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Cape May Spring Festival – Saturday May 18, 2024

Shorebird Express (Bayshore) Trolley Trip: 5:30am-9:00am

Leader: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn

Reed’s Beach and Road – 6:12am

21 species

Species Count
Mourning Dove 2
Short-billed Dowitcher 2
Spotted Sandpiper 3
Ruddy Turnstone 400
Red Knot 800
Sanderling 18
Dunlin 10
Least Sandpiper 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1500
Laughing Gull 1200
Herring Gull (American) 70
Great Black-backed Gull 15
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Forster’s Tern 4
Double-crested Cormorant 120
Great Egret 1
European Starling 14
Northern Mockingbird 2
Song Sparrow 1
Common Grackle 10
Common Yellowthroat 2

 

Cook’s Beach and Road – 7:09am

18 species

Species Count
Semipalmated Plover 1
Willet 6
Ruddy Turnstone 700
Red Knot 1000
Sanderling 18
Dunlin 12
Least Sandpiper 6
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1300
Laughing Gull 2000
Herring Gull (American) 120
Great Black-backed Gull 10
Forster’s Tern 1
Double-crested Cormorant 70
Snowy Egret 3
Great Egret 8
Seaside Sparrow 10
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 20
Common Grackle 20

 

Norbury’s Landing – 8:05am

16 species

Species Count
Clapper Rail 2
Laughing Gull 2000
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull (American) 120
Great Black-backed Gull 40
Forster’s Tern 4
Double-crested Cormorant 18
Great Egret 1
Osprey 1
Bald Eagle 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 1
Barn Swallow 8
Northern Mockingbird 1
Common Grackle 8

 

Saturday Songbirds in Belleplain State Forest: 6:30am-9:00am

Leaders Group 1: Bert Hixon, Alan Mart, John McElroy, Jessica Gorzo

53 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 8
Wild Turkey 3
Mourning Dove 2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Killdeer 1
Laughing Gull 3
Black Vulture 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Acadian Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
White-eyed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
Tree Swallow 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 1
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
Eastern Bluebird 2
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 1
Cedar Waxwing 15
American Goldfinch 4
Chipping Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Common Grackle 1
Ovenbird 1
Worm-eating Warbler 1
Blue-winged Warbler 1
Prothonotary Warbler 2
Hooded Warbler 2
American Redstart 1
Northern Parula 1
Pine Warbler 1
Yellow-throated Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 2
Summer Tanager 1
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Blue Grosbeak 2
Indigo Bunting 2

 

Leaders Group 2: Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard, Sharon Meeker

40 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 10
Mourning Dove 3
Chimney Swift 5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Laughing Gull 5
Herring Gull 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 3
Acadian Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 3
White-eyed Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 1
American Crow 7
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 4
Barn Swallow 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
Carolina Wren 2
Gray Catbird 2
Wood Thrush 2
American Robin 3
Cedar Waxwing 7
American Goldfinch 1
Chipping Sparrow 5
Orchard Oriole 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Ovenbird 5
Worm-eating Warbler 2
Northern Waterthrush 2
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Prothonotary Warbler 2
American Redstart 2
Northern Parula 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 5
Yellow-throated Warbler 3
Northern Cardinal 3

 

Rea Farm (“The Beanery”): 7:00am-9:00am

Leaders Group 1: Bert Filemyr, Lise Hardcastle, Tom Hardcastle

29 species

Species Count
Mallard 1
Mourning Dove 17
Killdeer 1
Laughing Gull 5
Herring Gull 1
Green Heron 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Carolina Wren 5
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 2
House Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Common Grackle 1
Prothonotary Warbler 3
Common Yellowthroat 2
Yellow Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 5
Indigo Bunting 3

 

Leaders Group 2:  Chris Daly, Kelly Ball, Barry Hershfeld

48 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 2
Wood Duck 1
Mallard 7
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1
Mourning Dove 14
Chimney Swift 6
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Killdeer 3
Laughing Gull 9
Herring Gull 2
Snowy Egret 1
Green Heron 5
Great Egret 1
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 1
crow sp. 4
Carolina Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse 3
Tree Swallow 5
Barn Swallow 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
House Wren 2
Carolina Wren 6
Gray Catbird 8
Northern Mockingbird 3
American Robin 5
Cedar Waxwing 8
House Sparrow 4
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 3
Chipping Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Common Grackle 7
Prothonotary Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 6
American Redstart 1
Yellow Warbler 2
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 4
Indigo Bunting 3

