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Fall Migrants at the Rea Farm – November 2, 2024

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon

Temp: 55° F

Winds:  NW 8 mph

Weather Conditions: Sunny with cirrus clouds

The Rea Farm was hopping with birds this morning. SO.MANY.SPARROWS! Cornell’s BirdCast said 1.6 million birds migrated over Cape May last night and it sure seemed like it on the ground. Song, White-throated and Swamp Sparrows are present in large numbers and there were also Savannah and Field Sparrows in the mix. We had good views of a Clay-colored Sparrow, and a few Palm Warblers fed in the grassy field edges. We saw a couple of Purple Finches and a single Rusty Blackbird. A male Black-throated Blue Warbler was a nice surprise but the Orange-crowned Warbler that fed for several minutes close in the goldenrod was, perhaps, the highlight of a beautiful morning.

52 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 53
Mute Swan 1
Wood Duck 4
Mallard 44
American Black Duck 6
Green-winged Teal (American) 4
Mourning Dove 10
Killdeer 1
American Herring Gull 2
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 1
Black Vulture 9
Turkey Vulture 2
Bald Eagle 2
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Broad-winged Hawk - Roger Horn

Broad-winged Hawk photo by Roger Horn

 
Broad-winged Hawk - Roger Horn

Broad-winged Hawk photo by Roger Horn

 
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 5
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Carolina Wren (Northern) 9
European Starling 13
Brown Thrasher 3
Northern Mockingbird 6
Eastern Bluebird 18
Eastern Bluebird - Roger Horn

Eastern Bluebird photo by Roger Horn

 
American Robin 424
Cedar Waxwing 18
Cedar Waxwing - Roger Horn

Cedar Waxwing photo by Roger Horn

 
House Finch 8
Purple Finch (Eastern) 2
Purple Finch (Eastern) - Roger Horn

Purple Finch (Eastern) photo by Roger Horn

 
American Goldfinch 22
Clay-colored Sparrow 1
Clay-colored Sparrow - Roger Horn

Clay-colored Sparrow photo by Roger Horn

 
Clay-colored Sparrow - Roger Horn

Clay-colored Sparrow photo by Roger Horn

 
Clay-colored Sparrow - Roger Horn

Clay-colored Sparrow photo by Roger Horn

 
Field Sparrow 4
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 6
White-throated Sparrow 16
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) 7
Song Sparrow 75
Swamp Sparrow 19
Eastern Towhee (Red-eyed) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 323
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Rusty Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Orange-crowned Warbler - Roger Horn

Orange-crowned Warbler photo by Roger Horn

 
Orange-crowned Warbler - Roger Horn

Orange-crowned Warbler photo by Roger Horn

 
Orange-crowned Warbler - Roger Horn

Orange-crowned Warbler photo by Roger Horn

 
Orange-crowned Warbler - Roger Horn

Orange-crowned Warbler photo by Roger Horn

 
Orange-crowned Warbler - Roger Horn

Orange-crowned Warbler photo by Roger Horn

 
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Palm Warbler (Western) 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 14
Northern Cardinal 7