Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Dave & Lynn Pollard, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 73°F Winds: S 6 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy Stone Harbor Point – 5:03pm 19 species Species Count American Oystercatcher 2 Black-bellied Plover 2 Semipalmated Plover 22 Ruddy Turnstone 3 Sanderling 250 Laughing Gull 3 Ring-billed Gull 5 American Herring…...
Birding Northwood and Beyond – September 23, 2025
Leaders: Bert Hixon, Dave & Lynn Pollard, Alan & Robin Crawford Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: CMBO Birding Northwood & Beyond walk, attended by 14 enthusiastic birders, led by Bert Hixon, with assistance from Lynn & Dave Pollard and Robin & Alan Crawford. Bright and sunny with a light SE breeze,…...
Fall Migration Cruise on the Osprey – September 20, 2025
Leaders: Captain Bob, Jackie Parker Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 38 species Species Count Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1 American Oystercatcher 22 Black-bellied Plover 76 Semipalmated Plover 8 Marbled Godwit 7 Short-billed Dowitcher 13 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Willet (Western) 3 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Ruddy Turnstone 8 Least Sandpiper…...
Cape May Bird Observatory Songbird Banding Week 3: Aug 31- Sept 6, 2025
After an incredibly active and productive second week, the third week of the Songbird Stopover Project took on a noticeably quieter pace. The shift in pace was largely due to persistent southerly winds that didn’t favor migration into the South Cape May Meadows, where the project is based. These less-than-ideal…...
Fall Migrants at the Rea Farm – September 20, 2025
Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Holly & Mark Lemieux, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 67°F Winds: NE 10 mph Weather Conditions: sunny Hawks ruled at the Rea Farm today, with a decent variety and number. There were Cooper’s and Sharp-shinned Hawks, Broad-wings, Osprey, Red-shouldered Hawks, American Kestrels and Merlin’s. Early on, there…...
A Meadows Afternoon – September 19, 2025
Leaders: Jackie & Keith Parker, Alan Crawfor, Pam Hubert Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 41 species Species Count Canada Goose 15 Mute Swan 2 Northern Shoveler 1 Gadwall 1 American Wigeon 1 Mallard 32 Green-winged Teal 6 Mourning Dove 2 Greater Yellowlegs 4 Laughing Gull 120 American Herring Gull 2 Great…...
Higbee Beach Birding – September 19, 2025
Leaders: Dave & Lynn Pollard, Holly Lemieux, Barry Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 29 species Species Count Mourning Dove 6 Black Vulture 1 Osprey 13 Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 Cooper’s Hawk 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker 3 Northern Flicker 48 Merlin 2 White-eyed Vireo 5 Red-eyed Vireo 1 Blue Jay 3 American Crow…...