 

Cox Hall Creek WMA: 7:00am-9:00am

Leaders Group 1: Scott Barnes, Paul Shaw, Pam Hubert

46 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 6
Mallard 2
Mallard (Domestic type) 1
Mourning Dove 3
Chimney Swift 2
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Laughing Gull 5
Herring Gull 3
Double-crested Cormorant 20
Osprey 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 4
Eastern Kingbird 1
White-eyed Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 6
Fish Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 2
Tree Swallow 2
Purple Martin 2
Carolina Wren 4
European Starling 1
Gray Catbird 4
Wood Thrush 2
American Robin 8
Cedar Waxwing 4
House Sparrow 2
Chipping Sparrow 3
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Common Grackle 2
Ovenbird 3
Northern Waterthrush 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
American Redstart 3
Magnolia Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Pine Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Canada Warbler 1
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 5
Indigo Bunting 2

 

Leaders Group 2:  Bill Boyle, Bill Roache, MJ Roache

29 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 5
Mallard 6
Mourning Dove 3
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Laughing Gull 1
Green Heron 1
Bald Eagle 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Willow Flycatcher 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 1
Fish Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 3
Carolina Wren 6
Northern Mockingbird 1
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
American Redstart 5
Cape May Warbler 2
Magnolia Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 4
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Canada Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 1
Indigo Bunting 1

 

Birding Cape May Point: 7:00am-9:00am

Leaders: Jackie Parker, Keith Parker, Holly Lemieux

50 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 2
Mute Swan 1
Surf Scoter 2
White-winged Scoter 2
Black Scoter 8
Long-tailed Duck 1
Mourning Dove 6
Chimney Swift 12
American Oystercatcher 4
Killdeer 1
Laughing Gull 8
Herring Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 4
Least Tern 4
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Green Heron 1
Osprey 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 2
White-eyed Vireo 1
Fish Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 2
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
House Wren 8
Carolina Wren 5
European Starling 6
Gray Catbird 5
Northern Mockingbird 3
American Robin 4
Cedar Waxwing 8
House Sparrow 10
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 2
Chipping Sparrow 2
Lark Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 8
Common Grackle 6
Common Yellowthroat 1
American Redstart 1
Magnolia Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 10
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1

 

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

Leaders Group 2: Barb Bassett, Virginia Rettig, Jonathan Klizas

39 species

Species Count
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 4
Short-billed Dowitcher 13
Laughing Gull 10
Forster’s Tern 1
Great Egret 1
Osprey 4
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 4
White-eyed Vireo 7
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 2
Barn Swallow 1
Carolina Wren 6
Gray Catbird 1
Cedar Waxwing 15
American Goldfinch 2
Field Sparrow 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Common Grackle 10
Ovenbird 1
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 1
American Redstart 4
Northern Parula 3
Magnolia Warbler 2
Bay-breasted Warbler 3
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Prairie Warbler 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 5
Northern Cardinal 6
Indigo Bunting 7

 

TNC’s South Cape May Meadows: 10:00am-12:00pm 

Leaders Group 2: Chris Daly, Jackie Parker, Keith Parker

49 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 12
Mute Swan 3
Mallard 20
Mourning Dove 4
Chimney Swift 3
King Rail 1
American Oystercatcher 1
Semipalmated Plover 2
Ruddy Turnstone 3
Dunlin 2
Least Sandpiper 4
Semipalmated Sandpiper 4
Laughing Gull 11
Herring Gull 2
Least Tern 4
Forster’s Tern 7
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Snowy Egret 2
Green Heron 1
Great Egret 3
Glossy Ibis 2
Osprey 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
White-eyed Vireo 2
Fish Crow 1
crow sp. 4
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tree Swallow 2
Purple Martin 20
Purple Martin - Chris Daly

Purple Martin photo by Chris Daly

Barn Swallow 5
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 4
European Starling 4
Gray Catbird 3
Wood Thrush 1
House Sparrow 3
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 2
Field Sparrow 2
Yellow-breasted Chat 2
Red-winged Blackbird 45
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Common Grackle 16
Common Yellowthroat 6
American Redstart 1
Yellow Warbler 2
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 5
Northern Cardinal 3
Indigo Bunting 3

 

 

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

Leaders Group 1: Bill Boyle, Bert Filemyr, Hugh Simmons

24 species

Species Count
Mute Swan 1
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 3
Green Heron 1
Osprey 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
White-eyed Vireo 1
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 4
Carolina Chickadee - Bert Filemyr

