View From The Cape

Above Par Birding at Cox Hall Creek – August 14, 2022

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Shaun Bamford Temp: 64°F Winds: S 4 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy There’s a steady trickle of migrant songbirds coming through Cape May these days and CHC WMA is a great place for them to spend some time on their southward journey. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Blue-winged Warbler,…...

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Birding Cape May Point – August 13, 2022

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 70°F Winds: N 8 mph Weather Conditions: Sunny Dragonflies, butterflies, and birds were all out this morning, seemingly, like us, enjoying the clear air and lower humidity. Blue Grosbeak, Green Heron and Glossy Ibis were all close along the edge of the…...

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Bird Walk for all People – August 11, 2022

Leaders: Chris Marks, Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard, Mary Watkins Temp: 82°F Winds: 0-2 mph Weather Conditions: overcast 45 species Species Count Mute Swan 72 Mallard 35 Mourning Dove 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Black-bellied Plover 2 Killdeer 5 Sanderling 3 White-rumped Sandpiper 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper 3 Spotted Sandpiper 2 Solitary Sandpiper…...

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Twilight Walk at the Meadows – August 10, 2022

Leaders: Adehl Schwaderer, Jackie Parker, Alan Crawford Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 42 species Species Count Canada Goose 65 Mallard 5 Mourning Dove 6 Chimney Swift 1 Virginia Rail 2 American Oystercatcher 2 Semipalmated Plover 17 Killdeer 4 Ruddy Turnstone 1 Stilt Sandpiper 2 Sanderling 70 Least Sandpiper 14 Semipalmated Sandpiper…...

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Birds Before Beach – August 9, 2022

Leaders: Brian Moscatello, Shaun Bamford, Dave Pollard, Bernie Hodgdon, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 77°-83°F Winds: SW 13 mph Weather Conditions: 40 species Species Count Canada Goose 2 Mute Swan 50 Mallard 8 Mourning Dove 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Killdeer 2 Sanderling 8 Least Sandpiper 6 Semipalmated Sandpiper 6 Short-billed Dowitcher 8…...

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Birding the Meadows – August 8, 2022

Leaders: Mary Watkins, Chris Marks, Mary Jane Roache Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: warm, sunny, and humid with a nice early breeze. 40 species Species Count Canada Goose 6 Mallard 12 Mourning Dove 4 Chimney Swift 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 American Oystercatcher 2 Semipalmated Plover 1 Killdeer 4 Sanderling 22 Least…...

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Sunset Beach: A Place for all Seasons – August 7, 2022

Leaders: Mary Watkins, Bert Hixon, Ruth Bergstrom, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 78°F Winds: SSW 12 mph Weather Conditions: 41 species Species Count Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2 Mourning Dove 5 Chimney Swift 2 Ruddy Turnstone 1 Sanderling 4 Least Sandpiper 5 Semipalmated Sandpiper 20 Spotted Sandpiper 2 Laughing Gull 65 Herring…...

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Birding Cape May Point – August 6, 2022

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 74°F Winds: SSW 7 mph Weather Conditions: mostly cloudy Even the parking lot at the State Park changes with the season. Today the flock of Laughing Gulls there included two birds-of-the-year, sporting the brown, white and gray plumage of the recently fledged; the…...

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A Meadows Morning – August 5, 2022

Leaders: Chris Marks, Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard Temp: 82°F Winds: S 3-5 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy 49 species Species Count Canada Goose 24 Mallard 48 Mourning Dove 3 Chimney Swift 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3 American Oystercatcher 1 Killdeer 4 Stilt Sandpiper 1 Least Sandpiper 9 Pectoral Sandpiper 3 Semipalmated…...

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Bird Walk for all People – August 4, 2022

Leaders: Mary Watkins, Chris Marks, Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard Temp: 82°F Winds: WSW 3-5 mph Weather Conditions: hazy 35 species Species Count Canada Goose 20 Mute Swan 42 Mallard 38 American Black Duck 6 Mourning Dove 2 Killdeer 4 Least Sandpiper 1 Lesser Yellowlegs 2 Laughing Gull 36 Least Tern…...

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