Higbee Beach Wildlife Management Area: 7:30am-9:30am
Leaders (Group 1): Kathy Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Chris Daly, Roger Horn
Leaders (Group 2): Bill Roache, Virginia Rettig, MJ Roache
52 species – Group 1
Species | Count |
Mourning Dove | 8 |
American Herring Gull | 2 |
Great Black-backed Gull | 1 |
Double-crested Cormorant | 65 |
Turkey Vulture | 1 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | 1 |
Cooper’s Hawk | 1 |
Northern Harrier | 1 |
Red-tailed Hawk | 1 |
Red-bellied Woodpecker | 1 |
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) | 3 |
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) | 1 |
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) | 13 |
Eastern Phoebe | 5 |
Blue-headed Vireo | 1 |
Red-eyed Vireo | 1 |
Blue Jay | 10 |
American Crow | 4 |
Fish Crow | 1 |
Carolina Chickadee | 1 |
Tree Swallow | 40 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 16 |
Golden-crowned Kinglet | 1 |
Red-breasted Nuthatch | 2 |
Brown Creeper | 1 |
Northern House Wren (Northern) | 1 |
Carolina Wren (Northern) | 12 |
European Starling | 6 |
Gray Catbird | 4 |
Brown Thrasher | 5 |
Northern Mockingbird | 3 |
Swainson’s Thrush | 1 |
House Finch | 15 |
American Goldfinch | 20 |
Field Sparrow | 2 |
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) | 12 |
White-throated Sparrow | 11 |
Vesper Sparrow | 1 |
Song Sparrow | 6 |
Swamp Sparrow | 8 |
Eastern Towhee (Red-eyed) | 4 |
Eastern Meadowlark | 1 |
Baltimore Oriole | 1 |
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) | 40 |
Brown-headed Cowbird | 10 |
Common Grackle | 3 |
Orange-crowned Warbler | 1 |
Black-throated Blue Warbler | 1 |
Palm Warbler (Western) | 6 |
Palm Warbler (Yellow) | 1 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | 45 |
Prairie Warbler | 1 |
Northern Cardinal | 4 |
41 species – Group 2
Species | Count |
Mourning Dove | 2 |
American Herring Gull | 3 |
Turkey Vulture | 2 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | 3 |
Cooper’s Hawk | 1 |
Northern Harrier | 1 |
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 1 |
Red-bellied Woodpecker | 2 |
Downy Woodpecker | 2 |
Northern Flicker | 6 |
American Kestrel | 1 |
Eastern Phoebe | 5 |
Blue Jay | 16 |
American Crow | 2 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 7 |
Golden-crowned Kinglet | 6 |
White-breasted Nuthatch | 2 |
Red-breasted Nuthatch | 4 |
Brown Creeper | 3 |
Winter Wren | 1 |
Carolina Wren | 4 |
Gray Catbird | 4 |
Brown Thrasher | 3 |
Northern Mockingbird | 2 |
American Robin | 17 |
House Finch | 7 |
American Goldfinch | 18 |
Field Sparrow | 1 |
Dark-eyed Junco | 4 |
White-throated Sparrow | 18 |
Savannah Sparrow | 2 |
Song Sparrow | 15 |
Swamp Sparrow | 30 |
Eastern Towhee | 3 |
Baltimore Oriole | 9 |
Red-winged Blackbird | 10 |
Common Yellowthroat | 2 |
Blackpoll Warbler | 1 |
Palm Warbler | 7 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler | 15 |
Northern Cardinal | 1 |
Rea Farm (“The Beanery”): 7:30am-9:30am
Leaders (Group 1): Bert Hixon, John McElroy, Jonathan Klizas, Jesse Amesbury
45 species – Group 1
Species | Count |
Canada Goose | 60 |
Mallard | 30 |
Mourning Dove | 7 |
Killdeer | 1 |
American Herring Gull | 5 |
White Ibis | 2 |
Great Egret | 1 |
Great Blue Heron | 1 |
Osprey | 1 |
Cooper’s Hawk | 1 |
Bald Eagle | 2 |
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 1 |
Red-bellied Woodpecker | 1 |
Downy Woodpecker | 1 |
Northern Flicker | 7 |
Merlin | 2 |
Eastern Phoebe | 7 |
Blue Jay | 7 |
American Crow | 16 |
Fish Crow | 1 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 8 |
Golden-crowned Kinglet | 1 |
Red-breasted Nuthatch | 1 |
Winter Wren | 2 |
Carolina Wren | 7 |
European Starling | 8 |
Gray Catbird | 6 |
Brown Thrasher | 3 |
Northern Mockingbird | 4 |
Eastern Bluebird | 1 |
Veery | 1 |
Hermit Thrush | 1 |
American Robin | 1 |
House Sparrow | 1 |
House Finch | 1 |
American Goldfinch | 1 |
White-throated Sparrow | 1 |
Savannah Sparrow | 2 |
Song Sparrow | 8 |
Swamp Sparrow | 7 |
new world sparrow sp. | 25 |
Eastern Meadowlark | 2 |
Common Yellowthroat | 2 |
