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Totals Cape May Bird Observatory - Springwatch (NJ) 2016 - 2025



 Species2016201720182019202020212022202320242025TotalsAveragePresentYear
Maximum
1.Black-bellied Whistling Duck000150000170.705 (2020)
2.Pale-bellied Brent Goose1957016962643084352525833337036123610701 (2017)
3.Canada Goose2567445236718615275717616905122987304427924279207176 (2021)
4.Lesser Canada Goose0000751001141.407 (2020)
5.Snow Goose39534563663745192327361326129322930745 (2020)
6.goose sp.000001060070.706 (2023)
7.Eurasian White-fronted Goose000010000010.101 (2020)
8.Mute Swan6128784264106516817064 (2022)
9.Tundra/Trumpeter Swan000000010010.101 (2023)
10.Tundra Swan014012000109363.6014 (2017)
11.Wood Duck139517371693325612444745073 (2019)
12.Blue-winged Teal22510220287494.9020 (2022)
13.Shoveler04211240002343.4021 (2018)
14.Gadwall03411221303118848.4031 (2024)
15.American Wigeon91073137512156878.7015 (2024)
16.Mallard29621164417721141118619044 (2020)
17.Black Duck340454454383342696943744069 (2024)
18.Black Duck/Mallard003000101160.603 (2018)
19.Pintail462310213822432810479414410104 (2024)
20.dabbling duck sp.40000080140262.6014 (2024)
21.duck sp.008500111083011712085 (2018)
22.Green-winged Teal10196231514612246546366370146 (2021)
23.Canvasback000100100020.201 (2019)
24.Ring-necked Duck02027112191618777.7019 (2023)
25.Scaup53124011051210989.8051 (2023)
26.Lesser Scaup0513258322517201816316032 (2021)
27.Aythya sp.08000015220363.6022 (2024)
28.Greater / Lesser Scaup05301520232414.1023 (2024)
29.King Eider002000000020.202 (2018)
30.Eider006211160001363.6016 (2021)
31.Harlequin Duck100000011250.502 (2025)
32.Surf Scoter677211378978395448482913016995858976774975933259333816995 (2022)
33.White-winged Scoter714284273330175282661685690284 (2018)
34.Black Scoter9117124932136412592737975531036086641274613848116116116124421364 (2018)
35.scoter sp.245894152957812131934396871086120698469801529 (2018)
36.Surf/Black Scoter2051178421388077481633103224332031070220532205011784 (2017)
37.Long-tailed Duck83164394050733308727147314731428265718553185515073 (2019)
38.Bufflehead913151513106100828.2015 (2020)
39.Goldeneye2021031002111.103 (2021)
40.Hooded Merganser04172202040404022 (2020)
41.Goosander0018216001191.908 (2019)
42.Red-breasted Merganser551518102610781183130116228651520130410968109711622 (2022)
43.Ruddy Duck010200000030.302 (2019)
44.Common Nighthawk000001120260.602 (2023)
45.Chimney Swift6143524228830982413766523088940804080889 (2025)
46.Ruby-throated Hummingbird620214223675982884845646088 (2024)
47.Yellow-billed Cuckoo0119754073373.709 (2019)
48.Black-billed Cuckoo012301001080.803 (2019)
49.Rock Dove000000060410106 (2023)
50.Feral Pigeon023002000180.803 (2018)
 Species2016201720182019202020212022202320242025TotalsAveragePresentYear
Maximum
51.Collared Dove001000112270.702 (2024)
52.Mourning Dove053145323154310210043 (2025)
53.White-winged Dove000000101020.201 (2022)
54.Mangrove Rail010000110140.401 (2017)
55.Sandhill Crane010000103380.803 (2024)
56.Red-necked Grebe000000100010.101 (2022)
57.Slavonian Grebe1014892555727873464406056111101 (2016)
58.Black-necked Grebe000110001030.301 (2019)
59.Western/Clark's Grebe000000001010.101 (2024)
60.American Oystercatcher15841821251501729816611823113411340231 (2025)
61.Black-necked Stilt000000000110.101 (2025)
