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E-Z Birding at Cape May Point State Park – September 18, 2025

Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, John McElroy

Temp: 67°F

Winds: N 10 mph

Weather Conditions: cloudy

39 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 14
Mute Swan 12
Blue-winged Teal 5
Mallard 1
Mourning Dove 6
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
American Oystercatcher 3
Laughing Gull 13
American Herring Gull 16
Great Black-backed Gull 24
Royal Tern 1
Green Heron 4
Green Heron - Roger Horn

Green Heron photo by Roger Horn

 
Green Heron - Roger Horn

Green Heron photo by Roger Horn

 
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 2
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) - Roger Horn

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) photo by Roger Horn

 
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey (American) 9
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Northern) 3
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
Merlin 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 1
Tree Swallow 6
Carolina Wren (Northern) 4
Gray Catbird 6
Northern Mockingbird 4
Field Sparrow 2
Field Sparrow - Roger Horn

Field Sparrow photo by Roger Horn

 
Bobolink 4
Common Grackle 2
Common Yellowthroat (trichas Group) 7
Common Yellowthroat (trichas Group) - Roger Horn

Common Yellowthroat (trichas Group) photo by Roger Horn

 
Common Yellowthroat (trichas Group) - Roger Horn

Common Yellowthroat (trichas Group) photo by Roger Horn

 
Common Yellowthroat (trichas Group) - Roger Horn

Common Yellowthroat (trichas Group) photo by Roger Horn

 
Yellow Warbler (Northern) 4
Palm Warbler (Western) 1
Northern Cardinal 3
Indigo Bunting 1
Indigo Bunting - Roger Horn

Indigo Bunting photo by Roger Horn

 

 

blog post by Kathy & Roger Horn

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