Carolina Chickadee photo by Bert Filemyr

Purple Martin 60
Carolina Wren 2
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 4
Cedar Waxwing 8
House Sparrow 5
House Finch 1
Chipping Sparrow 1
Lark Sparrow 1
Lark Sparrow - Bert Filemyr

Lark Sparrow photo by Bert Filemyr

Red-winged Blackbird 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Common Grackle 4
Northern Cardinal 4

 

 

TNC’s Garrett Family Preserve at Cape Island Creek: 10:00am-11:30am

Leaders Group 1: Kathy Horn, Paul Shaw, Ruth Bergstrom

38 species

Species Count
Mallard 1
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 10
Clapper Rail 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Laughing Gull 6
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Forster’s Tern 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Tricolored Heron 1
Great Egret 3
Osprey 4
White-eyed Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 3
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tree Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 4
Carolina Wren 6
European Starling 4
Gray Catbird 3
American Robin 3
American Goldfinch 1
Field Sparrow 2
Yellow-breasted Chat 3
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Common Grackle 3
Boat-tailed Grackle 8
Common Yellowthroat 2
American Redstart 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 4
Northern Cardinal 3
Blue Grosbeak 3
Indigo Bunting 2

 

Leaders Group 2: Scott Barnes, Bill Roache, MJ Roache

44 species

Species Count
Mallard 2
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 6
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Clapper Rail 2
Short-billed Dowitcher 4
Dunlin 4
Laughing Gull 6
Forster’s Tern 1
Tricolored Heron 1
Snowy Egret 2
Green Heron 2
Osprey 4
White-eyed Vireo 3
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tree Swallow 2
Purple Martin 4
Barn Swallow 4
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 4
European Starling 10
Gray Catbird 4
American Robin 4
Cedar Waxwing 2
House Sparrow 6
American Goldfinch 4
Chipping Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 3
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 10
Common Grackle 4
Boat-tailed Grackle 8
Common Yellowthroat 2
American Redstart 2
Yellow Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 5
Northern Cardinal 4
Blue Grosbeak 3
Indigo Bunting 3

 

 

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

Leaders Group 1: Scott Barns, Ruth Bergstrom, Barry Hershfeld, Barb Bassett, Hugh Simmons, Pam Hubert

43 species

Species Count
Mute Swan 4
Gadwall 1
Mallard 5
Green-winged Teal 1
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 2
American Oystercatcher 1
Killdeer 1
Semipalmated Plover 2
Short-billed Dowitcher 5
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Willet 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Least Sandpiper 4
Semipalmated Sandpiper 5
Laughing Gull 20
Least Tern 50
Forster’s Tern 5
Double-crested Cormorant 18
Snowy Egret 2
Glossy Ibis 1
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
White-eyed Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Tree Swallow 2
Purple Martin 12
Barn Swallow 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 4
Gray Catbird 2
Field Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Yellowthroat 4
American Redstart 3
Northern Parula 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Indigo Bunting 1

 

 

Birds/Habitat at Northwood: 1:30pm-3:30pm

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Jackie Parker, Keith Parker, Guy Moody

44 species

Species Count
Mute Swan 1
Mourning Dove 3
Chimney Swift 6
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Laughing Gull 3
Black-crowned Night Heron 2
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 5
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 4
Barn Swallow 2
House Wren 2
Carolina Wren 6
European Starling 1
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 3
American Robin 4
House Sparrow 8
House Finch 3
Lark Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 6
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 3
American Redstart 16
Northern Parula 4
Magnolia Warbler 4
Bay-breasted Warbler 5
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 4
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 12

 

Heron Rookery Viewing Site: 2:00pm-4:00pm

Leaders: Chris Marks, Chuck Slugg, Chris Dewaghe, Gerry Dewaghe

21 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 4
Greater Scaup 2
Clapper Rail 5
American Oystercatcher 2
Willet (Eastern) 2
Laughing Gull 35
Herring Gull 6
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Double-crested Cormorant 12
Yellow-crowned Night Heron 28
Black-crowned Night Heron 18
Little Blue Heron 4
Tricolored Heron 3
Snowy Egret 28
Great Egret 38
White Ibis 250
Glossy Ibis 48
Osprey 2
Fish Crow 4
Red-winged Blackbird 16
Boat-tailed Grackle 14
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