Week 6 proved to be a challenging one! The week started with breezy, overcast mornings, with southeast winds on Sunday switching to south, bringing in a slow trickle of songbirds. The breeze picked up throughout Monday, bringing a decent variety of species on an otherwise overcast day, in the ever-looming…...
Cape May Bird Observatory Songbird Banding Week 5: Sept 13- Sept 19, 2026
Week 5 brought a little bit of everything! The week began on a rainy note, delaying net opening with off-and-on conditions throughout the day. While Monday was slow and windy, overnight radar showed potential for a strong push of migrants on Tuesday, but that potential was offset by northeast winds.…...
Cape May Bird Observatory Songbird Banding Week 3: Aug 30- Sept 5, 2026
As August came to a close and September began, summer’s heat stuck around Cape May, with sunny, humid days occasionally interrupted by breezy conditions. Despite the heat, migration continued to pick up, bringing more species, more birds, and some exciting highlights for our banding team. Week 3 began with solid…...
Cape May Bird Observatory Songbird Banding Week 1-2: Aug 18- Aug 29, 2026
The 2026 Cape May Songbird Stopover Project is officially underway! Banding began Tuesday, August 18, with 32 captures, kicking off a hot, sunny, humid, and occasionally windy start to the season. Despite an unusually high number of mosquitoes, our banders persisted and processed a total of 764 birds. Impressive! This…...
E-Z Birding at Cape May Point State Park – October 22, 2026
Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Holly Lemieux Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 38 species Species Count Canada Goose 50 Mute Swan 20 Northern Shoveler 5 Gadwall 13 American Wigeon 23 Mallard 16 Northern Pintail 16 Black Scoter 21 American Coot 2 American Herring Gull 3 Great Black-backed Gull 6 Lesser Black-backed…...
Migration at the Point – October 21, 2026
Leaders: Brett Ewald, Mary Watkins, Ruth Bergstrom, Pam Hubert, Guy & Susan Moody Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 50°s, clear, strong N wind 59 species Species Count Brant 3 Canada Goose 31 Mute Swan 2 American Wigeon 9 Mallard 8 Northern Pintail 11 Green-winged Teal 4 Ring-necked Duck 8 Surf Scoter…...
Birding the Meadows – October 19, 2026
Leaders (Group 1): Karen Thompson, Alan Crawford Leaders (Group 2): Bill & MJ Roache Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Group 1 35 species Species Count Canada Goose 85 Mute Swan 3 Mallard 13 Surf/Black Scoter 18 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 8 Mourning Dove 2 Black-bellied Plover 1 Ring-billed Gull 1 American…...
Twilight Walk at the Meadows – October 14, 2026
Leaders Group 1: Guy & Susan Moody Leaders Group 2: Alan & Robin Crawford Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Sunny but very hot (mid-80s) and muggy and very little breeze. Group 1 21 species Species Count Canada Goose 20 Northern Shoveler 1 Mourning Dove 3 Ring-billed Gull 50 American Herring Gull…...
Migration at the Point – October 14, 2026
Leaders: Brett Ewald, Mary Watkins, Ruth Bergstrom, Pam Hubert. Temp: 67°F Winds: SW 5-8 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny 42 species Species Count Canada Goose 1 Ring-necked Duck 1 Surf Scoter 41 Black Scoter 32 Mourning Dove 3 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Ring-billed Gull 1 American Herring Gull 9 Great Black-backed…...