My last day of the season as the official counter was an uneventful one on the platform, although I was able to sneak away for a brief time during the slow flight to check out the Ivory Gull at Cape May Harbor. At least 6 Cave Swallows brightened up the morning, and there were also 4 Barn Swallows seen over the course of the day and a flock of 60 Tree Swallows hanging around throughout. Only 3 more days left for the Hawkwatch, the counter for the weekend is Pete Dunne, and Melissa Roach closes it out on Monday; hopefully they finish up the season with a bang. It's been a good one.
Location: Cape Island--Cape May Point SP--CMBO Hawk Watch
Observation date: 11/27/09
Number of species: 56
Snow Goose 16 1 Blue Phase.
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Gadwall X
American Wigeon X
American Black Duck X
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X
Northern Pintail 1
Green-winged Teal X
Surf Scoter X
Black Scoter X
Long-tailed Duck 1
Red-breasted Merganser 6
Red-throated Loon X
Common Loon 3
Pied-billed Grebe X
Northern Gannet 100
Double-crested Cormorant X
Great Blue Heron 2
Black Vulture 18
Turkey Vulture 32
Bald Eagle 2 (1 local adult over Bunker Pond, 1 migrating juvenile)
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 7
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 15
American Kestrel 1
Merlin 3
American Coot 20
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Laughing Gull 1
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Forster's Tern 7
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove 1
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Fish Crow X
Tree Swallow 60
Cave Swallow 6
Barn Swallow 4
Carolina Wren X
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird X
European Starling X
American Pipit 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) X
Song Sparrow X
Red-winged Blackbird X
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
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