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Bird Walk for all People – July 16, 2026
July 16, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Jackie Parker Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Lovely birdy morning! 55 species Species Count Canada Goose 16 Mute Swan 14 Mallard 46 American Black Duck 9…
Birds Before Beach – July 14, 2026
July 15, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Brian Moscatello, Bernie Hodgdon, John McElroy Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 28 species Species Count Canada Goose 30 Mute Swan 25 Mallard 24 American Oystercatcher 3 Killdeer 1…
Birding the Meadows – July 13, 2026
July 13, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Bill & MJ Roache, Alan Crawford Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 49 species Species Count Canada Goose 1 Mallard 6 Mourning Dove 9 Chimney Swift 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3 American…
Birding Cape May Point – July 11, 2026
July 11, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Holly & Mark Lemieux Temp: 78° F Winds: NW 3 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy The birding was good at the State Park this…
A Meadows Morning – July 10, 2026
July 10, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Dennis McKane, Barry Hershfeld Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 41 species Species Count Mute Swan 4 Mallard 22 Mourning Dove 5 Chimney Swift 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird…
Lorrimer Sanctuary Restoration Celebration
July 10, 2026 Chris Neff NJ Audubon
Bird Walk for all People – July 9, 2026
July 9, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Dennis McKane, Jackie Parker Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 52 species Species Count Canada Goose 6 Mute Swan 11 Mallard 12 Mourning Dove 6 Chimney Swift…
Birds Before Beach – July 7, 2026
July 7, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Brian Moscatello, Shaun Bamford, Ruth Bergstrom, Bernie Hodgdon, John McElroy Temp: 72° F Winds: N 6 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy Nice light for viewing birds off the hawk watch…
Birding the Meadows – July 6, 2026
July 7, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Karen Thompson, Bill & MJ Roache, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 38 species Species Count Mallard 6 American Black Duck 1 Mourning Dove 4 Chimney Swift 5 American…
A Meadows Morning – July 3, 2026
July 3, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Jackie & Keith Parker, Dennis McKane Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 44 species Species Count Mallard 12 Mourning Dove 5 Chimney Swift 7 American Oystercatcher 3 Killdeer 4 Greater Yellowlegs…
Bird Walk for all People – July 2, 2026
July 2, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Dennis McKane, Jackie Parker, Holly Lemieux Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 40 species Species Count Canada Goose 6 Mute Swan 15 Gadwall 2 Mallard 10 Mourning…
Birds Before Beach – June 30, 2026
June 30, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Brian Moscatello, Shaun Bamford, Bernie Hodgdon, Ruth Bergstrom, John McElroy Temp: 78° F Winds: WSW 5mph Weather Conditions: sunny 33 species Species Count Canada Goose 15 Mute Swan 20…
Birding the Meadows – June 29, 2026
June 30, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders Group 1: Karen Thompson, Ruth Bergstrom Leaders Group 2: Bill & MJ Roache Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Group 1 41 species Species Count Canada Goose 1 Mute Swan 4…
Birding Cape May Point – June 27, 2026
June 27, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Holly & Mark Lemieux Temp: 72° F Winds: 0 mph Weather Conditions: mostly cloudy Blue Grosbeaks and Indigo Buntings were out and singing…
A Meadows Morning – June 26, 2026
June 26, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Holly Lemieux, Dennis McKane Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: So many Yellow Breasted Chats!! 40 species Species Count Canada Goose 1 Mute Swan 4 Mallard 17…
Bird Walk for all People – June 25, 2026
June 25, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Jackie Parker, Dennis McKane Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 39 species Species Count Mute Swan 7 Gadwall 6 Mallard 40 Mourning Dove 4 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1…
