View From The Cape

A Meadows Afternoon – October 7, 2022

Leaders: Bill Roache, MJ Roache, Jackie Parker Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 46 species Species Count Canada Goose 25 Blue-winged Teal 6 Northern Shoveler 2 Gadwall 1 Eurasian Wigeon 1 American Wigeon 3 Mallard 8 Green-winged Teal 8 Mourning Dove 3 Virginia Rail 2 Semipalmated Plover 1 Pectoral Sandpiper 1 Greater…...

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Higbee Beach Birding – October 7, 2022

Leaders (7:30am) group 1: Chris Marks, Dave & Lynn Pollard Leaders (7:45am) group 2: Adehl Schwaderer, Jackie Parker, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 68° F Winds:  W 3-5 mph Weather Conditions: clear 7:30am Group 35 species Species Count Canada Goose 12 Double-crested Cormorant 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 Cooper’s Hawk 3 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker…...

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E-Z Birding at Cape May Point State Park – October 6, 2022

Leaders: Mary Watkins, Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 48 species Species Count Canada Goose 1 Mute Swan 40 Mallard 16 Mourning Dove 2 Laughing Gull 1 Herring Gull 1 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Common Tern 1 Royal Tern 5 Double-crested Cormorant 6 Great Blue Heron…...

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Twilight Walk at the Meadows – October 5, 2022

Leaders: Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard, Jackie Parker Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 32 species Species Count Canada Goose 14 Mute Swan 2 Northern Shoveler 2 Mallard 14 Green-winged Teal 45 Mourning Dove 3 Common Nighthawk 1 Virginia Rail 1 Short-billed Dowitcher 2 Lesser Yellowlegs 5 Laughing Gull 25 Lesser Black-backed Gull…...

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Migration at the Point – October 5, 2022

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Chris Marks, Mary Watkins Temp: 57°F Winds: N 5-10 mph Weather Conditions: partly sunny 75 species Species Count Mute Swan 21 Blue-winged Teal 2 Gadwall 2 Eurasian Wigeon 1 American Wigeon 25 Mallard 10 Green-winged Teal 4 Ring-necked Duck 1 Black Scoter 39 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)…...

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Birding Northwood and Beyond – October 4, 2022

Leaders: Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard, Bert Hixon Temp: 48°F Winds: N 10 mph Weather Conditions: overcast, some rain 43 species Species Count Mute Swan 2 Mallard 12 American Black Duck 1 Mourning Dove 6 Laughing Gull 6 Royal Tern 2 Great Blue Heron 6 Great Egret 2 Black-crowned Night-Heron 3…...

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CAPE MAY HAWKWATCH: Mid-September Update

Osprey. Photo by Gautam Apte. This past week has continued to bring great numbers of birds past the hawkwatch, putting our season total over 8,000 birds so far! Several cold fronts have brought many Sharp-shinned Hawks our way and this is shaping up to be the best season for that…...

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Higbee Beach Birding – September 30, 2022

Leaders (7:30am) group 1: Adehl Schwaderer, Chris Marks, Dave & Lynn Pollard, Barry Hershfeld Leaders (7:45am) group 2: Karen Thompson, Jackie Parker, Keith Parker, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 60° F Winds:  NW 15-28 mph Weather Conditions: clear 7:30am Group 28 species Species Count Laughing Gull 8 Great Egret 1 Turkey Vulture…...

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E-Z Birding at Cape May Point State Park – September 29, 2022

Leaders: Mary Watkins, Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 33 species Species Count Canada Goose 28 Mute Swan 48 Blue-winged Teal 5 American Wigeon 4 Mallard 7 Green-winged Teal 23 Royal Tern 18 Great Blue Heron 1 Great Egret 1 Tricolored Heron 1 White Ibis 71…...

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A Meadows Afternoon – September 28, 2022

Leaders: Jackie Parker, Keith Parker, Brian Moscatello, Barry Hershfeld Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 44 species Species Count Canada Goose 28 Mute Swan 1 Blue-winged Teal 2 Northern Shoveler 1 Mallard 5 American Black Duck 1 Green-winged Teal 36 Mourning Dove 4 Virginia Rail 1 Sora 3 American Golden-Plover 1 Stilt…...

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