62.Grey Plover23461127531049967135131813810135 (2024)
63.American Golden Plover122200002090.902 (2017)
64.Killdeer0416318173177624175710441040776 (2022)
65.Semipalmated Plover547579618266544546047247096 (2019)
66.Piping Plover2162316165185151312913023 (2018)
67.Upland Sandpiper000001000010.101 (2021)
68.Whimbrel010000000010.101 (2017)
69.Hudsonian Whimbrel211475930128918818224825011317981800301 (2019)
70.Marbled Godwit010000000010.101 (2017)
71.Short-billed Dowitcher384594849093585943878745721197587258701197 (2025)
72.dowitcher sp.0000200900111.109 (2023)
73.American Woodcock000101000020.201 (2019)
74.Wilson's Snipe011020100270.702 (2020)
75.Wilson's Phalarope000111000030.301 (2019)
76.Red-necked Phalarope0000601291191.909 (2024)
77.Spotted Sandpiper7423224252428861120721042 (2017)
78.Solitary Sandpiper171393101915241711812024 (2024)
79.Lesser Yellowlegs107182605413422223371559560134 (2021)
80.Tringa sp.000000004040.404 (2024)
81.Willet07468215812265712606221121282130622 (2024)
82.Willet (Eastern)151776289713466137935023528112810776 (2017)
83.Willet (Western)010112110180.802 (2021)
84.Greater Yellowlegs1721031204483674876161775780161 (2025)
85.Greater/Lesser Yellowlegs00021130700232.3013 (2021)
86.Turnstone010336931023924816323931821222012200369 (2018)
87.Knot611621343831413012213721610417961800438 (2019)
88.Ruff000000100010.101 (2022)
89.wader sp.0000014927623820541909910276 (2022)
90.small wader0000020987801113490490209 (2021)
91.large wader0000018163128575.7018 (2021)
92.Stilt Sandpiper014011000180.804 (2018)
93.Sanderling4261022204112161125560879601523309870287092041 (2018)
94.Dunlin3701105021636531324018629316024022400502 (2018)
95.Purple Sandpiper78510732932287012316473471123 (2024)
96.Least Sandpiper510345527427861345116112714231420455 (2018)
97.White-rumped Sandpiper0123203040151.504 (2024)
98.Pectoral Sandpiper0044380024252.508 (2021)
99.Western Sandpiper020000000020.202 (2017)
100.Calidris sp.01488210100133323292290133 (2023)
 Species2016201720182019202020212022202320242025TotalsAveragePresentYear
Maximum
101.Semipalmated Sandpiper25224112240445546536683772217637463702240 (2019)
102.Black Skimmer68710125424729125423628128620432040291 (2021)
103.Least Tern615419459018867123655977122172220771 (2025)
104.Gull-billed Tern0214742283333.308 (2024)
105.Caspian Tern02151354231163221285290135 (2020)
106.Black Tern10010008620272.7010 (2019)
107.tern/marsh tern sp.000000020020.202 (2023)
108.Forster's Tern425557689275113221947103279191308853685402194 (2021)
109.Arctic Tern00003256302484.8032 (2020)
110.Common/Arctic Tern0001145181307585.8018 (2022)
111.Common Tern176529735531929755423733722627042700554 (2022)
112.Roseate Tern0104553181411797.9031 (2022)
113.sterna sp.000068918310999.9068 (2020)
114.Royal Tern2814375417106190250633630250 (2025)
115.Little Gull1000301411111.104 (2023)
116.Kittiwake000020101040.402 (2020)
117.Bonaparte's Gull7901286230464510607961978647168792512118121202304 (2018)
118.Black-headed Gull0222020142151.504 (2024)
119.Laughing Gull80226967102927619530239478395319066648036684346843010292 (2018)
120.Ring-billed Gull5464573595885095277726151615669665766621615 (2024)
121.Herring Gull97993612041512106717741921174453204801212582126205320 (2024)
122.Great Black-backed Gull213367191141166366281578210038947924791202100 (2024)
123.Glaucous Gull000110302310103 (2022)
