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Haven't had much time outside of typical work here at the Northwood Center. Karl and Judy Lukens just sent the notes and lists below for the CMBO Sunset at the Meadows walk on Friday 10/19. Also, the CMBO Fall Migrants at the Rea Farm (Beanery) walk which was held this morning.

A couple of good birds were had on the Beanery walk this morning, Western kingbird and 2 Cape May warblers. Good finds!

SPECIES SEEN ~ CMBO TRIP

10/19/2007 ~ in Meadow ~ New Jersey Checklist ~ 26 seen

Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 2
Snowy Egret 1
Mute Swan 5
Canada Goose 50
American Wigeon 5
Gadwall 2
Green-winged Teal 15
Mallard 25
American Black Duck 1
Northern Shoveler 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Cooper's Hawk 1
Sanderling 15
Ring-billed Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 3
American Herring Gull 5
Laughing Gull 1
Forster's Tern 10
Mourning Dove 5
European Starling 5
House Sparrow 10
Savannah Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 5

SPECIES SEEN ~ CMBO TRIP

10/20/2007 ~ in Beanery ~ New Jersey Checklist ~ 47 seen

Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Egret 2
Snowy Egret 8
Canada Goose 30
Wood Duck 3
Black Vulture 4
Turkey Vulture 8
Osprey 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 10
Killdeer 1
Great Black-backed Gull 3
American Herring Gull 1
Rock Pigeon 5
Mourning Dove 10
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 10
Eastern Phoebe 1
Western Kingbird 1
Tree Swallow 10
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Carolina Wren 2
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 100
Carolina Chickadee 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 25
Fish Crow 1
European Starling 50
House Sparrow 10
House Finch 5
Cape May Warbler 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 50
Palm Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
Savannah Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 5
White-throated Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Eastern Meadowlark 10
Common Grackle 2

Let's cut to the chase with the weather forecast from the National Weather Service: A COLD FRONT IS MAKING ITS WAY ACROSS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK TO THE EAST AND PASS OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD BACK ACROSS THE REGION TOMORROW AND THEN PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH LATE MONDAY OR TUESDAY.

It sounds like the front will pass too late in the night to precipitate a nocturnal flight of landbirds, other than a few birds like thrushes that sometimes take off when the front passes and actually migrate past it, but Saturday, especially in the afternoon, should bring a strong raptor migration, and Sunday will be smoking! It's a pretty sure bet there will be a major nocturnal migration Saturday night, and commensurate strong morning flight of passerines on Sunday, followed by many, many raptors. That's for here in Cape May, but it will be good everywhere, and there will be lows in the 50's Saturday night, probably the 40's north of here, so it will finally feel like fall.

In other news. . . Hilary Cresko, our Sea Watch interpretive naturalist, reports her week's highlight was a Humpback Whale on Thursday. The hawk flight has been light, thanks to the weather, but a Cooper's Hawk (perhaps the same bird, perhaps more than one) has been diligently and dutifully trying to reduce the House Sparrow population in front of the platform.

The sea watch had several days of over 10,000 birds this week. Scanning Ken Behren's and Chris Brown's reports I find things like 14 Parasitic Jaegers on the 18th, Great Cormorants every day since the 13th, and a noticeable exodus of Laughing Gulls. Yellow-rumpeds are cracking the 1,000 mark pretty much every day at Morning Flight, morning flight counter Sam Galick reports. These and the laughers signal the beginning of the end. . . but it's a long way from over. We hold The Bird Show at the end of October for a reason!

My most interesting observation of late occurred at 8:00 p.m., in full dark, two nights ago when several flocks of Green-winged Teal flew past the jetty I was fishing from near Avalon. Michael O'Brien had a life nocturnal flight call (remember, this is the guy who produced the flight call cd with Bill Evans) with an osprey this week, which passed over in the pre-dawn hours. More birds migrate in the dark than we appreciate. Where, for example, do the hordes of Sharp-shinned Hawks that appear in Cape May (after a front) before sunrise come from? They must come from birds that began migrating at night, musn't they?

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A remarkably balmy morning walk at Cape May Point State Park yielded a few raptors, a late Yellow Warbler (why not stay when it's going to be 80 degrees), and the usual selection of dabbling ducks, males getting prettier by the day. One male American Wigeon feeding on the shore of Bunker Pond repeatedly exibited some interesting behavior: It would pull a tuft of grass from the shore, turn and step to the water and rinse the grass off before eating it. He was getting some dirt when he pulled the grass up by the roots, and was clearly and purposefully washing his food!