Black-throated Blue Warbler | 1 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler | 50 |
Northern Cardinal | 4 |
TNC’s South Cape May Meadows: 7:30am-9:30am
Leaders (Group 1): Scott Barnes, Hank Burk, Emma Price, Jason Denesevich
Leaders (Group 2): Bert Filemyr, Win Shafer, Greg Miller, Barry Hershfeld
48 species – Group 1
Species | Count |
Canada Goose | 5 |
Mute Swan | 4 |
Gadwall | 20 |
American Wigeon | 4 |
Mallard | 50 |
American Black Duck | 8 |
Northern Pintail | 2 |
Green-winged Teal | 2 |
Surf Scoter | 1 |
Black Scoter | 50 |
Mourning Dove | 1 |
Sanderling | 50 |
American Herring Gull | 20 |
Great Black-backed Gull | 6 |
Lesser Black-backed Gull | 1 |
Royal Tern | 1 |
Double-crested Cormorant | 100 |
White Ibis | 9 |
American Bittern | 1 |
Snowy Egret | 1 |
Great Egret | 4 |
Osprey | 2 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | 1 |
Cooper’s Hawk | 1 |
Northern Harrier | 1 |
Bald Eagle | 1 |
Northern Flicker | 2 |
Merlin | 3 |
Blue Jay | 8 |
American Crow | 6 |
Carolina Chickadee | 2 |
Tree Swallow | 200 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 2 |
Carolina Wren | 2 |
European Starling | 10 |
Gray Catbird | 1 |
Brown Thrasher | 1 |
Northern Mockingbird | 4 |
American Robin | 1 |
Cedar Waxwing | 8 |
White-throated Sparrow | 1 |
Savannah Sparrow | 1 |
Song Sparrow | 2 |
Swamp Sparrow | 4 |
Eastern Towhee | 1 |
Red-winged Blackbird | 10 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler | 60 |
Northern Cardinal | 1 |
40 species – Group 2
Species | Count |
Canada Goose | 11 |
Mute Swan | 2 |
Mallard | 6 |
American Black Duck | 4 |
Northern Pintail | 8 |
Ring-necked Duck | 4 |
Lesser Scaup | 9 |
Surf Scoter | 1 |
Black Scoter | 12 |
Greater Yellowlegs | 1 |
Sanderling | 150 |
Ring-billed Gull | 6 |
American Herring Gull | 3 |
Great Black-backed Gull | 4 |
Double-crested Cormorant | 200 |
Snowy Egret | 1 |
Great Egret | 1 |
Great Blue Heron | 1 |
Cooper’s Hawk | 1 |
Bald Eagle | 1 |
Downy Woodpecker | 2 |
Northern Flicker | 2 |
Blue-headed Vireo | 1 |
Blue Jay | 2 |
American Crow | 4 |
Tree Swallow | 1000 |
Carolina Wren | 5 |
European Starling | 25 |
Gray Catbird | 1 |
Brown Thrasher | 1 |
Northern Mockingbird | 2 |
Hermit Thrush | 1 |
American Robin | 10 |
American Goldfinch | 3 |
Clay-colored Sparrow | 1 |
White-throated Sparrow | 4 |
Swamp Sparrow | 2 |
Palm Warbler | 1 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler | 40 |
Northern Cardinal | 1 |
Cox Hall Creek Wildlife Management Area: 7:30am-9:30am
Leaders (Group 1): Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, Mary Watkins, Sharon Meeker
Leaders (Group 2): Carole Hughes, Holly Lemieux, Mark Lemieux, Josh Gant
34 species – Group 1
Species | Count |
Mourning Dove | 5 |
Herring Gull | 3 |
Double-crested Cormorant | 1 |
Great Egret | 1 |
Great Blue Heron | 1 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | 2 |
Cooper’s Hawk | 3 |
Red-tailed Hawk | 1 |
Red-bellied Woodpecker | 7 |
Northern Flicker | 8 |
Eastern Phoebe | 4 |
Blue Jay | 15 |
American Crow | 2 |
Carolina Chickadee | 6 |
Tufted Titmouse | 2 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 6 |
Golden-crowned Kinglet | 26 |
Red-breasted Nuthatch | 4 |
Carolina Wren | 4 |
Gray Catbird | 2 |
Brown Thrasher | 4 |
Northern Mockingbird | 1 |
Eastern Bluebird | 2 |
Hermit Thrush | 2 |
American Robin | 10 |
Field Sparrow | 1 |
White-throated Sparrow | 12 |
Song Sparrow | 2 |
Swamp Sparrow | 10 |
Eastern Towhee | 5 |
Common Grackle | 2 |
Common Yellowthroat | 1 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | 30 |
Northern Cardinal | 4 |
39 species – Group 2
Species | Count |
Wood Duck | 5 |
Mourning Dove | 5 |
American Herring Gull | 10 |
Great Egret | 1 |
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis) | 1 |
Red-bellied Woodpecker | 4 |
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) | 1 |
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) | 7 |
Eastern Phoebe | 1 |
Blue-headed Vireo | 1 |
Blue Jay | 11 |
American Crow | 8 |
Carolina Chickadee | 5 |
Tufted Titmouse | 1 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 6 |
