This is the Cape May Birding Hotline, a service of New Jersey Audubon
Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This week's message was prepared
on Thursday, July 31, 2008. Highlights this week include sightings of
HOODED MERGANSER, NORTHERN BOBWHITE, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, BROWN
PELICAN, UPLAND SANDPIPER, STILT SANDPIPER, BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER,
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, GLAUCOUS GULL, BLACK
TERN, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, LEAST FLYCATCHER, "BREWSTER'S"
WARBLER, TENNESSEE WARBLER, CERULEAN WARBLER, and LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH.
-- For more up to the minute Cape May sightings information check the
"View from the Cape" section ofhttp://www.BirdCapeMay.org --
The AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN and GLAUCOUS GULL continued to be seen at
Brig/Forsythe NWR this week. 83 STILT SANDPIPERS and 5 LONG-BILLED
DOWITCHERS were recorded there on 8/5. BLACK TERN was also seen there
this week.
A BLACK TERN was in the South Cape May Meadows/CMMBR on 8/7. Other
reports from the Meadows this week included NORTHERN BOBWHITE on 8/7,
2 flyover UPLAND SANDPIPERS on 8/4, and the continuing HOODED
MERGANSER. Numerous LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS continued to be found on
the beachfront between the Meadows and Cape May Point State Park.
UPLAND SANDPIPERS have been seen regularly at Johnson Sod Farm, near
Pole Tavern in northern Cumberland County, this week. A high count of
9 was obtained on 8/7. 1 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER has also been seen
here since 8/3.
Migrants at Higbee Beach WMA this week were highlighted by an
extremely early YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER on 8/7. Other highlights
included CERULEAN WARBLER on 8/1, "BREWSTER'S" WARBLER and TENNESSEE
WARBLER on 8/3, and LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH on 8/5. The season's first
LEAST FLYCATCHER was tallied on 8/5.
3 BROWN PELICANS were noted in Hereford Inlet on 8/7.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Inventory Closures: CMBO's Northwood Center in Cape May Point will be
closed on Monday, 8/25 and Tuesday, 8/26 for inventory. CMBO's Center
for Research & Education in Goshen will be closed on Thursday, 8/28
and Friday, 8/29 for inventory. We apologize for any inconvenience
this may cause.
CMBO is offering a special to new and upgraded membership renewals.
Join CMBO for the first time or upgrade from Individual or Family to
The Hundred and receive Charley Harper's Migration Mainline- Cape May
lithograph poster, valued at $50. Call either CMBO center to ask an
associate about joining today!
******CMBO Bookstore SUMMER HOURS (June - August) are as follows:
Northwood Center on East Lake Drive in Cape May Point is open
Wednesday through Monday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Tuesdays. The
Center for Research and Education on Rt. 47 in Goshen is open Tuesday
through Sunday, 9:30am to 4:30pm; closed Mondays.******
The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the New Jersey Audubon
Society's Cape May Bird Observatory and details sightings from Cape
May, Cumberland, and Atlantic Counties. Updates are made weekly.
Please report sightings of rare or unusual birds to CMBO at
609-884-2736. Sponsorship for this hotline comes from the support of
CMBO members and business members, and should you not be a member, we
cordially invite you to join. Individual membership is $39 per year;
$49 for families. You can call either center to become a member or
visit. Become a member in person and you'll receive a FREE gift (in
addition to member discount in the stores).
Good Luck and Good Birding!
