As the Cape May Songbird Stopover Banding Project entered its fifth week (September 14th–20th), our team was met with a significant change in the weather. A series of cloudy, rainy days settled in, including two days where conditions prevented us from keeping nets open for the full six-hour duration of…...
E-Z Birding at Cape May Point State Park – October 9, 2025
Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Bernie Hodgdon, Dennis McKane, John McElroy, Pam Hubert, Alan Crawford Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 20 enthusiastic participants enjoyed a bright, sunny, breezy morning, with temps in the low 50s, and lots of birds! 51 species Species Count Canada Goose 45 Mute Swan 25 Wood Duck…...
Twilight Walk at the Meadows – October 8, 2025
Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Ruth Bergstrom, Holly Lemieux, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 68°F Winds: NNW 8 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny 32 species Species Count Canada Goose 70 Mute Swan 2 Mallard 12 Mourning Dove 2 Lesser Yellowlegs 2 Laughing Gull 3 Ring-billed Gull 2 American Herring Gull 2 Great…...
Sunset Birding at Stone Harbor Point – October 7, 2025
Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Dave & Lynn Pollard, Holly Lemieux, Barry Hershfeld Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Stone Harbor Point – 4:27pm 14 species Species Count American Oystercatcher 30 Semipalmated Plover 2 Marbled Godwit 11 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Ruddy Turnstone 2 Sanderling 150 Ring-billed Gull 2 Great Black-backed Gull 7 Lesser Black-backed…...
Birding Northwood and Beyond – October 7, 2025
Leaders: Bert Hixon, Dave & Lynn Pollard, Alan & Robin Crawford, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 68°F Winds: SSW 10 mph Weather Conditions: Sunny 26 species Species Count Mute Swan 2 Mallard 6 Mourning Dove 4 American Herring Gull 1 Double-crested Cormorant 3 Great Blue Heron 1 Osprey 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 5…...
Birding the Meadows – October 6, 2025
Leaders: Karen Thompson, Bill & MJ Roache, Barry Hershfeld Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 31 species Species Count Canada Goose 12 Mute Swan 2 Mallard 8 Green-winged Teal 2 Mourning Dove 3 Virginia Rail 1 Killdeer 1 Laughing Gull 1 American Herring Gull 6 Great Black-backed Gull 8 Lesser Black-backed Gull…...
Above Par Birding at Cox Hall Creek – October 5, 2025
Leaders (group 1): Kathy & Roger Horn Leaders (group 2): Alan Crawford, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 62° F Winds: NW 2 mph Weather Conditions: sunny Cox Hall Creek WMA was busy with migrants on this beautiful morning, most of which were Northern Flickers, Blue Jays and Brown Thrashers. Several Eastern Phoebes…...
Hawks, Trails, and Beach – October 4, 2025
Leaders: Bert Hixon, Pam Hubert, Tyler Savage Temp: 70°F Winds: Weather Conditions: Clear and sunny. Light and variable southwest winds. 37 species Species Count Canada Goose 18 Mute Swan 20 Wood Duck 1 Gadwall 2 American Wigeon 12 Mallard 35 American Black Duck 2 Northern Pintail 4 Green-winged Teal 20…...
