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Birding spot · Cape May County, New Jersey

Birding at Cape May Coastal Wetlands Wildlife Management Area: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Cape May Coastal Wetlands Wildlife Management Area are Brant (87%), Great Egret (78%), and American Herring Gull (77%). It is busiest in fall, when 61 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of October (68 species). 199 species have been reported here across 3,186 complete checklists from 1,473 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 39 species on 5%+ of 137 checklistsJan 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsJan 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsJan 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 72 checklistsFeb 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsFeb 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 97 checklistsFeb 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 22-28: 37 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsMar 1-7: 48 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsMar 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMar 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsApr 1-7: 47 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsApr 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsApr 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsApr 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsMay 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 124 checklistsMay 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 222 checklistsMay 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 174 checklistsMay 22-31: 43 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsJun 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Jun 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 22-30: 38 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsJul 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 8-14: 41 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJul 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsJul 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsAug 1-7: 65 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsAug 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 47 checklistsAug 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsAug 22-31: 59 species on 5%+ of 52 checklistsSep 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsSep 8-14: 46 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsSep 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 98 checklistsSep 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 160 checklistsOct 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 175 checklistsOct 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 219 checklistsOct 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 170 checklistsOct 22-31: 60 species on 5%+ of 151 checklistsNov 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsNov 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsNov 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsDec 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1Brant87%
  2. 2Great Egret78%
  3. 3American Herring Gull77%
  4. 4Double-crested Cormorant75%
  5. 5American Oystercatcher72%
  6. 6Great Black-backed Gull58%
  7. 7Dunlin54%
  8. 8Black-bellied Plover49%
  9. 9Greater Yellowlegs39%
  10. 10Great Blue Heron35%
  11. 11Boat-tailed Grackle34%
  12. 12Forster's Tern33%
  13. 13Ring-billed Gull32%
  14. 14American Black Duck31%
  15. 15Common Loon30%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Winter 41 species

  1. Brant87%
  2. American Herring Gull79%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull61%
  4. Common Loon61%
  5. American Black Duck61%

Spring 60 species

  1. Laughing Gull75%
  2. Osprey74%
  3. American Oystercatcher73%
  4. Great Egret73%
  5. Red-winged Blackbird69%

Summer 53 species

  1. Laughing Gull95%
  2. Great Egret91%
  3. Osprey87%
  4. Snowy Egret85%
  5. American Herring Gull68%

Fall 61 species

  1. Great Egret91%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant75%
  3. American Herring Gull74%
  4. American Oystercatcher60%
  5. Black-bellied Plover57%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across New Jersey.

Nearby spots

Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.