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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Cooper’s Hawk | 1 |
Bald Eagle | 1 |
Peregrine Falcon | 3 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Laughing Gull | 40 |
Herring Gull | 15 |
Great Black-backed Gull | 25 |
Royal Tern | 50 |
Northern Gannet | 16 |
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 |
Parasitic Jaeger | 1 |
Laughing Gull | 40 |
Herring Gull | 15 |
Great Black-backed Gull | 55 |
Forster’s Tern | 8 |
Northern Gannet | 22 |
Double-crested Cormorant | 500 |
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 |
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Great Egret | 2 |
Snowy Egret | 1 |
Turkey Vulture | 1 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | 1 |
Cooper’s Hawk | 2 |
Red-tailed Hawk | 1 |
Belted Kingfisher | 5 |
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) | 8 |
American Kestrel | 4 |
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 |