Leaders: Kyle Chelius, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 21 species Canada Goose 14 Mute Swan 4 Northern Shoveler 12 Gadwall 16 American Wigeon 4 Mallard 20 American Black Duck 8 Northern Pintail 8 Bufflehead 3 Hooded Merganser 8 Mourning Dove 2 American Coot 1 Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) …...
Brigantine and Mott’s Creek – January 23, 2022
Leaders: Chris Marks, Kyle Chelius, Mary Watkins, Michael McCabe Temp: 37° F Winds: NE 5-10 mph Weather Conditions: clear Edwin B. Forsythe NWR Wildlife Drive– 1:40pm 41 species Species Count Snow Goose 1500 Canada Goose 125 Northern Shoveler 175 Gadwall 65 American Wigeon 4 Mallard 28 American Black Duck 250…...
Birding Cape May Point – January 22, 2022
Leaders: Kyle Chelius, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 39 species Canada Goose 30 Mute Swan 2 Northern Shoveler 8 Gadwall 18 American Wigeon 4 Mallard 20 Ring-necked Duck 18 Bufflehead 1 Hooded Merganser 4 Ruddy Duck 1 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1 Mourning Dove 8 Herring Gull 3 Double-crested…...
Birding Cape May Point – January 15, 2022
Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Kyle Chelius, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 34 species Canada Goose 32 Mute Swan 6 Gadwall 20 American Wigeon 6 Mallard 20 Green-winged Teal 2 Ring-necked Duck 20 Lesser Scaup 4 Bufflehead 4 Hooded Merganser 2 Mourning Dove 7 Herring Gull 4 Double-crested Cormorant …...
Kick Off Your Year List 2022 – January 1, 2022
Leaders: Melissa Roach, Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Alan Crawford Temp: 50-55° F Winds: 0-5 mph Weather Conditions: rain/fog Mild temperatures throughout the day (low to mid 50s) and light wind. However, heavy fog and rain persisted until about 2pm. Despite the dreary weather, we still saw a good number of…...
Sunset Beach: A Place for all Seasons – December 12, 2021
Leaders: Mary Watkins, Eileen Mathers, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 45° F Winds: NW 26 mph Weather Conditions: sunny 22 species Species Count Mallard 15 Mourning Dove 1 Ring-billed Gull 8 Herring Gull 6 Great Black-backed Gull 10 Northern Gannet 2 Double-crested Cormorant 4 Great Blue Heron 1 Great Egret 1 Turkey…...
Harlequin Romance – December 11, 2021
Leaders: Melissa Roach, Mary Watkins, Jackie Parker, and Jesse Amesbury Temp: 52°- 57° F Winds: SW 22-25 mph Weather Conditions: overcast, dense fog, some rain Barnegat Lighthouse State Park – 9:41am 26 species Species Count Canada Goose 45 Mallard 16 American Black Duck 4 Harlequin Duck 8 Long-tailed Duck 5…...
Birding Cape May Point – December 11, 2021
Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 55° F Winds: S 28 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy It was a little strange hearing the frequent chips of Yellow-rumped Warblers coming from below the level of the boardwalk as they hunkered down out of the wind and drizzle at the State Park this…...