Hey everyone! My name is Aidan Place and I am the new Hawkwatch Counter here at Cape May. I’m extremely excited to be spending the season here and am looking forward to sharing my experiences through this blog. As always, we thank Swarovski Optik for their continued and generous support…...
Sunset Birding at Stone Harbor Point – September 5, 2023
Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Lynn and Dave Pollard, Sharon Meeker, Deb Payson Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 32 species Species Count Mourning Dove 5 American Oystercatcher 5 Black-bellied Plover 2 Semipalmated Plover 45 Piping Plover 1 Ruddy Turnstone 3 Red Knot 3 Sanderling 60 Semipalmated Sandpiper 15 Willet 9 Greater/Lesser Yellowlegs 1…...
A Meadows Afternoon – September 1, 2023
Leaders: Jackie Parker, Keith Parker, Chris Dewaghe, Gerry Dewaghe Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 30 species Species Count Canada Goose 12 Mute Swan 4 Mallard 8 Mourning Dove 4 Least Sandpiper 4 White-rumped Sandpiper 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper 10 Short-billed Dowitcher 1 Greater Yellowlegs 5 Lesser Yellowlegs 10 Laughing Gull 15 Least…...
Bombay Hook Shorebirding
Led by Scott Barnes, Linda Mack, and Carole Hughes Experience the second wave of southbound migrating shorebirds in central Delaware—a place with a different species mix than locations like Cape May or Brigantine. This trip offers an excellent opportunity to study a wide variety of shorebirds, herons, and terns. Mixed…...
Pollinators of South Jersey – July 13, 2023
Leaders: Adehl Schwaderer, Kyle Rossner, Jack McDonough, Jackie and Keith Parker, Karen Thompson, MJ and Bill Roache. Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 9 Butterfly species Species Count Black Swallowtail 2 Cabbage White 6 Orange Sulfur 6 Eastern Tailed-Blue 2 Summer Azure 2 Pearl Crescent 9 Common Wood-Nymph 1 Sachem 1 Broad-winged…...
