View From The Cape

Leaders: Chris Marks, Dave & Lynn Pollard, Holly & Mark Lemieux, Dennis McKane Temp: 44°F Winds: WSW 15-20 mph Weather Conditions: clear North Wildwood–Hereford Inlet/Seawall – 10:am 26 species Species Count Brant 150 American Black Duck 12 Surf Scoter 5 Long-tailed Duck 1 American Oystercatcher 85 Black-bellied Plover 8 Marbled…...

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Holly Lemieux, Dennis McKane Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: One of the most novel things on today’s November Novelty Trip was the presence of almost 60 Wood Ducks on East Lighthouse Pond; they were just exquisite in the bright morning light, with both sexes well represented.…...

Leaders: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, Alan Crawford, Barry Hershfeld Temp:  Winds: Weather Conditions: 37 species Species Count Canada Goose 30 Mute Swan 1 Gadwall 2 Mallard 22 Green-winged Teal 35 Black Scoter 250 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1 Mourning Dove 3 Killdeer 1 Wilson’s Snipe 1 Sanderling 75 Pectoral Sandpiper…...

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 42° F Winds:  NW 10 mph Weather Conditions: Sunny Several small groups of Purple Finches showed up on this morning’s walk, all female, exhibiting their broad white eyebrows. We spotted small numbers of raptors, but they represented six different species. It was interesting…...

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Holly Lemieux, John McElroy Temp: 65°F Winds: N 3-5 mph Weather Conditions: clear Avalon–8th St. Jetty (Avalon Seawatch 2015-present) – 2:26pm 19 species Species Count Brant 35 Green-winged Teal 8 Surf Scoter 25 Black Scoter 2500 Surf/Black Scoter 850 American Oystercatcher 2 Ruddy Turnstone 1…...

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Pam Hubert, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 55° F Winds:  N 9 mph Weather Conditions: Sunny Nice views of a wide variety of ducks. Careful looks through kettles of Turkey Vultures revealed a good assortment of hawks. Highlights include Common Gallinule, Eurasian Wigeon, Wilson’s Snipe and Baltimore Oriole. 62…...

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 55° F Winds:  NW 8 mph Weather Conditions: Sunny with cirrus clouds The Rea Farm was hopping with birds this morning. SO.MANY.SPARROWS! Cornell’s BirdCast said 1.6 million birds migrated over Cape May last night and it sure seemed like it on the ground.…...

Leaders: Bill Boyle, Bill & MJ Roache, Alan Crawford, Barry Hershfeld, Holly Lemieux Temp:  Winds: Weather Conditions: 54 species Species Count Canada Goose 12 Mute Swan 2 Northern Shoveler 4 Mallard 11 Green-winged Teal 13 Black Scoter 150 Surf/Black Scoter 150 Mourning Dove 2 Sora 1 Black-bellied Plover 1 Killdeer…...

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Pam Hubert, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 62° F Winds:  NNW 6 mph Weather Conditions: Highlights include the Swainson’s Hawk first reported at the Hawkwatch platform, nice variety of ducks, shorebirds and other raptors. 44 species Species Count Canada Goose 8 Mute Swan 20 Northern Shoveler 12 Gadwall 20…...