Golden-crowned Kinglet | 18 |
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) | 1 |
Red-breasted Nuthatch | 1 |
Winter Wren | 2 |
Sedge Wren | 1 |
Carolina Wren (Northern) | 4 |
European Starling | 7 |
Brown Thrasher | 3 |
Hermit Thrush (faxoni/crymophilus) | 4 |
American Robin | 15 |
Cedar Waxwing | 16 |
House Finch | 3 |
American Goldfinch | 3 |
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) | 2 |
White-throated Sparrow | 24 |
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) | 1 |
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) | 2 |
Swamp Sparrow | 3 |
Eastern Towhee (Red-eyed) | 5 |
Common Grackle | 1 |
Palm Warbler (Yellow) | 4 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | 41 |
Black-throated Green Warbler | 1 |
Northern Cardinal | 2 |
Leader’s Choice Trolley Trip: 7:30am-10:30am
Leaders: Mike Lanzone, Trish Miller
Ocean Dr, Wildwood US-NJ (38.9566,-74.8621)- 7:48am
77 species
Species | Count |
Brant (Atlantic) | 12 |
Canada Goose | 6 |
Mallard | 7 |
American Black Duck | 26 |
Surf Scoter | 41 |
Black Scoter | 20 |
Surf/Black Scoter | 190 |
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) | 1 |
Mourning Dove | 12 |
Black-bellied Plover | 6 |
American Golden-Plover | 1 |
Killdeer | 24 |
Greater Yellowlegs | 5 |
Sanderling | 65 |
Dunlin (hudsonia) | 8 |
Semipalmated Sandpiper | 4 |
Laughing Gull | 1 |
Ring-billed Gull | 4 |
Great Black-backed Gull | 18 |
Lesser Black-backed Gull | 4 |
Forster’s Tern | 18 |
Royal Tern | 11 |
Northern Gannet | 1 |
Great Cormorant (North Atlantic) | 3 |
Double-crested Cormorant | 419 |
Tricolored Heron | 1 |
Snowy Egret | 9 |
Great Egret | 42 |
Great Blue Heron | 3 |
Turkey Vulture | 2 |
Osprey (American) | 15 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Northern) | 4 |
Cooper’s Hawk | 6 |
American Goshawk | 1 |
Northern Harrier | 1 |
Bald Eagle | 2 |
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis) | 1 |
Belted Kingfisher | 2 |
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) | 4 |
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) | 8 |
Merlin (Taiga) | 3 |
Eastern Phoebe | 1 |
Blue Jay | 2 |
American Crow | 4 |
Fish Crow | 11 |
Carolina Chickadee | 1 |
Tree Swallow | 5 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 2 |
Golden-crowned Kinglet | 17 |
Red-breasted Nuthatch | 1 |
Carolina Wren (Northern) | 3 |
European Starling | 39 |
Gray Catbird | 8 |
Brown Thrasher | 1 |
Northern Mockingbird | 2 |
American Robin | 29 |
Cedar Waxwing | 10 |
House Finch | 23 |
American Goldfinch | 8 |
Chipping Sparrow | 2 |
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) | 2 |
White-throated Sparrow | 26 |
Nelson’s Sparrow | 12 |
Nelson’s Sparrow (Atlantic Coast) | 1 |
Saltmarsh Sparrow | 53 |
Savannah Sparrow | 27 |
Song Sparrow | 14 |
Swamp Sparrow | 2 |
Eastern Towhee | 1 |
new world sparrow sp. | 65 |
Red-winged Blackbird | 78 |
Brown-headed Cowbird | 13 |
Common Grackle | 2 |
Boat-tailed Grackle | 17 |
Common Yellowthroat | 6 |
Blackpoll Warbler | 1 |
Palm Warbler | 5 |
Palm Warbler (Western) | 2 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | 230 |
Northern Cardinal | 8 |
Dickcissel | 1 |
Leader’s Choice Trolley Trip: 8:00am-11:00am
Leaders: Dale Rosselet, Shawneen Finnegan
Stone Harbor Blvd–The Wetlands Institute – 8:31am
18 species
Species | Count |
American Black Duck | 3 |
Surf Scoter | 9 |
Marbled Godwit | X |
Greater Yellowlegs | 60 |
Dunlin | 1 |
American Herring Gull | 6 |
Double-crested Cormorant | 216 |
White Ibis | 35 |
Great Egret | 6 |
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) | 1 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | 1 |
European Starling | 3 |
Northern Mockingbird | 1 |
House Finch | 9 |
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) | 5 |
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) | 24 |
Boat-tailed Grackle | 8 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | 25 |
North Wildwood–Hereford Inlet/Seawall – 10:14am
12 species
Species | Count |
American Oystercatcher | X |
Black-bellied Plover | X |
Marbled Godwit | X |
Ruddy Turnstone | X |
