Leaders: Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Mark Lemieux, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 60° F Winds:  SW 16 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy A bit breezy today at Cape May Point State Park this AM. Spring is here, and bird migration is picking up. From the Dune crossing we were able to view a…...
Nightfall at Jake’s Landing – March 9, 2025
Leaders: Ruth Bergstrom, BJ Pinnock, Bert Hixon, Steven Rodan, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 54° F Winds:  WSW 5 mph Weather Conditions: clear Highlights include bald eagles on nest, meadowlarks perched in the setting sunlight, many harriers scanning the marshes. 24 species Species Count Canada Goose 6 American Black Duck 10 Green-winged…...
Birding Cape May Point – March 8, 2025
Leaders: Roger Horn, Holly and Mark Lemieux, Bernie Hodgdon, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 41° F Winds:  WNW 8 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy Up on the Dune crossing we scanned the ocean for various species and immediately saw Northern Gannets sailing above the ocean. Some American Herring Gulls were loafing about atop…...
Birding After Dark – March 7, 2025
Leaders: Adehl Schwaderer, Jackie Parker, Temp:Â Winds: Weather Conditions: Beautiful evening with light winds and blue sky. We spotted American Woodcocks feeding at the beginning of the trip and displaying in the dark at the end of it! A great mix of waterfowl, noisy red-winged blackbirds, and a surprise Sharp-shinned…...
Nightfall at Jake’s Landing – March 2, 2025
Leaders: Mary Watkins, BJ Pinnock, Ruth Bergstrom, Holly and Mark Lemieux Temp:Â Winds: Weather Conditions: Very cold with a frigid breeze, but the birds showed up anyway. Red throated loon remains from last week. 18 species Species Count Canada Goose 2 Mallard 2 American Black Duck 10 Green-winged Teal 14…...
Birding Cape May Point – March 1, 2025
Leaders: Holly and Mark Lemieux, Bernie Hodgdon Temp:Â Winds: Weather Conditions: 28 species Species Count Canada Goose 200 Mute Swan 2 Tundra Swan 7 Northern Shoveler 12 Mallard 16 Northern Pintail 7 Ring-necked Duck 5 Lesser Scaup 2 Surf Scoter 4 Black Scoter 30 Bufflehead 5 Red-breasted Merganser 1 American…...
Cape May Songbird Stopover Project Internship
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