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EZ Birding at Cape May Point State Park – October 3, 2024

Leaders: Alan Crawford, Bernie Hodgdon, John McElroy, Pam Hubert, Holly LeMieux

Temp: 60° F

Winds: SE 9 mph

Weather Conditions: clear blue skies, and nearly calm winds.

49 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 8
Mute Swan 32
Blue-winged Teal 8
Gadwall 5
Mallard 80
American Black Duck 1
Northern Pintail 2
Green-winged Teal 60
Black Scoter 20
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 5
Mourning Dove 12
Common Gallinule 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Laughing Gull 2
Herring Gull 12
Great Black-backed Gull 25
Lesser Black-backed Gull 8
Royal Tern 10
Double-crested Cormorant 8
Little Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 5
Great Blue Heron 2
Glossy Ibis 1
Turkey Vulture 5
Osprey 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6
Cooper’s Hawk 2
Belted Kingfisher 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker 12
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 16
American Crow 3
Carolina Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 3
Tree Swallow 350
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 10
Gray Catbird 8
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 4
American Goldfinch 2
Field Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Common Grackle 6
Common Yellowthroat 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 6
Northern Cardinal 2