View From The Cape

Leaders: Mary Watkins, Dave Pollard, Adehl Schwaderer, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions: Very nice but quiet morning. Good looks at Cooper’s Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk and Red-shouldered Hawk. Lots of Yellow-rumped Warblers!   28 species Species Count Canada Goose 80 Mute Swan 4 Northern Shoveler 6 Gadwall 4 Mallard 55…...

Leaders: Chris Marks, Dave Pollard, Lynn Pollard Temp: 42° F Winds: 9-14 mph NW Weather Conditions:   Stone Harbor Point – 12:44pm 21 species Species Count Common Eider 1 Surf Scoter 45 Black Scoter 60 Long-tailed Duck 6 Semipalmated Plover 3 Ruddy Turnstone 1 Sanderling 45 Dunlin 125 Purple Sandpiper…...

Leaders: Ruth Bergstrom, MJ Roache Temp: 42° – 49° F Winds: 9 mph NE Weather Conditions: Steady rain and wind   24 species Species Count Canada Goose 2 Mute Swan 7 Gadwall 12 Mallard 2 Northern Pintail 7 Surf Scoter 5 Black Scoter 8 Mourning Dove 1 Sanderling 10 Greater…...

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: 10-15 NE Weather Conditions: Cloudy, on and off drizzle Though it was great to see a variety of ducks, including the American Coot below, and to listen to the frequently calling Red – shouldered Hawk, it was really the flock of about 25…...

Leaders: Brett Ewald, Chris Marks, Mary Watkins, Alan Crawford Temp: 45° Winds: 5-10 WNW Weather Conditions: Overcast, rain starting early afternoon   Cape May Point State Park – Hawkwatch Platform 9:11 am 29 species Species Count Canada Goose 24 Mute Swan 17 Tundra Swan 2 Northern Shoveler 5 Gadwall 30…...

Leaders: Mary Watkins, MJ Roache, Bernie Hodgdon Temp: Winds: Weather Conditions:   Beautiful morning at Sunset Beach and the Magnesite plant…hard to believe it’s mid-December! Highlights included black and surf scoters, great egret, and golden-crowned kinglet. 31 species Species Count Mute Swan 2 Mallard 6 American Black Duck 3 Green-winged…...

Leaders: Melissa Roach Temp: 57F Winds: South winds 10-13mph (gusts up to 22) Weather Conditions: Cloudy, cool, and windy. The day started with dark, overcast skies with a period of heavy fog, but became mostly cloudy with some blue sky later. Barnegat State Park Lighthouse – 9:55 a.m. 22 species Species Count Brant…...

Leaders: Kathy Horn, Kyle Chelius Temp: 50° F Winds: S 0-5 mph Weather Conditions: cloudy   45 species Species Count Canada Goose 15 Mute Swan 45 Tundra Swan 3 Northern Shoveler 14 Gadwall 44 American Wigeon 30 Mallard 35 Northern Pintail 5 Ring-necked Duck 20 Long-tailed Duck 1 Bufflehead 12…...