Songbird Extravaganza at Belleplain State Forest: 4:30am-9:00am
Leaders: Adehl Schwaderer, Chris Marks, Chris Daly
29 species
| Species | Count |
| Canada Goose | 16 |
| Wild Turkey | 8 |
| Mourning Dove | 4 |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 1 |
| Laughing Gull | 7 |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | 1 |
| Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) | 1 |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | 3 |
| Acadian Flycatcher | 1 |
| Eastern Phoebe | 2 |
| White-eyed Vireo | 4 |
| Red-eyed Vireo | 1 |
| crow sp. | 2 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 2 |
| Tufted Titmouse | 2 |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (caerulea) | 3 |
| Carolina Wren (Northern) | 2 |
| European Starling | 1 |
| Wood Thrush | 4 |
| American Goldfinch | 2 |
| Chipping Sparrow | 4 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | 6 |
| Ovenbird | 5 |
| Louisiana Waterthrush | 1 |
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Louisiana Waterthrush photo by Chris Daly |
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| Black-and-white Warbler | 2 |
| Hooded Warbler | 1 |
| Pine Warbler | 1 |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | 4 |
| Summer Tanager | 1 |
| Northern Cardinal | 5 |
Rea Farm (“The Beanery”): 7:00am-9:00am
Leaders Group 1: Carole Hughes, Will Kaselow, Barry Hershfeld
41 species
| Species | Count |
| Wood Duck | 2 |
| Mallard | 4 |
| Mourning Dove | 4 |
| Chimney Swift | 2 |
| Killdeer | 1 |
| Short-billed Dowitcher | 2 |
| Laughing Gull | 12 |
| Common Tern | 2 |
| Forster’s Tern | 2 |
| Common/Forster’s Tern | 1 |
| Great Egret | 1 |
| Snowy Egret | 1 |
| Green Heron | 1 |
| Black Vulture | 1 |
| Osprey | 2 |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | 2 |
| Downy Woodpecker | 1 |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | 2 |
| White-eyed Vireo | 1 |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | 1 |
| Blue Jay | 1 |
| American Crow | 3 |
| Fish Crow | 1 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 2 |
| Tufted Titmouse | 2 |
| Carolina Wren | 2 |
| European Starling | 3 |
| Gray Catbird | 1 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 1 |
| American Robin | 4 |
| House Finch | 2 |
| Song Sparrow | 2 |
| Eastern Towhee | 1 |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | 2 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | 3 |
| Common Grackle | 3 |
| Prothonotary Warbler | 1 |
| Common Yellowthroat | 2 |
| Northern Cardinal | 2 |
| Blue Grosbeak | 1 |
| Indigo Bunting | 4 |
Leaders Group 2: Keith Parker, Jackie Parker, Hugh Simmons
41 species
| Species | Count |
| Canada Goose | 9 |
| Mallard | 4 |
| Mourning Dove | 6 |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | 1 |
| Chimney Swift | 6 |
| Killdeer | 2 |
| Short-billed Dowitcher | 6 |
| Laughing Gull | 6 |
| Forster’s Tern | 2 |
| Great Egret | 1 |
| Green Heron | 1 |
| Black Vulture | 1 |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | 2 |
| Downy Woodpecker | 2 |
| Hairy Woodpecker | 1 |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | 1 |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | 2 |
| White-eyed Vireo | 1 |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | 2 |
| Blue Jay | 3 |
| American Crow | 1 |
| Fish Crow | 3 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 3 |
| Tufted Titmouse | 1 |
| Tree Swallow | 2 |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 1 |
| Carolina Wren | 4 |
| European Starling | 1 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 1 |
| American Robin | 1 |
| Chipping Sparrow | 3 |
| Eastern Towhee | 1 |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | 2 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | 2 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | 2 |
