View from the Field: Cape May Hawk Watch - 28/29/30 October 2012

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Cape May Hawk Watch - 28/29/30 October 2012

No counts were conducted on these days due to Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy.

Posted by Tom Reed at 5:58 PM

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Cape May Hawkwatch – September 1 to November 30

Sunrise to 5:00 P.M. in Sep/Oct, sunrise to 4:00 P.M. after switch to EST in Nov. Join CMBO naturalists on the Hawkwatch Platform at Cape May Point State Park under one of the greatest hawk migrations in North America. The Hawkwatch is a partnership project with the N.J. Division of Parks and Forestry. This year's counter is Erik Bruhnke.

Morning Flight Songbird Count – August 1 to October 31

Four hours beginning at sunrise every day. Migrant songbirds move past the northwest corner of Cape Island every morning in the fall. Join other observers at the small observation tower just south of the jetty parking area at Higbee Beach. Turn right onto the unpaved road at the west end of New England Road to access the viewing tower. This year's counter is Andrew Dreelin.

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