CMBO Cape May Point walk- 1/12/08

The following was sightings information and list was emailed to me from Karl Lukens re: the CMBO Cape May Point Walk on 1/12/08.

"Nice morning for a walk around Cape May Point. No Crossbills this morning, but a nice variety of ducks on Lily Lake including 1 Canvasback, 1 drake Redhead, a female Lesser Scaup, as well as numerous American Wigeons ,Gadwall, and Coots. On the ocean and bay we had Black and Surf Scoters, Long-tailed Ducks, a Common Eider, and Red-throated Loons. Land Birds included 7 Red-breasted Nuthatches, Cedar Waxwings, and a couple of Purple Finches."

SPECIES SEEN ~ CMBO TRIP

1/12/2008 ~ in Cape May Point ~ New Jersey Checklist ~ 53 seen

Red-throated Loon 10
Northern Gannet 5
Mute Swan 5
Canada Goose 2
American Wigeon 20
Gadwall 10
Mallard 10
Canvasback 1
Redhead 1
Lesser Scaup 1
Common Eider 1
Long-tailed Duck 5
Black Scoter 15
Surf Scoter 10
Hooded Merganser 2
Ruddy Duck 10
Black Vulture 4
Turkey Vulture 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Sanderling 4
Purple Sandpiper 4
Ring-billed Gull 3
Great Black-backed Gull 5
American Herring Gull 15
Rock Pigeon 10
Mourning Dove 15
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Cedar Waxwing 5
Carolina Wren 8
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 5
Brown Thrasher 1
American Robin 15
Carolina Chickadee 5
Red-breasted Nuthatch 7
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 5
European Starling 40
House Sparrow 30
Purple Finch 2
House Finch 20
American Goldfinch 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler 20
Fox Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 10
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Northern Cardinal 5
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 10