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Cape May Spring Festival – Saturday, May 21, 2022

Songbird Extravaganza in Belleplain State Forest: 5:30am-9:00am

Leaders Group 1: Chris Marks, Beth Freiday

49 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 14
Mourning Dove 6
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2
Eastern Whip-poor-will 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Killdeer 1
Laughing Gull 16
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Broad-winged Hawk 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 6
Acadian Flycatcher 4
Eastern Phoebe 6
Great Crested Flycatcher 5
Eastern Kingbird 4
White-eyed Vireo 5
Red-eyed Vireo 3
American Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 3
Tree Swallow 2
Carolina Wren 3
European Starling 3
Gray Catbird 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
Wood Thrush 3
Cedar Waxwing 4
Chipping Sparrow 4
Orchard Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Ovenbird 6
Worm-eating Warbler 4
Louisiana Waterthrush 2
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Prothonotary Warbler 2
Hooded Warbler 1
American Redstart 1
Pine Warbler 4
Yellow-throated Warbler 6
Prairie Warbler 3
Summer Tanager 2
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 1

 

Songbirds in Belleplain State Forest: 7:00am-9:00am

Leaders Group 1:  David La Puma, Andrew Eppedio

Sumner Ave. Spray Fields – 7:21am

20 species

Species Count
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2
Laughing Gull 16
Herring Gull 2
Forster’s Tern 3
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Tree Swallow 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 2
Eastern Bluebird 3
Orchard Oriole 2
Ovenbird 2
Prairie Warbler 2
Blue Grosbeak 2
Indigo Bunting 2

 

Sunset Bridge/Triangle area – 8:23am

28 species

Species Count
Mourning Dove 1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Laughing Gull 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 3
Acadian Flycatcher 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
White-eyed Vireo 6
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 5
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 7
Carolina Wren 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
Wood Thrush 2
American Robin 2
Chipping Sparrow 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Common Grackle 2
Ovenbird 4
Black-and-white Warbler 4
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Hooded Warbler 3
Northern Parula 1
Pine Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 2

 

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

Leaders Group 1: Bill Roach, Guy Moody, Bernie Hodgdon

33 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 6
Mallard 17
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Laughing Gull 4
Green Heron 1
Osprey 1
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Eastern Kingbird 2
White-eyed Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 25
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tree Swallow 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Carolina Wren 8
European Starling 4
American Robin 3
Field Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Common Grackle 6
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 6
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 3

 

Leaders Group 2:  Keith Parker, Jackie Parker

51 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 9
Wood Duck 3
Mallard 5
Mourning Dove 3
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Killdeer 1
Laughing Gull 8
Herring Gull 1
Double-crested Cormorant 10
Great Egret 1
Green Heron 1
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 6
Eastern Kingbird 1
White-eyed Vireo 5
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 5
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
Tree Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
Carolina Wren 7
European Starling 5
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 4
American Robin 4
Cedar Waxwing 3
House Sparrow 2
House Finch 1
Chipping Sparrow 2
Field Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 7
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Common Grackle 7
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Northern Cardinal 8
Blue Grosbeak 2
Indigo Bunting 6

 

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

Leaders Group 1: Barb Bassett, Patti Domm

35 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 20
Mallard 2
Mourning Dove 2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Laughing Gull 40
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Great Egret 1
Great Egret - Margaret Flinner

Great Egret photo by Margaret Flinner

 
Osprey 2
Osprey - Margaret Flinner

Osprey photo by Margaret Flinner

 
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker - Margaret Flinner

Red-bellied Woodpecker photo by Margaret Flinner

 
Eastern Wood-Pewee 4
Great Crested Flycatcher 4
Eastern Kingbird 1
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Red-eyed Vireo - Margaret Flinner

Red-eyed Vireo photo by Margaret Flinner

 
Blue Jay 2
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 3
Purple Martin 20
Tree Swallow 2
House Wren 2
Carolina Wren 4
European Starling 1
Gray Catbird 1
American Robin 8
American Robin - Margaret Flinner

American Robin photo by Margaret Flinner

 
House Sparrow 4
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Common Grackle 20
Ovenbird 1
American Redstart 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 2
Yellow-throated Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 3
Indigo Bunting 2

