- RBA
* New Jersey
* Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties
* NJCM0509.16
* September 16, 2005
- Birds Mentioned
+ Brown Booby
+ (Details requested by NJBRC)
Black Tern
Brown Pelican
Caspian Tern
Common Tern
King Eider
Little Gull
Long-billed Dowitcher
Marbled Godwit
Pectoral Sandpiper
Piping Plover
Purple Martin
Red Knot
Sandwich Tern
Short-billed Dowitcher
Sora
Stilt Sandpiper
Virginia Rail
Wilson's Phalarope
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Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline
Number: (609) 898-BIRD
To Report: (609) 884-2736, CapeMayReports@njaudubon.org
Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ
Compiler: Mark Garland, Cape May Bird Observatory
URL:
The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of New Jersey Audubon
Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This hotline was prepared on
Friday, September 16. NJ Audubon's three hotlines can be read in full
on our website (www.njaudubon.org), by clicking on "Sightings" (top of
any page). Sightings for this week include BROWN BOOBY, LITTLE GULL,
and other birds of note
A BROWN BOOBY was seen off South Cape May, heading east, at 9:30 am, on
September 16. Most probably hurricane Ophelia related, the bird
continued out of the Bay. The 2nd winter LITTLE GULL was on the Beach
at St. Mary's Church on September 12 among the many hundreds of COMMON
TERNS that are frequenting the areas.
Other terns include 2-3 SANDWICH TERNS, 3-4 CASPIAN TERNS, 2 BLACK
TERNS. All these have been seen at various locations including South
Cape May and Cape May Point Beaches. Also to be watched for on the
beaches (or just offshore) is the female KING EIDER which remains in
the area.
The South Cape May Meadows has seen a drop in water levels. In
response, shorebirds are increasing and have included, recently, 3
MARBLED GODWIT, both SHORT-BILLED and LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS , 2-6
STILT SANDPIPER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, WILSON'S PHALAROPE. Also in the
meadows, multiple SORAs, VIRGINIA RAIL.
Songbirds have been lean at Higbee Beach (what else would you expect on
easterly winds) and the Hawk flight has been equally lackluster. The
catalytic touch of a westerly or northwest wind should turn this
around.
Interesting has been a late influx of PURPLE MARTINS (a dozen or so
have been around Cape May Point and several hundred lingered to
September 15 in Mauricetown. Stone Harbor Point shorebirds are in
diminished but still good numbers on a high tide. As many as 8 PIPING
PLOVER are still being seen as well as numbers of RED KNOT. Also at
Stone Harbor, 8 BROWN PELICAN on September 15.
Advice for visiting birders trying to work out an itinerary. Bird
Higbee Beach early in the day. Go to the Hawkwatch Platform around
mid-morning to catch the news and the flight. Do afternoon trips to
Stone Harbor or the Delaware Bayshore or Brigantine. The water levels
in the South Cape May Meadows are finally dropping. Shorebirds should
oblige by dropping in.
The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the Cape May Bird
Observatory. For more current information and details relating to these
sightings and others stop by the Northwood Center in Cape May Point or
the Center for Research and Education in Goshen and check the bird
sighting sheets. You can also pick up a birding map, checklists, and
information relating to our programs and events (daily walks and
workshops), as well as registration information for the annual Cape May
Autumn Weekend / THE Bird Show (slated for October 27-29). For
additional information call 609-884-2736 or 609-861-0700. Thanks for
calling and GOOD BIRDING!
- End Transcript
* New Jersey
* Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties
* NJCM0509.16
* September 16, 2005
- Birds Mentioned
+ Brown Booby
+ (Details requested by NJBRC)
Black Tern
Brown Pelican
Caspian Tern
Common Tern
King Eider
Little Gull
Long-billed Dowitcher
Marbled Godwit
Pectoral Sandpiper
Piping Plover
Purple Martin
Red Knot
Sandwich Tern
Short-billed Dowitcher
Sora
Stilt Sandpiper
Virginia Rail
Wilson's Phalarope
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Hotline: Cape May Birding Hotline
Number: (609) 898-BIRD
To Report: (609) 884-2736, CapeMayReports@njaudubon.org
Coverage: Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, NJ
Compiler: Mark Garland, Cape May Bird Observatory
URL:
The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of New Jersey Audubon
Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. This hotline was prepared on
Friday, September 16. NJ Audubon's three hotlines can be read in full
on our website (www.njaudubon.org), by clicking on "Sightings" (top of
any page). Sightings for this week include BROWN BOOBY, LITTLE GULL,
and other birds of note
A BROWN BOOBY was seen off South Cape May, heading east, at 9:30 am, on
September 16. Most probably hurricane Ophelia related, the bird
continued out of the Bay. The 2nd winter LITTLE GULL was on the Beach
at St. Mary's Church on September 12 among the many hundreds of COMMON
TERNS that are frequenting the areas.
Other terns include 2-3 SANDWICH TERNS, 3-4 CASPIAN TERNS, 2 BLACK
TERNS. All these have been seen at various locations including South
Cape May and Cape May Point Beaches. Also to be watched for on the
beaches (or just offshore) is the female KING EIDER which remains in
the area.
The South Cape May Meadows has seen a drop in water levels. In
response, shorebirds are increasing and have included, recently, 3
MARBLED GODWIT, both SHORT-BILLED and LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS , 2-6
STILT SANDPIPER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, WILSON'S PHALAROPE. Also in the
meadows, multiple SORAs, VIRGINIA RAIL.
Songbirds have been lean at Higbee Beach (what else would you expect on
easterly winds) and the Hawk flight has been equally lackluster. The
catalytic touch of a westerly or northwest wind should turn this
around.
Interesting has been a late influx of PURPLE MARTINS (a dozen or so
have been around Cape May Point and several hundred lingered to
September 15 in Mauricetown. Stone Harbor Point shorebirds are in
diminished but still good numbers on a high tide. As many as 8 PIPING
PLOVER are still being seen as well as numbers of RED KNOT. Also at
Stone Harbor, 8 BROWN PELICAN on September 15.
Advice for visiting birders trying to work out an itinerary. Bird
Higbee Beach early in the day. Go to the Hawkwatch Platform around
mid-morning to catch the news and the flight. Do afternoon trips to
Stone Harbor or the Delaware Bayshore or Brigantine. The water levels
in the South Cape May Meadows are finally dropping. Shorebirds should
oblige by dropping in.
The Cape May Birding Hotline is a service of the Cape May Bird
Observatory. For more current information and details relating to these
sightings and others stop by the Northwood Center in Cape May Point or
the Center for Research and Education in Goshen and check the bird
sighting sheets. You can also pick up a birding map, checklists, and
information relating to our programs and events (daily walks and
workshops), as well as registration information for the annual Cape May
Autumn Weekend / THE Bird Show (slated for October 27-29). For
additional information call 609-884-2736 or 609-861-0700. Thanks for
calling and GOOD BIRDING!
- End Transcript