You can pretty much always find a Peregrine and a Merlin in Cape May in October, and both species did appear for us on an otherwise fairly quiet morning.

The walk at Hidden Valley fared well, with a nice selection of typical short-distance migrants, including both kinglets, thrashers, 45 Eastern Meadowlarks and a pipit. Full lists for both walks are below.

Someone from Ohio asked where to find Seaside Sparrows. One of the best spots for salt sparrows generally is Two Mile Landing, off Ocean Drive (the rode leading to Wildwood). Another good spot is Jake's Landing.

Among the gems in the Northwood Center's sighting log was a one-day Red Crossbill in Cumberland County on Tuesday. Since siskins and Purple Finches are also being detected, crossbill is something to keep an ear out for.

This morning's Cape May Point State Park and Hidden Valley lists are below.

Location: Cape May Point SP
Observation date: 10/18/07
Notes: CMBO Thursday "Bird Walk for All People."
Number of species: 40
Canada Goose 50
Mute Swan 6
Gadwall 8
American Wigeon 10
Mallard 25
Blue-winged Teal 1
Northern Shoveler 15
Green-winged Teal 35
Double-crested Cormorant 50
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 3
Snowy Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 5
Osprey 5
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 10
Cooper's Hawk 3
Merlin 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
Least Sandpiper 6
Laughing Gull 20
Herring Gull 10
Great Black-backed Gull 10
Royal Tern 2
Rock Pigeon 50
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 2
Tree Swallow 10
Carolina Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
European Starling 5
Yellow Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 20
Palm Warbler 5
Savannah Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 5
White-throated Sparrow 5
Red-winged Blackbird 5
House Finch 5
House Sparrow 25


Location: Cape May - Hidden Valley Ranch
Observation date: 10/18/07
Number of species: 45
Canada Goose 200
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 1
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5
Cooper's Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Merlin 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 16
Stilt Sandpiper 1
Herring Gull 2
Rock Pigeon 1
Mourning Dove 25
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 20
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 30
American Crow 50
Red-breasted Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 25
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 10
American Robin 150
Gray Catbird 20
Northern Mockingbird 10
Brown Thrasher 20
European Starling 25
American Pipit 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 100
Palm Warbler 20
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 10
Eastern Towhee 5
Field Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 6
Swamp Sparrow 20
White-throated Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 5
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Eastern Meadowlark 45
Purple Finch 3

Karl Lukens reports the following from CMBO's Cape May Point State Park Walk today:

"Good birding and comfortable weather on this morning's Cape May Point walk at the State Park. Warblers were predominantly Yellow-rumps with a few Palms and Common Yellowthroats. Good variety of dabbling ducks, but the divers are yet to come. "

The walk detected Wood Ducks and American Pipits, among other birds of interest. The full list is below.

SPECIES SEEN ~ CMBO TRIP
10/17/2007 ~ in Cape May Point ~ New Jersey Checklist ~ 59 seen
Double-crested Cormorant 50
Great Blue Heron 3
Great Egret 5
Snowy Egret 2
Mute Swan 6
Canada Goose 20
Wood Duck 2
American Wigeon 10
Gadwall 4
Green-winged Teal 10
Mallard 20
American Black Duck 1
Northern Pintail 2
Blue-winged Teal 2
Northern Shoveler 10
Turkey Vulture 5
Osprey 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5
Cooper's Hawk 2
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Sanderling 10
Least Sandpiper 3
Ring-billed Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 50
American Herring Gull 20
Laughing Gull 50
Forster's Tern 5
Royal Tern 5
Rock Pigeon 15
Mourning Dove 10
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 8
Tree Swallow 10
American Pipit 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Carolina Wren 2
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 2
Brown Thrasher 1
American Robin 25
Carolina Chickadee 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
American Crow 5
European Starling 50
House Sparrow 15
Red-eyed Vireo 1
House Finch 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 30
Palm Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 2
Savannah Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 15
White-throated Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 20

Well my quest for the morning was to find a Lincoln's sparrow, so I headed to Higbee. Pond Creek Preserve would have been a good choice as well. Or, as I see from Don's post, TNC's Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge. As good fortune would have it I did find just one. I had headed to the back of Higbee, near the pond, and was just about to head back to the parking lot as my time was running short. Then I happened to notice a small amount of movement in the grass near the base of some shrubs. Up popped a little Linclon's sparrow giving just enough to make sure that was the true identity of this bird. While finding a lincoln's is nice, it would have been much nicer to find a Le Conte's sparrow. Maybe that will be tomorrow's quest. I have pretty much all day to search.

