View From The Cape

Cape May Spring Festival – Saturday, May 21, 2022

Songbird Extravaganza in Belleplain State Forest: 5:30am-9:00am Leaders Group 1: Chris Marks, Beth Freiday 49 species Species Count Canada Goose 14 Mourning Dove 6 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2 Eastern Whip-poor-will 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Killdeer 1 Laughing Gull 16 Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 1 Turkey Vulture 3 Broad-winged Hawk 2…...

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Cape May Spring Festival – Friday, May 20, 2022

Songbird Extravaganza in Belleplain State Forest: 5:30am-9:00am Leaders Group 1: Chris Marks, Paul Shaw 44 species Species Count Canada Goose 6 Mourning Dove 6 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2 Eastern Whip-poor-will 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Laughing Gull 5 Great Blue Heron 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Eastern…...

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Shorebirds at Heislerville – May 19, 2022

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks Temp: 75° F Winds:  SW 10-12 mph Weather Conditions: clear Heislerville WMA: main pool – 1:29pm 30 species Species Count Canada Goose 12 Bufflehead 1 Mourning Dove 5 Black-bellied Plover 6 Semipalmated Plover 24 Dunlin 8 Least Sandpiper 12 Semipalmated Sandpiper 250 Short-billed Dowitcher 35…...

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Birds of Nummy Island – May 18, 2022

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Cindy Bamford Temp: 67° F Winds:  W 8-10 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy Nummy Island – 4:41pm 22 species Species Count Mourning Dove 4 Clapper Rail 8 American Oystercatcher 26 Black-bellied Plover 8 Semipalmated Plover 4 Whimbrel 6 Semipalmated Sandpiper 2 Short-billed Dowitcher 5 Willet…...

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Exploring Cumberland – May 18, 2022

Leaders: Mary Watkins, Guy Moody, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds:  3-5mph Weather Conditions: sunny Excellent views of Scarlet Tanager.  Good shorebird variety.  FIVE COMMON RAVENS!  Two adult with 3 begging young. Maurice River Bridge – 7:30am 5 species Species Count Laughing Gull 10 Double-crested Cormorant 7 Osprey 2 Barn Swallow 6…...

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Migration at the Point – May 18, 2022

Leaders: Chris Marks, Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard Temp: 67° F Winds: NW 10 mph Weather Conditions: clear 40 species Species Count Mute Swan 4 Surf Scoter 3 Black Scoter 10 Mourning Dove 8 Chimney Swift 12 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Spotted Sandpiper 2 Laughing Gull 22 Great Black-backed Gull 3 Least…...

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E-Z Birding at Northwood – May 17, 2022

Leaders: Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard Temp: 63° F Winds:  3-5 mph Weather Conditions: sunny 38 species Species Count Mute Swan 3 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1 Mourning Dove 6 Chimney Swift 9 Killdeer 1 Laughing Gull 8 Herring Gull 3 Least Tern 1 Forster’s Tern 2 Double-crested Cormorant 2 Osprey…...

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Hidden Corners of Belleplain – May 17, 2022

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Mary Watkins, Guy Moody Temp: Winds:  0 mph Weather Conditions: sunny 44 species Species Count Canada Goose 9 Mourning Dove 4 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Laughing Gull 10 Turkey Vulture 4 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 5 Acadian Flycatcher 6 Eastern Phoebe 3 Great Crested…...

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Birding the Meadows – May 16, 2022

Leaders (7:30am) group 1: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson Leaders (7:45am) group 2: Bill Roach, Mary Jane Roach, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 7:30am Group 45 species Species Count Canada Goose 13 Mute Swan 2 Mallard 10 Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid) 1 Mourning Dove 1 Chimney Swift 10…...

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A Meadows Afternoon – May 13, 2022

Leaders: Lynn Pollard, Jackie Parker, Chris Dewaghe, Gerry Dewaghe Temp: 53° F Winds:  ENE 15-25 mph Weather Conditions: overcast 50 species Species Count Canada Goose 2 Mute Swan 2 Gadwall 3 Mallard 8 Mourning Dove 4 Chimney Swift 6 Virginia Rail 1 American Oystercatcher 4 Semipalmated Plover 1 Killdeer 1…...

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