Day Three
The day started with the sunrise on the beach (across the street from the hotel). Target bird - Black Skimmers (They are the birds in flight - they didn’t land.)
Clear, 52-63F NW winds 12-17mph
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Today we left Cape May and drove an hour to go to the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge.
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After a day at Forsythe some of us went back to the Hawkwatch at Cape May Point. We were treated by the sighting of 10 Black-crowned Night Herons. They came out of the grasses on Bunker Pond. I didn’t get a picture of all 10 out at once.
Black-crowned Night Herons
After another long day of birding it was time to head to the hotel and gather for dinner. Most of the group had plans to leave the next day.
10-10-24 - Edwin B. Forsythe/66 Species
10-10-24 - Hawkwatch/16 Species
Day Three - Total Species - 74
Total for Trip (so far) - 99
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