124.Lesser Black-backed Gull38641036516323848631771774529362940745 (2025)
125.large gull sp.00101211503232.3015 (2023)
126.California Gull000001000010.101 (2021)
127.Iceland Gull3250311262252.506 (2024)
128.Thayer's Gull000000001120.201 (2024)
129.skua sp.000003000030.303 (2021)
130.Arctic Skua143950537761811008370628630100 (2023)
131.Pomarine Skua000030000030.303 (2020)
132.Razorbill1344628549533514634630446 (2018)
133.Razorbill/Guillemot000100000010.101 (2019)
134.Little Auk010000000890.908 (2025)
135.Brünnich's Guillemot001100000020.201 (2018)
136.Red-throated Diver399112452293127252392429264159800167051432276025760324416705 (2024)
137.Pacific Loon0121013112121.203 (2022)
138.Great Northern Diver58712151689219313862175137013511449133014745147562193 (2019)
139.diver sp.000211031210103 (2023)
140.Wilson's Storm-Petrel02042803714210214210142 (2023)
141.Cory's Shearwater000000010010.101 (2023)
142.Sooty Shearwater0041421335714511384380145 (2023)
143.large shearwater sp.000000100010.101 (2022)
144.Manx Shearwater000000200020.202 (2022)
145.Magnificent Frigatebird000000100010.101 (2022)
146.Gannet402181113687520410690978437403739349446098366746545269422769423541111368 (2017)
147.Brown Booby110100000030.301 (2016)
148.gannat/booby sp.001000000010.101 (2018)
149.Anhinga000000080080.808 (2023)
150.Cormorant000000010010.101 (2023)
 Species2016201720182019202020212022202320242025TotalsAveragePresentYear
Maximum
151.Cormorant (p. c. carbo)121015238151826142716817027 (2025)
152.Double-crested Cormorant1156917485172383693830898348593882130449427113905130001930002842711 (2024)
153.White Ibis02061237770273031981911693869403198 (2024)
154.Glossy Ibis498761333459179714218109121495937942394201797 (2020)
155.White-faced Ibis000041000050.504 (2020)
156.American Bittern000100000010.101 (2019)
157.Yellow-crowned Night Heron010100100030.301 (2017)
158.Night Heron024100001080.804 (2018)
159.Little Blue Heron0441111371246626.2013 (2021)
160.Tricolored Heron171222291919416913814029 (2020)
161.Snowy Egret11519742436832943631721236823830043000436 (2021)
162.Egretta sp.00081460700353.5014 (2020)
163.Green Heron001291425928262614915028 (2023)
164.Cattle Egret033329242230309 (2021)
165.Great White Egret8816228135631023717616933523423482350356 (2019)
166.heron sp.000000080080.808 (2023)
167.Great Blue Heron7713118053126438526619366532130133010665 (2024)
168.Brown Pelican01318821661292658029773770265 (2023)
169.Black Vulture00740373626202118719074 (2018)
170.Turkey Vulture1346111669830511132817721714721470328 (2023)
171.Osprey774877688111519219021515912221229215 (2024)
172.Swallow-tailed Kite0010000187171.708 (2024)
173.Sharp-shinned Hawk461529458720808020 (2025)
174.Cooper's Hawk32844545424636.3024 (2025)
175.American Goshawk000000010010.101 (2023)
176.Northern Harrier57856351931264318519043 (2025)
177.Bald Eagle20313517536211391109118649650118 (2025)
178.Mississippi Kite0101665628341559523824065 (2019)
179.Red-shouldered Hawk002131396610505013 (2021)
180.Broad-winged Hawk13740451818401548135469470154 (2023)
181.Red-tailed Hawk57241843503958396434735064 (2025)
182.buzzard sp.000001000010.101 (2021)
183.Long-eared Owl000001000010.101 (2021)
184.Short-eared Owl000001000010.101 (2021)
185.Belted Kingfisher126761175313616.1013 (2025)
186.Red-headed Woodpecker0485713321345388980496500134 (2021)
187.Red-bellied Woodpecker055421593993199479480199 (2025)