The birding was pretty good this morning, loads of birds still flying around over head the whole time I was walking. Highlights for the day for me were....of course the lincoln's, more Pine siskins, and a Black and white warbler that came within a foot and a half of my face. I happened to see this bird near the base of a cedar and stood to watch it work the branches over for insects. Soon it started to work its way upward and nearer to me. All the while I was cursing myself for not liking to feel like a pack mule and deciding to not carry a camera. Anyway, this bird worked closer and closer inching toward me. Soon it was eye to eye with me but never seemed to care that I was near by. Truly one of those wonderful moments which do not happen often enough.

So, the list form the morning is below. The birding should continue to be decent over the next few days, even toward the end of the week is my guess. It is supposed to warm up and possibly be rainy near the weekend. Either way, get out and enjoy. Bird migration continues well past the neo-tropical migrants.

Location: Higbee Beach
Observation date: 10/15/07
Number of species: 52

Canada Goose 3
Northern Shoveler 1
Common Loon 5
Osprey 3
Bald Eagle 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 8
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Herring Gull 1
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 35
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 10
Carolina Chickadee 9
Tufted Titmouse 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 14
Carolina Wren 16
Golden-crowned Kinglet 22
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 27
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 350
Gray Catbird 12
Northern Mockingbird 2
Brown Thrasher 18
European Starling 5
Cedar Waxwing 11
Black-throated Blue Warbler 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler 680
Palm Warbler 3
Black-and-white Warbler 1
American Redstart 1
Common Yellowthroat 7
Scarlet Tanager 1
Eastern Towhee 10
Field Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 10
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 6
White-throated Sparrow 60
Dark-eyed Junco 3
Northern Cardinal 4
Indigo Bunting 1
Bobolink 1
Red-winged Blackbird 215
Eastern Meadowlark 1
House Finch 22
Pine Siskin 3
American Goldfinch 3

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This morning's Meadows walk highlight for me was a White-breasted Nuthatch, rather unexpected in the dune scrub near the beach. The crowd pleasers, though, were reasonably close views of an adult light morph Parasitic Jaeger pursuing gulls in the relentless jaeger way, as well as six American Pipits which dropped onto the island east of the east path for scope views. A few of us saw Lincoln's Sparrow amidst the swarms of Savannahs, Swamps and Songs, and most people got good views of immature White-crowned Sparrow on the path that runs next to the road.

After the walk I wandered over to the Hawk Watch Platform, where a Blue-headed Vireo put on a good show in the shrubs out front. A flock of five Red-breasted Nuthatches flew out of the cedars and over the platform briefly before changing their mind and returning to the cedars. Five in a flock (and others left behind calling) gives a sense of what a flight year it is for r.b. nuts. Tree Swallows did a little tornado-ing over the pond, and a Rough-winged revealed itself with a brrrt.

There were a couple Blue-winged Teal on Bunker Pond - we had missed them in the Meadows. Blue-wingeds start to thin out in mid October, not surprising considering the majority of this species winters south of the U.S. border, and many of them find their way to South America.

Another bird in the thinning-out department is Chimney Swift, so the one foraging over the pond was worth noting. The last Chimney Swifts in Cape May normally disappear the first week in November, off to their wintering grounds in Brazil, Peru and Chile.

A quick e-bird entry for my 20 minutes at the platform revealed I'd seen 47 species, and that was spending more time talking with folks than birding. Both of this morning's lists follow.


