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EZ Birding at Cape May Point State Park – September 3, 2026

Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, John McElroy

Temp: 76° F

Winds: NE 5 mph

Weather Conditions: mostly sunny

36 species

Species Count
Mute Swan 10
Mallard 2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 3
Mourning Dove 15
Chimney Swift 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4
Common Gallinule 1
Common Gallinule - John McElroy

Common Gallinule photo by John McElroy

Laughing Gull 46
American Herring Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 21
Forster’s Tern 1
Royal Tern 5
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Double-crested Cormorant - John McElroy

Double-crested Cormorant photo by John McElroy

Double-crested Cormorant - John McElroy

Double-crested Cormorant photo by John McElroy

Glossy Ibis 1
Great Egret 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Brown Pelican 3
Osprey 2
White-eyed Vireo 1
American Crow 3
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tree Swallow 1000
Purple Martin 3
Barn Swallow 50
Carolina Wren 2
Gray Catbird 2
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 5
House Sparrow 7
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 3
Field Sparrow 5
Common Yellowthroat 1
Prairie Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 3
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