| Prothonotary Warbler | 1 |
| Common Yellowthroat | 3 |
| Northern Cardinal | 3 |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 1 |
| Blue Grosbeak | 3 |
| Indigo Bunting | 6 |
Cox Hall Creek WMA: 7:00am-9:00am
Leaders Group 1: Warren Cairo, Claudia Burns, Bernie Hodgdon
20 species
| Species | Count |
| Laughing Gull | 12 |
| Herring Gull | 1 |
| Green Heron | 1 |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | 2 |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | 2 |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | 3 |
| Red-eyed Vireo | 3 |
| American Crow | 2 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 3 |
| Tufted Titmouse | 1 |
| Carolina Wren | 6 |
| European Starling | 3 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 1 |
| American Robin | 5 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | 2 |
| Common Grackle | 4 |
| Prothonotary Warbler | 1 |
| Common Yellowthroat | 2 |
| Scarlet Tanager | 1 |
| Northern Cardinal | 2 |
TNC’s South Cape May Meadows: 7:00am-9:00am
Leaders: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, Hank Burk, Jesse Amesbury
35 species
| Species | Count |
| Canada Goose | 14 |
| Mute Swan | 3 |
| Mallard | 6 |
| Chimney Swift | 3 |
| Common Gallinule | 1 |
| American Oystercatcher | 2 |
| Semipalmated Plover | 1 |
| Killdeer | 2 |
| Least Sandpiper | 3 |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | 12 |
| Short-billed Dowitcher | 5 |
| Spotted Sandpiper | 1 |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | 2 |
| Laughing Gull | 10 |
| Least Tern | 10 |
| Forster’s Tern | 5 |
| Black Skimmer | 3 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 2 |
| Great Egret | 1 |
| Snowy Egret | 1 |
| Little Blue Heron | 1 |
| Osprey | 1 |
| American Crow | 1 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 1 |
| Purple Martin | 14 |
| Barn Swallow | 8 |
| Field Sparrow | 4 |
| Song Sparrow | 1 |
| Eastern Towhee | 1 |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | 2 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | 8 |
| Common Grackle | 2 |
| Common Yellowthroat | 2 |
| Northern Cardinal | 2 |
| Indigo Bunting | 2 |
Higbee Beach Wildlife Management Area: 7:00am-9:00am
Leaders Group 1: Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard, Paul Shaw
28 species
| Species | Count |
| Mourning Dove | 3 |
| Chimney Swift | 10 |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 1 |
| Laughing Gull | 7 |
| Forster’s Tern | 1 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 1 |
| Turkey Vulture | 1 |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | 2 |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | 3 |
| Eastern Kingbird | 1 |
| White-eyed Vireo | 2 |
| Blue Jay | 1 |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 1 |
| Carolina Wren | 12 |
| European Starling | 1 |
| Gray Catbird | 2 |
| Veery | 1 |
| Field Sparrow | 1 |
| Baltimore Oriole | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | 5 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | 1 |
| Boat-tailed Grackle | 2 |
| Blue-winged Warbler | 1 |
| Common Yellowthroat | 3 |
| Prairie Warbler | 3 |
| Northern Cardinal | 6 |
| Blue Grosbeak | 2 |
| Indigo Bunting | 7 |
Leaders Group 2: Bill Roache, MJ Roache, Ruth Bergstrom
31 species
| Species | Count |
| Mourning Dove | 7 |
| Chimney Swift | 9 |
| Short-billed Dowitcher | 1 |
| Laughing Gull | 1 |
| Herring Gull | 1 |
| Great Egret | 2 |
| Osprey | 1 |
| Hairy Woodpecker | 1 |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | 2 |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | 2 |
| Eastern Kingbird | 2 |
| White-eyed Vireo | 3 |
| Red-eyed Vireo | 2 |
| Blue Jay | 1 |
| American Crow | 3 |
