Leaders: Chris Marks, Dave & Lynn Pollard, John McElroy Temp: 42°F Winds: WNW 19-28 Weather Conditions: mostly cloudy Stone Harbor Point – 1:07pm 12 species Species Count Surf Scoter 2 Black Scoter 22 Long-tailed Duck 9 Bufflehead 2 Red-breasted Merganser 3 Sanderling 25 Dunlin 300 American Herring Gull 41 Horned…...
Cape May Monarch Monitoring Project Annual Report 2025
By Anna Haggenjos and Alia Bacon Project Overview The Cape May Bird Observatory’s Monarch Monitoring Project (MMP) is believed to be the longest-running research program on a migratory insect in the world. It was created in 1990 and has now collected over 30 years of tagging and census data. Our…...
Birding Cape May Point – December 13, 2025
Leaders: Holly & Mark Lemieux, Tyler Savage Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 36 species Species Count Snow Goose 1 Canada Goose 200 Mute Swan 6 Tundra Swan 25 Northern Shoveler 30 Gadwall 28 American Wigeon 40 Mallard 25 American Black Duck 6 Northern Pintail 6 Green-winged Teal 4 Redhead 1 Ring-necked…...
Birding on the Barrier Islands Special Field Trip – December 5, 2025
Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Holly & Mark Lemieux, Dennis McKane Temp: Winds: 5 mph Weather Conditions: clouds, light snow North Wildwood–Hereford Inlet/Seawall – 9:37am 13 species Species Count Canada Goose 6 Surf Scoter 8 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 6 American Oystercatcher 53 Black-bellied Plover 20 Marbled Godwit 5 Sanderling 140…...
Brigantine and Mott’s Creek Special Field Trip – November 22, 2025
Leaders: Mary Watkins, John McElroy, Bernie Hodgdon & Barry Hershfeld Temp: 50°F Winds: 25 mph gusts Weather Conditions: overcast Pleasant day of birding with high-lights including a Common Goldeneye, a Wilson’s Snipe and 2 Red-throated Loons! Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (formerly Brig) – 1:00pm 44 species Species Count Brant 700…...



