woodcreeper

Lots of Yellow-rumped warblers around today
Also:
Many White-throated sparrows
Swamp Sparrows
Northern Flickers
Tufted Titmice
Black-capped Chickadees
Ruby-crowned and Golden-crowned Kinglets
and an E. Palm Warbler

Hello,
Gabe is back on his semester break from school.
Nice of the weather to cooperate and give us a
great migrant day at the Point! Monday - 10-16-06.
Started down there at 9:00AM because of my work.
From 9 to 11:00AM we walked the Cape May Point
State Park. Here are some highlights mainly from there
but other areas as well. The winds had shifted easterly
by late morning, so not much of a hawk flight.
95 species.
1 BAY-BREASTED WARBLER
7 species of warbler total.
2 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSHES
1 PHILA. VIREO - all these are pushing the late envelope.
The Phila. Vireo was at the State Park also. I wrote everything
down in the book at CMBO telling Gabe “I know I am forgetting
something”. This.
Many WINTER WRENS
1 SAPSUCKER - at that Chinese Elm in the circle.
2 RING-NECKED DUCKS - Lily Lake - early for me.
7 BROWN PELICANS - off the Point.
GANNETS - Avalon seawatch.
BLACK and SURF SCOTERS - Avalon seawatch.
Gabe and I only had 30 minutes there. Stuff still moving
on SE winds. I had to watch from the rocks. Standing along
the road for us short people is NOT working for me at least
with that new wall they have built.

A superb day in Cape May. Wish I had more time to report on
such. Sparrows around in a great variety and numbers. We couldn’t
find a Lincoln’s though. I am sure around.

Lots of flight id notes for later. Good birding all.

Sandra Keller
Barrington, NJ
sandrakeller@verizon.net