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Cape May, 50 Sightings
Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Grebes
Cormorants
Bitterns and Herons
Ibises and Spoonbills
New World Vultures
Hawks, Kites, and Eagles
Caracaras and Falcons
Rails, Gallinules and Coots
Sandpipers and Phalaropes
Skuas, Gulls, and Terns
Royal Tern
The wings were very thin and deeply bent in flight. We made this diagnosis of several birds flying over the ocean after rejecting our familiar terns (such as Forester's) and consulting the official Cape May checklist
Pigeons and Doves
Kingfishers
Woodpeckers
Tyrant Flycatchers
Vireos
Jays and Crows
Chickadees and Titmice
Carolina Chickadee
We definitely saw and heard a chickadee several times today. After having satisfied ourselves that it was a Black-capped Chickadee, we paid it little mind, unaware that the Cape May birdlist considers Carolina Chickadee to be the only one occuring with sufficient frequency to warrant a listing. So, that must be what we say. We will count it on the trip list, but not on the life list, not yet.
Wrens
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Starlings
Wood-Warblers
Cardinals and Saltators
Blackbirds
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