Rich Kauffeld, A Giving Spirit That Embraces Community
June 24, 2026 Chris Neff NJ Audubon
Leadership Tribute Gift Honors The Past While Shaping The Future
June 24, 2026 Chris Neff Lorrimer NJ Audubon
Birds Before Beach – June 23, 2026
June 23, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Bernie Hodgdon, John McElroy, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 77° F Winds: W 9 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy 37 species Species Count Mute Swan 30 Gadwall 2 Mallard 25…
Birding the Meadows – June 22, 2026
June 23, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders Group 1: Karen Thompson, Ruth Bergstrom Leaders Group 2: Bill & MJ Roache Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Group 1 43 species Species Count Mute Swan 4 Mallard 10 Black…
Spring Birding at Garrett Family Preserve – June 20, 2026
June 22, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Holly Lemieux, Alan Crawford Temp: 70° F Winds: WNW 11 mph Weather Conditions: sunny Our walk down the tracks from Garrett rewarded us with excellent…
Let’s Celebrate Dads
June 19, 2026 Chris Neff NJ Audubon
Bird Walk for all People – June 18, 2026
June 18, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Dennis McKane Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Wonderful walk with great visual and audio of warblers and Chat! 39 species Species Count Canada Goose 1 Mute…
Birding the Meadows – June 15, 2026
June 16, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 36 species Species Count Mute Swan 2 Mallard 26 Black Scoter 4 Mourning Dove 2 Chimney Swift 4 American…
Spring Birding at Garrett Family Preserve – June 13, 2026
June 13, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Alan Crawford, Holly Lemieux, Tyler Ficker Temp: 77° F Winds: NW 5 mph Weather Conditions: sunny We got killer views of both Orchard…
Joe Basralian and the Winifred M. and George P. Pitkin Foundation
June 11, 2026 Chris Neff Lorrimer
Bird Walk for all People – June 11, 2026
June 11, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Chris Marks, Jackie Parker, Dennis McKane Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 40 species Species Count Canada Goose 3 Mute Swan 11 Mallard 4 Black Scoter 18 Mourning Dove 2 Yellow-billed…
Birding the Meadows – June 8, 2026
June 9, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders Group 1: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, Ruth Bergstrom Leaders Group 2: Bill & MJ Roache Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Group 1 44 species Species Count Canada Goose 12 Mute…
Spring Birding at Garrett Family Preserve – June 6, 2026
June 9, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Alan Crawford, Bernie Hodgdon, Holly Lemieux Temp: 73° F Winds: SW 9 mph Weather Conditions: sunny Yellow-breasted Chats were putting on a show at Garrett…
Late Spring Along Old Mine Road
June 4, 2026 Jessica Schera All Things Birds CMBO Field Trip Reports
By Scott Barnes: Senior Naturalist-Cape May Bird Observatory The Delaware River runs some 282 miles from the confluence of the east and west branches in Hancock, NY to Delaware Bay…
Cape May Bird Observatory Northwood Center Reopens With Fanfare
June 2, 2026 Chris Neff CMBO Field Trip Reports NJ Audubon
Birding the Meadows – June 1, 2026
June 2, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Bill Boyle, Bill & MJ Roache, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 68° F Winds: Weather Conditions: light winds, a lovely day! 49 species Species Count Canada Goose 8 Mute Swan 2…
Spring Birding at the Garrett Family Preserve – May 30, 2026
May 30, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Holly & Mark Lemieux Temp: 59° F Winds: NW 14 mph Weather Conditions: sunny A male Blue Grosbeak greeted us as we left…
Birding the Meadows – May 25, 2026
May 26, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Bill & MJ Roache, Jackie Parker Temp: 60° F Winds: Weather Conditions: very foggy 53 species Species Count Canada Goose 12 Mute Swan 2 Mallard 6 American Black Duck…
Bird Walk for all People – May 23, 2026
May 26, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Jackie Parker, Sarah Thomasson Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: rain and wind 23 species Species Count Mute Swan 7 Mallard 6 American Oystercatcher 6 Killdeer 1…