Sanderling | X |
Dunlin | X |
American Herring Gull | X |
Great Black-backed Gull | X |
Forster’s Tern | X |
Royal Tern | X |
Osprey | 1 |
Bald Eagle | 1 |
Beachfront Birding – Skimmers, Gulls, and More: 7:30am-9:30am
Leaders: Adrian Binns, Alex Lamoreaux, Lauren DiBiccari, Debbie Beer
49 species
Species | Count |
Canada Goose | 65 |
Gadwall | 5 |
Mallard | 10 |
American Black Duck | 40 |
Green-winged Teal | 8 |
Surf Scoter | 25 |
Black Scoter | 1200 |
Surf/Black Scoter | 500 |
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) | 6 |
Mourning Dove | 3 |
Black-bellied Plover | 1 |
Sanderling | 125 |
Laughing Gull | 15 |
Ring-billed Gull | 4 |
American Herring Gull | 65 |
Great Black-backed Gull | 25 |
Lesser Black-backed Gull | 25 |
Royal Tern | 20 |
Red-throated Loon | 1 |
Common Loon | 2 |
Great Cormorant | 2 |
Double-crested Cormorant | 75 |
White Ibis | 80 |
Great Egret | 1 |
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) | 1 |
Brown Pelican | 7 |
Osprey (American) | 2 |
Cooper’s Hawk | 1 |
Northern Harrier | 1 |
Bald Eagle | 2 |
American Kestrel | 1 |
American Crow | 4 |
crow sp. | 10 |
Tree Swallow | 2000 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 1 |
Golden-crowned Kinglet | 1 |
Carolina Wren | 2 |
European Starling | 75 |
Gray Catbird | 1 |
Brown Thrasher | 3 |
Northern Mockingbird | 2 |
House Sparrow | 6 |
American Pipit | 1 |
House Finch | 10 |
American Goldfinch | 4 |
Chipping Sparrow | 1 |
Song Sparrow | 1 |
Eastern Meadowlark | 3 |
Red-winged Blackbird | 20 |
Brown-headed Cowbird | 20 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | 55 |
EZ Birding at Cape May Point State Park: 10:00am-11:30pm
Leaders (Group 1): Mary Watkins, Alex Lamoreaux, Lauren DiBiccari
Leaders (Group 2): Jackie Parker, Keith Parker
Leaders (Group 3): Scott Barnes, Jessica Gorzo, Jonathan Klizas, Alan Mart
55 species – Group 1
Species | Count |
Canada Goose | 35 |
Mute Swan | 20 |
Blue-winged Teal | 10 |
Northern Shoveler | 15 |
Gadwall | 35 |
Eurasian Wigeon | 1 |
American Wigeon | 75 |
Mallard | 40 |
American Black Duck | 65 |
Northern Pintail | 20 |
Green-winged Teal | 35 |
Ring-necked Duck | 3 |
Black Scoter | 35 |
Surf/Black Scoter | 20 |
Mourning Dove | 2 |
Common Gallinule | 1 |
Pectoral Sandpiper | 1 |
Ring-billed Gull | 3 |
American Herring Gull | 6 |
Great Black-backed Gull | 3 |
Double-crested Cormorant | 5 |
White Ibis | 35 |
Snowy Egret | 2 |
Great Egret | 3 |
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) | 1 |
Black Vulture | 12 |
Turkey Vulture | 25 |
Osprey (American) | 3 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | 2 |
Cooper’s Hawk | 6 |
Bald Eagle | 3 |
Broad-winged Hawk | 2 |
Red-tailed Hawk | 1 |
Red-bellied Woodpecker | 1 |
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) | 1 |
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) | 1 |
Blue Jay | 6 |
American Crow | 6 |
crow sp. | 6 |
Common Raven | 2 |
Carolina Chickadee | 2 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 3 |
Golden-crowned Kinglet | 3 |
Red-breasted Nuthatch | 1 |
Brown Creeper | 1 |
Carolina Wren | 3 |
European Starling | 6 |
Gray Catbird | 2 |
Northern Mockingbird | 3 |
American Pipit | 1 |
White-throated Sparrow | 2 |
Song Sparrow | 3 |
Swamp Sparrow | 5 |
Eastern Towhee | 2 |
Red-winged Blackbird | 3 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | 110 |
Northern Cardinal | 2 |
54 species – Group 2
Species | Count |
Canada Goose | 6 |
Mute Swan | 9 |
Blue-winged Teal | 11 |
Northern Shoveler | 8 |
Gadwall | 14 |
Eurasian Wigeon | 1 |
American Wigeon | 30 |
Mallard | 20 |
American Black Duck | 3 |
Northern Pintail | 13 |
Green-winged Teal | 10 |
Ring-necked Duck | 3 |
American Coot | 1 |
Long-billed Dowitcher | 4 |
Greater Yellowlegs | 8 |
Pectoral Sandpiper | 1 |
Ring-billed Gull | 1 |
American Herring Gull | 3 |
Great Black-backed Gull | 1 |
Lesser Black-backed Gull | 1 |
Double-crested Cormorant | 1 |
Black-crowned Night Heron | 1 |
Snowy Egret | 3 |
Great Egret | 3 |
Great Blue Heron | 4 |
Black Vulture | 4 |
Turkey Vulture | 10 |
Osprey | 2 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | 7 |
