Leaders (7:30am) group 1: Leaders (7:45am) group 2: Adehl Schwaderer, Jackie Parker, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 68° F Winds: W 3-5 mph Weather Conditions: clear 7:30am Group species 7:45am Group 34 species Species Count Mourning Dove 2 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Laughing Gull 3 Herring Gull 1 Least…...
Migration at the Point – May 24, 2023
Leaders: Brett Ewald, Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Alan Crawford Temp: 54°F Winds: NE 2-5 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny 44 species Species Count Mute Swan 11 Mallard 3 Black Scoter 2 Mourning Dove 3 Chimney Swift 38 Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 Laughing Gull 25 Herring Gull 3 Great Black-backed Gull 1…...
Birding the Meadows – May 22, 2023
Leaders (7:30am) group 1: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, Mary Watkins, Barry Hershfeld Leaders (7:45am) group 2: Bill Roach, Mary Jane Roach, Jackie Parker Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 7:30am Group 45 species Species Count Canada Goose 10 Mute Swan 3 Mallard 7 Mourning Dove 2 Chimney Swift 2 American Oystercatcher 7…...
Cape May Spring Festival – Sunday May 21, 2023
Leaders Choice Trolley Trip: 6:30am-9:30am Leaders: Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard Cape Island: Cape May Point – 6:44am 59 species Species Count Mute Swan 6 Mallard 2 Black Scoter 1 Mourning Dove 4 Chimney Swift 25 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3 Killdeer 1 Ruddy Turnstone 2 Least Sandpiper 4 Solitary Sandpiper 1 Greater…...
Cape May Spring Festival – Saturday May 20, 2023
Songbird Extravaganza at Belleplain State Forest: 4:30am-9:00am Leaders: Adehl Schwaderer, Chris Marks, Chris Daly 29 species Species Count Canada Goose 16 Wild Turkey 8 Mourning Dove 4 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Laughing Gull 7 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 3 Acadian Flycatcher 1 Eastern Phoebe 2 White-eyed…...
Cape May Spring Festival – Friday May 19, 2023
Songbird Extravaganza in Belleplain State Forest: 4:30am-9:30am Leaders: Adehl Schwaderer, Mary Watkins, Bert Hixon Belleplain State Park: HQ Office Henkensifkin Rd – 5:32am 13 species Species Count Downy Woodpecker 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 2 Eastern Phoebe 2 Fish Crow 1 Tufted Titmouse 2 Carolina Wren 1 Wood Thrush 1 Chipping Sparrow…...
Shorebirds at Heislerville – May 18, 2023
Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 63°F Winds: ESE 10 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy Heislerville WMA – 1:32pm 33 species Species Count Canada Goose 2 Mute Swan 4 American Black Duck 2 Mourning Dove 3 Clapper Rail 6 American Oystercatcher 1 Semipalmated Plover 50 Dunlin 1 Least…...
Birds of Nummy Island – May 17, 2023
Leaders: Shaun Bamford Chris Marks Dave Pollard and Lynn Pollard Temp: 61°F Winds: SE 10-12 mph Weather Conditions: clear Stone Harbor Point – 4:36pm 23 species Species Count Mourning Dove 2 American Oystercatcher 4 Semipalmated Plover 250 Sanderling 25 Purple Sandpiper 8 Semipalmated Sandpiper 65 Willet (Eastern) 14 Laughing Gull…...
Migration at the Point – May 17, 2023
Leaders: Brett Ewald, Chris Marks, Brian Moscatello Temp: 63°F Winds: N 10-15 mph Weather Conditions: partly sunny 55 species Species Count Canada Goose 2 Mute Swan 11 Mallard 1 Black Scoter 1 Mourning Dove 5 Chimney Swift 21 American Oystercatcher 1 Semipalmated Plover 3 Killdeer 1 Ruddy Turnstone 3 Red…...
Shorebirds on the Bay – May 16, 2023
Leaders: Brett Ewald, Ruth Bergstrom, Guy Moody Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Reed’s Beach Road – 8:37am 19 species Species Count Ruddy Turnstone 5 Red Knot 7 Least Sandpiper 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper 35 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Willet 2 Laughing Gull 600 Herring Gull 100 Great Black-backed Gull 20 Forster’s Tern 4…...