Avalon Sea Watch/Cape May Hawk Watch

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Hi All:
Spent Thurs. @ Cape May, close to 1,000 Hawks counted for the day  when
we left mid-afternoon, great looks at Peregrine Falcon.  Also wonderful
opportunity to study the Sharpie/Coops ID.  with both species wheeling
right overhead almost constantly.  About a dozen Merlin came through in
typical fashion, now you see `em, now you don`t.

We opted to stop at the Avalon Sea Watch on the way home instead of
taking the ferry.  In an hour, we had 30+ Gannet( mostly imm ), a mixed
flock of Surf Scoter/Black Scoter,  an imm. Great Cormorant( life bird
), and a Turnstone that appeared on the opposite side of the sea wall
literally at arms length.    These hardy folks count right through
Dec.22, with peak migration yet to come in November.  Numbers recorded
are astounding,( 762,836 birds with 8 sp. tallied in `97 ) definitely
worth a look for those interested in sea-going sp.
Leslie Fisher
Cecil Bird Club
North East MD

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