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EZ Birding at Cape May Point State Park – September 19, 2024

Leaders: Adehl Schwaderer, John McElroy, Dennis McKane

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Amazing morning of migration in Cape May Point today! It took us over an hour to walk the dune path at the State Park because of all the warblers, wading birds, and migrating raptors flying by. The light breeze and partly cloudy skies were the perfect backdrop to the morning as well.

36 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 4
Mute Swan 22
Mallard 2
Green-winged Teal 16
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Laughing Gull 13
Great Black-backed Gull 4
Forster’s Tern 1
Royal Tern 3
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Little Blue Heron 2
Snowy Egret 12
Great Egret 4
Great Blue Heron 1
Osprey 16
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 22
Cooper’s Hawk 8
Belted Kingfisher 2
Northern Flicker 3
American Kestrel 2
Merlin 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tree Swallow 9
Carolina Wren 5
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 6
Field Sparrow 2
Black-and-white Warbler 1
American Redstart 14
Northern Parula 1
Yellow Warbler 6
Palm Warbler 3