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Migration at the Point – September 22, 2021

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Chris Marks, Mary Watkins Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 41 species Species Count Black Scoter 4 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 3 Mourning Dove 18 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Sanderling 27 Laughing Gull 25 Ring-billed Gull 4 Herring Gull 7 Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 Great Black-backed Gull 28 Caspian Tern…...

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Monarch Monitoring Project – September 20, 2021

We are nearly three weeks into the field season for the Monarch Monitoring Project, and on Sunday (Sept. 19) we started to see the season’s first major influx of monarchs into Cape May Point.  We also conducted our first three tagging demos on Friday through Sunday, with good attendance each…...

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Twilight Walk at the Meadows – September 22, 2021

Leaders: Alan Crawford, Jackie Parker Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 33 species Species Count Canada Goose 8 Mute Swan 2 Northern Shoveler 6 Gadwall 6 American Wigeon 6 Mallard 26 American Black Duck 1 Mourning Dove 5 Sora 1 Killdeer 5 Sanderling 14 Least Sandpiper 12 Pectoral Sandpiper 4 Semipalmated Sandpiper…...

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Birding the Meadows – September 20, 2021

Leaders (7:30am): Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson Leaders (7:45am): Bill Roache, Mary Jane Roache Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:   7:30am Group 39 species Species Count Canada Goose 12 Mute Swan 4 Blue-winged Teal 8 Northern Shoveler 2 Gadwall 8 Mallard 6 Mourning Dove 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Killdeer 1 Least Sandpiper…...

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Above Par Birding at Cox Hall Creek – September 19, 2021

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Janet Crawford Temp: 75° F Winds:  N 14 mph Weather Conditions: sunny CHC WMA was very birdy this morning, with mixed flocks of Red-eyed Vireos, American Redstarts, Northern Parulas, and Black-and-white, Chestnut-sided and Magnolia Warblers. A Green Heron never moved as it watched for prey at the water’s…...

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Hawks, Trails, and Beach – September 18, 2021

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 79° F Winds:  WNW 14 mph Weather Conditions: 31 species Species Count Mute Swan 18 Blue-winged Teal 9 Mallard 4 Green-winged Teal 5 Laughing Gull 1 Herring Gull 6 Great Egret 2 Snowy Egret 1 Green Heron 1 Osprey 8 Cooper’s Hawk 1 Bald…...

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Fall Migrants at the Rea Farm/Cape May Point SP – September 18, 2021

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 75° F Winds:  NNW 11 mph Weather Conditions:  sunny Due to some maintenance issues at the Beanery this week, we took our walk at the State Park. Ducks that spend the winter with us are starting to return from their breeding grounds.…...

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