Location: South Cape May Meadows
Observation date: 10/15/07
Notes: CMBO's Monday walk.
Number of species: 57
Canada Goose 25
Mute Swan 8
Gadwall 8
American Wigeon 20
American Black Duck 3
Mallard 25
Northern Shoveler 10
Northern Pintail 3
Green-winged Teal 15
Double-crested Cormorant 50
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 5
Osprey 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk 10
Cooper's Hawk 2
American Kestrel 1
Greater Yellowlegs 6
Sanderling 10
Laughing Gull 150
Ring-billed Gull 10
Herring Gull 25
Great Black-backed Gull 75
Forster's Tern 15
Royal Tern 10
Parasitic Jaeger 2 1 adult light morph, one dark ad or juv
Rock Pigeon 35
Mourning Dove 5
Northern Flicker 25
Blue Jay 10
American Crow 10
Tree Swallow 200
Red-breasted Nuthatch 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 1 in scrub on dune, really unusual
American Robin 150
Gray Catbird 5
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 50
American Pipit 8 6 landed on island east of east path
Cedar Waxwing 10
Yellow-rumped Warbler 500
Palm Warbler 25
Savannah Sparrow 25
Song Sparrow 10
Lincoln's Sparrow 2 not seen by all
Swamp Sparrow 20
White-throated Sparrow 5
White-crowned Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Eastern Meadowlark 2
Boat-tailed Grackle 6
Brown-headed Cowbird 10
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 5
House Sparrow 20


Location: Cape May Point SP
Observation date: 10/15/07
Number of species: 47
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Gadwall X
American Wigeon X
American Black Duck X
Mallard X
Blue-winged Teal X
Northern Shoveler X
Green-winged Teal X
Double-crested Cormorant X
Great Egret X
Snowy Egret X
Turkey Vulture X
Osprey X
Bald Eagle X
Northern Harrier X
Sharp-shinned Hawk X
Cooper's Hawk X
American Kestrel X
Laughing Gull X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Royal Tern X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Chimney Swift 1
Northern Flicker X
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Tree Swallow X
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Carolina Chickadee X
Red-breasted Nuthatch 10
Golden-crowned Kinglet X
Ruby-crowned Kinglet X
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
Northern Mockingbird X
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing X
Yellow-rumped Warbler X
Palm Warbler X
White-throated Sparrow X
House Finch X
House Sparrow X

This note and list was emailed to me from George Myers, re: the CMBO Villas WMA walk held yesterday 10/14.

"An interesting morning at Villas WMA. A good number of Palm and Yellow-rumped Warblers, and Chipping Sparrows in the overgrown fields."

Some other highlights:
1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo
10+ Red-breasted Nuthatches
3+ Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers
5 Eastern Phoebes
4 Black-throated Green Warblers
1 Dark-eyed Junco
7 Eastern Meadowlarks
1 Dickcissel
5 Purple Finches
2 American Kestrels
1 Merlin
2 Osprey
1 1st year Bald Eagle
3 Cooper's Hawks
2 Sharp-shinned Hawks

Many of them as you may expect were Yellow-rumped warblers. In looking up at the sky at many points you could help but to be looking at birds; sometimes by the hundreds. We had a few good finds on our walk around the Point this morning, Pine siskin was one of the best, in my opinion. Heck, I was just glad to know that I remember what they sound like. While we were sorting through seemingly endless flocks of yellow-rumps, near the corner of Coral Ave and Harvard Ave., a flock of six Pine siskins obligingly sat for but a few minuets in a tree for us to enjoy.

Other nice sightings were eleven,... that's right 11, Parasitic Jaegers chasing terns and gulls over the Delaware Bay. A few Northern gannets were spotted at a good distance and a flock of 6 Common loons flew past as well.

I tried to string a Clay-colored sparrow at one point in a flock of many white-throateds, but in the end the rump color gave the birds true identity away.

Aside from the passerine migrants, co-dominance of the sky was shared with raptors and monarchs. Evidently, there was a very large push of monarch butterflies through Cape May yesterday. That flight was evidenced by the number of butterflies in the sky this morning. I anticipate that there should be some good roosts in the Cape May area this evening given the cooler temps. and numbers of the little beauties around.

I have not heard but I'd guess that the hawk watch has been great today. When walking back to the Northwood Center this morning we had a couple of good kettles of accipiters over head. No goshawks but many sharpies and and a number of Cooper's hawks as well. The bad part is that with the lighter winds and blue skies the hawks can get high, and fast!

Be on the look out for good migration over the next few days. The winds are supposed to stay W to NW for the next couple of days and be light and variable over night. So, what does this mean? If you can get out (i.e. that work stuff doesn't ruin good birding days) get out! Even if you do have to work, get up early and take a short walk around your "local patch." You never know what you might find.

