Karl & Judy Lukens sent the following list from the CMBO Cape May Point walk this morning, which featured many usual suspects but also two lingering Black Scoters, not unexpected but scarce in most years as summering birds. Usually only a few scoters summer around Cape May, but occasionally Blacks and Surfs reach double digits and according to Sibley (1997) have reached triple digits on occasion. White-wingeds are much rarer in summer, reflecting their status at other seasons as the least common of the three.
Location: Cape May Point
Observation date: 6/4/08
Number of species: 40
Canada Goose 25
Mute Swan 10
Mallard 10
Black Scoter 2
Great Egret 4
Snowy Egret 1
Killdeer 2
Laughing Gull 15
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 5
Great Black-backed Gull 5
Least Tern 20
Forster's Tern 10
Rock Pigeon 4
Mourning Dove 5
Chimney Swift 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 5
Purple Martin 30
Barn Swallow 10
Carolina Chickadee 1
Carolina Wren 4
House Wren 5
American Robin 15
Gray Catbird 5
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 15
Cedar Waxwing 1
Chipping Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 5
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 20
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 5
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