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Migration at the Point – September 3, 2025

Leaders: Mary Watkins, Pam Hubert, Ruth Bergstrom

Temp: 66°F

Winds: NNE 7 mph

Weather Conditions: mostly sunny

It was nice to see Monarchs either roosting or on the move during the walk.

39 species

Species Count
Mute Swan 2
Mourning Dove 6
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 12
American Oystercatcher 3
American Oystercatcher - Ruth Bergstrom

American Oystercatcher photo by Ruth Bergstrom

 
American Oystercatcher - Ruth Bergstrom

American Oystercatcher photo by Ruth Bergstrom

 
Sanderling 15
Semipalmated Sandpiper 3
Laughing Gull 6
American Herring Gull 40
Great Black-backed Gull 6
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Forster’s Tern 7
Common Tern 30
Royal Tern 2
Double-crested Cormorant 10
Green Heron 2
Turkey Vulture 6
Osprey 8
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Least Flycatcher 1
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tree Swallow 400
Barn Swallow 45
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 3
European Starling 12
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
Cedar Waxwing 6
House Sparrow 4
House Finch 8
American Goldfinch 5
Chipping Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 25
Common Grackle 18
Northern Waterthrush 2
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow Warbler 2
Northern Cardinal 2
New Jersey Audubon