Below are two lists. I know I haven't posted a personal list for a few days, it's that time of year. Time is at a premium. So, I won't bore you with the four or so lists I have..... Actually, I'll bore you with three lists. The first will be from today's walk around Cape May Point. The second list will be from yesterday's CMBO Birding Optics walk. The last list will be from Wednesday's CMBO Twilight Watch walk. By the way, if you are interested in heading out on the Twilight Watch or Birding Optics walk, time is of the essence. There are only of couple of opportunities left. Check out the Naturalist Calendar to find out the times of the walks and all other programs which CMBO runs at this time of year. Lastly, don't forget the upcoming Autumn Weekend and THE Bird Show. I think that is still time to register. Call the CMBO Center for Research and Education to register.

Location: Cape May Point
Observation date: 10/14/07
Number of species: 71

Canada Goose 42
Mute Swan 24
American Wigeon 79
Mallard 21
Northern Shoveler 4
Ruddy Duck 2
Common Loon 9
Pied-billed Grebe 8
Northern Gannet 5
Double-crested Cormorant 95
Great Egret 1
Osprey 6
Bald Eagle 1
Northern Harrier 13
Sharp-shinned Hawk 50
Cooper's Hawk 18
American Kestrel 4
American Coot 2
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 4
Sanderling 6
Semipalmated Sandpiper 5
Laughing Gull X
Ring-billed Gull 6
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Caspian Tern 2
Common Tern X
Royal Tern 10
Parasitic Jaeger 12
Rock Pigeon 37
Mourning Dove 22
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 26
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 40
American Crow 10
Fish Crow 4
Tree Swallow 65
Barn Swallow 1
Carolina Chickadee 25
Red-breasted Nuthatch 18
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 10
Golden-crowned Kinglet 10
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8
American Robin 85
Northern Mockingbird 6
European Starling 122
Yellow-rumped Warbler 478
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 8
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Eastern Towhee 4
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 5
White-throated Sparrow 15
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Northern Cardinal 6
Bobolink 3
Red-winged Blackbird 280
Eastern Meadowlark 15
Common Grackle 10
Boat-tailed Grackle 1
House Finch 45
Pine Siskin 7
American Goldfinch 6
House Sparrow 45

Location: Cape May Point SP
Observation date: 10/13/07
Notes: CMBO Birding Optics walk
Number of species: 73

Brant 4
Canada Goose 55
Mute Swan 6
Wood Duck 3
Gadwall 8
American Wigeon 4
Mallard 22
Northern Shoveler 5
Northern Pintail 1
Green-winged Teal 68
scoter sp. 35
Common Loon 9
Double-crested Cormorant 26
Great Blue Heron 3
Great Egret 6
Snowy Egret 10
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 4
Bald Eagle 2
Northern Harrier 14
Sharp-shinned Hawk 65
Cooper's Hawk 8
Broad-winged Hawk 1
American Kestrel 1
Merlin 1
Killdeer 8
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Laughing Gull 150
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull 56
Great Black-backed Gull 35
Common Tern 6
Forster's Tern 2
Royal Tern 12
Parasitic Jaeger 3
Rock Pigeon 35
Mourning Dove 25
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 50
Eastern Phoebe 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 5
Fish Crow 12
Tree Swallow 1000
Red-breasted Nuthatch 4
Carolina Wren 6
Golden-crowned Kinglet 15
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
American Robin 115
Gray Catbird 6
Northern Mockingbird 2
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 35
American Pipit 12
Cedar Waxwing 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler 500
Palm Warbler 30
Savannah Sparrow 35
Song Sparrow 3
Swamp Sparrow 15
White-crowned Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 2
Indigo Bunting 4
Red-winged Blackbird 600
Eastern Meadowlark 33
Common Grackle 25
House Finch 8
American Goldfinch 8
House Sparrow 35

Location: South Cape May Meadows
Observation date: 10/10/07
Notes: CMBO Twilight Watch walk
Number of species: 32

Canada Goose 30
Mute Swan 5
Gadwall 15
American Wigeon 35
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 15
Blue-winged Teal 10
Northern Shoveler 8
Northern Pintail 4
Green-winged Teal 35
Surf Scoter 3
scoter sp. 30
Double-crested Cormorant 15
Great Blue Heron 25
Great Egret 1
Snowy Egret 2
Black-crowned Night-Heron 35
Merlin 12
Peregrine Falcon 2
Laughing Gull 250
Ring-billed Gull 15
Herring Gull 45
Great Black-backed Gull 79
Common Tern X
Royal Tern X
Black Skimmer 250
Parasitic Jaeger 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
Swamp Sparrow 6
Red-winged Blackbird 8

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