Totals Cape May Bird Obs. (grounded/census - spring) 2015 - 2024
| Species | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Totals | Average | Present | Year Maximum | |
1. | Wood Duck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 6 (2022) | | | | |
2. | American Wigeon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 2 (2022) | | | | |
3. | Black Duck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 2 (2022) | | | | |
4. | Ring-necked Duck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 (2022) | | | | |
5. | Chimney Swift | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 3 (2023) | | | | |
6. | Killdeer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 (2022) | | | | |
7. | Hudsonian Whimbrel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 2 (2024) | | | | |
8. | Dunlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 27 (2023) | | | | |
9. | Solitary Sandpiper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 4 (2024) | | | | |
10. | Lesser Yellowlegs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 2 (2023) | | | | |
11. | Willet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 12 (2024) | | | | |
12. | Greater Yellowlegs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 4 (2023) | | | | |
13. | Red-throated Diver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 25 (2024) | | | | |
14. | Great Northern Diver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 14 (2023) | | | | |
15. | Double-crested Cormorant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 184 | 24 | 210 | 42 | 0 | 184 (2023) | | | | |
16. | Green Heron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 5 (2024) | | | | |
17. | Great Blue Heron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | 5 (2023) | | | | |
18. | Great White Egret | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 1 (2022) | | | | |
19. | Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 3 (2023) | | | | |
20. | Belted Kingfisher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 2 (2022) | | | | |
21. | Red-headed Woodpecker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 9 (2024) | | | | |
22. | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | 4 (2022) | | | | |
23. | Northern Flicker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 29 | 73 | 154 | 31 | 0 | 73 (2024) | | | | |
24. | American Kestrel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 (2024) | | | | |
25. | Eastern Phoebe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 38 | 29 | 107 | 21 | 0 | 40 (2022) | | | | |
26. | Eastern Kingbird | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 6 (2024) | | | | |
27. | Red-eyed Vireo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 3 (2024) | | | | |
28. | Blue-headed Vireo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 5 (2024) | | | | |
29. | White-eyed Vireo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 7 (2024) | | | | |
30. | Blue Jay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 7 (2024) | | | | |
31. | Raven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 (2024) | | | | |
32. | Cedar Waxwing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 123 | 25 | 0 | 123 (2024) | | | | |
33. | Tree Swallow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | 31 (2022) | | | | |
34. | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 (2022) | | | | |
35. | Purple Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 5 (2022) | | | | |
36. | Swallow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 11 (2023) | | | | |
37. | Cliff Swallow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 (2023) | | | | |
38. | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 33 | 63 | 12.6 | 0 | 33 (2024) | | | | |
39. | Golden-crowned Kinglet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 64 | 30 | 125 | 25 | 0 | 64 (2023) | | | | |
40. | Sedge Wren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 (2024) | | | | |
41. | Winter Wren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 8 (2023) | | | | |
42. | House Wren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 7 (2024) | | | | |
43. | Blue-grey Gnatcatcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 115 | 63 | 190 | 38 | 0 | 115 (2023) | | | | |
44. | Brown Creeper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 10 (2023) | | | | |
45. | Grey Catbird | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 15 (2024) | | | | |
46. | Brown Thrasher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 9 (2024) | | | | |
47. | Eastern Bluebird | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 (2023) | | | | |
48. | Wood Thrush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 2 (2024) | | | | |
49. | Hermit Thrush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 32 (2023) | | | | |
50. | American Robin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 33 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 33 (2024) | | | | |
| Species | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Totals | Average | Present | Year Maximum | |
51. | Buff-bellied Pipit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 2 (2024) | | | | |
52. | Purple Finch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 3 (2024) | | | | |
53. | House Finch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 9 (2023) | | | | |
54. | American Goldfinch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 9 | 61 | 12.2 | 0 | 50 (2023) | | | | |
55. | Pine Siskin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 (2024) | | | | |
56. | Chipping Sparrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 7 (2023) | | | | |
57. | Field Sparrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 (2024) | | | | |
58. | Fox Sparrow (Red) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 3 (2022) | | | | |
59. | Dark-eyed Junco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 10 (2023) | | | | |
60. | White-throated Sparrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 10.2 | 0 | 51 (2024) | | | | |
61. | Savannah Sparrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 6 (2023) | | | | |
62. | Song Sparrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 10 (2022) | | | | |
63. | Swamp Sparrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 3 (2022) | | | | |
64. | Eastern Towhee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 6 (2024) | | | | |
65. | Yellow-breasted Chat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 (2024) | | | | |
66. | Orchard Oriole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 (2024) | | | | |
67. | Red-winged Blackbird | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 70 | 79 | 15.8 | 0 | 70 (2024) | | | | |
68. | Brown-headed Cowbird | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 59 | 127 | 25 | 0 | 68 (2023) | | | | |
69. | Rusty Blackbird | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 5 (2023) | | | | |
70. | Common Grackle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | 22 (2023) | | | | |
71. | Boat-tailed Grackle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 17 (2023) | | | | |
72. | Ovenbird | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 (2024) | | | | |
73. | Louisiana Waterthrush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 (2024) | | | | |
74. | Blue-winged Warbler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 3 (2024) | | | | |
75. | Black-and-white Warbler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 5 (2024) | | | | |
76. | Orange-crowned Warbler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 2 (2024) | | | | |
77. | Nashville Warbler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 (2024) | | | | |
78. | Common Yellowthroat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | 6 (2024) | | | | |
79. | American Redstart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 (2024) | | | | |
80. | Cape May Warbler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 2 (2024) | | | | |
81. | Cerulean Warbler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 (2023) | | | | |
82. | Northern Parula | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 15 (2024) | | | | |
83. | Blackburnian Warbler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 (2024) | | | | |
84. | American Yellow Warbler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 2 (2024) | | | | |
85. | Black-throated Blue Warbler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 2 (2024) | | | | |
86. | Palm Warbler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 2 (2023) | | | | |
87. | Pine Warbler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 8 (2023) | | | | |
88. | Myrtle Warbler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 75 | 101 | 20 | 0 | 75 (2024) | | | | |
89. | Prairie Warbler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 2 (2024) | | | | |
90. | Black-throated Green Warbler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 3 (2024) | | | | |
91. | Summer Tanager | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 2 (2024) | | | | |
92. | Scarlet Tanager | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 (2024) | | | | |
93. | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 4 (2024) | | | | |
94. | Blue Grosbeak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 1 (2023) | | | | |
95. | Indigo Bunting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 17 (2024) | | | | |
| Other species |
1. | American Lady | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 9 (2024) | | | | |
| Species | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Totals | Average | Present | Year Maximum | |
|
Totals |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 866 | 982 | 2125 | 425 | 0 | | |
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Observation hours |
| | | | | 56:15 | 19:30 | 24:30 | 85:03 | 43:00 | 228:18 | 45:40 | | | |