Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 42°F Winds: NE 15mph Weather Conditions: cloudy Most of the action during this morning’s walk at the State Park was over the water. Northern Gannets were streaming by the hundreds, a Horned Grebe, Red-breasted Merganser and Long-tailed Ducks were feeding in the…...
Nightfall at Jake’s Landing – March 3, 2024
Leaders: Bert Hixon, Mary Watkins, BJ Pinnock, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 60°F Winds: WSW 3mph Weather Conditions: Beautiful weather! Amazing careful count of 8 northern harriers! 2 great horned owls calling, woodcock very active. 19 species Species Count Canada Goose 300 Mallard 4 American Black Duck 6 Green-winged Teal 26 Bufflehead…...
Nightfall at Jake’s Landing – February 25, 2024
Leaders: Mary Watkins, BJ Pinnock, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 37°F Winds: SSW 5mph Weather Conditions: clear 20 species Species Count Canada Goose 24 Gadwall 2 American Black Duck 20 Green-winged Teal 30 Bufflehead 3 Hooded Merganser 4 Clapper Rail 4 Black-bellied Plover 5 American Woodcock 3 Dunlin 200 Ring-billed Gull 6…...
Sunday Morning at Turkey Point – February 18, 2024
Leaders: Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 28°F Winds: SW 8-10 mph Weather Conditions: clear  Glades Wildlife Refuge: Turkey Point – 8:32am 15 species Species Count American Black Duck 14 Ring-billed Gull 6 Herring Gull 27 Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 2 Northern Harrier 4 Bald Eagle 8 Downy…...
Birding Cape May Point – February 10, 2024
Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 44°F Winds: SE 8mph Weather Conditions: cloudy Diving Northern Gannets, Common and Red-throated Loons, and Surf and Black Scoters were fairly close to shore this morning. Preening on the beach was a flock of gulls which included not only Great black-backed, Ring-billed…...
New Jersey Audubon Eco-Travel: Minnesota in Winter-January 25-30, 2024 with Scott Barnes and Tom Reed
By Scott Barnes, Senior Naturalist Traveling north to the cold snowy shores of Lake Superior around Duluth, Minnesota may not be on everyone’s short list of winter getaways, but it should be—if you like owls, woodpeckers, winter finches, and charismatic furry critters. We were fortunate to have a great group…...
Birding Cape May Point – February 3, 2024
Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 37°F Winds: N 10mph Weather Conditions: cloudy The Yellow-rumped Warbler numbers were incredible today at the State Park. It seems likely that a new wave of migrants has come down from further north, perhaps related to snow cover and diminishing food supplies.…...
Brigantine and Mott’s Creek – January 28, 2024
Leaders: Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Chris Dewaghe, Gerry Dewaghe Temp: 47°F Winds: NNE 14-24 mph Weather Conditions: fog and rain  Edwin B. Forsythe NWR–Wildlife Drive – 1:32pm 32 species Species Count Snow Goose 1500 Brant (Atlantic) 85 Canada Goose 28 Blue-winged Teal 1 Northern Shoveler 125 Gadwall 45 American Wigeon…...
Coastal Birding at Stone Harbor Point – January 13, 2024
Leaders: Chris Marks, Dave & Lynn Pollard, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 47°F Winds: W 24-35 mph Weather Conditions: clear Stone Harbor Point – 12:57pm 15 species Species Count Brant (Atlantic) 22 Surf Scoter 35 Black Scoter 25 Long-tailed Duck 2 Bufflehead 3 Red-breasted Merganser 2 Ruddy Turnstone 4 Sanderling 25 Purple…...