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Cape May Spring Festival – Sunday May 19, 2024

Leaders Choice Trolley Trip: 6:30am-9:30am

Leaders: Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard, Barb Bassett

Dennis Creek WMA–Conswell Road – 6:56am

16 species

Species Count
Laughing Gull 30
White Ibis 15
Glossy Ibis 6
Osprey 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Tufted Titmouse 1
Tree Swallow 8
Barn Swallow 2
House Wren 1
European Starling 8
Common Yellowthroat 1
Indigo Bunting 1

 

Cook’s Beach and Road – 7:36am

19 species

Species Count
Clapper Rail 1
Willet (Eastern) 3
Ruddy Turnstone 800
Red Knot 4000
Sanderling 20
Dunlin 300
Semipalmated Sandpiper 3000
Laughing Gull 500
Herring Gull (American) 100
Great Black-backed Gull 100
Forster’s Tern 2
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Great Egret 4
Glossy Ibis 1
Osprey 1
Bald Eagle 1
Seaside Sparrow 4
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Common Grackle 10

 

NJ & West Oak Avenue, Wildwood, New Jersey, US – 8:38am

4 species

Species Count
Laughing Gull 10
Yellow-crowned Night Heron 32
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 3

 

 

Bayshore Bird and Birding with Kevin T. Karlson & Friends: 7:00am-9:00am

Leaders Group 1:  Kevin Karlson, Scott Barnes, Chris Daly

32 species

Species Count
Brant (Atlantic) 10
Canada Goose 3
Black Scoter 10
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 5
Clapper Rail 4
Black-bellied Plover 4
Semipalmated Plover 2
Willet 7
Ruddy Turnstone 250
Red Knot 950
Sanderling 11
Dunlin 19
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1500
Laughing Gull 210
Herring Gull 15
Great Black-backed Gull 86
Caspian Tern 1
Forster’s Tern 2
Double-crested Cormorant 12
Tricolored Heron 1
Snowy Egret 1
Great Egret 3
Great Blue Heron 1
Glossy Ibis 16
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 2
Bald Eagle 1
Barn Swallow 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
Seaside Sparrow 4
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Boat-tailed Grackle 3

 

 

Higbee Beach Wildlife Management Area: 7:00am-9:00am

Leaders Group 1: Kathy Horn, Bill Roache, MJ Roache, Sharon Meeker

28 species

Species Count
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 3
Laughing Gull 1
Herring Gull 3
Forster’s Tern 2
Common Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Green Heron 2
White Ibis 12
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Eastern Kingbird 1
White-eyed Vireo 6
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 6
Carolina Wren 5
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
Cedar Waxwing 6
Field Sparrow 3
Swamp Sparrow 1
Orchard Oriole 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird 7
Brown-headed Cowbird 9
Common Grackle 2
Common Yellowthroat 6
Prairie Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 7
Blue Grosbeak 2
Indigo Bunting 6

 

Leaders Group 2: Roger Horn, Jackie Parker, Keith Parker

47 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 4
Mallard 2
Mourning Dove 4
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Laughing Gull 8
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Forster’s Tern 2
Double-crested Cormorant 10
Green Heron 2
Great Egret 2
White Ibis 10
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 6
White-eyed Vireo 5
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 2
Tree Swallow 2
Purple Martin 1
Barn Swallow 8
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Carolina Wren 10
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 2
Cedar Waxwing 15
American Goldfinch 2
Field Sparrow 3
Eastern Towhee 1
Orchard Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 15
Common Grackle 9
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 3
American Redstart 2
Yellow Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 16
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
Blue Grosbeak 5
Indigo Bunting 10

 

 

Heislerville WMA: 7:00am-9:00am

Leaders: Alan Mart, John, McElroy, Paul Shaw, Hugh Simmons

34 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 10
Mute Swan 3
Mallard 3
Black-bellied Plover 1
Killdeer 1
Semipalmated Plover 1
Short-billed Dowitcher 3
Ruddy Turnstone 4
Dunlin 1
White-rumped Sandpiper 1
Pectoral Sandpiper 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1
Laughing Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Black Skimmer 1
Least Tern 1
Caspian Tern 2
Forster’s Tern 2
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Black-crowned Night Heron 1
Snowy Egret 1
Great Egret 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 1
Bald Eagle 1
Merlin 1
Fish Crow 1
European Starling 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 2

