Leaders: Mary Watkins, Ruth Bergstrom, Eileen Mathers, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 35° F Winds: SSW 19 mph Weather Conditions: 27 species Species Count Canada Goose 25 Mute Swan 2 Wood Duck 4 Gadwall 4 Mallard 6 American Black Duck 3 Green-winged Teal 4 Black Scoter 20 Bufflehead 1 Ring-billed Gull 1…...
Kick Off Your Year List 2022 – January 1, 2022
Leaders: Melissa Roach, Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Alan Crawford Temp: 50-55° F Winds: 0-5 mph Weather Conditions: rain/fog Mild temperatures throughout the day (low to mid 50s) and light wind. However, heavy fog and rain persisted until about 2pm. Despite the dreary weather, we still saw a good number of…...
Sunset Beach: A Place for all Seasons – December 12, 2021
Leaders: Mary Watkins, Eileen Mathers, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 45° F Winds: NW 26 mph Weather Conditions: sunny 22 species Species Count Mallard 15 Mourning Dove 1 Ring-billed Gull 8 Herring Gull 6 Great Black-backed Gull 10 Northern Gannet 2 Double-crested Cormorant 4 Great Blue Heron 1 Great Egret 1 Turkey…...
Harlequin Romance – December 11, 2021
Leaders: Melissa Roach, Mary Watkins, Jackie Parker, and Jesse Amesbury Temp: 52°- 57° F Winds: SW 22-25 mph Weather Conditions: overcast, dense fog, some rain Barnegat Lighthouse State Park – 9:41am 26 species Species Count Canada Goose 45 Mallard 16 American Black Duck 4 Harlequin Duck 8 Long-tailed Duck 5…...
Birding Cape May Point – December 11, 2021
Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 55° F Winds: S 28 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy It was a little strange hearing the frequent chips of Yellow-rumped Warblers coming from below the level of the boardwalk as they hunkered down out of the wind and drizzle at the State Park this…...
Montclair Hawk Lookout Update: Nov 3rd – 30th, 2021
As is typical at Montclair, November was the slowest month this season, with the bulk of migrants composed of Turkey Vultures and Red-shouldered Hawks. The latter did not seem to accompany the former as they frequently did in October, but instead, often appeared to materialize suddenly out of thin air,…...
Birding Cape May Point – December 4, 2021
Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 50° F Winds: NE 5 mph Weather Conditions: mostly cloudy The State Park ponds are currently hosting a large variety and number of ducks and they all looked beautiful in this morning’s warm sunlight. The male Eurasian Wigeon is still on Lighthouse Pond. Two…...