Spring Birding at Garrett Family Preserve – May 23, 2026
May 23, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Dennis McKane, Mark Lemieux Temp: 53° F Winds: E 20 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy Birds were hunkered down in this morning’s windy drizzle…
Box Turtle Spotlight for World Turtle Day
May 23, 2026 Chris Neff NJ Audubon Stewardship
Higbee Beach Birding – May 22, 2026
May 22, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Jackie Parker, Bernie Hodgdon, Holly Lemieux, Dennis McKane Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 28 species Species Count Mallard 3 Mourning Dove 2 American Oystercatcher 3 Laughing Gull 10 Royal Tern…
Shorebirds at Heislerville – May 21, 2026
May 22, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, John McElroy, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 67°F Winds: NNE 17 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy Heislerville WMA – 1:25pm 22 species Species Count Canada Goose 6 Mute…
Exploring Cumberland – May 20, 2026
May 22, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Maurice River Bridge – 7:30am 8 species Species Count Double-crested Cormorant 2 Osprey 3 Tree Swallow 5 Barn Swallow 22 Marsh…
Birds of Nummy Island – May 20, 2026
May 21, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Holly Lemieux Temp: 83°F Winds: SSW 10-15 mph Weather Conditions: clear Stone Harbor Point – 4:47pm 21 species Species Count Chimney Swift 1 American Oystercatcher…
Migration at the Point – May 20, 2026
May 21, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Brett Ewald, Guy Moody, Pam Hubert Temp: 75° F Winds: SW 10-15 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny 45 species Species Count Canada Goose 7 Mute Swan 2 Mallard…
Shorebirds on the Bay – May 19, 2026
May 20, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Bernie Hodgdon, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 87°F Winds: SSW 10 Weather Conditions: sunny Villas–Miami Ave. beach – 12:57pm 10 species Species Count Mallard 2 Rock Pigeon…
Hidden Corners of Belleplain – May 19, 2026
May 20, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: sunny, warm morning with gentle breeze. 51 species Species Count Canada Goose 18 Wild Turkey 3 Mourning Dove 2…
Birding the Meadows – May 18, 2026
May 18, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders Group 1: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, John McElroy Leaders Group 2: Bill & MJ Roache, Alan Crawford Temp: 60° – 80° F Winds: S 6 mph Weather Conditions: Group…
Birds of Nummy Island – May 13, 2026
May 14, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Mark & Holly Lemieux, Barry Hershfeld, Dennis McKane Temp: 65°F Winds: S 25-35 mph Weather Conditions: clear Stone Harbor Point – 4:36pm 18 species Species…
Exploring Cumberland – May 13, 2026
May 14, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Mary Watkins, Shaun Bamford, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: breezy but sunny Nice looks at orchard orioles…two males and a female… and eastern kingbird. Millville WMA–Lake Audrey –…
EZ Birding at Northwood – May 12, 2026
May 14, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Bert Hixon, Dave & Lynn Pollard Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 40 species Species Count Canada Goose 2 Mallard 1 Mourning Dove 5 Chimney Swift 5 Laughing Gull 1 American…
Migration at the Point – May 13, 2026
May 13, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Brett Ewald, Pam Hubert Temp: 56° F Winds: SSW 25-35 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny 49 species Species Count Canada Goose 6 Mute Swan 1 Mourning Dove 9 Chimney…
Birding the Meadows – May 11, 2026
May 11, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Bill & MJ Roache, Alan Crawford, John McElroy, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 50° F Winds: NNE 11 mph Weather Conditions: clear 51 species Species Count Domestic goose sp. (Domestic type)…
Birding the Ocean City Rookery – May 08, 2026
May 10, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Chris Dewaghe, Dennis McKane Temp: 65° F Winds: SSW 16-26 mph Weather Conditions: clear 22 species Species Count Brant (Pale-bellied) 1 Canada Goose 6 Mallard…
Shorebirds at Heislerville – May 7, 2026
