View From The Cape

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…...

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…...

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…...

Leaders: Kathy & Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, John McElroy Temp: 67°F Winds: N 10 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy 39 species Species Count Canada Goose 14 Mute Swan 12 Blue-winged Teal 5 Mallard 1 Mourning Dove 6 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 American Oystercatcher 3 Laughing Gull 13 American Herring Gull 16 Great…...

Leaders: Karen Thompson, Alan & Robin Crawford, Bernie Hodgdon. Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  38 species Species Count Canada Goose 18 Mute Swan 2 Blue-winged Teal 1 American Wigeon 1 Mallard 128 American Black Duck 2 Green-winged Teal 8 Mourning Dove 4 Virginia Rail 1 Sora 2 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Greater…...

Leaders: Mary Watkins, Lise & Tom Hardcastle, Pam Hubert Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: misty and breezy, slight drizzle Good birding with various warblers and a great day on the beach with 5 gull species, Forster’s and Royal Terns and some shorebirds. Also, a “feeding frenzy” of double crested cormorants. 42…...

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Ruth Bergstrom, Alan & Robin Crawford Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  33 species Species Count Mute Swan 2 Mallard 9 Mourning Dove 14 Solitary Sandpiper 1 Greater Yellowlegs 2 American Herring Gull 2 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Double-crested Cormorant 2 Osprey 4 Belted Kingfisher 1 Downy Woodpecker 1…...

Leaders: Bill Boyle, Karen Thompson, Bill & MJ Roache, Alan Crawford, Barry Hershfeld Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:  Another beautiful walk with falcons and accipiters about, a Green Heron stalking breakfast and a large group of Black Skimmers at the point. A Southern Gray Treefrog was perched on the railing and…...

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Bernie Hodgdon, Alan Crawford, Barry Hershfeld Temp: Winds: S 5 mph Weather Conditions: mostly sunny Young Ospreys are still very much in evidence around Cape May. We had three carrying fish in from the Bay this morning. One of them perched obligingly and, not only…...

Leaders: Bert Hixon, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 70°F Winds: ESE 8 mph Weather Conditions: Sunny 39 species Species Count Mute Swan 8 Mallard 18 Green-winged Teal 3 Mourning Dove 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Laughing Gull 2 American Herring Gull 5 Great Black-backed Gull 2 White Ibis 24 Turkey…...