Wind and Rain were of course the stories of the mornng, although we didn't go completely raptorless, as an American Kestrel came whipping through the dunes at ne point. After the abbreviated watch I was able to find one of the Eurasian Wigeons (the imature male) hunkered down on Lighthouse Pond as well. 2 relatively distant flyby Glossy Ibis (presumably Glossy, as I would guess they are the same two positively ID'd as such last week) were also an interesting sight for the date.
On non-Hawkwatch news, the area of the jetty at St. Peter's on Cape May point held a raft of 80 Common Eider, 52 Scoter (3 White-winged, 8 Surf), 1 Lesser Scaup, a White-rumped and 4 Purple Sandpipers, and 2 Snow Buntings flew by as well. The Swainson's Hawk continues at the Benaery along with multiple Fox Sparrows, lingering Common Yellowthroats, 4-5 Wilson's Snipe, and ~40 American Pipits.
Location: Cape Island--Cape May Point SP
Observation date: 11/13/09
Number of species: 63
Canada Goose 8
Gadwall 75
American Wigeon 276
Eurasian Wigeon 1
American Black Duck 7
Mallard 10
Northern Shoveler 30
Ring-necked Duck 20
Greater Scaup 1
Lesser Scaup 1
Common Eider 8
Surf Scoter 6
Black Scoter 5
Long-tailed Duck 1
Hooded Merganser 3
Red-breasted Merganser 4
Red-throated Loon 7
Common Loon 1
Pied-billed Grebe 5
Northern Gannet 3
Double-crested Cormorant 15
Great Egret 1
Glossy Ibis 2
Black Vulture 5
Turkey Vulture 3
American Kestrel 1
American Coot 4
Black-bellied Plover 1
American Oystercatcher 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Sanderling 20
White-rumped Sandpiper 1
Dunlin 1
Bonaparte's Gull 10
Laughing Gull 5
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Forster's Tern 10
Royal Tern 3
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Blue Jay 2
American Crow X
Fish Crow X
Tree Swallow 2
Carolina Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet X
Eastern Bluebird 10
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird X
European Starling X
American Pipit 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 20
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Northern Cardinal X
Dickcissel 1
Red-winged Blackbird X
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
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