Site Report: Cape May Point State Park, United States of America
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
- 2007-06-14: Visited with Barbara.
- 2010-06-21: Spent the morning here.
- 2023-05-17:
- 2023-05-18:
- 2023-05-19:
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (70 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(70 records)
Class: Birds
(65 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(4 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Black Scoter (Melanitta americana)
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
- 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
- Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
- Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
- Family: Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
- White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)
- Family: Oystercatchers
- American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
- Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
- Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
- Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
- Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
- Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
- Order: Perching Birds
(30 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
- Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
- Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
- Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
- Family: Cardinals and Allies
- Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
- Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
- Family: Chickadees and Titmice
- Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
- Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
- Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
- Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus)
- Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
- Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
- Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Family: Swallows
- Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
- Purple Martin (Progne subis)
- Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies (10 records)
- Family: Plovers
- Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
- Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)
- Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
- 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)