| Fish Crow | 2 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 1 |
| Tufted Titmouse | 1 |
| Tree Swallow | 1 |
| Barn Swallow | 1 |
| Carolina Wren | 12 |
| European Starling | 2 |
| Baltimore Oriole | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | 5 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | 3 |
| Common Grackle | 3 |
| Prairie Warbler | 1 |
| Canada Warbler | 1 |
| Northern Cardinal | 2 |
| Blue Grosbeak | 4 |
| Indigo Bunting | 10 |
Heislerville WMA: 10:00am-12:00pm
Leaders: Bill Roache, MJ Roache, Guy Moody, Alan Mart
26 species
| Species | Count |
| Canada Goose | 3 |
| Mute Swan | 2 |
| Mourning Dove | 2 |
| Black-bellied Plover | 12 |
| Semipalmated Plover | 4 |
| Dunlin | 23 |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | 200 |
| Short-billed Dowitcher | 13 |
| Laughing Gull | 6 |
| Least Tern | 6 |
| Forster’s Tern | 4 |
| Black Skimmer | 175 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 50 |
| Great Blue Heron | 4 |
| Great Egret | 5 |
| Snowy Egret | 1 |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron | 25 |
| Bald Eagle | 2 |
| Fish Crow | 2 |
| Barn Swallow | 1 |
| Marsh Wren | 1 |
| Gray-cheeked Thrush | 1 |
| Song Sparrow | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | 14 |
| Common Grackle | 3 |
| Northern Cardinal | 1 |
Stone Harbor and Surroundings: 10:00am-12:00pm
Leaders: Will Kaselow, Sharon Meeker, John McElroy, Barry Hershfeld
24 species
| Species | Count |
| Mourning Dove | 1 |
| American Oystercatcher | 4 |
| Semipalmated Plover | 6 |
| Ruddy Turnstone | 1 |
| Red Knot | 6 |
| Sanderling | 4 |
| Purple Sandpiper | 11 |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | 15 |
| Willet | 4 |
| Laughing Gull | 1 |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | 5 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 16 |
| Common Tern | 1 |
| Forster’s Tern | 4 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 1 |
| Osprey | 3 |
| Fish Crow | 2 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 2 |
| American Robin | 1 |
| Song Sparrow | 2 |
| Eastern Towhee | 2 |
| Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) | 11 |
| Boat-tailed Grackle | 1 |
| Common Yellowthroat | 2 |
Shorebird Express (Bayshore) Trolley Trip: 10:00am-1:30pm
Leader: Carole Hughes, Bernie Hodgdon
Reed’s Beach and Road – 10:40am
20 species
| Species | Count |
| Mourning Dove | 3 |
| Semipalmated Plover | 11 |
| Ruddy Turnstone | 7 |
| Red Knot | 8 |
| Sanderling | 1 |
| Least Sandpiper | 5 |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | 70 |
| Western Sandpiper | 1 |
| Willet | 1 |
| Laughing Gull | 1500 |
| Herring Gull | 60 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 12 |
| Forster’s Tern | 7 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 15 |
| Carolina Wren | 1 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 1 |
| Song Sparrow | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | 4 |
| Yellow Warbler | 1 |
| Northern Cardinal | 1 |
Cook’s Beach and Road – 10:40am
20 species
| Species | Count |
| Mourning Dove | 3 |
| Clapper Rail | 1 |
| Semipalmated Plover | 7 |
| Ruddy Turnstone | 70 |
| Red Knot | 200 |
| Dunlin | 1 |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | 1000 |
| Willet | 1 |
| Laughing Gull | 800 |
| Herring Gull | 20 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 30 |
| Caspian Tern | 2 |
| Forster’s Tern | 12 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | X |
| Osprey | 1 |
| crow sp. | 3 |
| Marsh Wren | 2 |
| Seaside Sparrow | 8 |
| Song Sparrow | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | 9 |
| Common Grackle | 3 |
E-Z Birding at Cape May Point State Park: 10:00am-11:30am
Leaders Group 1: Jackie Parker, Keith Parker
40 species
| Species | Count |
