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Cape May Point State Park, New Jersey (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Cape May Point State Park, New Jersey
Map of Cape May Point State Park, New Jersey
Black Scoter (
Melanitta americana
)
Carolina Wren (
Thryothorus ludovicianus
)
Field Sparrow (
Spizella pusilla
)
Osprey (
Pandion haliaetus
)
Fin Whale (
Balaenoptera physalus
)
Wilson's Storm-Petrel (
Oceanites oceanicus
)
Bottlenosed Dolphin (
Tursiops truncatus
)
Loggerhead Sea Turtle (
Caretta caretta
)
Black Skimmer (
Rynchops niger
)
Piping Plover (
Charadrius melodus
)
Least Tern (
Sterna antillarum
)
Mute Swan (
Cygnus olor
)
American Robin (
Turdus migratorius
)
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.
Species Recorded (70)
Birds ( 65 )
Storm Petrels ( Hydrobatidae )
Wilson's Storm-Petrel -
Oceanites oceanicus
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Double-crested Cormorant -
Nannopterum auritum
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Green Heron -
Butorides virescens
Snowy Egret -
Egretta thula
Black-crowned Night-Heron -
Nycticorax nycticorax
Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
White Ibis -
Eudocimus albus
Glossy Ibis -
Plegadis falcinellus
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Mallard -
Anas platyrhynchos
Canada Goose -
Branta canadensis
Mute Swan -
Cygnus olor
Black Scoter -
Melanitta americana
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture -
Cathartes aura
Black Vulture -
Coragyps atratus
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Osprey -
Pandion haliaetus
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Piping Plover -
Charadrius melodus
Semipalmated Plover -
Charadrius semipalmatus
Killdeer -
Charadrius vociferus
Oystercatchers ( Haematopodidae )
American Oystercatcher -
Haematopus palliatus
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Red Knot -
Calidris canutus
Least Sandpiper -
Calidris minutilla
Semipalmated Sandpiper -
Calidris pusilla
Short-billed Dowitcher -
Limnodromus griseus
Lesser Yellowlegs -
Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs -
Tringa melanoleuca
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Great Black-backed Gull -
Larus marinus
American Herring Gull -
Larus smithsonianus
Laughing Gull -
Leucophaeus atricilla
Black Skimmer -
Rynchops niger
Forster's Tern -
Sterna forsteri
Common Tern -
Sterna hirundo
Least Tern -
Sternula antillarum
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Mourning Dove -
Zenaida macroura
Swifts ( Apodidae )
Chimney Swift -
Chaetura pelagica
Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Ruby-throated Hummingbird -
Archilochus colubris
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Eastern Kingbird -
Tyrannus tyrannus
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Cliff Swallow -
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Purple Martin -
Progne subis
Tree Swallow -
Tachycineta bicolor
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
American Crow -
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Fish Crow -
Corvus ossifragus
Blue Jay -
Cyanocitta cristata
Chickadees and Titmice ( Paridae )
Carolina Chickadee -
Poecile carolinensis
Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
Carolina Wren -
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Northern House Wren -
Troglodytes aedon
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
American Robin -
Turdus migratorius
Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies ( Mimidae )
Gray Catbird -
Dumetella carolinensis
Northern Mockingbird -
Mimus polyglottos
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
European Starling -
Sturnus vulgaris
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Common Yellowthroat -
Geothlypis trichas
Prairie Warbler -
Setophaga discolor
Pine Warbler -
Setophaga pinus
Grosbeaks and Buntings ( Cardinalidae )
Northern Cardinal -
Cardinalis cardinalis
Indigo Bunting -
Passerina cyanea
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Song Sparrow -
Melospiza melodia
Eastern Towhee -
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Chipping Sparrow -
Spizella passerina
Field Sparrow -
Spizella pusilla
White-throated Sparrow -
Zonotrichia albicollis
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Red-winged Blackbird -
Agelaius phoeniceus
Baltimore Oriole -
Icterus galbula
Brown-headed Cowbird -
Molothrus ater
Common Grackle -
Quiscalus quiscula
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
House Finch -
Haemorhous mexicanus
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
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