May 7, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, John McElroy, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 62°F Winds: NNW 8 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy. Intermittent light rain, wind kept the gnats away after the beginning of…
Birds of Nummy Island – May 6, 2026
May 7, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Mark Lemieux, Barry Hershfeld, Dennis McKane Temp: 64°F Winds: S 10-15 mph Weather Conditions: overcast Stone Harbor Point – 4:32pm 21 species Species Count Mourning…
Migration at the Point – May 6, 2026
May 7, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Brett Ewald, Pam Hubert, Dennis McKane Temp: 61° F Winds: NW 7 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny, moderate south wind 51 species Species Count Canada Goose 5 Mute Swan…
Birding the Meadows – May 4, 2026
May 5, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Bill Boyle, Bill & MJ Roache, Barry Hershfeld, and Alan Crawford Temp: 55° – 61° F Winds: Weather Conditions: sunny and breezy 50 species Species Count Canada Goose 8…
Exploring Atlantic County – May 3, 2026
May 5, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Chris Marks, Shaun Bamford Temp: 48°F Winds: ENE 5-10 Weather Conditions: overcast to partly cloudy Estell Manor Park – 7:54am 33 species Species Count Canada Goose 6 Wood Duck…
Bird Walk for all People – May 2, 2026
May 2, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Jackie & Keith Parker Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 38 species Species Count Canada Goose 4 Mute Swan 6 Mallard 8 Mourning Dove 6 Chimney Swift…
Spring Birding at Garrett Family Preserve – May 2, 2026
May 2, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Dennis McKane, Mark Lemieux Temp: 51° F Winds: NW 7 mph Weather Conditions: overcast Several of the breeders are now at Garrett Preserve,…
Birding the Ocean City Rookery – May 1, 2026
May 2, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Chris Dewaghe, Dennis McKane Temp: 62° F Winds: SSW 5-10 mph Weather Conditions: clear 21 species Species Count Brant (Pale-bellied) 2 Canada Goose 8 Mallard…
Higbee Beach Birding – May 1, 2026
May 2, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Bernie Hodgdon, Holly Lemieux, Dennis McKane, Barry Hershfeld Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 40 species Species Count Mourning Dove 10 Killdeer 1 Laughing Gull 5 American…
Shorebirds at Heislerville – April 30, 2026
May 2, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, John McElroy, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 66°F Winds: NW 8 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy Heislerville WMA – 1:29pm 25 species Species Count Canada Goose 7 Mute…
New Jersey Audubon Eco-Travel: Spring Delmarva Van Tour April 24-27, 2026 with Scott Barnes
April 30, 2026 Jessica Schera All Things Birds CMBO Field Trip Reports Eco Travel NJ Audubon
By Scott Barnes, Senior Naturalist – Cape May Bird Observatory Our birding began at the Appoquinimink River bridge outside Odessa, where we watched a small group of Cliff Swallows back…
Migration at the Point – April 29, 2026
April 30, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Brett Ewald, Mary Watkins, Dennis McKane Temp: 52° F Winds: SE mph Weather Conditions: 45 species Species Count Canada Goose 2 Mute Swan 3 Mallard 4 Surf Scoter 57…
Hidden Corners of Belleplain – April 28, 2026
April 29, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Cool, sunny morning. Great looks at Great Crested Flycatcher, Prothonotary Warbler and Eastern Towhee… real treat seeing Great Horned…
E-Z Birding at Northwood – April 28, 2026
April 28, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Bert Hixon, Alan & Robin Crawford Temp: 60° F Winds: Weather Conditions: mostly sunny, light breeze 36 species Species Count Canada Goose 2 Mute Swan 3 Mallard 3 Mourning…
Birding the Meadows – April 27, 2026
April 27, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: MJ Roache, Alan Crawford, John McElroy, Dennis McKane, Barry Hershfeld Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 37 species Species Count Canada Goose 6 Mute Swan 3 Gadwall 1 Mallard 4 Green-winged…
Birds of Peaslee WMA – April 26, 2026
