View From The Cape

Leaders: Chris Marks, Dave & Lynn Pollard, Mary Watkins Temp:  Winds: Weather Conditions: rain 40 species Species Count Canada Goose 1 Mute Swan 22 Mallard 15 American Black Duck 3 Mourning Dove 4 American Oystercatcher 5 Semipalmated Plover 2 Greater Yellowlegs 5 Sanderling 2 Semipalmated Sandpiper 10 Laughing Gull 35…...

Leaders: Adehl Schwaderer, Dave & Lynn Pollard, Chris Marks Temp: 75°F Winds: SSE 10-15 mph Weather Conditions: clear Cape May Point State Park – 8:00am 17 species Species Count Mourning Dove 6 American Oystercatcher 3 Willet 1 Laughing Gull 12 Herring Gull 18 Great Black-backed Gull 42 Lesser Black-backed Gull…...

Leaders: Brian Moscatello, Alan Crawford, Bernie Hodgdon, Ruth Bergstrom, Temp: 75° F Winds: SSW 7 mph Weather Conditions: sunny Perfect morning for viewing resident and migrating birds. Nice group of gulls on the beach including four Lesser Black-backed. Brown Pelicans made an appearance, and we ended the outing with three…...

Leaders: Bill and MJ Roache, Alan Crawford, John McElroy, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 75° F Winds: SW 8 mph Weather Conditions: sunny but foggy at the shoreline Birders were treated to flyover Tri-colored Herons and Great Egrets from the parking lot with additional Great Egrets throughout the walk. Least Terns numbers…...

Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Mary Watkins Temp:  Winds: Weather Conditions: Hot and birdy! 48 species Species Count Canada Goose 6 Mute Swan 5 Mallard 45 Black Scoter 2 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Mourning Dove 2 Chimney Swift 4 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 American Oystercatcher 2 Killdeer 3 Lesser Yellowlegs 3 Greater…...

Leaders: Brian Moscatello, Shaun Bamford, Bernie Hodgdon, Ruth Bergstrom, Temp: 73° F Winds: S 11 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy Nice view of loafing Great Black-back Gulls on the beach. Increasing numbers of Tree Swallows present as the Purple Martin colony winds down. 25 species Species Count Mute Swan 30 Mallard…...

Leaders: MJ Roache, Alan Crawford, John McElroy, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 72° F Winds: N 9 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy Nice assortment of shorebirds off the blind, large flock of mostly juvenile White Ibis soared over us followed by a single juvenile Glossy Ibis landing near the observation deck. Abbreviated walk…...

Leaders: Adehl Schwaderer, Chris Marks, MJ Roache Temp:  Winds: Weather Conditions: 31 species Species Count Canada Goose 6 Mallard 8 Mourning Dove 14 American Oystercatcher 6 Lesser Yellowlegs 4 Stilt Sandpiper 2 Sanderling 10 Least Sandpiper 6 Semipalmated Sandpiper 4 Laughing Gull 40 Herring Gull 6 Great Black-backed Gull 2…...

Leaders: Adehl Schwaderer, Chris Marks, Holly Lemieux Temp:  Winds: Weather Conditions: 33 species Species Count Canada Goose 2 Mute Swan 3 Mallard 18 Mourning Dove 9 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 American Oystercatcher 11 Laughing Gull 14 Herring Gull 3 Great Black-backed Gull 53 Caspian Tern 1 Forster’s Tern 5 Green Heron…...