A very pleasant evening birding the Meadows. The highlights of the walk were first the Merlin that we watched zooming around and then perched while eating a dragonfly appetizer and later he returned to the same perch with a small bird for dinner. Later, thanks to a participant's keen spotting, we were all able to enjoy great looks at an American Bittern. We observed the bittern catching and eating a frog for dinner. Perhaps we have to add the Meadows as another favorite dining location in Cape May. Leaders: Warren Cairo, Bill Smythe, Barb Bassett, and Carrie Bell.
20 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 30
Mute Swan 2
Northern Shoveler 8
American Bittern 1
Green Heron 2
Osprey 1
American Oystercatcher 3
Semipalmated Plover 7
Killdeer 2
Sanderling 50
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Laughing Gull 30
Herring Gull 4
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 30
Sterna sp. 2
Mourning Dove 4
Merlin 1
Northern Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Song Sparrow 1
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