Leaders: Roger Horn, Holly and Mark Lemieux. Temp: 25° F Winds: SW 1 mph Weather Conditions: sunny It was a very still and sunny morning. Though it was 25° being properly dressed made birding Cape May Point very pleasant. As we started our walk out of the park a lovely…...
Coastal Birding at Stone Harbor Point – January 11, 2025
Leaders: Chris Marks, Dave & Lynn Pollard, Holly Lemieux Temp: 30°F Winds: NW 16-26 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy Stone Harbor Point – 1:00pm 18 species Species Count Brant (Atlantic) 12 Surf Scoter 2 Black Scoter 40 Long-tailed Duck 8 Red-breasted Merganser 2 Ruddy Turnstone 2 Sanderling 8 Dunlin 10 Purple…...
Kick Off Your Year List 2025 – January 1, 2025
Leaders: Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Alan & Robin Crawford, Bernie Hodgdon, Barry Hershfeld, Win Shafer Temp: 50°F Winds: Weather Conditions: The annual CMBO “Kick Off Your Year” field trip was held on January 1, 2025. For the morning session, 20 eager participants joined us at Cape May Point State Park…...
Infection in Monarchs (O.e.) Migrating through Cape May Point, NJ
Ophryocystis elektroscirrha (O.e.) Infection in Monarchs Migrating through Cape May Point, NJ By Gayle Steffy, 2024 MMP Field Naturalist Ophryocystis elektroscirrha. (O.e.) is a parasitic single celled organism known as a protozoan that infects monarch butterflies. It is transferred from an infected adult monarch to a caterpillar by spores that…...
Bayshore Birding at it’s Best – December 8, 2024
Leaders: Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Shaun Bamford, Barry Hershfeld Temp: 53°F Winds: WSW 5-10 mph Weather Conditions: partly cloudy US-New Jersey-Port Norris Mauricetown Rd pond– 10:15am 6 species Species Count Canada Goose 85 Ring-necked Duck 50 Ruddy Duck 35 Turkey Vulture 1 American Robin 25 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2 …...
Harlequin Romance – December 7, 2024
Leaders: Adehl Schwaderer, Kristal Stahler, Mary Watkins, Jackie Parker Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Barnegat Lighthouse State Park – 10:05am 41 species Species Count Snow Goose 30 Brant 130 Canada Goose 15 Mallard 53 Northern Pintail 1 Green-winged Teal 30 Common Eider 3 Harlequin Duck 9 Surf Scoter 12…...