Site Report: Cape May Point State Park
Black Scoter (Melanitta americana)
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Purple Martin (Progne subis) Male
Purple Martin (Progne subis) Female
eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Least Tern (Sterna antillarum)
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Juvenile
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) Juvenile
Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)
Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)
Tamanend's Bottlenosed Dolphin (Tursiops erebennus)
Wilson's Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
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Black Scoter (Melanitta americana)
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Purple Martin (Progne subis) Male
Purple Martin (Progne subis) Female
eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Least Tern (Sterna antillarum)
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Juvenile
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) Juvenile
Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)
Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)
Tamanend's Bottlenosed Dolphin (Tursiops erebennus)
Wilson's Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
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.
Visits
No visit reports available.Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (70 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(70 records)
Class: Birds
(65 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(4 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Black Scoter (Melanitta americana)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Osprey
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts
(2 records)
- Family: Hummingbirds
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
- Family: Swifts
- Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
- Order: Pelicans
(14 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
- Family: Herons
- Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
- Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
- Family: Ibises and Spoonbills
- White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)
- Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
- Family: Oystercatchers
- American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
- Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
- Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
- Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
- Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
- Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
- Order: Perching Birds
(30 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
- Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
- Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
- Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
- Family: Cardinals and Allies
- Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
- Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
- Family: Chickadees and Titmice
- Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
- American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
- Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
- Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus)
- Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor)
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
- Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
- Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
- Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Family: Swallows
- Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
- Purple Martin (Progne subis)
- Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies (10 records)
- Family: Plovers
- Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
- Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
- Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)
- Order: Tubenoses
(1 record)
- Family: Southern Storm Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
- Order: Vultures
(2 records)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
Class: Mammals
(4 records)
- Order: Cetacea
(1 record)
- Family: Balaenopteridae
- Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
- Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean
(1 record)
- Family: Delphinidae
- Tamanend's Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops erebennus)
- Order: Lagomorpha
(1 record)
- Family: Leporidae
- Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)
- Order: Rodents
(1 record)
- Family: True Mice and Rats, Gerbils, and Allies
- Common American Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
Class: Reptiles
(1 record)
- Order: Turtles
(1 record)
- Family: Sea Turtles
- Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)