View From The Cape

Hidden Corners of Belleplain – April 26, 2022

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Mary Watkins, Bernie Hodgdon, Cindy Bamford Temp: Winds:  4-6 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy Warm and cloudy but dry.  Great looks at pine and yellow throated warblers, as well as a cooperative Brown Thrasher. 45 species Species Count Canada Goose 1 Mourning Dove 6 Killdeer 2 Laughing Gull…...

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Birding the Meadows – April 25, 2022

Leaders: Karen Thompson, Jackie Parker Temp: 55° F Winds:  ENE 8-13 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy Cold blustery morning. Several Soras made an appearance, including two who erupted from the marsh together.  Field Sparrows, Common Yellowthroats and Red-winged Blackbirds were all singing on territory. Several raptors made an appearance, including…...

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Birds of Peaslee – April 24, 2022

Leaders: Mary Watkins, Chris Marks, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 63° F Winds:  0-3 mph Weather Conditions: clear Belleplain State Forest – HQ building: 6:55am 12 species Species Count Mourning Dove 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Laughing Gull 3 Eastern Phoebe 2 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Tree Swallow 1 Eastern Bluebird 1 American…...

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Above Par Birding at Cox Hall Creek – April 24, 2022

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn, Ruth Bergstrom Temp: 58° F Winds:  SE 5-10 mph Weather Conditions: sunny Yellow-rumped Warblers, which have been around all winter, have just started to sing and they were everywhere on today’s Cox Hall Creek WMA walk, in an interesting array of plumages from drab to…...

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Belleplain Hotspots – April 23, 2022

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Ruth Bergstrom, Bert Hixon, BJ Pinnock Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 45 species Species Count Canada Goose 2 Wild Turkey 3 Mourning Dove 8 Laughing Gull 150 Ring-billed Gull 25 Herring Gull 2 Common Loon 1 Double-crested Cormorant 45 Black Vulture 3 Turkey Vulture 5 Bald Eagle 1…...

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Birding Cape May Point – April 23, 2022

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Roger Horn Temp: 55° F Winds:  ENE 8 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy The warblers we’re all so eagerly awaiting are gradually showing up. Today we had five species; Common Yellowthroats were singing throughout the park, Prairie Warblers were doing a whispered song, Pine Warblers were trilling, a…...

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A Meadows Afternoon – April 22, 2022

Leaders: Lynn Pollard, Jackie Parker, Chris Dewaghe, Gerry Dewaghe Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: 41 species Species Count Canada Goose 3 Mute Swan 2 Blue-winged Teal 8 Northern Shoveler 2 Gadwall 4 Mallard 8 Green-winged Teal 7 Mourning Dove 5 Chimney Swift 1 Sora 1 American Oystercatcher 4 Killdeer 2 Greater…...

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Higbee Beach Birding – April 22, 2022

Leaders (7:30am) group 1: Chris Marks, Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard, Jackie Parker Leaders (7:45am) group 2: Karen Thompson, Mary Watkins Temp: 62° F Winds:  NW 1-3 mph Weather Conditions: clear Beautiful spring morning. Prairie and Common Yellow-throated Warblers and White-eyed Vireos are back on site, singing.  A late Red-breasted Merganser…...

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Shorebirds at Heislerville – April 21, 2022

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: 61° F Winds:   SSE 12-17 mph Weather Conditions: overcast Heislerville WMA – 1:26pm 34 species Species Count Canada Goose 11 Mute Swan 2 Blue-winged Teal 6 Gadwall 1 American Black Duck 2 Bufflehead 4 Red-breasted Merganser 6 Mourning Dove 2 Clapper Rail…...

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Birds of Nummy Island – April 20, 2022

Leaders: Shaun Bamford, Chris Marks, Cindy Bamford Temp: 61° F Winds:   NW 10-15 mph Weather Conditions: clear 28 species Species Count Brant 150 American Black Duck 6 Red-breasted Merganser 8 Horned Grebe 2 Mourning Dove 6 American Oystercatcher 14 Black-bellied Plover 8 Dunlin 275 Greater Yellowlegs 3 Willet (Eastern) 2…...

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