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E-Z Birding at Cape May Point State Park – October 9, 2025

Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Bernie Hodgdon, Dennis McKane, John McElroy, Pam Hubert, Alan Crawford

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20 enthusiastic participants enjoyed a bright, sunny, breezy morning, with temps in the low 50s, and lots of birds!

51 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 45
Mute Swan 25
Wood Duck 1
Northern Shoveler 5
Gadwall 6
American Wigeon 16
Mallard 30
American Black Duck 3
Northern Pintail 3
Green-winged Teal (American) 4
Mourning Dove 2
Common Gallinule 1
Killdeer 2
American Herring Gull 6
Double-crested Cormorant 15
White Ibis 70
Great Egret 3
Great Blue Heron 8
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 25
Osprey 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3
Cooper’s Hawk 6
Northern Harrier 2
Bald Eagle 3
Broad-winged Hawk 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
American Kestrel 1
Eastern Phoebe 3
Red-eyed Vireo 1
American Crow 10
Common Raven 1
Tree Swallow 15
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 5
Gray Catbird 1
Brown Thrasher 4
Northern Mockingbird 1
House Sparrow 2
American Pipit 8
White-crowned Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 20
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 8
Bobolink 4
Red-winged Blackbird 14
Common Yellowthroat 2
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 15
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