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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |