October started out with a bang at the Cape May Hawkwatch sponsored by Swarovski Optik. We saw a healthy amount of NW winds, allowing the floodgates to open, and migrants to pour over the hawkwatch. Every day this week reached triple digit totals of raptors and three of those days…...
MORNING FLIGHT UPDATE – OCTOBER 4th (another mega flight!)
Flights this week were consistently good with a few days that really stood out. Strong diversity continued as well with multiple mornings having over 20 species of warblers. Â As a whole this year, I feel very fortunate to have such good weather conditions on a regular basis; hopefully, this trend…...
Imagine a #DayWithoutTheDelaware
By Rita Yelda, Outreach & Communications Manager, Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed Organizations within the Delaware River Basin come together every year on October 18 for a social media day of action around the Clean Water Act anniversary in order to raise awareness about the essential resources the river…...
CAPE MAY HAWKWATCH UPDATE – September 24
An explosion of migration occurred throughout week 3 of the Cape May Hawkwatch sponsored by Swarovski Optik. Conditions were conducive to migration nearly every day this week with the culmination on September 23rd when a massive flight occurred. Triple digit raptors were tallied every single day. This was due to…...
MORNING FLIGHT UPDATE – September 27
It was a surprisingly productive week given the number of days with south and southwesterly winds. Flights were consistent with excellent diversity throughout. Tuesday and Wednesday had nice northwesterly winds with strong flights of Blackpoll Warblers, Parulas, and Palm Warblers. Thursday brought light west winds and high overcast skies producing…...
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