| Mute Swan | 9 |
| Black Scoter | 1 |
| Mourning Dove | 2 |
| Chimney Swift | 20 |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 1 |
| American Oystercatcher | 4 |
| Black-bellied Plover | 1 |
| Killdeer | 1 |
| Laughing Gull | 8 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 20 |
| Least Tern | 23 |
| Common Tern | 1 |
| Forster’s Tern | 4 |
| Black Skimmer | 7 |
| Snowy Egret | 1 |
| Green Heron | 2 |
| Osprey | 2 |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | 1 |
| Eastern Kingbird | 3 |
| White-eyed Vireo | 1 |
| Blue Jay | 2 |
| American Crow | 1 |
| Fish Crow | 2 |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | 3 |
| Purple Martin | 15 |
| Tree Swallow | 5 |
| Barn Swallow | 1 |
| Carolina Wren | 6 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 1 |
| American Robin | 1 |
| Chipping Sparrow | 3 |
| Eastern Towhee | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | 10 |
| Common Grackle | 2 |
| Tennessee Warbler | 1 |
| Common Yellowthroat | 11 |
| Magnolia Warbler | 1 |
| Prairie Warbler | 1 |
| Northern Cardinal | 2 |
| Indigo Bunting | 5 |
Leaders Group 2: Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard, Marc Breslow, Lynn Breslow
32 species
| Species | Count |
| Mute Swan | 4 |
| Mallard | 2 |
| Mourning Dove | 2 |
| Chimney Swift | 8 |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 1 |
| American Oystercatcher | 2 |
| Killdeer | 1 |
| Laughing Gull | 5 |
| Least Tern | 15 |
| Common Tern | 8 |
| Black Skimmer | 6 |
| Great Egret | 1 |
| Snowy Egret | 2 |
| Osprey | 1 |
| White-eyed Vireo | 2 |
| American Crow | 1 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 1 |
| Purple Martin | 25 |
| Tree Swallow | 5 |
| Carolina Wren | 10 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 2 |
| American Robin | 1 |
| American Goldfinch | 1 |
| Eastern Towhee | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | 6 |
| Common Grackle | 4 |
| Tennessee Warbler | 1 |
| Common Yellowthroat | 5 |
| Magnolia Warbler | 1 |
| Prairie Warbler | 4 |
| Blue Grosbeak | 1 |
| Indigo Bunting | 6 |
TNC’s Garrett Family Preserve at Cape Island Creek: 10:00am-11:30am
Leaders Group 1: Adehl Schwaderer, Hank Burk, Hugh Simmons, Alan Crawford, Paul Shaw, Sally Lorbach
37 species
| Species | Count |
| Mallard | 2 |
| Mourning Dove | 1 |
| Chimney Swift | 8 |
| Clapper Rail | 2 |
| Laughing Gull | 8 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 10 |
| Great Egret | 2 |
| Snowy Egret | 3 |
| Green Heron | 1 |
| Black Vulture | 1 |
| Osprey | 3 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 1 |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | 4 |
| Eastern Kingbird | 2 |
| White-eyed Vireo | 4 |
| Blue Jay | 3 |
| American Crow | 3 |
| Fish Crow | 1 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 1 |
| Tree Swallow | 2 |
| Barn Swallow | 1 |
| Carolina Wren | 10 |
| European Starling | 6 |
| Gray Catbird | 2 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 1 |
| American Robin | 4 |
| American Goldfinch | 2 |
| Field Sparrow | 5 |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | 5 |
| Orchard Oriole | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | 8 |
| Common Grackle | 8 |
| Common Yellowthroat | 5 |
| Yellow Warbler | 1 |
| Prairie Warbler | 2 |
| Northern Cardinal | 9 |
| Indigo Bunting | 4 |
TNC’s South Cape May Meadows: 1:30pm-3:30pm
Leaders Group 1: Karen Thompson, Bill Boyle, Patti Domm
33 species
| Species | Count |
| Canada Goose | 14 |
| Mute Swan | 2 |
| Mallard | 7 |
| Virginia Rail | 1 |
| Common Gallinule | 1 |
| American Oystercatcher | 4 |
| Killdeer | 3 |
| Ruddy Turnstone | 22 |
| Least Sandpiper | 2 |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | 4 |
| Short-billed Dowitcher | 1 |
