View From The Cape

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Alan Crawford Temp: 72° F Winds: NE 8 mph Weather Conditions: mostly cloudy Though BirdCast showed that only a minimal number of birds had migrated over Cape May last night, there was lots of evidence of the passing season on this morning’s walk.…...

Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Bernie Hodgdon, Dennis McKane Temp:  Winds: Weather Conditions: So many Eastern Kingbirds!! 40 species Species Count Mourning Dove 14 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Chimney Swift 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8 Laughing Gull 5 Great Black-backed Gull 2 Double-crested Cormorant 5 Osprey 8 Red-bellied Woodpecker 3 Downy Woodpecker…...

Leaders: Chris Marks, Dave & Lynn Pollard, Mary Watkins, Josh Gant Temp:  Winds: Weather Conditions: 52 species Species Count Canada Goose 9 Mute Swan 20 Gadwall 1 Mallard 18 American Black Duck 1 Mourning Dove 12 Chimney Swift 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3 American Oystercatcher 3 Killdeer 1 Solitary Sandpiper 2…...

Leaders: Jackie and Keith Parker, Alan Crawford. Temp: 83° F Winds: Weather Conditions: sunny, light breeze, calm ocean 39 species Species Count Canada Goose 4 Gadwall 2 Mallard 2 Mourning Dove 20 Chimney Swift 4 American Oystercatcher 4 Killdeer 1 Semipalmated Plover 2 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Lesser Yellowlegs 4 Willet…...

Leaders: Bill & Mary Jane Roache, Alan Crawford, Carrie Bell, Barry Hershfeld, Holly Lemieux, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 70° F Winds: NNW 7 mph Weather Conditions: sunny Nice looks at a Clapper Rail from the observation deck, good number of shorebirds at the blind including a Stilt Sandpiper. Large number of…...

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 75° F Winds: NW 6 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny Though most of the state park Purple Martins have left on their long journey to South American wintering grounds, the parking lot held a large flock of Laughing Gulls, with many juveniles…...

Leaders: Adehl Schwaderer, Dave & Lynn Pollard, Mary Watkins, Jackie Parker, Holly Lemieux, Barry Hershfeld, Bernie Hodgson, Dennis McKane Temp:  Winds: Weather Conditions: 27 species Species Count Mallard 2 Mourning Dove 10 Chimney Swift 2 peep sp. 8 Laughing Gull 20 Herring Gull 4 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Common Tern…...

Leaders: Chris Marks, Dave & Lynn Pollard, Mary Watkins Temp:  Winds: Weather Conditions: rain 40 species Species Count Canada Goose 1 Mute Swan 22 Mallard 15 American Black Duck 3 Mourning Dove 4 American Oystercatcher 5 Semipalmated Plover 2 Greater Yellowlegs 5 Sanderling 2 Semipalmated Sandpiper 10 Laughing Gull 35…...

Leaders: Adehl Schwaderer, Dave & Lynn Pollard, Chris Marks Temp: 75°F Winds: SSE 10-15 mph Weather Conditions: clear Cape May Point State Park – 8:00am 17 species Species Count Mourning Dove 6 American Oystercatcher 3 Willet 1 Laughing Gull 12 Herring Gull 18 Great Black-backed Gull 42 Lesser Black-backed Gull…...