Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge

My arm was twisted this morning to visit the CMMBR again as we decided to look for any new shorebirds that might have flown in the last few days. A list of species observed is below.

Location: South Cape May Meadows
Observation date: 7/24/07
Number of species: 50
Canada Goose 30
Mallard 2
Northern Bobwhite 1
Northern Gannet 1
Snowy Egret 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Glossy Ibis 3
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 3
Semipalmated Plover 13
Piping Plover 2
Killdeer 6
American Oystercatcher 5
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 3
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 4
Least Sandpiper 36
Pectoral Sandpiper 2
Laughing Gull 250
Herring Gull 20
Great Black-backed Gull 25
Forster's Tern 40
Least Tern 75
Black Skimmer 2
Rock Pigeon 5
Mourning Dove 3
Chimney Swift 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
White-eyed Vireo 1
American Crow 2
Purple Martin 12
Tree Swallow 135
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 15
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 4
Yellow Warbler 5
Common Yellowthroat 7
Song Sparrow 6
Northern Cardinal 3
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 2
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 21
House Finch 9
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 11
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

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