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This is our bird guide for the trip to Cape May, New Jersey.
The Cape May lighthouse is in the background.
We will be here for several days, and hope to see lots of birds. |
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| We started at 6:30 AM, before breakfast, which we ate as a picnic near this pond. |
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| Song Sparrow |
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| Brown Creeper |
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| Catbird |
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| White Ibis, a few of the many, many flying birds we saw. Many were raptors. |
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| Monarchs and other butterflies are migrating, as well as birds. |
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| The weathervane on the Wetlands Institute near Cape May. |
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| Birding. |
Blog post and photos © 2023 mae sander
I used to go to Cape May this week, for warbler and other migration. It was usually beautiful weather for birding. Will you spend time on the hawk watch platform? One of my favorites.
ReplyDeleteWow what a great day. Wish I was with you. Have another great day today.
ReplyDeleteThis was a wonderful place to visit and go birding, I'm sure you enjoyed it very much! Have a great week, Valerie
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ReplyDeleteI have been to Cape May birding a lot over the years. Pretty shots of the Sparrow and the Ibis in flight. It seems early for the Brown Creeper. It is nice place to see the shorebirds, waders and the warblers. Great photos. Take care, enjoy your trip!
This will be fabulous, Mae! Have a wonderful time!
ReplyDeleteOh, you are at the wonderful birding site of Cape May. How wonderful! I can't wait to see all of your photos.
ReplyDeleteOne of the first unusual birds I saw was the Cape May Warbler. I wrote this post about it: https://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/2019/05/gulf-coast-bird-observatory-spring-fling.html
OMG Mae, We love Cape May, NJ.. It is such a beautiful and serene area. It's about 2 hours from where we live. Your photos are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you told us the names of the birds, because I have no idea what bird I was looking at. Sounds like this is the place to be this time of year,
ReplyDeleteThat last photo was priceless.
Thanks for your three posts, and gorgeous pictures. If one day I get rich, lol this is the type of thing I would really love to do
ReplyDeleteLoved all the bird tour posts (so far?) and its especially great that you were able to do both land and water -- you really saw a lot of birds -- the guide did a fantastic job obviously.
ReplyDeleteHello Mae,
ReplyDeleteBeautiful birds and butterflies, wonderful photos from your bird tour.
Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great weekend. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.
That is wonderful, to have a guide. I'm always hoping for bird sightings. It's hit and miss! What a great adventure. A lot of these birds have left us, anticipating the cold and therefore lack of food!
ReplyDeleteThe photos are amazing, and it's great to see your early morning bird sightings. Love the last pic!
ReplyDeleteHello Mae :=)
ReplyDeleteEarly morning is the best time for bird watching, and you did a great job photographing birds and the beautiful Monarch butterfly.
All the best
Sonjia.
What a neat trip and a bonus to see a Monarch! I love your photos!
ReplyDeleteI always love bird posts and enjoy birding as well. Looks like you had great weather and got some great shots.
ReplyDeleteAmazing captures. Happy Sunday. Many blessings.
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Mae,
ReplyDeleteSpectacular photos! I feel like I'm back there again... only now birds and other critters of which I had only glimpses are here paused for me to enjoy!
Thanks,
AP
Great images. It looks like a great place to go birding. I also love the Monarch butterfly shot.
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