail 2
Green-winged Teal 5
Mourning Dove 4
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull 5
Great Black-backed Gull 9
Double-crested Cormorant 45
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 2
White Ibis 12
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 2
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 12
Cooper’s Hawk 7
Northern Flicker 1
American Kestrel 5
Merlin 3
Blue Jay 1
Tree Swallow 75
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
House Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 1
White-crowned Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 4
Red-winged Blackbird 30
Yellow-rumped Warbler 80
Northern Cardinal 3

 

Hawk I.D. from the Vortex Bleachers: 1:00pm-3:00pm

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Chuck Slugg, Marc Breslow, Lynn Breslow, Barb Bassett, Greg Miller

27 species

Species Count
Mourning Dove 2
Black Vulture 8
Turkey Vulture 30
Osprey 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 10
Cooper’s Hawk 20
Accipiter sp. 15
Bald Eagle 8
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 4
Downy Woodpecker 1
American Kestrel 2
Merlin 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 6
Tree Swallow 400
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
Purple Finch 1
American Goldfinch 2
Savannah Sparrow 6
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Common Grackle 1
Palm Warbler (Western) 4
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 10

 

Northwood and Surroundings: 2:00pm-4:00pm

Leaders (Group 1): Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard, BJ Pinnock

Leaders (Group 2): Jackie Parker, Keith Parker, Hugh Simmons

38 species – Group 1

Species Count
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 2
American Black Duck 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2
Mourning Dove 4
Turkey Vulture 16
Osprey 2
Northern Harrier 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 15
Cooper’s Hawk 5
Bald Eagle 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 2
Peregrine Falcon 1
Blue Jay 36
American Crow 3
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 2
Tree Swallow 12
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 5
Gray Catbird 6
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 4
Swainson’s Thrush 3
House Sparrow 15
White-throated Sparrow 5
Eastern Towhee 3
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 45
Northern Cardinal 6

 

38 species – Group 2

Species Count
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 5
Mourning Dove 5
Turkey Vulture 22
Osprey 1
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 12
Cooper’s Hawk 7
Bald Eagle 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
American Kestrel 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 64
American Crow 6
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tree Swallow 33
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 5
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
Swainson’s Thrush 1
Purple Finch 2
American Goldfinch 3
White-throated Sparrow 5
Eastern Towhee 2
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 33
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 4

 

Stone Harbor Point: 2:00pm-4:00pm

Leaders (Group 1): Kathy Horn, Paul Shaw, Barry Hershfeld

Leaders (Group 2): Ruth Bergstrom, Victoria Sindlinger

35 species – Group 1

Species Count
Clapper Rail 1
American Oystercatcher 8
Semipalmated Plover 15
Ruddy Turnstone 1
Sanderling 200
Dunlin 30
Semipalmated/Western Sandpiper 4
Willet 18
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull (American) 15
Lesser Black-backed Gull 12
Great Black-backed Gull 8
Caspian Tern 1
Forster’s Tern 17
Royal Tern 5
Double-crested Cormorant 31
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 1
Great Egret 11
Snowy Egret 3
Little Blue Heron 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey (carolinensis) 2
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Carolina Wren 2
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
Cedar Waxwing 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 9
Northern Cardinal 1

 

26 species – Group 2

Species Count
Semipalmated Plover 10
Ruddy Turnstone 1
Sanderling 200
Sanderling - Victoria  Sindlinger

Sanderling photo by Victoria Sindlinger

 
Sanderling - Victoria  Sindlinger

Sanderling photo by Victoria Sindlinger

 
Dunlin 3
Semipalmated Sandpiper 2
Ring-billed Gull 3
Herring Gull 60
Lesser Black-backed Gull 10
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Caspian Tern 2
Forster’s Tern 6
Royal Tern 4
Double-crested Cormorant 300
Great Egret 3
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 3
Osprey - Victoria  Sindlinger

Osprey photo by Victoria Sindlinger

 
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 1
Bald Eagle - Victoria  Sindlinger

Bald Eagle photo by Victoria Sindlinger

 
Bald Eagle - Victoria  Sindlinger

Bald Eagle photo by Victoria Sindlinger

 
Peregrine Falcon 3
Peregrine Falcon - Victoria  Sindlinger

Peregrine Falcon photo by Victoria Sindlinger

 
Tree Swallow 40
Carolina Wren 1
Gray Catbird 1
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 50

 

Birding “BRIG”: Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge: 2:00pm-5:00pm

Leaders: Scott Barnes, Chris Marks, Carole Hughes, Alan Mart, Guy Moody

59 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 5
Mute Swan 5
Wood Duck 2
Blue-winged Teal 1
Northern Shoveler 2
Gadwall 2
American Wigeon 1
Mallard 8
American Black Duck 1
Northern Pintail 2
Green-winged Teal 8
Ring-necked Duck 2
Ruddy Duck 1
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2
American Coot 5
American Avocet 2
Semipalmated Plover 1
Hudsonian Godwit 1
Least Sandpiper 1
White-rumped Sandpiper 4
Pectoral Sandpiper 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 4
Short-billed Dowitcher 1
Greater Yellowlegs 12
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Laughing Gull 1
Herring Gull 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Caspian Tern 2
Forster’s Tern 3
Double-crested Cormorant 1
American Bittern 1
American Bittern - Valerie Masten

American Bittern photo by Valerie Masten

 
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 3
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 4
Osprey 1
Northern Harrier 2
Bald Eagle 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Peregrine Falcon 2
Blue Jay 3
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tree Swallow 5
European Starling 3
Gray Catbird 1
American Goldfinch 1
Seaside Sparrow 1
Saltmarsh Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Boat-tailed Grackle 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 1

 

Trip to the Rips: 2:00pm-5:00pm

Leaders: Tom Reed, Erik Bruhnke, Bert Filemyr, Bernie Hodgdon, Mary Watkins, Warren Cairo, Jason Guerard, Bill Roache, Alex Lamoreaux, Beth Freiday, Claudia Burns.

