Photo Gallery
Jon Feenstra
![Cape May is world renowned as a funnel for birds migrating south down the Atlantic Coast. Here, Sanderlings (and a Semipalmated Plover) move along the beach...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2FSanderlings.jpg?)
Cape May is world renowned as a funnel for birds migrating south down the Atlantic Coast. Here, Sanderlings (and a Semipalmated Plover) move along the beach…
![...and here thousands of Tree Swallows gather over Cape May Point.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2F01.jpg?)
…and here thousands of Tree Swallows gather over Cape May Point.
![The raptor show is also amazing: accipiters and falcons in particular, but Bald Eagle and Osprey are also common and showy migrants.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2F02.jpg?)
The raptor show is also amazing: accipiters and falcons in particular, but Bald Eagle and Osprey are also common and showy migrants.
![We’ll often bird from platforms like the South Cape May Meadows, a freshwater marsh just over the dune from the Atlantic Ocean.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2F03a.jpg?)
We’ll often bird from platforms like the South Cape May Meadows, a freshwater marsh just over the dune from the Atlantic Ocean.
![It is a great place for feeding waterbirds, here a group of Stilt Sandpipers.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2F04a.jpg?)
It is a great place for feeding waterbirds, here a group of Stilt Sandpipers.
![We’ll also spend some time in the coastal forests where migrant passerines stage for the next leg of their journey…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2F05.jpg?)
We’ll also spend some time in the coastal forests where migrant passerines stage for the next leg of their journey…
![…and we’ll be on the beach to look for gulls, terns, and shorebirds.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2F06a.jpg?)
…and we’ll be on the beach to look for gulls, terns, and shorebirds.
![Many of the warblers are seen in flight as they head south, like this Black-and-white Warbler, a common migrant…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2F07.jpg?)
Many of the warblers are seen in flight as they head south, like this Black-and-white Warbler, a common migrant…
![Cape May birders have advanced the art of identifying (and photographing) small birds flying overhead; here a Connecticut Warbler, a scarce migrant.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2F08.jpg?)
Cape May birders have advanced the art of identifying (and photographing) small birds flying overhead; here a Connecticut Warbler, a scarce migrant.
![Some warblers stop to feed and rest, like this Blackpoll Warbler…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2F10a.jpg?)
Some warblers stop to feed and rest, like this Blackpoll Warbler…
![...or this Black-throated Blue Warbler…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2F11.jpg?)
…or this Black-throated Blue Warbler…
![…or this Northern Waterthrush.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2F12.jpg?)
…or this Northern Waterthrush.
![Birds can be seen from anywhere in Cape May from the forests to the neighborhoods and the beaches and dunes…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2F13a.jpg?)
Birds can be seen from anywhere in Cape May from the forests to the neighborhoods and the beaches and dunes…
![…the favorite haunts of the Palm Warbler.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2F14a.jpg?)
…the favorite haunts of the Palm Warbler.
![Red-eyed Vireo is another common migrant frequently seen flying over…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2F15.jpg?)
Red-eyed Vireo is another common migrant frequently seen flying over…
![…and frequently seen foraging…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2F16a.jpg?)
…and frequently seen foraging…
![…and occasionally seen feeding a Merlin.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2F17.jpg?)
…and occasionally seen feeding a Merlin.
![Woodpeckers, like Northern Flicker, are also migrants through Cape May.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2F18.jpg?)
Woodpeckers, like Northern Flicker, are also migrants through Cape May.
![On the tour we’ll walk down wide level paths…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2F19a.jpg?)
On the tour we’ll walk down wide level paths…
![…and along the beach…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2F20a.jpg?)
…and along the beach…
![…where we’ll have opportunity for close study of Common and Forster’s Terns…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2F21a.jpg?)
…where we’ll have opportunity for close study of Common and Forster’s Terns…
![…and Black Skimmers and Royal Terns…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2F22a.jpg?)
…and Black Skimmers and Royal Terns…
![…as well as the endearing and endangered Piping Plover.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2F23a.jpg?)
…as well as the endearing and endangered Piping Plover.
![Some of our birding will also be from the van along access roads to coastal saltmarsh habitat…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2F24a.jpg?)
Some of our birding will also be from the van along access roads to coastal saltmarsh habitat…
![…or from boardwalks that get up close and into the marsh…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2F25.jpg?)
…or from boardwalks that get up close and into the marsh…
![…where birds like the retiring Clapper Rails live…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2F26a.jpg?)
…where birds like the retiring Clapper Rails live…
![…and American Oystercatchers and Boat-tailed Grackles can often be found.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2F27a.jpg?)
…and American Oystercatchers and Boat-tailed Grackles can often be found.
![Cape May is also exciting for things other than birds. Monarchs migrate through in big numbers, and Common Buckeyes fly up off the roadsides.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2F28a.jpg?)
Cape May is also exciting for things other than birds. Monarchs migrate through in big numbers, and Common Buckeyes fly up off the roadsides.
![On one day we’ll take the ferry across the Delaware Bay.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2F29a.jpg?)
On one day we’ll take the ferry across the Delaware Bay.
![En route we may see a few Bottlenose Dolphin…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2F30a.jpg?)
En route we may see a few Bottlenose Dolphin…
![…and when we get to Delaware we’ll be at the northern range limit of a North American endemic, the Brown-headed Nuthatch.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2F31a.jpg?)
…and when we get to Delaware we’ll be at the northern range limit of a North American endemic, the Brown-headed Nuthatch.
![We’ll bird Bombay Hook, a complex of salt and freshwater marshes, forest, and fields. Bobolinks, typically heard flying over Cape May, are often seen here.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2F32a.jpg?)
We’ll bird Bombay Hook, a complex of salt and freshwater marshes, forest, and fields. Bobolinks, typically heard flying over Cape May, are often seen here.
![We’ll return to Cape May for a final day of searching for migrants and residents, like this Carolina Chickadee…](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2F33.jpg?)
We’ll return to Cape May for a final day of searching for migrants and residents, like this Carolina Chickadee…
![…or just find a place to sit and watch the birds come to us.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F165%2F34a.jpg?)
…or just find a place to sit and watch the birds come to us.