A Wednesday Morning in Cape May Point

Karl & Judy Lukens sent along the following summary from this morning's stroll around Cape May Point:

"The CMBO Cape May Point Walk this morning started and ended with sea watching where we found a good number of sea birds including numerous Gannets, Forster's, Common, and Least Terns, many Cormorants, Surf and Black Scoter, a Common Eider and a Parasitic Jaeger. A few warblers were found around Lily Lake as well as a Spotted Sandpiper."

Location: Cape May Point
Observation date: 5/7/08
Number of species: 64
Canada Goose 5
Mute Swan 5
Mallard 5
Common Eider 1
Surf Scoter 1
Black Scoter 1
Red-throated Loon 3
Northern Gannet 30
Double-crested Cormorant 200
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 5
Osprey 3
Cooper's Hawk 1
Killdeer 2
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Willet 1
Laughing Gull 15
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 5
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Parasitic Jaeger 1
Rock Pigeon 5
Mourning Dove 15
Chimney Swift 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 5
Fish Crow 5
Purple Martin 50
Tree Swallow 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 5
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 3
House Wren 8
American Robin 5
Gray Catbird 20
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 15
Cedar Waxwing 10
Northern Parula 1
Yellow Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Prairie Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Ovenbird 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
White-throated Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 30
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Orchard Oriole 1
House Finch 5
House Sparrow 10

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