Cape May Harbor – 2:00pm

17 species

Species Count
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 40
Laughing Gull 20
Herring Gull 35
Great Black-backed Gull 15
Forster’s Tern 75
Royal Tern 8
Double-crested Cormorant 185
Great Egret 3
Black Vulture 8
Turkey Vulture 16
Osprey (carolinensis) 8
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3
Peregrine Falcon 1
Fish Crow 10
crow sp. 20
Tree Swallow 50
European Starling 20
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 10

 

Cape May (Cold Spring) Inlet – 2:27pm

21 species

Species Count
Mourning Dove 1
American Oystercatcher 55
Black-bellied Plover 120
Sanderling 450
Sanderling - Bert Filemyr

Sanderling photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Dunlin 30
Laughing Gull 20
Herring Gull 10
Great Black-backed Gull 15
Forster’s Tern 10
Royal Tern 5
Great Cormorant (North Atlantic) 5
Great Cormorant (North Atlantic) - Bert Filemyr

Great Cormorant (North Atlantic) photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Great Cormorant (North Atlantic) - Bert Filemyr

Great Cormorant (North Atlantic) photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Double-crested Cormorant 10
Turkey Vulture 4
Osprey (carolinensis) 10
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Fish Crow 3
crow sp. 6
Tree Swallow 50
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3

 

Trip to the Rips (traveling) – 2:35pm

9 species

Species Count
Surf/Black Scoter 8
Parasitic Jaeger 2
Parasitic Jaeger - Bert Filemyr

Parasitic Jaeger photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Parasitic Jaeger - Bert Filemyr

Parasitic Jaeger photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Laughing Gull 40
Herring Gull 15
Great Black-backed Gull 25
Royal Tern 50
Northern Gannet 16
Northern Gannet - Bert Filemyr

Northern Gannet photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Double-crested Cormorant 155
Osprey (carolinensis) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2

 

Trip to the Rips (traveling) – 3:36pm

8 species

Species Count
Surf/Black Scoter 180
Surf/Black Scoter - Bert Filemyr

Surf/Black Scoter photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Parasitic Jaeger 1
Parasitic Jaeger - Bert Filemyr

Parasitic Jaeger photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Parasitic Jaeger - Bert Filemyr

Parasitic Jaeger photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Parasitic Jaeger - Bert Filemyr

Parasitic Jaeger photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Parasitic Jaeger - Bert Filemyr

Parasitic Jaeger photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Laughing Gull 40
Herring Gull 15
Great Black-backed Gull 55
Forster’s Tern 8
Northern Gannet 22
Northern Gannet - Bert Filemyr

Northern Gannet photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Northern Gannet - Bert Filemyr

Northern Gannet photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Double-crested Cormorant 500
Double-crested Cormorant - Bert Filemyr

Double-crested Cormorant photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Turkey Vulture 1

 

Cape Island: The Rips – 4:32pm

10 species

Species Count
Surf Scoter 1
Laughing Gull 75
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull 60
Lesser Black-backed Gull 10
Great Black-backed Gull 45
Forster’s Tern 12
Northern Gannet 6
Double-crested Cormorant 65
Brown Pelican (Atlantic) 5

Cape Island: Sunset Beach/Concrete Ship – 4:57pm

13 species

Species Count
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1
Laughing Gull 50
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull 30
Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
Great Black-backed Gull 20
Double-crested Cormorant 12
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 1
Merlin (Taiga) 2
Blue Jay 1
crow sp. 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2

 

Trip to the Rips (traveling) – 5:06pm 

29 species

Species Count
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 60
Mourning Dove 10
Sanderling 2
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Laughing Gull 75
Herring Gull 25
Great Black-backed Gull 25
Forster’s Tern 1
Royal Tern 3
Double-crested Cormorant 65
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 3
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) - Bert Filemyr

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) photo by Bert Filemyr

 

 
Great Egret 2
Great Egret - Bert Filemyr

Great Egret photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Snowy Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Cooper’s Hawk 2
Cooper's Hawk - Bert Filemyr

Cooper’s Hawk photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Cooper's Hawk - Bert Filemyr

Cooper’s Hawk photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk - Bert Filemyr

Red-tailed Hawk photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Belted Kingfisher 5
Belted Kingfisher - Bert Filemyr

Belted Kingfisher photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Belted Kingfisher - Bert Filemyr

Belted Kingfisher photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Belted Kingfisher - Bert Filemyr

Belted Kingfisher photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Belted Kingfisher - Bert Filemyr

Belted Kingfisher photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 8
American Kestrel 4
American Kestrel - Bert Filemyr

American Kestrel photo by Bert Filemyr

 
American Kestrel - Bert Filemyr

American Kestrel photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Merlin (Taiga) 3
Fish Crow 35
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 10
Northern Mockingbird 2
American Robin 15
Common Grackle 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 30
Northern Cardinal 1