Memories of Cape May, New Jersey Day 8

Our last early start of the trip, up at 5:45 am and out to Higbee for one final time. There was nothing in the way of migration but we did see a flock of scoters which flew behind the tree line in front of us and then didn't re-appear. We made our way down to the beach and saw them on the shoreline, identifying them as Black (Common) Scoters.
We then headed back to the Hawk Watch Point pausing only when we saw a large flock of Wild Turkey's.

Wild Turkey's

 A walk out to the beach produced a single Surf Scoter on the sea before we headed back to the bus and the motel to final pack and head north to the airport at Newark.

Cape May State Park

Blue-Winged Teal

We had planned some stops on the way and the first was to the Avalon Sea Watch. Here there were more Black Scoters and also large numbers of migrating Double-Crested Cormorants flying south in untidy skeins similar to geese.
We now headed for our last stop of the trip at Brigantine, but this time we would drive around the reserve with stopping. We had good views of Semi-P's and Western Sandpipers using the van as a hide.

Western Sandpiper

Near the north dike we saw a Red Fox which ambled across the track allowing photos to be taken from the bus and near the woods at the end of the drive, a White-Tailed Deer and a Cooper's Hawk.

Red Fox

Cooper's Hawk

Back at the car park we changed into our travelling clothes and packed our 'scopes away, but there was still one new species to be had with several Chipping Sparrows feeding around the trees.

Chipping Sparrow

Then it was back onto the bus for the rest of the journey to Newark and our flight home.
The end of a great trip which ended with a total of 146 species seen by me including 94 new ones for my world list and a desire to maybe visit the USA again soon.