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Cape May Springwatch: March 11-22, 2021

March 24, 2021 Melissa Roach Cape May Springwatch, NJ Audubon, Seasonal Research, View From The Cape

A Snow Bunting at the Cape May Springwatch on March 16. Photo © Tom Reed. By Tom Reed Summary The period opened with southerly winds and another push of Canada Geese (1,181) and assorted early-season migrants on the 11th. Happily, the southerlies continued into the 12th, producing the season’s first…...

Cape May Springwatch: March 1-10, 2021

March 11, 2021 Melissa Roach Cape May Springwatch, NJ Audubon, Seasonal Research, View From The Cape

[An Ipswich Savannah Sparrow stops by the Cape May Springwatch. Photo © Tom Reed.] By Tom Reed Introduction Spring greetings from Cape May! The 2021 Cape May Springwatch season commenced Monday, March 1, and daily migration monitoring will continue at Cape May Point through the last day of May. We…...

AVALON SEAWATCH UPDATE – December & Season Summary

January 6, 2021 Melissa Roach Avalon Seawatch, NJ Audubon, Seasonal Research, View From The Cape

Hi everyone! We’ve come to the end of another Seawatch season! This December has been somewhat slow, so rather than give a day-by-day breakdown, I’ll just point out some highlights then give you a quick overview of the season totals! December started out by continuing the November trend of gannets…...

MONTCLAIR HAWKWATCH UPDATE – Late Season Summary

December 8, 2020 Melissa Roach Montclair Hawkwatch, NJ Audubon, Seasonal Research, View From The Cape

The second half of this unique 2020 season had its share of challenges but was also a boon of amazing observations. Bad weather continued through the last two weeks of October and caused us to miss a few days; despite this, these proved to be two of our best weeks…...

CAPE MAY HAWKWATCH UPDATE – Nov 20th to 30th

December 4, 2020 Melissa Roach Cape May Hawkwatch, NJ Audubon, Seasonal Research, View From The Cape

That’s all she wrote. The 2020 Cape May Hawkwatch, sponsored by Swarovski Optik, is officially finished and in the books. Stayed tuned to the end of this post for the full season total! The final 10 days of the count were what one would expect at this stage in the…...

AVALON SEAWATCH UPDATE – Nov. 11th to Nov. 24th

December 4, 2020 Melissa Roach Avalon Seawatch, NJ Audubon, Seasonal Research, View From The Cape

This period started off slow but ramped up into quite a busy two weeks! Wednesday the 11th was overall slow, with a little over 1000 gannets and over 150 Laughing Gulls, but only 400 scoters and 170 Red-throated Loons. The 12th was similarly slow, with only 400 gannets, 400 Laughing…...

MORNING FLIGHT UPDATE – Winter Finch Invasion

December 2, 2020 Melissa Roach Morning Flight, NJ Audubon, Seasonal Research, View From The Cape

With late-November upon us and the 2020 morning flight count in the books, I’ve been meaning to post about the last few weeks of the season. An incredible early season was equally matched by an unprecedented flight of northern finches throughout October and November. Species moving south in force this…...

CAPE MAY HAWKWATCH UPDATE – November 13th to19th

November 19, 2020 Melissa Roach Cape May Hawkwatch, NJ Audubon, Seasonal Research, View From The Cape

Wind was the name of the game this week at the Cape May Hawkwatch, sponsored by Swarovski Optik. Almost every day saw sustained winds at 20mph and even up to 30mph on a few occasions. The wind direction varied greatly making counting this week either very rewarding or very frustrating.…...

AVALON SEAWATCH UPDATE – November 4th to 10th

November 17, 2020 Melissa Roach Avalon Seawatch, NJ Audubon, Seasonal Research, View From The Cape

While we have passed our scoter peak, this week still brought plenty of scoter and increasing numbers of gannets and loons. The 4th was dominated by gannets, with 4716 southbound birds, which was the 9th largest day in the last 5 years. Green-winged Teals had their 4th best day in…...

CAPE MAY HAWKWATCH UPDATE – November 6th to 12th

November 13, 2020 Melissa Roach Cape May Hawkwatch, NJ Audubon, Seasonal Research, View From The Cape

This week felt more like September than November at the Cape May Hawkwatch, sponsored by Swarovski Optik. Every day this week we saw above average temperatures with dew points in the upper 60s and abundant sunshine. Although the weather was fabulous and made for some very enjoyable days on the…...

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