Fall in Cape May, NJ ~ Birds

 Fall in Cape May Point means migrating birds & butterflies. Here are some of the birds.

Osprey

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Rusty Blackbird

Northern Harrier

Mute Swan

American Wigeon

Eastern Phoebe

Palm Warbler

Wetlands Institute, Stone Harbor, NJ ~ Birds

 Today's a day to sort through pictures and try to ID some of the birds or butterflies I wasn't able to ID initially.  I am doing pretty good at the ID's so far and confirming my ID with other more knowledgeable than I.  Here's a Pectoral Sandpipers from April of 2022 along with a Tree Swallow and Osprey.

Tree Swallow

Pectoral Sandpiper

Osprey

Cape May Point Hawkwatch

Yesterday was an amazing day on the hawkwatch platform in the Point. The birds were flying fast and furiously. I arrived in the afternoon and the place was rocking. The Sharpies, Coop's, Broad-wing's Merlin and Kestrel's were abundant. I was there when the Eurasian-collared Dove came through not once but twice. There were warblers off the platform in the trees. A good number of Monarch were flying past the platform also. Total birds counted 4754 with 64 species.

Belted Kingfisher

Northern Pintails

Osprey

American Kestrel

Osprey

Red-tailed Hawk

Northern Harrier hunting over the marsh.

Beth's Patch ~ Osprey hunting for fish

 Several Osprey were hunting for some fish for breakfast this morning.  They were not having much luck.

Cox Hall Creek WMA

Traiil's Flycatcher

Osprey

Blue Dasher Dragonfly - female

I believe this is a common snapping turtle.

Beth's Patch ~ Bird's over the Delaware Bay

Everyday, I see Osprey fishing in the bay and then flying the fish back to the nest to feed the babies. 

Looking for the fish.  They have eagle eyes!

Brown Pelican's also fly along the bay a few times weekly.

Cumberland County ~ Heislerville WMA & Thompson Beach Road

Black-bellied Plover

Short-billed Dowitcher

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Dunlin

Osprey on nest

Marsh Wren

Apollo Beach, Fl ~ E G Simmons Park

Osprey with breakfast

Spotted Sandpiper

Royal Terns

Whimbrel

Viera Wetlands, FL

My favorite bird of the day ~ Wilson Snipe

Everybody's just hanging out

Nesting time for the Sandhill Cranes

Limpkin

Savannah Sparrow having some lunch

Nesting Great Blue Herons

Anhinga - male

Osprey