188.Yellow-bellied Sapsucker0001051014121.205 (2021)
189.Downy Woodpecker0110002108131.308 (2025)
190.Hairy Woodpecker020312450320205 (2023)
191.Northern Flicker0074632282843274525626046 (2019)
192.Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)11639141111271010210039 (2018)
193.Pileated Woodpecker000000111360.603 (2025)
194.woodpecker sp.000001010020.201 (2021)
195.Crested Caracara000000000110.101 (2025)
196.American Kestrel81737183896225642183517520183 (2025)
197.falcon sp.000000010010.101 (2023)
198.Merlin940365535285151659546547095 (2025)
199.Merlin (taiga)000000000330.303 (2025)
200.Peregrine12486210553464.6010 (2022)
 Species2016201720182019202020212022202320242025TotalsAveragePresentYear
Maximum
201.Eastern Phoebe0419151310813401736265270108 (2021)
202.Eastern Wood Pewee000210312090.903 (2022)
203.Willow Flycatcher000010102150.502 (2024)
204.Empidonax sp.000007000070.707 (2021)
205.Western Kingbird000000100010.101 (2022)
206.Eastern Kingbird830228765992429731132829210935173520924 (2020)
207.Grey Kingbird000000100010.101 (2022)
208.Great Crested Flycatcher030231431013393.9013 (2025)
209.Red-eyed Vireo0012134115181.805 (2025)
210.Warbling Vireo000200001030.302 (2019)
211.Blue-headed Vireo000010100350.503 (2025)
212.White-eyed Vireo0104002052141.405 (2024)
213.Blue Jay51351617654684963984630819181920684 (2021)
214.American Crow000000040040.404 (2023)
215.Fish Crow29123114848585410825396400108 (2024)
216.Raven000112232323555.5023 (2024)
217.Cedar Waxwing1454650974115642421266224939167621262101564 (2020)
218.Tufted Titmouse0011021025121.205 (2025)
219.Black-capped Chickadee000001000010.101 (2021)
220.Shore Lark0102345104212525.2012 (2025)
221.Sand Martin678898484121827119150856860191 (2024)
222.Tree Swallow2101547186126815585552201625385109610306103102201 (2022)
223.Purple Martin768230512328417818110612723116931690305 (2018)
224.Northern Rough-winged Swallow44881641776613014311814332013931390320 (2025)
225.Swallow68625546997341369726072302837405129286841459414616997 (2018)
226.Cliff Swallow726529311427339216417818330821772180392 (2021)
227.Cave Swallow0510611000141.406 (2020)
228.swallow sp.34870564513241421922087 (2018)
229.Cliff/Cave Swallow0451654007323.207 (2025)
230.Ruby-crowned Kinglet135122651111474.7011 (2024)
231.Golden-/Ruby-crowned Kinglet000010000010.101 (2020)
232.Golden-crowned Kinglet010521512227811814168516520141 (2024)
233.Marsh Wren001010000020.201 (2018)
234.House Wren001000103490.904 (2025)
235.Blue-grey Gnatcatcher461206271258434243500645168112067173511735112067 (2025)
236.White-breasted Nuthatch000101020260.602 (2023)
237.Brown-headed Nuthatch014001003090.904 (2018)
238.Red-breasted Nuthatch0104200406171.706 (2025)
239.Brown Creeper000400311514373.7014 (2025)
240.Grey Catbird012210411311353.5013 (2024)
241.Northern Mockingbird025615913512585.8013 (2023)
242.Brown Thrasher0021012253161.605 (2024)
243.Starling10719515832634119819710614416461650341 (2021)
244.Eastern Bluebird08784235153874564310011000643 (2025)
245.Wood Thrush000000002020.202 (2024)
246.Swainson's Thrush000003001150.503 (2021)
247.Hermit Thrush003001002170.703 (2018)
248.Catharus sp.000010000010.101 (2020)
249.Veery000010000010.101 (2020)
250.American Robin18745612995530583666446888912629126325530 (2021)
 Species2016201720182019202020212022202320242025TotalsAveragePresentYear
Maximum
