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Migration at the Point – April 15, 2026

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Mary Watkins, Aislinn Shilcusky

Temp: 64°F

Winds: SW 9 mph

Weather Conditions: mostly sunny

Migration at the Point. CMPSP lighthouse parking lot to Coral Ave. beach and dune crossing to Lily Lake.

46 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 2
Mute Swan 4
Mallard 3
Surf Scoter 65
Black Scoter 30
Mourning Dove 6
American Oystercatcher 5
Laughing Gull 9
Ring-billed Gull 1
American Herring Gull 50
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
Forster’s Tern 5
Royal Tern 1
Red-throated Loon 42
Northern Gannet 39
Double-crested Cormorant 130
White Ibis 13
Great Blue Heron 1
Osprey 6
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Merlin 1
Fish Crow 5
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tree Swallow 2
Purple Martin 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Northern House Wren 2
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 9
Northern Mockingbird 3
American Robin 2
Cedar Waxwing 16
House Sparrow 7
House Finch 5
Chipping Sparrow 2
Field Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 9
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Common Grackle 30
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 9
New Jersey Audubon