CMBO Cape May Point walk- 12/20/08

The weekly CMBO walk around Cape May Point seems as though it was productive this morning. At least I am of the opinion that 57 species in a short morning walk is a good way to start the day. Karl Lukens shares the list from today's walk.

NOTE: The drake CANVASBACK, which was initially found last Sunday (12/14) on the Cape May CBC, is still around as of this morning.

"Saturday morning CMBO Cape May Point Walk. Nice array of ducks including
thousands of scoters off shore both flying and sitting on the water. Also
had 5 fly-over Greater Yellow-legs, 100 fly-over Snow Geese, 2 Harriers and
1 Merlin as well as the usual winter suspects."

Location: Cape May Point
Observation date: 12/20/08
Notes: CMBO Trip-K,T,C&MJ,K&RH,+0.Cldy,35,N8.
Number of species: 57

Snow Goose 100
Brant 15
Canada Goose 15
Mute Swan 15
Gadwall 10
American Wigeon 10
Mallard 100
Northern Shoveler 10
Green-winged Teal 25
Canvasback 1
Surf Scoter 20
Black Scoter 30
dark-winged scoter sp. 2000
Long-tailed Duck 3
Hooded Merganser 10
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Ruddy Duck 15
Red-throated Loon 8
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Northern Gannet 10
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Northern Harrier 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Merlin 1
American Coot 12
Greater Yellowlegs 5
Ruddy Turnstone 3
Sanderling 1
Purple Sandpiper 5
Bonaparte's Gull 4
Ring-billed Gull 5
Herring Gull 10
Great Black-backed Gull 5
Rock Pigeon 5
Mourning Dove 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Blue Jay 10
American Crow 8
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 3
Carolina Wren 8
American Robin 20
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 4
European Starling 15
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Fox Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 12
Dark-eyed Junco 6
Northern Cardinal 8
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 10
House Finch 8
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 25

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