 

TNC’s South Cape May Meadows: 7:00am-9:00am

Leaders: Alan Mart, Hugh Simmons

42 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 6
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 9
Mourning Dove 3
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
American Oystercatcher 4
Semipalmated Plover 6
Killdeer 1
Marbled Godwit 1
Marbled Godwit - Alan Mart

Marbled Godwit photo by Alan Mart

 
Least Sandpiper 5
Semipalmated Sandpiper 2
Short-billed Dowitcher 30
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Bonaparte’s Gull 1
Laughing Gull 30
Herring Gull 1
Least Tern 50
Forster’s Tern 10
Black Skimmer 1
Double-crested Cormorant 30
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 1
White Ibis 3
Osprey 1
Willow Flycatcher 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
American Crow 1
Purple Martin 40
Barn Swallow 1
Carolina Wren 5
Northern Mockingbird 1
Field Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 2
Eastern Towhee 1
Yellow-breasted Chat 2
Red-winged Blackbird 50
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Common Grackle 1
Common Yellowthroat 10
Northern Cardinal 4
Indigo Bunting 1

 

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

Leaders Group 2: Kathy Horn, Paul Shaw, Eric Stiles

41 species

Species Count
Mallard 1
Mourning Dove 3
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2
Chimney Swift 1
Killdeer 2
Laughing Gull 11
Forster’s Tern 1
Common Loon 1
Snowy Egret 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey (carolinensis) 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 4
Eastern Kingbird 1
White-eyed Vireo 4
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 3
Purple Martin 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Carolina Wren (Northern) 11
Gray Catbird 2
American Robin 2
Chipping Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 1
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Common Grackle (Purple) 7
Common Yellowthroat (trichas Group) 2
American Redstart 1
Yellow Warbler (Northern) 3
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 5
Northern Cardinal 9
Blue Grosbeak 5
Indigo Bunting 7

 

Birding Cape May Point: 10:00am-12:00pm

Leaders Group 1: Keith Parker, Jackie Parker, Ruth Bergstrom

38 species

Species Count
Mute Swan 4
Mallard 2
Mourning Dove 6
Chimney Swift 8
Laughing Gull 20
Least Tern 10
Common Tern 1
Forster’s Tern 5
Double-crested Cormorant 8
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 8
Osprey 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 6
Eastern Kingbird 3
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 6
Purple Martin 10
Tree Swallow 1
House Wren 2
Carolina Wren 4
European Starling 5
Gray Catbird 10
Northern Mockingbird 4
American Robin 6
Cedar Waxwing 4
House Sparrow 8
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 1
Chipping Sparrow 2
Field Sparrow 1
Orchard Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Common Grackle 14
Common Yellowthroat 1
Northern Cardinal 8

 

E-Z Birding at Cape May Point State Park: 10:00am-12:00pm

Leaders Group 2: Jason Guerard, Victoria Sindlinger, David Benvent

35 species

Species Count
Mute Swan 21
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Mourning Dove 2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 10
American Oystercatcher 1
Laughing Gull 50
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Least Tern 10
Forster’s Tern 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Snowy Egret 1
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 5
Osprey 4
Mississippi Kite 1
Northern Flicker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
White-eyed Vireo 1
Carolina Chickadee 3
Purple Martin 100
Tree Swallow 10
Carolina Wren 1
Northern Mockingbird 3
Cedar Waxwing 3
House Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 10
Common Yellowthroat 5
American Redstart 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 3
Northern Cardinal 3
Indigo Bunting 2

 

TNC’s Garrett Family Preserve at Cape Island Creek: 10:00am-12:00pm

Leaders Group 1: Melissa Roach, Hugh Simmons, Carole Hughes

34 species

Species Count
Mallard 2
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Laughing Gull 25
Forster’s Tern 4
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 7
Osprey 2
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
White-eyed Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 1
Fish Crow 1
Tree Swallow 12
House Wren 2
Carolina Wren 3
European Starling 2
American Robin 5
House Sparrow 8
Field Sparrow 3
Yellow-breasted Chat 4
Bobolink 2
Orchard Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird 13
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Common Grackle 4
Common Yellowthroat 2
Yellow Warbler 3
Prairie Warbler 3
Northern Cardinal 9
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 5

