Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Holly Lemieux, Dennis McKane
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One of the most novel things on today’s November Novelty Trip was the presence of almost 60 Wood Ducks on East Lighthouse Pond; they were just exquisite in the bright morning light, with both sexes well represented. The Eurasian Wigeon was also on that pond, along with a great variety of other ducks. Bunker Pond held our first-of-season Tundra Swan. We went up to North Wildwood, looking for shorebirds, gulls and sea ducks. There were many American Oystercatchers on the sandy spit, along with Marbled Godwits, Black-bellied Plovers, Dunlin and Sanderlings.
Cape May Point– 6:56am
35 species
| Species | Count |
| Canada Goose | 3 |
| Mute Swan | 9 |
| Wood Duck | 1 |
| Northern Shoveler | 4 |
| Gadwall | 9 |
| Mallard | 16 |
| Surf Scoter | 4 |
| Mourning Dove | 4 |
| Ring-billed Gull | 2 |
| American Herring Gull | 14 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 2 |
| Forster’s Tern | 3 |
| Northern Gannet | 13 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 5 |
| Black Vulture | 15 |
| Turkey Vulture | 8 |
| Northern Harrier | 1 |
| Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) | 3 |
| Blue Jay | 3 |
| American Crow | 12 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 2 |
| Tree Swallow | 30 |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | 3 |
| Carolina Wren (Northern) | 4 |
| European Starling | 130 |
| American Robin | 220 |
| House Finch | 9 |
| Purple Finch (Eastern) | 1 |
| American Goldfinch | 10 |
| Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) | 3 |
| Song Sparrow | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) | 350 |
| Common Grackle | 28 |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | 10 |
| Northern Cardinal | 6 |
Cape Island–Cape May Point SP (CMPSP) – 8:03am
46 species
| Species | Count |
| Canada Goose | 40 |
 Canada Goose photo by Roger Horn |
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| Mute Swan | 12 |
| Tundra Swan | 1 |
| Wood Duck | 56 |
 Wood Duck photo by Roger Horn |
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| Northern Shoveler | 50 |
| Gadwall | 85 |
| Eurasian Wigeon | 1 |
| American Wigeon | 60 |
| Mallard | 120 |
| Northern Pintail | 100 |
 Northern Pintail photo by Roger Horn |
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 Northern Pintail photo by Roger Horn |
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| Green-winged Teal (American) | 70 |
| Ring-necked Duck | 4 |
| Mourning Dove | 2 |
| American Coot (Red-shielded) | 1 |
| Killdeer | 1 |
| Long-billed Dowitcher | 7 |
 Long-billed Dowitcher photo by Roger Horn |
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| Greater Yellowlegs | 11 |
| Ring-billed Gull | 9 |
| American Herring Gull | 10 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 240 |
| Little Blue Heron | 1 |
| Snowy Egret | 1 |
 Snowy Egret photo by Roger Horn |
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| Great Egret | 4 |
 Great Egret photo by Roger Horn |
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| Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) | 2 |
| Black Vulture | 10 |
| Turkey Vulture | 42 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 5 |
| Cooper’s Hawk | 2 |
 Cooper’s Hawk photo by Roger Horn |
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| Bald Eagle | 2 |
 Bald Eagle photo by Roger Horn |
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| Broad-winged Hawk | 2 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 2 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 1 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 1 |
 Peregrine Falcon photo by Roger Horn |
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 Peregrine Falcon photo by Roger Horn |
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| Blue Jay | 2 |
| American Crow | 12 |
| Tree Swallow | 150 |
| Carolina Wren (Northern) | 2 |
| European Starling | 8 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 2 |
| Eastern Bluebird | 15 |
| House Sparrow | 8 |
| Song Sparrow | 2 |
| Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) | 320 |
| Common Grackle | 40 |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | 20 |
| Northern Cardinal | 2 |
North Wildwood–Hereford Inlet/Seawall – 10:22am
14 species
| Species | Count |
| Brant (Atlantic) | 56 |
| Black Scoter | 3 |
| Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) | 20 |
| American Oystercatcher | 150 |
 American Oystercatcher photo by Roger Horn |
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 American Oystercatcher photo by Roger Horn |
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| Black-bellied Plover | 80 |
| Marbled Godwit | 14 |
 Marbled Godwit photo by Roger Horn |
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 Marbled Godwit photo by Roger Horn |
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 Marbled Godwit photo by Roger Horn |
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| Sanderling | 30 |
| Dunlin | 375 |
| Ring-billed Gull | 20 |
| American Herring Gull | 14 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 40 |
| Red-throated Loon | 1 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 1 |
 Double-crested Cormorant photo by Roger Horn |
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| House Sparrow | 10 |
