Karl Lukens reports that Wednesday morning's walk around the State Park was highlighted by an increasingly-rare Golden-winged Warbler sighting in Cape May (see summary below). I heard that there was a decent flight of passerines around Cape May this morning, with Nashville Warbler and Prothonotary Warbler seen from the Higbee Dike, among others. The first Merlin of the season was spotted at the State Park. There was a bit of rain throughout the area earlier this evening, but much of that has since dissipated and there appears to be birds on the move again tonight, aided by north/northeast winds.
"CMBO Birding at Cape May Point. A good variety of waders, shorebirds, passerines,and gulls/terns, were observed on this morning's walk at the state park. A decrease in the number of Purple Martins was noticeable (all heading to Mauricetown for the Martin Festival this Friday/Saturday). Warblers are increasing in numbers, mostly Yellow, a few Redstarts, and Black-and-whites. The highlight was brief look at Golden-winged Warbler which are always difficult to find in Cape May and are becoming harder to find even on their breeding areas."
- Karl (Warren, Steve, Patty, Tom)
Location: Cape May Point SP
Observation date: 8/12/09
Notes: CMBO Trip-K,SW,WC,PR,T,+19.Clr,80,W3.
Number of species: 60
Canada Goose 10
Mute Swan 5
Mallard 12
Great Blue Heron 4
Great Egret 4
Snowy Egret 1
Glossy Ibis 2
Turkey Vulture 2
Semipalmated Plover 3
Piping Plover 1
Killdeer 2
American Oystercatcher 1
Spotted Sandpiper 4
Solitary Sandpiper 1 fly over before walk
Lesser Yellowlegs 3
Sanderling 20
Least Sandpiper 8
Laughing Gull 30
Herring Gull 10
Great Black-backed Gull 20
Least Tern 50
Common Tern 45
Forster's Tern 5
Royal Tern 2
Rock Pigeon 4
Mourning Dove 6
Chimney Swift 8
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Eastern Kingbird 2
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 4
Purple Martin 15
Tree Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 10
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 1 heard
Carolina Wren 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 12
American Robin 2
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 5
European Starling 15
Cedar Waxwing 8
Golden-winged Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 4
Black-and-white Warbler 3
American Redstart 2
Common Yellowthroat 1
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 5
Indigo Bunting 2
Red-winged Blackbird 50
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 10
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 5
To end, Dave Lord has the following to say about Tuesday evening's trip through Great Egg Harbor Bay, which continues to impress:
"The Tuesday Night boat trip out of Somer's Point held its own as one of the better ways to experience the birds of the shore. We had one Royal Tern, the first seen for this trip, two Gull-billed Terns, most of the expected herons and excellent views of Opsreys. Fall migration is coming on fast; the Tuesday Night Boat trip is a great way to see it firsthand."
Location: Great Egg Harbor Bay
Observation date: 8/11/09
Notes: CMBO Tuesday Night Boat Trip on Duke O' Fluke
Number of species: 42
Mallard 7
Double-crested Cormorant 34
Great Blue Heron 5
Great Egret 20
Snowy Egret 16
Little Blue Heron 6
Tricolored Heron 2
Black-crowned Night-Heron 8
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 10
Glossy Ibis 65
Osprey 17
Peregrine Falcon 1
Clapper Rail 4
Black-bellied Plover 2
Semipalmated Plover 6
American Oystercatcher 14
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs 12
Willet (Western) 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 9
Whimbrel 8
Ruddy Turnstone 7
Sanderling 8
Semipalmated Sandpiper 25
Least Sandpiper 24
Short-billed Dowitcher 15
Laughing Gull 225
Herring Gull 175
Great Black-backed Gull 130
Least Tern 45
Gull-billed Tern 2
Common Tern 215
Forster's Tern 1
Royal Tern 1
Black Skimmer 140
Rock Pigeon 7
Purple Martin 7
Seaside Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 4
Red-winged Blackbird 34
Common Grackle 16
Boat-tailed Grackle 44
These reports were generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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