 

Leaders Group 2: Alan Mart, Hank Burk, Scott Barnes

40 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 4
Mallard 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1
Mourning Dove 4
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 2
Willet 6
Laughing Gull 20
Herring Gull 2
Forster’s Tern 2
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 1
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 6
Osprey 3
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
White-eyed Vireo 1
American Crow 1
Tree Swallow 4
Barn Swallow 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 6
European Starling 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 4
American Goldfinch 3
Yellow-breasted Chat 3
Bobolink 2
Orchard Oriole 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 7
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow Warbler 3
Prairie Warbler 3
Northern Cardinal 6
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 6

 

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

Leaders Group 1: David La Puma, Paul Shaw, Suleka Deevi

47 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 8
Mute Swan 1
Mallard 12
Surf Scoter 1
Black Scoter 1
Mourning Dove 2
American Oystercatcher 3
Semipalmated Plover 4
Killdeer 2
Ruddy Turnstone 10
Red Knot 1
Dunlin 6
Least Sandpiper 4
Semipalmated Sandpiper 15
Short-billed Dowitcher 22
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 3
Bonaparte’s Gull 2
Laughing Gull 56
Herring Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 10
Least Tern 60
Common Tern 2
Forster’s Tern 25
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel 1
Double-crested Cormorant 35
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 1
Glossy Ibis 15
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 10
Osprey 2
Willow Flycatcher 1
Purple Martin 45
Tree Swallow 2
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
House Sparrow 4
Field Sparrow 4
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 2
Common Yellowthroat 4
Yellow Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Indigo Bunting 2

 

Heislerville WMA: 1:30pm-3:30pm

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Beth Freiday, Guy Moody, Susan Moody

30 species

Species Count
Mute Swan 6
American Oystercatcher 2
Black-bellied Plover 10
Semipalmated Plover 100
Ruddy Turnstone 5
Dunlin 100
White-rumped Sandpiper 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 500
Short-billed Dowitcher 10
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Willet 3
Laughing Gull 50
Ring-billed Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 8
Least Tern 4
Forster’s Tern 30
Black Skimmer 80
Double-crested Cormorant 50
Great Egret 2
Snowy Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 3
Northern Harrier 1
Bald Eagle 1
Purple Martin 4
Tree Swallow 20
Barn Swallow 5
Marsh Wren 4
Red-winged Blackbird 40
Common Grackle 2

 

Shorebird Express (Ocean) School Bus Trip: 1:00pm-4:00pm

Leader: Carole Hughes, Whitney Lanfranco

18 species

Species Count
Clapper Rail 6
American Oystercatcher 4
Black-bellied Plover 5
Semipalmated Plover 75
Whimbrel 4
Dunlin 16
Western Sandpiper 1
Short-billed Dowitcher 12
Willet 6
Laughing Gull 22
Least Tern 4
Forster’s Tern 2
Black Skimmer 28
Common Loon 1
Great Egret 3
Little Blue Heron 1
Tricolored Heron 1
Osprey 5

 

Birds/Habitat at Northwood: 1:00pm-3:00pm

Leaders: Jackie Parker, Keith Parker, Emily Miller

34 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 2
Mute Swan 3
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Laughing Gull 15
Least Tern 6
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 4
Mississippi Kite 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 2
Purple Martin 4
Carolina Wren 6
European Starling 4
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 3
Cedar Waxwing 1
House Sparrow 4
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 2
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Common Grackle 10
American Redstart 1
Magnolia Warbler 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 4
Indigo Bunting 1

 

Osprey Back Bay Birding by Boat: 1:30pm-4:00pm

Leader: Andrew Eppedio

Jarvis Sound – 1:30pm

34 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 8
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Clapper Rail (Atlantic Coast) 3
American Oystercatcher 12
Black-bellied Plover 15
Semipalmated Plover 40
Whimbrel (Hudsonian) 19
Ruddy Turnstone 200
Sanderling 12
Dunlin (hudsonia) 300
Least Sandpiper 6
White-rumped Sandpiper 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper 400
Short-billed Dowitcher 30
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Willet (Eastern) 5
Laughing Gull 800
Herring Gull 9
Great Black-backed Gull 7
Common Tern 30
Forster’s Tern 42
Black Skimmer 1
Common Loon 3
Double-crested Cormorant 12
Great Egret 5
Snowy Egret 4
Glossy Ibis 1
Osprey (carolinensis) 6
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3
Barn Swallow (American) 5
European Starling 3
Seaside Sparrow (Atlantic) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 4
Boat-tailed Grackle (torreyi/alabamensis) 6