| Spotted Sandpiper | 2 |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | 1 |
| Laughing Gull | 6 |
| Common Tern | 1 |
| Forster’s Tern | 23 |
| Black Skimmer | 5 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 1 |
| Great Egret | 1 |
| Snowy Egret | 1 |
| Green Heron | 1 |
| Osprey | 2 |
| American Crow | 1 |
| Purple Martin | 14 |
| Tree Swallow | 3 |
| Barn Swallow | 9 |
| American Goldfinch | 1 |
| Song Sparrow | 2 |
| Baltimore Oriole | 2 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | 15 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | 1 |
| Common Yellowthroat | 2 |
| Northern Cardinal | 1 |
Heislerville WMA: 1:30pm-3:30pm
Leaders: Brett Ewald, Chris Marks, Guy Moody, John McElroy
29 species
| Species | Count |
| Canada Goose | 9 |
| Mute Swan | 2 |
| Wood Duck | 3 |
| American Black Duck | 1 |
| American Oystercatcher | 3 |
| Black-bellied Plover | 4 |
| Semipalmated Plover | 11 |
| Dunlin | 7 |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | 19 |
| Short-billed Dowitcher | 6 |
| Laughing Gull | 11 |
| Herring Gull | 3 |
| Forster’s Tern | 5 |
| Black Skimmer | 125 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 150 |
| Great Blue Heron | 1 |
| Great Egret | 1 |
| Snowy Egret | 1 |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron | 4 |
| Osprey | 4 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 |
| Eastern Kingbird | 1 |
| Tree Swallow | 1 |
| Bank Swallow | 2 |
| Barn Swallow | 3 |
| Marsh Wren | 1 |
| Song Sparrow | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | 25 |
| Common Grackle | 7 |
Osprey Back Bay Birding by Boat: 1:30pm-4:00pm
Leader: Warren Cairo, Claudia Burns
Jarvis Sound – 1:30pm
36 species
| Species | Count |
| Mallard | 4 |
| Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) | 4 |
| Mourning Dove | 1 |
| Clapper Rail | 10 |
| American Oystercatcher | 20 |
| Black-bellied Plover | 75 |
| Semipalmated Plover | 25 |
| Whimbrel | 3 |
| Ruddy Turnstone | 12 |
| Red Knot | 10 |
| Dunlin | 125 |
| Least Sandpiper | 4 |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | 25 |
| Willet | 3 |
| Laughing Gull | X |
| Herring Gull | 20 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 8 |
| Least Tern | 5 |
| Common Tern | 40 |
| Forster’s Tern | 50 |
| Black Skimmer | 4 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 10 |
| Great Egret | 10 |
| Snowy Egret | 7 |
| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | 3 |
| Osprey | 30 |
| Bald Eagle | 2 |
| Blue Jay | 1 |
| American Crow | 2 |
| Purple Martin | 2 |
| Tree Swallow | 1 |
| Barn Swallow | 3 |
| European Starling | 4 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | 12 |
| Yellow Warbler | 1 |
Stone Harbor and Surroundings: 2:00pm-4:00pm
Leaders Group 1: Will Kaselow, Ruth Bergstrom, Paul Shaw, Chris Daly
27 species
| Species | Count |
| American Oystercatcher | 3 |
| Black-bellied Plover | 4 |
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Black-bellied Plover photo by Chris Daly |
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| Semipalmated Plover | 7 |
| Piping Plover | 1 |
| Ruddy Turnstone | 5 |
| Sanderling | 16 |
| Dunlin | 2 |
| Purple Sandpiper | 2 |
| Least Sandpiper | 1 |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | 6 |
| Short-billed Dowitcher | 1 |
| Willet | 3 |
| Laughing Gull | 10 |
| Herring Gull | 3 |
| Forster’s Tern | 4 |
| Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) | 1 |
| Osprey (carolinensis) | 2 |
| Fish Crow | 1 |
| Gray Catbird | 2 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 1 |
| American Robin | 5 |
| House Finch | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) | 8 |
| Common Grackle | 1 |
| Boat-tailed Grackle | 2 |
| Yellow Warbler (Northern) | 3 |
| Northern Cardinal | 1 |








