View From The Cape

Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Holly & Mark Lemieux Temp: 58° F Winds: S 13-28 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy The flock of 18 White Ibis that flew over during this morning’s walk was no longer the oddity it would have seemed just a few years ago, before that species moved…...

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Chris & Gerry Dewaghe Temp: 58° F Winds: S 13-28 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy 22 species Species Count Brant (Atlantic) 60 Canada Goose 8 Mallard 2 American Black Duck 3 Bufflehead 6 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 5 Mourning Dove 3 American Oystercatcher 1 Laughing Gull…...

Leaders: Adehl Schwaderer, Chris Marks, Jackie & Keith Parker, Caroline Behnke, Steve Rodan Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 37 species Species Count Mallard 1 Mourning Dove 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Laughing Gull 5 American Herring Gull 1 Common Loon 2 Double-crested Cormorant 43 Black Vulture 1 Turkey Vulture 6 Bald Eagle…...

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, John McElroy, Barry Hershfeld, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 61°F Winds: WNW 12-21 mph Weather Conditions: partly sunny Heislerville WMA – 1:32pm 28 species Species Count Canada Goose 8 Mute Swan 1 American Black Duck 7 Bufflehead 2 Red-breasted Merganser 1 Ruddy Duck 3 Black-bellied Plover 2…...

Leaders (group 1): Shaun Bamford, Karen Thompson, John McElroy, Leaders (group 2): Bert Hixon, Holly Lemieux Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Group 1 40 species Species Count Canada Goose 6 Wild Turkey 1 Mourning Dove 5 Killdeer 1 Laughing Gull 50 American Herring Gull 1 Black Vulture 2 Turkey Vulture 6…...

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 56°F Winds: WNW 18-14 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy Stone Harbor Point – 4:28pm 23 species Species Count Mallard 2 Black Scoter 6 Red-breasted Merganser 5 Mourning Dove 2 American Oystercatcher 2 Sanderling 12 Dunlin 65 Laughing Gull 28 Ring-billed Gull 3…...

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Caroline Behnke Temp: 44° F Winds: WNW 20-25 mph Weather Conditions: clear 52 species Species Count Canada Goose 2 Mute Swan 2 Mallard 2 Ring-necked Duck 1 Surf Scoter 5 Black Scoter 13 Surf/Black Scoter 20 Red-breasted Merganser 2 Mourning Dove 8 Chimney Swift…...

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Mary Watkins, Adehl Schwaderer, Barry Hershfeld, Caroline Behnke Temp:  Winds: Weather Conditions: Overcast with some light sprinkles but we managed 47 species including a calling hooded warbler and 4 kestrels! 47 species Species Count Canada Goose 2 Mallard 1 Wild Turkey 2 Mourning Dove 4 Laughing Gull…...

Leaders: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, Bill & MJ Roache, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 53° F Winds:  0 mph Weather Conditions: Large flocks of migrating White Ibis and Double-crested Cormorants and the first Common Yellowthroats singing on territory. 41 species Species Count Canada Goose 6 Mute Swan 4 Blue-winged Teal 2 Gadwall…...

Leaders: Roger Horn, Holly & Mark Lemieux. Temp: 41° F Winds:  NE 14 mph Weather Conditions: rain Drizzly morning walk at Cape May Point State Park. Spring is here though it didn’t feel like it as cold east winds kept migration down overnight. We started our walk down the Red…...