View From The Cape

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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Migration at the Point – September 28, 2022

Leaders: Adehl Schwaderer, Chris Marks, Mary Watkins Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 41 species Species Count Canada Goose 12 Mute Swan 2 Mallard 11 Mallard/American Black Duck 1 Mourning Dove 5 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Laughing Gull 16 Ring-billed Gull 2 Herring Gull 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull 3 Great Black-backed Gull 4…...

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Birding Northwood and Beyond – September 27, 2022

Leaders: Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard, Bert Hixon Temp: 65°F Winds: NW 2-4 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy 47 species Species Count Mute Swan 2 Mallard 8 American Black Duck 1 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2 Mourning Dove 8 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Chimney Swift 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Great Egret 1…...

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Sunset Birding at Stone Harbor Point – September 27, 2022

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Sharon Meeker Temp: 72°F Winds: NW 5-10 mph Weather Conditions: clear 28 species Species Count Mourning Dove 3 Clapper Rail 3 Black-bellied Plover 1 Semipalmated Plover 1 Ruddy Turnstone 6 Sanderling 125 Semipalmated Sandpiper 45 Western Sandpiper 3 Laughing Gull 18 Ring-billed Gull 6 Herring…...

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