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Migration at the Point – May 7, 2026

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Pam Hubert, Dennis McKane

Temp: 61° F

Winds: NW 7 mph

Weather Conditions: mostly sunny, moderate south wind

51 species

Species Count
Canada Goose 5
Mute Swan 1
Mallard 2
Mourning Dove 6
Chimney Swift 11
American Oystercatcher 1
Sanderling 10
Parasitic Jaeger 2
Bonaparte’s Gull 4
Laughing Gull 25
Ring-billed Gull 1
American Herring Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Least Tern 7
Forster’s Tern 35
Common Tern 3
Red-throated Loon 2
Common Loon 1
Northern Gannet 1
Double-crested Cormorant 23
White Ibis 10
Snowy Egret 1
Green Heron 7
Great Egret 1
Brown Pelican 2
Osprey 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 14
Fish Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 2
Purple Martin 5
Barn Swallow 2
Northern House Wren 3
Carolina Wren 4
European Starling 7
Gray Catbird 4
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
American Robin 3
Cedar Waxwing 31
House Sparrow 7
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 3
Chipping Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 14
Brown-headed Cowbird 12
Common Grackle 41
Northern Cardinal 7
New Jersey Audubon