Cooper’s Hawk | 3 |
Northern Harrier | 1 |
Bald Eagle | 1 |
Red-shouldered Hawk | 2 |
Red-tailed Hawk | 1 |
Red-bellied Woodpecker | 1 |
Downy Woodpecker | 2 |
Northern Flicker | 2 |
Blue Jay | 12 |
American Crow | 10 |
Carolina Chickadee | 5 |
Tufted Titmouse | 3 |
Tree Swallow | 20 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 3 |
Golden-crowned Kinglet | 3 |
Red-breasted Nuthatch | 1 |
Brown Creeper | 2 |
Carolina Wren | 6 |
Gray Catbird | 1 |
Brown Thrasher | 1 |
Northern Mockingbird | 4 |
Swamp Sparrow | 2 |
Eastern Towhee | 1 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler | 50 |
Northern Cardinal | 2 |
55 species – Group 3
Species | Count |
Canada Goose | 6 |
Mute Swan | 6 |
Northern Shoveler | 6 |
Gadwall | 20 |
Eurasian Wigeon | 1 |
American Wigeon | 10 |
Mallard | 30 |
American Black Duck | 10 |
Northern Pintail | 4 |
Green-winged Teal | 2 |
Black Scoter | 20 |
American Coot | 1 |
Long-billed Dowitcher | 4 |
Greater Yellowlegs | 2 |
American Herring Gull | 2 |
Great Black-backed Gull | 2 |
Double-crested Cormorant | 100 |
Black-crowned Night Heron | 1 |
Snowy Egret | 1 |
Great Egret | 1 |
Turkey Vulture | 5 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | 3 |
Cooper’s Hawk | 2 |
Bald Eagle | 1 |
Red-tailed Hawk | 1 |
Red-bellied Woodpecker | 1 |
Blue Jay | 4 |
American Crow | 4 |
Tree Swallow | 100 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 1 |
Brown Creeper | 1 |
Carolina Wren | 2 |
Brown Thrasher | 1 |
Northern Mockingbird | 3 |
Song Sparrow | 1 |
Swamp Sparrow | 1 |
Red-winged Blackbird | 8 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler | 20 |
Rea Farm (“The Beanery”): 10:00am-11:30pm
Leaders (Group 1): Chris Daly, Win Shafer, Will Kaselow
Leaders (Group 2): David La Puma, Virginia Rettig, Ruth Bergstrom
34 species – Group 1
Species | Count |
Mallard | 1 |
Mourning Dove | 2 |
Killdeer | 1 |
American Woodcock | 1 |
White Ibis | 40 |
Black Vulture | 8 |
Turkey Vulture | 10 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | 2 |
Cooper’s Hawk | 3 |
Bald Eagle | 3 |
Red-shouldered Hawk | 2 |
Red-bellied Woodpecker | 1 |
Hairy Woodpecker | 1 |
Eastern Phoebe | 3 |
Red-eyed Vireo | 2 |
Blue Jay | 1 |
American Crow | 6 |
Carolina Chickadee | 3 |
Tufted Titmouse | 1 |
Tree Swallow | 50 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 3 |
Golden-crowned Kinglet | 1 |
White-breasted Nuthatch | 2 |
Red-breasted Nuthatch | 1 |
Brown Creeper | 1 |
Carolina Wren | 3 |
Gray Catbird | 2 |
Brown Thrasher | 2 |
Northern Mockingbird | 1 |
American Goldfinch | 4 |
White-throated Sparrow | 2 |
Song Sparrow | 1 |
Swamp Sparrow | 2 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler | 2 |
32 species – Group 2
Species | Count |
Mallard | 3 |
Great Blue Heron | 2 |
Black Vulture | 12 |
Turkey Vulture | 6 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | 5 |
Cooper’s Hawk | 4 |
Bald Eagle | 2 |
Red-shouldered Hawk | 1 |
Red-tailed Hawk | 2 |
Red-bellied Woodpecker | 1 |
Downy Woodpecker | 2 |
Eastern Phoebe | 5 |
Blue Jay | 20 |
American Crow | 8 |
Carolina Chickadee | 1 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 3 |
Golden-crowned Kinglet | 4 |
Carolina Wren | 5 |
Gray Catbird | 7 |
Brown Thrasher | 3 |
Northern Mockingbird | 4 |
Field Sparrow | 2 |
White-throated Sparrow | 2 |
Song Sparrow | 3 |
Swamp Sparrow | 25 |
Eastern Towhee | 2 |
Red-winged Blackbird | 6 |
Brown-headed Cowbird | 4 |
Common Grackle | 1 |
Common Yellowthroat | 2 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler | 40 |
Northern Cardinal | 2 |
TNC’s South Cape May Meadows: 10:00am-11:30am
Leaders (Group 1): Kathy Horn, Claudia Burns, Warren Cairo
Leaders (Group 2): Bill Roache, MJ Roache, Bernie Hodgdon
38 species – Group 1
Species | Count |
Canada Goose | 4 |
Mute Swan | 2 |
Mallard | 6 |
Mourning Dove | 1 |
American Herring Gull | 1 |
Double-crested Cormorant | 75 |
Great Egret | 1 |
Black Vulture | 2 |
Turkey Vulture | 3 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | 1 |
Cooper’s Hawk | 2 |
Northern Harrier | 1 |
Bald Eagle | 1 |
