[Parasitic Jaeger chasing a Manx Shearwater at
Cape May Point this afternoon. Photo © Erik Bruhnke.]
Weather: A
stationary frontal boundary, combined with the remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon, again affected the area
throughout the day. Skies were overcast with increasing east/northeast winds and periods
of moderate to heavy rainfall; about 0.75” of rain was recorded at West Cape
May as of 8:00pm. Temps hovered in the mid 60s through much of the day.
Migration counts: Morning Flight (0621-0836), Hawkwatch (0630-1600)
[Peregrine Falcon at Cape May Point
this afternoon. Photo © Erik Bruhnke.]
Birding summary: It was yet another day dominated by shorebirds and seawatching.
Highlights included 2 Manx Shearwaters
off Cape May Point during the afternoon, a Cory’s Shearwater that flew west
past Cape May City at 11:10am, a White-winged Dove that flew south past the
Higbee dike, multiple small flocks of Hudsonian Godwits that flew past Cape
Island, and a minimum of 5 Roseate Terns between 2nd Ave (Cape May
City) and St. Mary’s (Cape May Pt.) during the late afternoon. The sod fields
along Corsons Tavern Rd (South Seaville) produced singles of Buff-breasted
Sandpiper and American Golden-Plover this morning, while an additional
Golden-Plover was noted at the Cape May Airport.
[Hudsonian Godwits flying past Cape May Point
this afternoon. Photo © Erik Bruhnke.]
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