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E-Z Birding at Cape May Point State Park – October 2, 2025

Leaders: Alan Crawford, Bernie Hodgdon, John McElroy, Dennis McKane, Pam Hubert

Temp: 70°F

Winds:

Weather Conditions: A bright, sunny, cool (56°) morning with a light breeze. Temps rose to near 70° by late morning.

40 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 16
Mute Swan 12
Gadwall 3
American Wigeon 10
Mallard 30
Green-winged Teal 18
Mourning Dove 2
Laughing Gull 2
American Herring Gull 8
Great Black-backed Gull 6
Royal Tern 1
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Common Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 20
White Ibis 1
Great Blue Heron 5
Black Vulture 8
Turkey Vulture 25
Osprey 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 10
Cooper’s Hawk 4
Northern Harrier 3
Bald Eagle 1
Belted Kingfisher 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 25
Merlin 3
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 5
Carolina Chickadee 8
Carolina Wren 5
Gray Catbird 10
Brown Thrasher 8
Northern Mockingbird 1
House Sparrow 4
Savannah Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 8
Northern Cardinal 1
New Jersey Audubon