 

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

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Victoria Sindlinger

22 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 15
Mallard 1
American Black Duck 2
Clapper Rail 3
Willet 1
Laughing Gull 10
Herring Gull 1
Double-crested Cormorant 30
Great Egret 60
Great Egret - Victoria  Sindlinger

Great Egret photo by Victoria Sindlinger

 

 
Great Egret - Victoria  Sindlinger

Great Egret photo by Victoria Sindlinger

 
Snowy Egret 3
Little Blue Heron 3
Tricolored Heron 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 15
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 10
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Victoria  Sindlinger

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron photo by Victoria Sindlinger

 
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Victoria  Sindlinger

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron photo by Victoria Sindlinger

 
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Victoria  Sindlinger

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron photo by Victoria Sindlinger

 
White Ibis 20
White Ibis - Victoria  Sindlinger

White Ibis photo by Victoria Sindlinger

 
White Ibis - Victoria  Sindlinger

White Ibis photo by Victoria Sindlinger

 
Glossy Ibis 30
Osprey 1
Fish Crow 2
Gray Catbird 1
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Boat-tailed Grackle 20

 

Stone Harbor and Surroundings: 2:00pm-4:00pm

Leaders Group 1: Kathy Horn, Suleka Deevi

Stone Harbor Point – 2:00pm

25 species

Species Count
scoter sp. 1
American Oystercatcher 6
Black-bellied Plover 2
Semipalmated Plover 4
Killdeer 2
Ruddy Turnstone 1
Sanderling 6
Purple Sandpiper 3
Least Sandpiper 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 45
Willet (Eastern) 2
Laughing Gull 12
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull (American) 1
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Forster’s Tern 1
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Snowy Egret 1
Osprey (carolinensis) 3
American Crow 2
European Starling 2
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
Song Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 5
Yellow Warbler (Northern) 1

 

Nummy Island – 3:20pm

22 species

Species Count
Clapper Rail (Atlantic Coast) 6
American Oystercatcher 6
Black-bellied Plover 4
Semipalmated Plover 8
Whimbrel 4
Dunlin 12
Semipalmated Sandpiper 80
Short-billed Dowitcher 3
Willet (Eastern) 3
Laughing Gull 7
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull (American) 2
Great Black-backed Gull 5
Forster’s Tern 1
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 1
Great Egret 2
Snowy Egret 4
Little Blue Heron 2
Tricolored Heron 1
Osprey (carolinensis) 6
Common Grackle 1
Boat-tailed Grackle 1

 

Leaders Group 2: Melissa Roach, Hugh Simmons

Stone Harbor Point – 2:04pm

30 species

Species Count
White-winged Scoter 3
Mourning Dove 3
Clapper Rail 1
American Oystercatcher 5
Black-bellied Plover 1
Semipalmated Plover 20
Ruddy Turnstone 2
Red Knot 6
Sanderling 50
Purple Sandpiper 10
Semipalmated Sandpiper 20
Willet 6
Laughing Gull 40
Herring Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Forster’s Tern 6
Double-crested Cormorant 7
Snowy Egret 1
Osprey 4
Fish Crow 1
Purple Martin 2
Barn Swallow 2
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 3
Song Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Common Grackle 2
Yellow Warbler 2

 

Nummy Island – 3:50pm

17 species

Species Count
Clapper Rail 2
Black-bellied Plover 3
Semipalmated Plover 5
Whimbrel 3
Dunlin 10
White-rumped Sandpiper 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 150
Willet 3
Laughing Gull 20
Least Tern 3
Forster’s Tern 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Little Blue Heron 1
Tricolored Heron 1
Osprey 2
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Boat-tailed Grackle 2