Cape May Day One
Thursday, June 09, 2005
Led by Mary and Bill
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Cape May, 48 Sightings
Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Cormorants
Bitterns and Herons
New World Vultures
Hawks, Kites, and Eagles
Plovers
Oystercatchers
Sandpipers and Phalaropes
Skuas, Gulls, and Terns
Common Tern
Bob Power notes: "The bill, the head pattern, the legs, and the best of all... wing-tip to tail tip. Tail falls just short of wing tip. Good for Common Tern."
Pigeons and Doves
Swifts
Woodpeckers
Tyrant Flycatchers
Jays and Crows
Swallows
Chickadees and Titmice
Wrens
Thrushes
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Waxwings
Wood-Warblers
Yellow-breasted Chat
So elusive, calling loudly and obnoxiously from a sequence of well-hidden perches deep in the middle of trees. We each managed a short glimpse and declared victory.
Emberizids
Cardinals and Saltators
Blackbirds
Northern Finches
Old World Sparrows
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Trip Notes
Weather was warm and humid, but a nice breeze plus some fog and cloud cover kept us from overheating. Migration seems to be mostly done, but we did see a lot of the regional specialties, many of which are unusual to us west-coasters
Trip Photos
      
Trip Map
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