 

 

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

Leaders Group 1: Kathy Horn, Ruth Bergstrom, Bert FIlemyr

37 species

Species Count
Mute Swan 7
Mallard 3
Black Scoter 1
Chimney Swift 1
American Oystercatcher 2
American Oystercatcher - Bert Filemyr

American Oystercatcher photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Laughing Gull 5
Herring Gull 1
Least Tern 7
Forster’s Tern 6
Double-crested Cormorant 7
Snowy Egret 1
Great Egret 1
Osprey 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
White-eyed Vireo 3
Red-eyed Vireo 1
American Crow 2
Common Raven 2
Common Raven - Bert Filemyr

Common Raven photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Carolina Chickadee 1
Purple Martin 45
Barn Swallow 2
Carolina Wren 6
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 2
Northern Mockingbird - Bert Filemyr

Northern Mockingbird photo by Bert Filemyr

 
American Robin 2
Field Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 9
Common Yellowthroat 8
American Redstart 2
Magnolia Warbler 2
Yellow Warbler 4
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 1
Blue Grosbeak 1

 

Leaders Group 2:  Scott Barnes, Jackie Parker, Keith Parker

37 species

Species Count
Mute Swan 7
Mallard 3
American Oystercatcher 1
Laughing Gull 6
Least Tern 7
Forster’s Tern 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
White-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 2
Common Raven 1
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 2
Tree Swallow 5
Purple Martin 30
Barn Swallow 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Carolina Wren 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
Cedar Waxwing 6
American Goldfinch 4
Field Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Common Grackle 3
Northern Waterthrush 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 5
American Redstart 1
Magnolia Warbler 4
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Pine Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Indigo Bunting 1

 

 

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

Leaders Group 1:  Barb Bassett, Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard

36 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 2
Mallard 2
Mourning Dove 12
Chimney Swift 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Laughing Gull 10
Herring Gull (American) 2
Least Tern 1
Black-crowned Night Heron 1
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 6
Osprey 3
Bald Eagle 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
White-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 1
Common Raven 1
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
Purple Martin 8
Barn Swallow 2
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 2
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Common Grackle 6
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Prothonotary Warbler - Douglas Baird

Prothonotary Warbler photo by Douglas Baird

 
Prothonotary Warbler - Douglas Baird

Prothonotary Warbler photo by Douglas Baird

 
Common Yellowthroat 2
Yellow Warbler 2
Prairie Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 4
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 4

 

 

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

Leaders Group 2: Chris Daly, Paul Shaw, Alan Crawford,

48 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 6
Mute Swan 4
Gadwall 2
Mallard 10
Mourning Dove 4
Chimney Swift 10
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
American Oystercatcher 4
Killdeer 2
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 4
Semipalmated Sandpiper 15
Laughing Gull 40
Herring Gull 4
Least Tern 75
Forster’s Tern 19
Common Tern 1
Snowy Egret 1
Great Egret 1
Black Vulture 5
Turkey Vulture 14
Osprey 5
Mississippi Kite 1
Bald Eagle 2
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
White-eyed Vireo 2
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 3
crow sp. 8
Common Raven 1
Purple Martin 25
Barn Swallow 4
Carolina Wren 3
Cedar Waxwing 3
House Sparrow 4
House Finch 2
Field Sparrow 2
Eastern Towhee 1
Red-winged Blackbird 40
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Common Grackle 8
Common Yellowthroat 5
Yellow Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 2
Northern Cardinal 1
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 2

 

 

TNC’s South Cape May Meadows: 1:30pm-3:30pm

Leaders Group 2:  Jackie Parker, Keith Parker, Pam Hubert

50 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 11
Mute Swan 3
Mallard 10
Surf Scoter 1
Black Scoter 8
Mourning Dove 4
Chimney Swift 4
Sandhill Crane 2
American Oystercatcher 2
Killdeer 1
Semipalmated Plover 2
Short-billed Dowitcher 6
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Sanderling 9
Least Sandpiper 3
Semipalmated Sandpiper 2
Laughing Gull 8
Herring Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 6
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Least Tern 20
Forster’s Tern 15
Royal Tern 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Egret 2
White Ibis 1
Glossy Ibis 4
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 8
Osprey 10
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
White-eyed Vireo 1
Fish Crow 3
Tree Swallow 2
Purple Martin 12
Barn Swallow 2
Carolina Wren 5
European Starling 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
House Sparrow 5
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 2
Field Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Common Grackle 8
Common Yellowthroat 4
Northern Cardinal 3
Indigo Bunting 4

