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Cape May Hawkwatch Update: October 8th – October 21st

October 26, 2021 Melissa Roach Cape May Hawkwatch, NJ Audubon, Seasonal Research, View From The Cape

We are smack dab in the heart of raptor migration in Cape May. Hundreds of visitors time their vacations to be in Cape May during the middle of October. The biggest raptor flights are nearly guaranteed to occur in this time frame, and any bird found in the United States…...

Morning Flight Update – 10/14/2021

October 24, 2021 Melissa Roach Morning Flight, NJ Audubon, Seasonal Research, View From The Cape

Sunrise over the Dike. Photo by Jerald Reb Hello everyone, I apologize for the lack of recent updates; it’s been a busy season on the Dike! Early October has seen a significant shift in diversity here, with many of our early season Warblers reaching the end of their time in…...

Avalon Seawatch Update: Sept. 22 – Oct. 6

October 13, 2021 Melissa Roach Avalon Seawatch, NJ Audubon, Seasonal Research, View From The Cape

Hello everyone! This is Nick Giordano, and this will be my first year counting the Avalon Seawatch! I am extremely excited to join the Cape May Bird Observatory team and witness the spectacular waterbird migration. I am also excited to be able to see everyone out at the Seawatch and…...

Montclair Hawk Lookout Update, 10/2 – 10/12/21

October 13, 2021 Melissa Roach Montclair Hawkwatch, NJ Audubon, Seasonal Research, View From The Cape

It is often the case with hawk-watching that the birds seem to be nowhere until they are everywhere. This is an important concept to remind yourself of, especially when you begin to question why you are spending your third hour sitting in a chair staring at a blank sky. That…...

Cape May Hawkwatch Update: September 24th to October 7th

October 7, 2021 Melissa Roach Cape May Hawkwatch, NJ Audubon, Seasonal Research, View From The Cape

The Cape May Hawkwatch, sponsored by Swarovski Optik, is already one third finished! Hard to believe the month of September is already in the books. A grand total of 8,827 raptors were tallied during the first month. To put that in perspective, the September average for the previous 5 years…...

The Monarchs are on their way!

October 7, 2021 Melissa Roach Monarch Monitoring, NJ Audubon, Seasonal Research, View From The Cape

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Montclair Hawk Lookout Update: 9/12 – 10/1/2021

October 6, 2021 Melissa Roach Montclair Hawkwatch, NJ Audubon, Seasonal Research, View From The Cape

The last 3 weeks of September were not spectacular in terms of raptor numbers, but nevertheless produced some good sightings and interesting migration data. Typically, this is the period all Montclair-area birders wait with bated breath for the “big push” of Broad-winged Hawks, a true avian spectacle that is usually…...

Cape May Hawkwatch Update: Sept 10th – 23rd

September 30, 2021 Melissa Roach Cape May Hawkwatch, Seasonal Research, View From The Cape

Hard to believe that we are already 3 weeks into the 2021 season at the Cape May Hawkwatch sponsored by Swarovski Optik. The headliner during the first 3 weeks were, no doubt, Ospreys. All but one day during this period saw double digit Ospreys and 6 of those days were…...

Montclair Hawk Lookout Weekly Report, 9/5 – 9/11/2021

September 30, 2021 Melissa Roach Montclair Hawkwatch, Seasonal Research, View From The Cape

Merlin by Wayne Greenstone This week started with a washout on Sunday September 5th. The following day was Labor Day, and apparently this is a holiday also observed by raptors, because almost all of them stayed home and skipped the migration. A few Bald Eagles defied this tradition, however, and…...

Cape May Hawkwatch – September 1st to 9th

September 13, 2021 Melissa Roach Cape May Hawkwatch, Seasonal Research, View From The Cape

Hello, NJ Audubon blog readers! This is Jesse Amesbury, returning for my third season as the official counter at the Cape May Hawkwatch, sponsored by Swarovski Optik. They say third time’s a charm, so I’m crossing my fingers for some record breaking totals this season! The anticipation at the beginning…...

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