20 October 2011 - Morning Flight

Morning flight was nonexistent this morning in heavy south-southwest winds; however, there are still birds around Cape May. The highlight at the dike this morning was a Seaside Sparrow that two of us watched right up on top of the dike just before sunrise. After a few hours of not seeing any birds engaged in redirected morning flight, I headed over to Cape May Point State Park, where there are lots of birds on pretty much any given day. Highlights there over the last two days of relatively slow hawk migration have included: 3 Eurasian Collared-Doves, 2 Eurasian Wigeon, multiple Parasitic Jaegers, Hudsonian Godwits, Chimney Swifts, and lots more!

This Northern Pintail is one of MANY ducks using the freshwater system between Cape May Point and the Meadows (TNC Migratory Bird Refuge) right now.