 

3-hour “Trip to the Rips” for Pelagic Birding: 2:00pm-5:00pm 

Leaders: Tom Reed, Kathy Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Bill Roache, Guy Moody, Scott Barnes, Kelly Ball, Barb Bassett, Bert Filemyr

Cape May (Cold Spring) Inlet – 2:14pm

10 species

Species Count
American Oystercatcher 2
Black-bellied Plover 1
Purple Sandpiper 8
Laughing Gull 100
Laughing Gull - Bert Filemyr

Laughing Gull photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Least Tern 4
Forster’s Tern 10
Common Tern 4
Royal Tern 1
Double-crested Cormorant 30
Osprey 20

 

Cape Island–The Rips – 2:44pm

17 species

Species Count
Surf Scoter 3
White-winged Scoter 1
Black Scoter 6
Surf/Black Scoter 20
Bonaparte’s Gull 1
Laughing Gull 200
Laughing Gull - Bert Filemyr

Laughing Gull photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Herring Gull (American) 20
Great Black-backed Gull 30
Great Black-backed Gull - Bert Filemyr

Great Black-backed Gull photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Lesser Black-backed Gull 10
Lesser Black-backed Gull - Bert Filemyr

Lesser Black-backed Gull photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Least Tern 20
Forster’s Tern 40
Forster's Tern - Bert Filemyr

Forster’s Tern photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Common Tern 20
Royal Tern 3
Northern Gannet 1
Double-crested Cormorant 100
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 10
Barn Swallow 1

 

Cape May Canal – 4:46pm

22 species

Species Count
Mallard 4
Surf Scoter 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2
Mourning Dove 2
Ruddy Turnstone 30
Purple Sandpiper 40
Purple Sandpiper - Bert Filemyr

Purple Sandpiper photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Purple Sandpiper - Bert Filemyr

Purple Sandpiper photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Purple Sandpiper - Bert Filemyr

Purple Sandpiper photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Semipalmated Sandpiper 30
Laughing Gull 400
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull (American) 10
Great Black-backed Gull 20
Forster’s Tern 10
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Green Heron 1
Great Egret 2
Black Vulture 2
Black Vulture - Bert Filemyr

Black Vulture photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Turkey Vulture 4
Osprey 20
Osprey - Bert Filemyr

Osprey photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Osprey - Bert Filemyr

Osprey photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Osprey - Bert Filemyr

Osprey photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Osprey - Bert Filemyr

Osprey photo by Bert Filemyr

 
Carolina Wren 1
House Sparrow 4
Common Grackle 20
Northern Cardinal 1

 

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

Leaders: Carole Hughes, Alan Mart, Chris Daly, Chris Marks, Linda Mack, John McElroy

70 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 98
Mute Swan 8
Mallard 11
American Black Duck 11
Mourning Dove 1
Clapper Rail 4
American Oystercatcher 1
Black-bellied Plover 4
Semipalmated Plover 32
Whimbrel (Hudsonian) 20
Short-billed Dowitcher 14
Willet (Eastern) 18
Ruddy Turnstone 37
Dunlin 803
White-rumped Sandpiper 3
Least Sandpiper 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1834
Laughing Gull 111
Herring Gull 16
Great Black-backed Gull 6
Black Skimmer 38
Least Tern 2
Gull-billed Tern 6
Forster’s Tern 33
Common Tern 2
Double-crested Cormorant 19
Black-crowned Night Heron 1
Snowy Egret 9
Great Egret 22
Great Blue Heron 3
Glossy Ibis 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 16
Northern Flicker 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 1
White-eyed Vireo 1
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 3
American/Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 1
Bank Swallow 3
Tree Swallow 8
Purple Martin 6
Barn Swallow 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Marsh Wren 14
Carolina Wren 2
Gray Catbird 2
American Robin 5
American Goldfinch 2
Chipping Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 2
Seaside Sparrow 13
Saltmarsh Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 6
Red-winged Blackbird 66
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Common Grackle 9
Boat-tailed Grackle 2
Ovenbird 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 10
American Redstart 1
Yellow Warbler 5
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Northern Cardinal 1