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Cape May Point State Park, New Jersey (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Cape May Point State Park, New Jersey
Map of Cape May Point State Park, New Jersey
Osprey (
Pandion haliaetus
)
Fin Whale (
Balaenoptera physalus
)
Wilson's Storm-Petrel (
Oceanites oceanicus
)
Bottlenosed Dolphin (
Tursiops truncatus
)
Loggerhead Sea Turtle (
Caretta caretta
)
Black Skimmer (
Rynchops niger
)
Piping Plover (
Charadrius melodus
)
Least Tern (
Sterna antillarum
)
Mute Swan (
Cygnus olor
)
American Robin (
Turdus migratorius
)
State park in Southern New Jersey with sandy beaches, dunes, saltwater marsh, and freshwater marsh. It is a nesting place for endangered shorebirds with a nesting area roped off.
Species Recorded (33)
Birds ( 28 )
Storm Petrels ( Hydrobatidae )
Wilson's Storm-Petrel -
Oceanites oceanicus
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Double-crested Cormorant -
Nannopterum auritum
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Snowy Egret -
Egretta thula
Black-crowned Night-Heron -
Nycticorax nycticorax
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Mallard -
Anas platyrhynchos
Mute Swan -
Cygnus olor
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture -
Cathartes aura
Black Vulture -
Coragyps atratus
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Osprey -
Pandion haliaetus
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Piping Plover -
Charadrius melodus
Oystercatchers ( Haematopodidae )
American Oystercatcher -
Haematopus palliatus
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Lesser Yellowlegs -
Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs -
Tringa melanoleuca
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Herring Gull -
Larus argentatus
Great Black-backed Gull -
Larus marinus
Laughing Gull -
Leucophaeus atricilla
Black Skimmer -
Rynchops niger
Forster's Tern -
Sterna forsteri
Common Tern -
Sterna hirundo
Least Tern -
Sternula antillarum
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Purple Martin -
Progne subis
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Fish Crow -
Corvus ossifragus
Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
Carolina Wren -
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
American Robin -
Turdus migratorius
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Red-winged Blackbird -
Agelaius phoeniceus
Brown-headed Cowbird -
Molothrus ater
Common Grackle -
Quiscalus quiscula
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