Sat. 1/26: CMBO Cape May Pt. walk- Barnacle Goose, Redheads, Tree Swallow

I'm out of action today, courtesy of a stomach virus, but received the following report from Karl Lukens regarding this morning's productive walk in Cape May Point:

"Cold, partly cloudy morning at Cape May Point Walk this morning. Most of the ponds were ice covered, but thanks to the bubblers, Lily Lake was open and loaded with water fowl. Highlights were: ~5 Redheads (at least 3 Drakes), 1 Canvasback, 3 Ring-necks, a dozen Ruddys, and while we were watching, the Canada Geese came in from the fields, and the group included the "white-headed" Canada and the Barnacle Goose. Land birds included Purple Finch, Goldfinch, Cedar Waxwings, and 8 Downy Woodpeckers."

Location: Cape May Point
Observation date: 1/26/08
Number of species: 57
Snow Goose 4
Barnacle Goose 1
Canada Goose 100
Mute Swan 3
Gadwall 25
American Wigeon 30
Mallard 30
Canvasback 1
Redhead 5
Ring-necked Duck 3
Common Eider 4
White-winged Scoter 1
Black Scoter 5
scoter sp. 20
Long-tailed Duck 5
Hooded Merganser 5
Ruddy Duck 10
Red-throated Loon 2
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
American Coot 30
Sanderling 2
Ring-billed Gull 5
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Rock Pigeon 25
Mourning Dove 25
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 8
Blue Jay 10
American Crow 10
Tree Swallow 1
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 5
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin 30
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 30
Cedar Waxwing 20
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 20
Fox Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 15
Northern Cardinal 5
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 15
Purple Finch 1
House Finch 20
American Goldfinch 10
House Sparrow 15

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)