Red-tailed Hawk | 1 |
Northern Flicker | 2 |
Eastern Phoebe | 4 |
Blue Jay | 7 |
American Crow | 4 |
Fish Crow | 1 |
Common Raven | 1 |
Carolina Chickadee | 1 |
Tree Swallow | 200 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 6 |
Golden-crowned Kinglet | 2 |
Red-breasted Nuthatch | 1 |
Brown Creeper | 1 |
Carolina Wren | 5 |
European Starling | 2 |
Gray Catbird | 5 |
Northern Mockingbird | 4 |
House Sparrow | 4 |
American Goldfinch | 2 |
White-throated Sparrow | 4 |
Savannah Sparrow | 1 |
Song Sparrow | 3 |
Swamp Sparrow | 8 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler | 48 |
Northern Cardinal | 1 |
38 species – Group 2
Species | Count |
Mallard | 27 |
American Black Duck | 1 |
Black Scoter | 60 |
Mourning Dove | 1 |
Double-crested Cormorant | 13 |
White Ibis | 25 |
Black Vulture | 3 |
Turkey Vulture | 8 |
Osprey | 2 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | 3 |
Cooper’s Hawk | 1 |
Bald Eagle | 2 |
Downy Woodpecker | 1 |
Northern Flicker | 7 |
Merlin | 1 |
Eastern Phoebe | 1 |
Blue Jay | 7 |
American Crow | 5 |
Tree Swallow | 500 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 5 |
Golden-crowned Kinglet | 2 |
Red-breasted Nuthatch | 1 |
Carolina Wren | 4 |
Gray Catbird | 2 |
Brown Thrasher | 1 |
Northern Mockingbird | 3 |
American Robin | 8 |
House Finch | 1 |
American Goldfinch | 2 |
White-throated Sparrow | 4 |
Savannah Sparrow | 2 |
Song Sparrow | 4 |
Swamp Sparrow | 7 |
Red-winged Blackbird | 13 |
Brown-headed Cowbird | 8 |
Common Yellowthroat | 1 |
Blackpoll Warbler | 1 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler | 45 |
Higbee Beach Wildlife Management Area: 10:00am-11:30pm
Leaders (Group 1): Carole Hughes, Tom Hardcastle, Lise Hardcastle, Emma Price
Leaders (Group 2): Bert Hixon, BJ Pinnock, John McElroy
46 species – Group 1
Species | Count |
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) | 2 |
Mourning Dove | 1 |
American Herring Gull | 4 |
Great Black-backed Gull | 1 |
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) | 1 |
Black Vulture | 8 |
Turkey Vulture | 5 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Northern) | 3 |
Cooper’s Hawk | 4 |
Red-bellied Woodpecker | 2 |
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) | 1 |
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) | 1 |
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) | 4 |
Merlin (Taiga) | 4 |
Eastern Phoebe | 5 |
Blue Jay | 7 |
American Crow | 3 |
Carolina Chickadee | 3 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 7 |
Golden-crowned Kinglet | 12 |
Red-breasted Nuthatch | 1 |
Brown Creeper | 1 |
Carolina Wren (Northern) | 3 |
Gray Catbird | 4 |
Brown Thrasher | 1 |
Northern Mockingbird | 4 |
Eastern Bluebird | 1 |
Hermit Thrush (faxoni/crymophilus) | 3 |
House Finch | 1 |
Purple Finch (Eastern) | 2 |
American Goldfinch | 1 |
Field Sparrow | 2 |
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) | 5 |
White-crowned Sparrow (Dark-lored) | 1 |
White-throated Sparrow | 4 |
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) | 1 |
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) | 2 |
Swamp Sparrow | 9 |
Eastern Towhee (Red-eyed) | 4 |
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) | 6 |
Black-and-white Warbler | 1 |
American Redstart | 1 |
Black-throated Blue Warbler | 1 |
Palm Warbler (Yellow) | 1 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | 13 |
Northern Cardinal | 2 |
30 species – Group 2
Species | Count |
Surf Scoter | 16 |
Black Scoter | 35 |
Laughing Gull | 6 |
American Herring Gull | 25 |
Great Black-backed Gull | 5 |
Great Cormorant | 1 |
Double-crested Cormorant | 81 |
Black Vulture | 1 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | 2 |
Cooper’s Hawk | 3 |
Downy Woodpecker | 1 |
Hairy Woodpecker | 1 |
Northern Flicker | 2 |
Merlin | 1 |
Eastern Phoebe | 2 |
American Crow | 1 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 3 |
Golden-crowned Kinglet | 4 |
Brown Creeper | 1 |
Carolina Wren | 4 |
Gray Catbird | 3 |
Brown Thrasher | 1 |
Northern Mockingbird | 1 |
Hermit Thrush | 1 |
American Goldfinch | 1 |