April 27, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Tyler Savage, Dennis McKane Temp: 46°F Winds: NNE 3-5 Weather Conditions: overcast Belleplain SF–HQ & Henkensifkin Rd – 7:00am 17 species Species Count Canada Goose…
Above Par Birding at Cox Hall Creek – April 26, 2026
April 27, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Alan Crawford, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 46° – 51°F Winds: NE 10-20 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy and chilly 32 species Species Count Canada Goose 8 Mallard 6 Mourning Dove 4…
Birding the Ocean City Rookery – April 24, 2026
April 24, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Dennis McKane Temp: 64°F Winds: E 11-16 mph Weather Conditions: sunny 23 species Species Count Brant (Pale-bellied) 22 Canada Goose 4 Mallard 2 American Black…
Shorebirds at Heislerville – April 23, 2026
April 24, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, John McElroy, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 71°F Winds: E 10 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny Heislerville WMA – 1:29pm 24 species Species Count Canada Goose 6…
Birds of Belleplain State Forest – April 23, 2026
April 23, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Dave & Lynn Pollard, Sharon Meeker Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Belleplain SF–Sunset Bridge & triangle area – 7:22am 14 species Species Count Laughing Gull 5 Red-bellied Woodpecker…
Birds of Nummy Island – April 22, 2026
April 23, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Holly & Mark Lemieux Temp: 58°F Winds: SSE 5 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy Stone Harbor Point – 4:26pm 18 species Species Count Mourning Dove…
Migration at the Point – April 22, 2026
April 23, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Brett Ewald, Mary Watkins Temp: 52°F Winds: S 10-15 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny 43 species Species Count Canada Goose 3 Mute Swan 3 Mallard 4 Surf Scoter 68…
Hidden Corners of Belleplain – April 21, 2026
April 22, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 31°F Winds: Weather Conditions: Cold morning…31 degrees at start! But, sunny with no wind. Birds were quiet at first but eventually it was a…
Birding the Meadows – April 20, 2026
April 21, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders Group 1: Karen Thompson, Alan Crawford, John McElroy Leaders Group 2: Bill & MJ Roache, Barry Hershfeld Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Group 1 42 species Species Count Canada Goose…
Above Par Birding at Cox Hall Creek – April 19, 2026
April 21, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Alan Crawford, Bernie Hodgdon, Pam Hubert, Barry Hershfeld Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: The morning started off cool and foggy, and it became quite unpleasant by the end of the…
Birding Cape May Point – April 18, 2026
April 21, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Holly & Mark Lemieux, Bernie Hodgdon, Pam Hubert, Steve Rodan, Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 33 species Species Count Canada Goose 4 Mute Swan 4 Mallard 6 Greater Scaup 1…
Birding the Ocean City Rookery – April 17, 2026
April 18, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Chris Dewaghe Temp: 82°F Winds: W 5 mph Weather Conditions: clear 23 species Species Count Brant (Pale-bellied) 25 Canada Goose 8 American Black Duck 2…
Shorebirds at Heislerville – April 16, 2026
April 18, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, John McElroy, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 83°F Winds: S 5 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny Heislerville WMA – 1:32pm 22 species Species Count Canada Goose 6…
Birds of Nummy Island – April 15, 2026
April 16, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Holly & Mark Lemieux, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 76°F Winds: S 17-24 mph Weather Conditions: clear Stone Harbor Point – 4:27pm 13 species Species Count Mourning…
Migration at the Point – April 15, 2026
April 16, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Brett Ewald, Mary Watkins, Aislinn Shilcusky Temp: 64°F Winds: SW 9 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny Migration at the Point. CMPSP lighthouse parking lot to Coral Ave. beach and…
Hidden Corners of Belleplain – April 14, 2026
