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November Novelties – November 11, 2023

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bert Hixon, Mary Watkins

Temp: 48°F

Winds: NW 6 mph

Weather Conditions: cloudy

Cape May Point – 7:00am

59 species

Species Count
Brant (Atlantic) 3
Mute Swan 28
Tundra Swan 1
Wood Duck 1
Northern Shoveler 7
Gadwall 40
Gadwall - Roger Horn

Gadwall photo by Roger Horn

 
Eurasian Wigeon 1
American Wigeon 30
Mallard 55
American Black Duck 3
Northern Pintail 12
Green-winged Teal (American) 50
Ring-necked Duck 40
Surf Scoter 10
Black Scoter 350
Surf/Black Scoter 50
Ruddy Duck 7
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Mourning Dove 9
American Coot (Red-shielded) 9
Sanderling 25
Bonaparte’s Gull 12
Ring-billed Gull 6
Herring Gull (American) 25
Great Black-backed Gull 52
Lesser Black-backed Gull 7
Forster’s Tern 34
Royal Tern 1
Red-throated Loon 24
Northern Gannet 55
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 1
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey (carolinensis) 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3
Cooper’s Hawk 2
Cooper's Hawk - Roger Horn

Cooper’s Hawk photo by Roger Horn

 
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Merlin 1
American Crow 8
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tree Swallow 16
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Carolina Wren (Northern) 8
European Starling 30
Northern Mockingbird 5
Eastern Bluebird 60
American Robin 600
House Sparrow 8
House Finch 22
American Goldfinch 250
White-throated Sparrow 8
Song Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow - Roger Horn

Song Sparrow photo by Roger Horn

 
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 400
Brown-headed Cowbird 40
Common Grackle 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 13
Northern Cardinal 4

 

CTT Headquarters – 9:45am

5 species

Species Count
Mourning Dove 1
Western Cattle Egret 1
Western Cattle Egret - Roger Horn

Western Cattle Egret photo by Roger Horn

 
Western Cattle Egret - Roger Horn

Western Cattle Egret photo by Roger Horn

 
Western Cattle Egret - Michelle Browning

Western Cattle Egret photo by Michelle Browning

 
Turkey Vulture 1
American Crow 7
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1

 

Cape Island–The Beanery/Rea Farm (restricted access) – 10:07am

29 species

Species Count
Mourning Dove 4
Herring Gull (American) 1
Black Vulture 10
Turkey Vulture 15
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3
Cooper’s Hawk 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk - Roger Horn

Red-shouldered Hawk photo by Roger Horn

 
Red-shouldered Hawk - Roger Horn

Red-shouldered Hawk photo by Roger Horn

 
Red-shouldered Hawk - Roger Horn

Red-shouldered Hawk photo by Roger Horn

 
Red-shouldered Hawk - Roger Horn

Red-shouldered Hawk photo by Roger Horn

 
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 3
American Crow - Roger Horn

American Crow photo by Roger Horn

 
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Carolina Wren (Northern) 5
European Starling 5
European Starling - Roger Horn

European Starling photo by Roger Horn

 
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 5
Eastern Bluebird 4
Eastern Bluebird - Roger Horn

Eastern Bluebird photo by Roger Horn

 
American Robin 9
House Sparrow 2
American Goldfinch 7
White-throated Sparrow 9
Song Sparrow 7
Swamp Sparrow 6
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 15
Common Grackle 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2
Northern Cardinal 2