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Migration at the Point – May 20, 2026

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Guy Moody, Pam Hubert

Temp: 75° F

Winds: SW 10-15 mph

Weather Conditions: mostly sunny

45 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 7
Mute Swan 2
Mute Swan - Alexa Sanchioni

Mute Swan photo by Alexa Sanchioni

 
Mallard 3
Mallard - Alexa Sanchioni

Mallard photo by Alexa Sanchioni

 
Mourning Dove 9
Chimney Swift 9
American Oystercatcher 1
Killdeer 1
Short-billed Dowitcher 20
Willet 2
Laughing Gull 17
American Herring Gull 6
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Least Tern 6
Forster’s Tern 25
Royal Tern 2
Double-crested Cormorant 14
White Ibis 12
Great Egret 1
Brown Pelican 1
Osprey 6
Mississippi Kite 2
Mississippi Kite - Alexa Sanchioni

Mississippi Kite photo by Alexa Sanchioni

 
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 1
Blue Jay 1
Fish Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 3
Purple Martin 38
Barn Swallow 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Northern House Wren 2
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 7
Gray Catbird 5
American Robin 5
Cedar Waxwing 4
House Sparrow 7
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 1
Chipping Sparrow 3
Field Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Common Grackle 25
Northern Cardinal 8
New Jersey Audubon