There was a strong push of passerines going north over the State Park this morning, with the majority being American Robins, but with lots of Blackbirds, American Bluebirds, and scattered American Pipits and Brown-headed Cowbirds.
The raptor flight got high early, and it was a decent day for Buteos and Turkey Vultures (there were 86 TVs in view at one time early on). Red-shouldereds were in view for most of the day, and the highlight was a cooperative juvenile Golden Eagle which was soaring in view of the platform for almost 15 minutes before heading over the bay towards Delaware.
Other highlights were a lingering Northern Rough-winged Swallow, 2 Barn Swallows, and a Bald Eagle soaring overhead carrying a Pied-billed Grebe in its talons (It was the highest I've ever seen a Pied-billed Grebe). Pete Riley reported Gray-cheeked Thrush (Red Trail), Field Sparrow, Blackpoll Warbler, and Baltimore Oriole from his mid-day walk on the State Park Trails
Location: Cape Island--Cape May Point SP--CMBO Hawk Watch
Observation date: 11/4/09
Notes: N/NNE Winds, shifting South after midday
Number of species: 77
American Black Duck 85
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler 30
Northern Pintail 70
Green-winged Teal 8
Ring-necked Duck 8
Surf Scoter X
Black Scoter X
Bufflehead 1
Hooded Merganser 2
Ruddy Duck 35
Common Loon 11
Pied-billed Grebe 7
Northern Gannet X
Double-crested Cormorant X
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 2
Black Vulture 14
Turkey Vulture 95
Osprey 6
Bald Eagle 6
Northern Harrier 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 103
Cooper's Hawk 57
Northern Goshawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 34
Broad-winged Hawk 13
Red-tailed Hawk 91
Golden Eagle 1
American Kestrel 10
Merlin 2
Peregrine Falcon 1
American Coot 25
Killdeer 12
Laughing Gull X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Forster's Tern X
Royal Tern X
Black Skimmer 150
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 15
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Fish Crow X
Tree Swallow 250
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 2
Carolina Chickadee X
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 5
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Eastern Bluebird 75
American Robin 12000
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling X
American Pipit 20
Yellow-rumped Warbler 150
Palm Warbler 3
Song Sparrow 15
Swamp Sparrow 8
White-throated Sparrow 5
White-crowned Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
Northern Cardinal 5
Dickcissel 1
Red-winged Blackbird 1200
Common Grackle 8
Brown-headed Cowbird 25
Purple Finch X
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 400
House Sparrow X
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