The second week of the count season was dominated by southerly winds, as well as some days of rain, making for poor flight conditions in general. Despite the less-than-ideal weather patterns, we had several days of solid movement and some fresh arrivals. Monday was our most active day of the…...
Birding the Meadows – August 16, 2021
Leaders: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 41 species Species Count Canada Goose 14 Mute Swan 3 Blue-winged Teal 3 Mallard 18 American Black Duck 1 Mourning Dove 5 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 American Oystercatcher 1 Killdeer 2 Sanderling 14 Least Sandpiper 4 Semipalmated Sandpiper 45 Short-billed Dowitcher 2…...
Above Par Birding at Cox Hall Creek -August 15, 2021
Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Janet Crawford Temp: 72° F Winds: NE 5 mph Weather Conditions:  cloudy Cox Hall Creek WMA had a nice mix of resident, breeder and migrant birds during this morning’s first-of-season walk. Eastern Wood Peewees are still singing, Ospreys are still fishing and migrating groups of Black-and-white…...
Birding Cape May Point – August 14, 2021
Leaders:  Kathy Horn, Roger Horn Temp: 75 °F Winds:  SW 7 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy The Park held a nice group of migrants today. Both Solitary and Spotted Sandpipers were feeding along the edges of the Plover Pond as three Blue-winged Teal flew overhead. The number of Trees Swallows…...
Higbee Beach Birding – August 13, 2021
Leaders:  Melissa Roach, Barb Bassett Temp: 79 °F Winds:  S 2-5 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny 22 species Species Count Canada Goose 4 Black Scoter 1 Mourning Dove 4 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Ruddy Turnstone 3 Laughing Gull 14 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Osprey 1…...
Twilight Walk at the Meadows – August 12, 2021
Leaders: Â Alan Crawford, Jackie Parker Temp:Â Winds: Weather Conditions: 46 species Species Count Canada Goose 12 Mute Swan 2 Mallard 34 Mourning Dove 10 American Oystercatcher 2 Semipalmated Plover 1 Killdeer 8 Red Knot 1 Sanderling 40 Least Sandpiper 10 Semipalmated Sandpiper 30 Short-billed Dowitcher 8 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Solitary…...
Birding the Meadows – August 9, 2021
Leaders: Â Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson Temp:Â Winds: Weather Conditions: 45 species Species Count Canada Goose 20 Mute Swan 2 Mallard 42 Mourning Dove 8 American Oystercatcher 3 Semipalmated Plover 1 Ruddy Turnstone 1 Sanderling 25 Least Sandpiper 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper 40 Short-billed Dowitcher 8 Spotted Sandpiper 2 Greater Yellowlegs 2…...
Sunset Beach: A Place for all Seasons – August 8, 2021
Leaders: Mary Watkins, Ruth Bergstrom, Eileen Mathers Temp: 69° F Winds: N 14 mph Weather Conditions:  overcast 43 species Species Count Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 4 Mourning Dove 8 Chimney Swift 1 Clapper Rail 5 Black-bellied Plover 2 Killdeer 6 Ruddy Turnstone 3 Sanderling 20 Dunlin 4 Semipalmated Sandpiper 13…...
Birding Cape May Point – August 7, 2021
Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn Temp: 75° F Winds: SE 7 mph Weather Conditions:  cloudy The calls of Forster, Common and Least Terns are frequent and familiar sounds throughout the summer at the State Park. But today, as we approached the lookout on Al’s Pond, we heard a different tern. Wheeling…...