April 14, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon and Barry Hershfeld Temp: 55°-83°F Winds: SW 9 mph Weather Conditions: clear While fairly quiet, we had wonderful looks and many minutes with…
E-Z Birding Northwood – April 14, 2026
April 14, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Aislinn Shilcusky Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 34 species Species Count Canada Goose 2 Mute Swan 2 Mallard 2 Mourning Dove 5 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Willet…
Birding the Meadows – April 13, 2026
April 14, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Bill & MJ Roache, Alan Crawford, John McElroy, Barry Hershfeld Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 45 species Species Count Canada Goose 30 Blue-winged Teal 4 Northern Shoveler 2 Gadwall 4…
Above Par Birding at Cox Hall Creek – April 12, 2026
April 14, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Alan Crawford, Bernie Hodgdon, Steve Rodan) Temp: 52°F Winds: Weather Conditions: clear skies and a breeze off the water 38 species Species Count Domestic goose sp. (Domestic type) 1…
Birding Cape May Point – April 11, 2026
April 12, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Holly & Mark Lemieux, Bernie Hodgdon, Tyler Savage Temp: 60°F Winds: SW 9 mph Weather Conditions: Foggy chilly then Sunny This morning was sunny at the Point, with cool…
Higbee Beach Birding – April 10, 2026
April 10, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Foggy, chilly then Sunny 32 species Species Count Canada Goose 5 Mallard 9 Mourning Dove 6 Laughing Gull 24…
Birds of Nummy Island – April 8, 2026
April 9, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Holly & Mark Lemieux, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 41°F Winds: ENE 15-20 mph Weather Conditions: sunny Stone Harbor Point – 4:31pm 12 species Species Count Long-tailed…
What To Plant | Invasive vs Native
April 8, 2026 Chris Neff NJ Audubon
Birding the Meadows – April 6, 2026
April 7, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Bill & MJ Roach, Alan Crawford, John McElroy, Barry Hershfeld Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 41 species Species Count Canada Goose 20 Mute Swan 2 Blue-winged Teal 2 Northern Shoveler…
Birding Cape May Point – April 4, 2026
April 7, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Holly Lemieux Temp: 60°F Winds: SW 9 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny Purple Martins were circling above the martin boxes for the first…
Migration at the Point – April 1, 2026
April 7, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Brett Ewald, Chris Marks, Mary Watkins Temp: 63°F Winds: SW mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny Migration at the Point. CMPSP to Coral Ave. beach and Springwatch to Lily Lake.…
Birding Cape May Point – March 28, 2026
April 7, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 37°F Winds: NNW 17 mph Weather Conditions: Spring migrants were scarce on this cold and windy spring morning. A Pine Warbler huddled…
Spotlighting Spring Ephemerals
April 7, 2026 Chris Neff NJ Audubon
Birding Cape May Point – March 21, 2026
March 22, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Holly Lemieux, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 52°F Winds: W 9 mph Weather Conditions: clear It felt like the first day of spring out on the State…
Sunday Morning at Turkey Point – March 15, 2026
March 15, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Tyler Savage, Bernie Hodgdon, Dennis McKane, Barry Hershfeld, Temp: 45°F Winds: E 16-27 Weather Conditions: overcast Glades Wildlife Refuge: Turkey Pt.– 8:09am 10 species Species…
Birding Cape May Point – March 14, 2026
March 14, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Holly Lemieux, Bernie Hodgdon, Dennis McKane Temp: 45°F Winds: W 8 mph Weather Conditions: overcast Though most of the trails at the State Park are…
Phenology
March 11, 2026 Chris Neff NJ Audubon
Birding Cape May Point – March 7, 2026
March 7, 2026 Jessica Schera CMBO Field Trip Reports View From The Cape
Leaders: Holly & Mark Lemieux, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 33 species Species Count Canada Goose 17 Mute Swan 9 Northern Shoveler 3 Gadwall 4 American Wigeon 4 Mallard…
Cape Cod Van Tour
March 2, 2026 Chris Neff Eco Travel NJ Audubon

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