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Cape May County, N.J.

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Birding Locations

New Jersey Wildlife Trails - Cape May County

1 Avalon Sea Watch
2 The Beanery
3 Beaver Swamp WMA
4 Belleplain State Forest
5 Cape May Ferry
6 Cape May County Park and Zoo
7 Cape May Hawk Watch
8 Cape May Point
9 Cape May Point State Park
10 Coast Guard Ponds

11 Cold Spring Jetty
12 Concrete Ship
13 Cooks Beach
14 Hereford Inlet
15 Higbee Beach WMA
16 Hidden Valley
17 Jakes Landing Road
18 Kimbles Beach
19 Lily Lake
20 The Meadows

21 Norbury’s Landing
22 Nummy Island
23 Ocean Drive
24 Pierce’s Point
25 Reeds Beach
26 Shell Bay Landing
27 Stone Harbor Bird Sanctuary
28 Stone Harbor Point
29 114th St. & 3rd Ave
30 The Wetlands Institute
31 Two Mile Beach Unit
To report rare or unusual birds in New Jersey
  An excellent discussion of reporting rare or unusual birds in New Jersey is on the NJ Birds Record Committee website.
  To report to New Jersey Birding Listserve (General birding discussion) - JerseyBirds@princeton.edu (You must be subscribed to the list to post a message.) Information on this list is at http://www.princeton.edu/~llarson/njb/jbird.html
  To report to Cape May Birding Hotline (RBA Hotline) (Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties) - (609) 884-2736 or CapeMayReports@njaudubon.org
  To report to Voice of New Jersey Audubon (RBA Hotline) (state wide) - (732) 872-2500
  To report to New Jersey Birding RBAs (Rarities only) - llarson@princeton.edu AND lehman.paul@verizon.net
  To report to Cape May Natural History and Events Hotline (Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic Counties) - (609) 861-0700, 884-2736
  To report to New Jersey Birds (A quarterly journal produced by New Jersey Audubon)
    (Cape May County) Vince Elia, CMBO Center for Research and Education, 600 Route 47 North, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210. vince.elia@njaudubon.org
  To report to North American Birds - Joseph C. Burgiel, 331 Alpine Court, Stanhope, NJ 07874 burgiel@alum.mit.edu

 

Bird Observatories

Cape May Bird Observatory (CMBO)
Northwood Center
P.O. Box 3, 701 East Lake Drive
Cape May Point NJ 08212
(609) 884-2736

Cape May Bird Observatory (CMBO)
Center for Research and Education
600 Rte 47 North
Cape May Court House NJ 08210
(609) 861-0700

COUNTY COMPILER/
REGIONAL EDITOR
Vince Elia
CMBO Research & Education Center
600 Rte 47N
Cape May Courthouse NJ 08210
(609) 861-0700

BIRDING ORGANIZATIONS
New Jersey Audubon
PO Box 126, 9 Hardscrabble Road
Bernardsville, NJ 07924
(908) 204-8998

CHECKLIST
Checklist to the Birds
of Cape May County

ACCOMODATIONs
CMBO’s List of
Places to Stay

CONVENTION &
TOURISM BUREAU

CHRISTMAS COUNTS
Belleplain
Cape May

GUIDES FOR HIRE
Private Birding Guides

HAWK WATCHES
Cape May Point Hawk Watch
Cape May Point State Park, Cape May Point

WILDLIFE REHAB CENTERS

SEA WATCHES
Avalon Sea Watch
7th Street, Avalon

CAPE MAY/LEWES FERRY
Sandman Blvd & Lincoln Drive
North Cape May, NJ 08204
(609) 889-7200
Schedule

LIST SERV/ MAILING LISTS
New Jersey Birding
New Jersey Bird Chat

MIGRATION COUNTS
North American Migratory Count (NMAC)

RARE BIRD ALERT (RBA HOTLINE)
Delaware Valley RBA ------- To Report Sightings:
Cape May (609) 861-0466
New Jersey (732) 872-2595
(732) 872-2500 to report

NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES
Cape May NWR
24 Kimbels Beach Road
Cape May Court House NJ 08210
(609) 463-0994

NATIVE PLANT NURSERY
Flora for Fauna
1209 Friedreichstadt Road
Woodbine NJ 08270
(609) 861-5102

Special Notes:

Bird Guide Books

  • A Guide to Bird Finding in New Jersey by William Boyle (Rutgers University Press, 2002)

  • The Birds of Cape May by David Sibley (New Jersey Audubon Society, 1998)

  • Birding the Delaware Valley Region by John and Justin Harding (Temple University Press, 1980)

Breeding Bird Atlas

Publications

Peregrine Observer
Cape May Bird Observatory
701 East Lake Drive , PO Box 3
Cape May Point, NJ 08212
(609) 884-2736

Records of New Jersey Birds
New Jersey Audubon Society
PO Box 126,
Bernardsville, NJ 07924

New Jersey Audubon
New Jersey Audubon Society
PO Box 126,
Bernardsville, NJ 07924

Kestrel Express
Cape May Bird Observatory
701 East Lake Drive
PO Box 3
Cape May Point, NJ 08212
(609) 884-2736

Nature Centers

Cape May Bird Observatory
(The Northwood Center)
701 East Lake Drive, PO Box 3
Cape May Point, NJ 08212
(609) 884-2736

Cape May Bird Observatory
(The Center for Research and Education)
600 Route 47 North
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
(609) 861-0700

Nature Center of Cape May
1600 Delaware Avenue
Cape May, NJ 08204
(609) 898-8848

The Wetlands Institute
1075 Stone Harbor Blvd.
Stone Harbor NJ 08247
(609) 368-1211
Wild Bird Stores

For the Birds
324 Carpenters Lane
Cape May NJ 08204
(609) 884-7152

The Bird House of Cape May
109 Sunset Blvd.
Cape May NJ 08204
(877) 362-9200