View From The Cape

EZ Birding at Cape May Point State Park – September 7, 2023

Leaders: Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 41 species Species Count Canada Goose 5 Mute Swan 35 Wood Duck 1 Blue-winged Teal 3 Northern Shoveler 1 Gadwall 1 Mallard 40 Mourning Dove 6 Chimney Swift 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Killdeer 1 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Laughing Gull…...

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Twilight Walk at the Meadows – September 6, 2023

Leaders: Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard, Jackie Parker, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 40 species Species Count Canada Goose 9 Mallard 9 American Black Duck 1 Mourning Dove 6 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 American Oystercatcher 3 Semipalmated Plover 3 Killdeer 5 Sanderling 6 Least Sandpiper 4 Pectoral Sandpiper 2 Semipalmated Sandpiper…...

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Sunset Birding at Stone Harbor Point – September 5, 2023

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Lynn and Dave Pollard, Sharon Meeker, Deb Payson Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 32 species Species Count Mourning Dove 5 American Oystercatcher 5 Black-bellied Plover 2 Semipalmated Plover 45 Piping Plover 1 Ruddy Turnstone 3 Red Knot 3 Sanderling 60 Semipalmated Sandpiper 15 Willet 9 Greater/Lesser Yellowlegs 1…...

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Birding Northwood and Beyond – September 5, 2023

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Lynn and Dave Pollard, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 77°F Winds: NNW 7mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy 38 species Species Count Mallard 3 Mourning Dove 12 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Greater Yellowlegs 4 Lesser Yellowlegs 2 Laughing Gull 2 Great Blue Heron 1 Green Heron 1 Osprey 3 Northern Harrier…...

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Birding the Meadows – September 4, 2023

Leaders: Karen Thompson, Bill Roache, MJ Roache, Barry Hershfeld Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 30 species Species Count Canada Goose 26 Mallard 12 Green-winged Teal 1 Mourning Dove 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Sora 1 Semipalmated Plover 6 Killdeer 2 Stilt Sandpiper 1 Least Sandpiper 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper 14 Greater Yellowlegs 2…...

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Birding Cape May Point – September 2, 2023

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 54°F Winds: N 4mph Weather Conditions: sunny The air was clear and cool for this morning’s State Park walk. A few Purple Martins linger there though most have left for staging areas further south. Tree Swallow numbers are building since thousands of…...

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A Meadows Afternoon – September 1, 2023

Leaders: Jackie Parker, Keith Parker, Chris Dewaghe, Gerry Dewaghe Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 30 species Species Count Canada Goose 12 Mute Swan 4 Mallard 8 Mourning Dove 4 Least Sandpiper 4 White-rumped Sandpiper 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper 10 Short-billed Dowitcher 1 Greater Yellowlegs 5 Lesser Yellowlegs 10 Laughing Gull 15 Least…...

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Higbee Beach Birding – September 1, 2023

Leaders: Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard, Bernie Hodgdon, Barry Hershfeld Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 37 species Species Count Mourning Dove 6 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3 Laughing Gull 2 Herring Gull 3 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Double-crested Cormorant 12 Osprey 5 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 Least Flycatcher 2…...

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Birding Cape May Point – August 26, 2023

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 76°F Winds: W 2mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy, humid 47 species Species Count Canada Goose 60 Mute Swan 30 Wood Duck 2 Mallard 82 Black Scoter 4 Mourning Dove 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Killdeer 1 Solitary Sandpiper 2 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Greater/Lesser…...

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