White-throated Sparrow | 3 |
Song Sparrow | 1 |
Black-and-white Warbler | 1 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler | 31 |
Northern Cardinal | 2 |
Waterbird ID from the Avalon Seawatch: 1:00pm-3:00pm
Leaders: Chuck Slugg, Holly Lemieux, Eric Ripma
24 species
Species | Count |
American Wigeon | 2 |
Green-winged Teal (American) | 12 |
Lesser Scaup | 2 |
Surf Scoter | 140 |
Black Scoter | 420 |
Sanderling | 28 |
Dunlin | 14 |
Least Sandpiper | 2 |
Semipalmated Sandpiper | 1 |
Parasitic Jaeger | 1 |
Laughing Gull | 4 |
American Herring Gull | 32 |
Great Black-backed Gull | 6 |
Lesser Black-backed Gull | 2 |
Forster’s Tern | 8 |
Royal Tern | 6 |
Common Loon | 4 |
Northern Gannet | 3 |
Double-crested Cormorant | 1400 |
Brown Pelican (Atlantic) | 4 |
Osprey (American) | 1 |
Bald Eagle | 2 |
House Finch | 2 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | 4 |
Cape May Point State Park: 2:00pm-3:30pm
Leaders (Group 1): Dale Rosselet, Shawneen Finnegan
15 species
Species | Count |
Mute Swan | 32 |
Northern Shoveler | 12 |
Gadwall | 8 |
Eurasian Wigeon | 1 |
American Wigeon | 30 |
Mallard | 14 |
American Black Duck | 8 |
Northern Pintail | 26 |
Green-winged Teal (American) | 1 |
American Coot (Red-shielded) | 2 |
Long-billed Dowitcher | 4 |
Greater Yellowlegs | 3 |
Ring-billed Gull | 6 |
American Herring Gull | 1 |
Lesser Black-backed Gull | 1 |
Double-crested Cormorant | 1 |
American Bittern | 1 |
Snowy Egret | 1 |
Great Egret | 1 |
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) | 1 |
Turkey Vulture | 1 |
Cooper’s Hawk | 1 |
Merlin | 1 |
Blue Jay | 2 |
Carolina Chickadee | 1 |
Tree Swallow | 200 |
Brown Thrasher | 1 |
Northern Mockingbird | 2 |
Clay-colored Sparrow | 1 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | 35 |
Northern Cardinal | 1 |
Stone Harbor Point: 2:00pm-3:30pm
Leaders (Group 1): Kathy Horn, Debbie Beer, John McElroy
Leaders (Group 2): Chris Marks, Ruth Bergstrom, Hank Burk, Guy Moody
15 species – Group 1 – Stone Harbor Pt
Species | Count |
Black Scoter | 300 |
Surf/Black Scoter | 100 |
Black-bellied Plover | 7 |
Semipalmated Plover | 12 |
Ruddy Turnstone | 6 |
Red Knot | 15 |
Sanderling | 16 |
Dunlin | 8 |
American Herring Gull | 25 |
Great Black-backed Gull | 4 |
Lesser Black-backed Gull | 5 |
Royal Tern | 4 |
Common Loon | 2 |
Northern Gannet | 1 |
Double-crested Cormorant | 300 |
Osprey (American) | 2 |
18 species – Nummy Island
Species | Count |
Brant | 40 |
American Oystercatcher | 60 |
Black-bellied Plover | 5 |
Marbled Godwit | 3 |
Short-billed Dowitcher | 1 |
Greater Yellowlegs | 2 |
Dunlin | 4 |
Ring-billed Gull | 1 |
American Herring Gull | 20 |
Great Black-backed Gull | 10 |
Forster’s Tern | 15 |
Royal Tern | 6 |
Double-crested Cormorant | 4 |
Great Egret | 7 |
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) | 1 |
Osprey | 2 |
Northern Harrier | 1 |
Boat-tailed Grackle | 1 |
18 species – Group 2 – Stone Harbor Pt
Species | Count |
Black Scoter | 45 |
Black-bellied Plover | 4 |
Semipalmated Plover | 16 |
Ruddy Turnstone | 5 |
Red Knot | 18 |
Sanderling | 150 |
Laughing Gull | 3 |
Ring-billed Gull | 1 |
American Herring Gull | 40 |
Great Black-backed Gull | 25 |
Lesser Black-backed Gull | 3 |
Forster’s Tern | 2 |
Royal Tern | 3 |
Double-crested Cormorant | 5 |
Osprey | 1 |
Savannah Sparrow | 1 |
Palm Warbler | 1 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler | 6 |
17 species – Nummy Island
Species | Count |
Brant | 75 |
Mallard | 2 |
American Black Duck | 5 |
Clapper Rail | 1 |
American Oystercatcher | 50 |
Black-bellied Plover | 6 |
Marbled Godwit | 4 |
Greater Yellowlegs | 1 |
Dunlin | 8 |
American Herring Gull | 35 |
Great Black-backed Gull | 4 |
Forster’s Tern | 6 |
Royal Tern | 12 |
Double-crested Cormorant | 135 |
Great Egret | 2 |
Osprey | 2 |
Northern Harrier | 1 |
Birds and Bivalves on the Bay – Conswell Rd: 2:00pm-4:00pm
Leaders: Alan Crawford, Kristal Stahler, Win Shafer
25 species
Species | Count |
Clapper Rail | 8 |
Greater Yellowlegs | 2 |
Ring-billed Gull | 2 |
American Herring Gull | 1 |
Double-crested Cormorant | 25 |
Snowy Egret | 1 |
