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E-Z Birding at Cape May Point State Park – September 22, 2022

Leaders: Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon, Barry Hershfeld

Temp:

Winds: SW 10-15 mph

Weather Conditions: sunny

Good raptor flight.  Highlight was 7 Palm Warblers

34 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 3
Mute Swan 52
Mallard 18
American Black Duck 2
Green-winged Teal 11
Mourning Dove 5
Chimney Swift 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Laughing Gull 12
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 5
Royal Tern 16
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Glossy Ibis 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 7
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 9
American Kestrel 2
Peregrine Falcon 2
Blue Jay 2
Carolina Chickadee 8
Carolina Wren 4
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 2
Red-winged Blackbird 24
Palm Warbler 7
Northern Cardinal 1