Leaders: Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon. Temp: 54° F Winds: SW 12 mph Weather Conditions: sunny with light clouds A nice morning for the first walk of the year at Cox Hall Creek WMA. Mild temps, low SW wind and clear skies. Wood Ducks flew over as we started our walk…...
Birding Cape May Point – April 5, 2025
Leaders: Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Holly and Mark Lemieux. Temp: 54° F Winds: SE 14 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy with a few sprinkles The morning walk at Cape May Point State Park started with Purple Martins soaring around above and their chortling, bubbly call. Spring is here and northward bird…...
Higbee Beach Birding – April 4, 2025
Leaders: Adehl Schwaderer, Caroline Behnke, Jackie Parker, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 44° F Winds: E 10 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny Overcast, slightly humid morning with a lot of unexpected diversity! We had a lot of “firsts of the year” on this trip, including Palm Warbler, White-eyed Vireo, and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher.…...
Migration at the Point – April 2, 2025
Leaders: Brett Ewald, Adehl Schwaderer, Mary Watkins, Caroline Behnke, Holly & Mark Lemieux Temp: 44° F Winds: E 10 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny Lighthouse parking lot to Coral Beach and dune crossing to Lily Lake. 45 species Species Count Canada Goose 3 Mute Swan 5 Mallard 3 Ring-necked Duck…...
Birding the Meadows – March 31, 2025
Leaders: Karen Thompson, Alan Crawford Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 37 species Species Count Canada Goose 1 Mute Swan 2 Blue-winged Teal 7 Northern Shoveler 2 Gadwall 8 Mallard 14 Green-winged Teal 1 Surf Scoter 1 Black Scoter 74 Red-breasted Merganser 4 Mourning Dove 11 American Oystercatcher 2 Killdeer 1 Wilson’s…...