Great Egret | 2 |
Great Blue Heron | 1 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | 1 |
Bald Eagle | 1 |
Belted Kingfisher | 3 |
Red-bellied Woodpecker | 3 |
Downy Woodpecker | 2 |
Eastern Phoebe | 1 |
Blue Jay | 3 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 5 |
Golden-crowned Kinglet | 1 |
European Starling | 3 |
Northern Mockingbird | 8 |
American Goldfinch | 3 |
Song Sparrow | 3 |
Common Yellowthroat | 1 |
Palm Warbler | 1 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler | 30 |
Northern Cardinal | 2 |
Northwood and Surroundings: 2:00pm-4:00pm
Leaders (Group 1): Roger Horn, Josh Gant, Hugh Carola
Leaders (Group 2): Scott Barnes, Greg Miller, Pam Hubert, Emma Price
21 species – Group 1
Species | Count |
Canada Goose | 14 |
Wood Duck | 3 |
Mallard | 10 |
Mourning Dove | 3 |
Pied-billed Grebe | 1 |
Double-crested Cormorant | 1 |
Great Egret | 1 |
Turkey Vulture | 2 |
Osprey | 2 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | 1 |
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 1 |
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) | 1 |
Carolina Chickadee | 2 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 16 |
Golden-crowned Kinglet | 14 |
White-breasted Nuthatch | 1 |
Brown Creeper | 2 |
White-throated Sparrow | 14 |
Common Yellowthroat | 3 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | 40 |
Northern Cardinal | 1 |
38 species – Group 2
Species | Count |
Canada Goose | 12 |
Mute Swan | 8 |
Wood Duck | 1 |
Mallard | 8 |
American Black Duck | 1 |
Ruddy Duck | 1 |
Mourning Dove | 2 |
Pied-billed Grebe | 1 |
Double-crested Cormorant | 1 |
Great Egret | 1 |
Turkey Vulture | 1 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | 1 |
Cooper’s Hawk | 1 |
Red-tailed Hawk | 1 |
Red-bellied Woodpecker | 1 |
Downy Woodpecker | 1 |
Eastern Phoebe | 4 |
Blue Jay | 3 |
American Crow | 1 |
Carolina Chickadee | 1 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 5 |
Golden-crowned Kinglet | 5 |
White-breasted Nuthatch | 1 |
Red-breasted Nuthatch | 1 |
Brown Creeper | 1 |
Carolina Wren | 1 |
European Starling | 10 |
Brown Thrasher | 1 |
Northern Mockingbird | 3 |
Hermit Thrush | 1 |
Field Sparrow | 1 |
White-throated Sparrow | 6 |
Song Sparrow | 4 |
Swamp Sparrow | 3 |
Common Yellowthroat | 2 |
Palm Warbler | 2 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler | 20 |
Northern Cardinal | 1 |
TNC’s South Cape May Meadows: 2:00pm-4:00pm
Leaders (Group 1): Jackie Parker, BJ Pinnock, Keith Parker
Leaders (Group 2): Chris Daly, Kelly Ball, Jessica Gorzo, Virginia Rettig
28 species – Group 1
Species | Count |
Mallard | 8 |
Green-winged Teal | 2 |
Surf/Black Scoter | 13 |
Greater Yellowlegs | 2 |
Pectoral Sandpiper | 1 |
Ring-billed Gull | 1 |
American Herring Gull | 3 |
Great Black-backed Gull | 3 |
Lesser Black-backed Gull | 4 |
Royal Tern | 1 |
Double-crested Cormorant | 26 |
Great Egret | 2 |
Turkey Vulture | 5 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | 2 |
Northern Harrier | 1 |
Red-bellied Woodpecker | 1 |
Merlin | 2 |
Blue Jay | 3 |
American Crow | 10 |
Tree Swallow | 500 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 1 |
Carolina Wren | 4 |
European Starling | 5 |
Northern Mockingbird | 1 |
Lincoln’s Sparrow | 1 |
Swamp Sparrow | 7 |
Palm Warbler | 1 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler | 40 |
Northern Cardinal | 2 |
27 species – Group 2
Species | Count |
Mallard | 5 |
Surf Scoter | 3 |
Black Scoter | 15 |
Greater Yellowlegs | 3 |
Ring-billed Gull | 2 |
American Herring Gull | 2 |
Great Black-backed Gull | 6 |
Lesser Black-backed Gull | 2 |
Great Egret | 1 |
Cooper’s Hawk | 2 |
Northern Flicker | 1 |
American Kestrel | 1 |
Merlin | 1 |
American Crow | 3 |
Tree Swallow | 1200 |
Northern Rough-winged Swallow | 2 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 4 |
Golden-crowned Kinglet | 2 |
Carolina Wren | 2 |
Gray Catbird | 2 |
Northern Mockingbird | 4 |
White-throated Sparrow | 6 |
Savannah Sparrow | 1 |
Song Sparrow | 4 |
Swamp Sparrow | 2 |
Eastern Towhee | 1 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler | 20 |