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Top Five Birds to Spot on the Cape This Summer
9+ hour, 10+ min ago (282+ words) Birding is a popular hobby for lots of locals and tourists alike, but for Tom Reed, it's his whole life and career. When asked about why he thinks people should look out for birds on the shore, he made a…...
Shore Musings: Six Nature Hot Takes
9+ hour, 14+ min ago (221+ words) Shore Musings is Collin Hall's personal column about life on the shore: the good and the bad. Collin is the managing editor of the Herald and Do the Shore. I promise to hand this topic to another reporter next time…...
Cape May Bird Observatory Celebrates 50 Years of Avian Dedic. ..
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (462+ words) CAPE MAY POINT - For almost 50 years, one place in Cape May County has been at the heart of birding, even before everyone thought it was cool. Nestled in between a patch of woods and Lake Lily at Cape May Point,…...
For Some Birders, the 'Big Day' Starts at Midnight
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (110+ words) Cape May County Herald For Some Birders, the 'Big Day' Starts at Midnight New Jersey's 43rd World Series of Birding turns a day of birdwatching into a 24-hour species hunt, from midnight owl calls to dawn choruses and beyond. Kiwanis to…...
Stone Harbor Backs Federal, NJ Legislative Measures
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (298+ words) STONE HARBOR - The Borough Council has passed resolutions of support for two ongoing legislative measures that will likely see similar votes of support across the county. In one the council expressed support for a state Senate concurrent resolution that seeks…...
At the Zoo, Projects to Ease Traffic, Please Patrons
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1782+ words) Someone told me it's all happening at the zoo I do believe it I do believe it's true. "At the Zoo," Paul Simon COURT HOUSE " No doubt about it, Ed Runyon not only believes it, he KNOWS it's true. He's…...
Seeing and Celebrating the Bald Eagle
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (454+ words) Cape May Naturally is a twice-monthly column about birds and nature at the Shore. It is written for the Herald by a rotating cast of experts at New Jersey Audubon. Bald eagles in New Jersey represent one of the most…...
Cape May Naturally: Right Place, Right Time (to Save a Bird)
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (198+ words) CAPE MAY - Anyone who spends much time in nature is likely to experience or observe surprising events. Whether interactions between wildlife themselves, wildlife and humans, or wildlife and their environment, these events can sometimes have unfortunate and even deadly results....
A Wave of Waterbirds at the Avalon Seawatch
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (126+ words) Tuesday, November 4, 2025 By Brett Ewald, Director of the Cape May Bird Observatory Each fall, hundreds of thousands of waterbirds'geese, swans, ducks, grebes, jaegers, alcids, gulls, terns, loons, shearwaters, gannets, cormorants, pelicans, herons, egrets and ibises'pass by the coastal areas of…...
Have a Three-Falcon Day at the Cape May Hawkwatch
9+ mon, 2+ day ago (140+ words) Tuesday, September 30, 2025 By By Lillian Armstrong, Special Events Director at the NJ Audubon Enter a northwest wind over Cape May in the month of September. That's your chance to see all three of the falcon species most commonly found in…...