251.flycatcher sp.000001110030.301 (2021)
252.sparrow sp.0222720100161.607 (2020)
253.House Sparrow0100536251221737.3025 (2023)
254.American Buff-bellied Pipit113111411261811271714915027 (2024)
255.Purple Finch000101021380.803 (2025)
256.House Finch072102831562772376472171411331033101411 (2025)
257.Crossbill000004002060.604 (2021)
258.American Goldfinch185804262493545124944212315412473822582302473 (2025)
259.Pine Siskin2104150060191.906 (2024)
260.Lapland Bunting000000001120.201 (2024)
261.Snow Bunting001001001030.301 (2018)
262.Lark Sparrow010020000030.302 (2020)
263.Chipping Sparrow21010471450471329131353350131 (2025)
264.Field Sparrow012000000030.302 (2018)
265.Fox Sparrow (Red)000200010030.302 (2019)
266.Dark-eyed Junco0012213238129797.9023 (2021)
267.Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)0130000470151.507 (2024)
268.White-crowned Sparrow000000001010.101 (2024)
269.White-throated Sparrow01021111832292.9018 (2023)
270.Vesper Sparrow000010010020.201 (2020)
271.Seaside Sparrow001000000010.101 (2018)
272.Savannah Sparrow061156372243676.7024 (2024)
273.Savannah Sparrow (Ipswich)000001101030.301 (2021)
274.Song Sparrow000004101170.704 (2021)
275.Swamp Sparrow012001000150.502 (2018)
276.Eastern Towhee0033042074232.307 (2024)
277.Yellow-breasted Chat000000100120.201 (2022)
278.Yellow-headed Blackbird010000000010.101 (2017)
279.Bobolink13890115951939831012502500115 (2019)
280.Eastern Meadowlark1174081065333.308 (2021)
281.Baltimore Oriole1533330289183340625125053 (2017)
282.Orchard Oriole03041612312228215316503500304 (2017)
283.Red-winged Blackbird327917441009982154896711531181183510242102401835 (2025)
284.Brown-headed Cowbird1199543566254322014313309536711678585227992279935852 (2025)
285.Rusty Blackbird217551185141012898.9017 (2017)
286.blackbird sp.00000104300444.4043 (2023)
287.Common Grackle23011941958255325443800110212961111444520233202304445 (2025)
288.Common Grackle (Purple)700000000070.707 (2016)
289.Common Grackle (Bronzed)016010000080.806 (2018)
290.Boat-tailed Grackle297038118106110497010994793790118 (2019)
291.Ovenbird000010103050.503 (2024)
292.Worm-eating Warbler001100010030.301 (2018)
293.Northern Waterthrush01201013154272.7013 (2022)
294.Black-and-white Warbler11115327346434.3011 (2017)
295.Prothonotary Warbler000101200260.602 (2022)
296.Tennessee Warbler000020002040.402 (2020)
297.Orange-crowned Warbler000000002020.202 (2024)
298.Nashville Warbler000101001250.502 (2025)
299.Mourning Warbler000010000010.101 (2020)
300.Common Yellowthroat0502002284232.308 (2024)
 Species2016201720182019202020212022202320242025TotalsAveragePresentYear
Maximum
301.Hooded Warbler000100000010.101 (2019)
302.American Redstart01427210481393.9010 (2022)
303.Cape May Warbler01531321910430710310030 (2024)
304.Cerulean Warbler001010000020.201 (2018)
305.Northern Parula023183068292814716316030 (2019)
306.Magnolia Warbler005331321220205 (2018)
307.Bay-breasted Warbler010001321190.903 (2022)
308.Blackburnian Warbler0240112200121.204 (2018)
309.American Yellow Warbler02461061043259979.7025 (2024)
310.Chestnut-sided Warbler000000010010.101 (2023)
311.Blackpoll Warbler02316241115274701313612610470 (2023)
312.Bay-breasted/Blackpoll Warbler000000310040.403 (2022)
313.Black-throated Blue Warbler0151221130161.605 (2018)
314.Palm Warbler120195118365145617518056 (2025)
315.Palm Warbler (Yellow)022352790618328418420328 (2025)
