View From The Cape

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Barry Hershfeld. Temp: 34°F Winds: SE 5mph Weather Conditions: cloudy Our first CMBO walk of the New Year started off with a bang as a Glaucous Gull flew up down the beach in good view. The ducks are in in good number, a turkey…...

Leaders: Tom Reed, Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Alan Crawford Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Cape May Point State Park – 9:05am 57 species Species Count Canada Goose 30 Mute Swan 10 Tundra Swan 8 Northern Shoveler 15 Gadwall 125 American Wigeon 30 Mallard 30 American Black Duck 15 Northern Pintail 10…...

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 38°F Winds: SSE 4mph Weather Conditions: cloudy It was an especially good duck day at the State Park this morning. Among the 16 species were a pair of Blue- winged Teal, which are much less common here in winter than Green-winged Teal,…...

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 39°F Winds: N 3mph Weather Conditions: cloudy, some rain sprinkles The Point was very birdy this morning with flocks of Eastern Bluebirds, Cedar Waxwings, American Goldfinch, American Robins and Yellow-rumped Warblers constantly calling and landing in treetops. The rips were fairly close…...

Leaders: Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon, Barry Hershfeld, Ruth Bergstrom. Temp: 54°F Winds: S 12mph Weather Conditions: cloudy, some rain sprinkles 33 species Species Count Canada Goose 20 Mute Swan 7 Gadwall 4 Mallard 2 American Black Duck 3 Surf Scoter 7 Black Scoter 25 Bufflehead 1 Mourning Dove 2 Ring-billed…...

Leaders: Adehl Schwaderer, Mary Watkins, Jackie Parker, Sally Lorbach Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Barnegat Lighthouse State Park – 10:04am 30 species Species Count Brant 350 Canada Goose 45 Mallard 28 American Black Duck 8 Common Eider 14 Harlequin Duck 12 Black Scoter 4 Long-tailed Duck 5 Bufflehead 12 Red-breasted Merganser…...

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 46°F Winds: SW 5-10mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny The Point was full of little surprises this morning.  The Ash-throated Flycatcher found hanging around Coral Avenue several days ago is still there, feeding actively and giving good views from the street. We found…...

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 54°F Winds: SSW 8mph Weather Conditions: foggy Despite the low-hanging fog, there were a good variety of birds visible on this morning’s walk. The thirteen species of ducks seen included the Eurasian Wigeon that seems to have settled onto East…...