316.Palm Warbler (Western)001001001030.301 (2018)
317.Pine Warbler6101123153838314665811422016871692658 (2023)
318.Myrtle Warbler0013363382871921071330197019701071 (2024)
319.Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)811574313367105712207033706470624313 (2018)
320.Yellow-throated Warbler02254176712464.6112 (2025)
321.Prairie Warbler06832422814494.9014 (2025)
322.Black-throated Green Warbler001001132080.803 (2023)
323.Canada Warbler000010020030.302 (2023)
324.Wilson's Warbler000020031060.603 (2023)
325.Summer Tanager0016113335232.306 (2019)
326.Scarlet Tanager0352011042181.805 (2018)
327.Rose-breasted Grosbeak0862337159444.409 (2025)
328.Northern Cardinal011010000030.301 (2017)
329.Dickcissel0475822520353.508 (2020)
330.Blue Grosbeak09240768845475877109632630109 (2025)
331.Indigo Bunting336311931319616917419039213520542050392 (2024)
332.Painted Bunting000010010020.201 (2020)
333.passerine sp.011001071603383.8016 (2023)
334.warbler sp. 0124325121975494177815611291130325 (2018)
Other species
1.Harbour Porpoise100201203110103 (2024)
2.Bottle-Nosed Dolphin4748120687108763544912318771162626262601231 (2023)
3.Humpback whale1511410031171.705 (2017)
4.Grey seal00221001839535.3039 (2025)
5.Common Seal00110113325353.5025 (2025)
6.bat sp.020001000030.302 (2017)
7.Silver-haired Bat000000000110.101 (2025)
8.Eastern Red Bat001000001020.201 (2018)
Other species
1.Orange Sulphur 000000110350.503 (2025)
2.Monarch01081312448414.1012 (2022)
3.Variegated Fritillary010000000340.403 (2025)
4.Common Buckeye 0607001011161.607 (2019)
5.American Snout00020101211171.7011 (2025)
6.Red-spotted Purple000400040080.804 (2019)
7.Camberwell Beauty00011011302181.8011 (2022)
8.Eastern Tiger Swallowtail0200001531121.205 (2023)
 Species2016201720182019202020212022202320242025TotalsAveragePresentYear
Maximum
9.Black Swallowtail000100129616444.4016 (2025)
10.Spicebush Swallowtail000100001020.201 (2019)
11.Small White02020026312272.7012 (2025)
12.Question Mark/Eastern Comma01025111440282.8011 (2022)
13.Question Mark000000001310232.3013 (2024)
14.Red Admiral00038127931713113093 (2024)
15.Painted Lady000030000030.303 (2020)
16.American Lady0106010713126172170131 (2024)
17.White M Hairstreak000000000110.101 (2025)
Other species
1.Common Green Darner1907220151314727.2020 (2021)
2.Darner sp.000001012260.602 (2024)
3.Swamp Darner01015303203017206210153 (2019)
4.Bar-winged Skimmer00000000150151.5015 (2024)
5.Needham's Skimmer000000001010.101 (2024)
6.Twelve-spotted Skimmer000100000010.101 (2019)
7.Painted Skimmer0002000072111.107 (2024)
8.Skimmer sp. (Libellula sp.)000001000010.101 (2021)
9.Blue Dasher000200000460.604 (2025)
10.Wandering Glider001200200050.502 (2019)
11.Spot-winged Glider0101876537129022360360187 (2019)
12.Carolina Saddlebags000200006190.906 (2024)
13.Black Saddlebags010130010136343.4013 (2019)
14.Saddlebags sp. 000000001010.101 (2024)
15.Dragonfly unknown000010000010.101 (2020)
16.Harlequin Darner00000000010101010 (2025)
Other species
1.Bumblebee sp.000000001010.101 (2024)
 Species2016201720182019202020212022202320242025TotalsAveragePresentYear
Maximum
  Totals 9244621290218545221864218279815840421552714790318088921497618099391809941037  
  Observation hours 181:53241:07334:51349:30377:50430:45452:34507:18560:03464:483,900:39390:04  


 
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