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Birding spot · Cape May County, New Jersey

Birding at Cape May Point Beach: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Cape May Point Beach are Black Scoter (92%), Great Black-backed Gull (90%), and American Herring Gull (89%). It is busiest in fall, when 121 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (121 species). 306 species have been reported here across 5,796 complete checklists from 1,838 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 59 species on 5%+ of 93 checklistsJan 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsJan 15-21: 50 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsJan 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsFeb 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsFeb 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsFeb 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsFeb 22-28: 68 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsMar 1-7: 74 species on 5%+ of 134 checklistsMar 8-14: 76 species on 5%+ of 171 checklistsMar 15-21: 80 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsMar 22-31: 91 species on 5%+ of 196 checklistsApr 1-7: 98 species on 5%+ of 136 checklistsApr 8-14: 97 species on 5%+ of 152 checklistsApr 15-21: 97 species on 5%+ of 152 checklistsApr 22-30: 116 species on 5%+ of 218 checklistsMay 1-7: 121 species on 5%+ of 237 checklistsMay 8-14: 108 species on 5%+ of 337 checklistsMay 15-21: 108 species on 5%+ of 237 checklistsMay 22-31: 108 species on 5%+ of 268 checklistsJun 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsJun 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsJun 15-21: 71 species on 5%+ of 94 checklistsJun 22-30: 79 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsJul 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJul 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJul 15-21: 85 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJul 22-31: 98 species on 5%+ of 71 checklistsAug 1-7: 89 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsAug 8-14: 88 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsAug 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsAug 22-31: 102 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsSep 1-7: 107 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsSep 8-14: 97 species on 5%+ of 83 checklistsSep 15-21: 91 species on 5%+ of 118 checklistsSep 22-30: 92 species on 5%+ of 273 checklistsOct 1-7: 97 species on 5%+ of 341 checklistsOct 8-14: 114 species on 5%+ of 302 checklistsOct 15-21: 115 species on 5%+ of 268 checklistsOct 22-31: 110 species on 5%+ of 288 checklistsNov 1-7: 109 species on 5%+ of 169 checklistsNov 8-14: 112 species on 5%+ of 125 checklistsNov 15-21: 117 species on 5%+ of 135 checklistsNov 22-30: 103 species on 5%+ of 105 checklistsDec 1-7: 104 species on 5%+ of 69 checklistsDec 8-14: 95 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsDec 15-21: 94 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsDec 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 56 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. 1Black Scoter92%
  2. 2Great Black-backed Gull90%
  3. 3American Herring Gull89%
  4. 4Yellow-rumped Warbler85%
  5. 5Surf Scoter82%
  6. 6Northern Gannet81%
  7. 7Double-crested Cormorant78%
  8. 8American Goldfinch77%
  9. 9Ring-billed Gull74%
  10. 10American Robin73%
  11. 11Red-winged Blackbird72%
  12. 12Carolina Wren66%
  13. 13European Starling66%
  14. 14Sharp-shinned Hawk66%
  15. 15Lesser Black-backed Gull61%

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 77 species

  1. American Herring Gull86%
  2. Black Scoter84%
  3. Red-throated Loon80%
  4. Great Black-backed Gull78%
  5. Surf Scoter75%

Spring 113 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant80%
  2. American Herring Gull77%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull74%
  4. Common Grackle74%
  5. Laughing Gull74%

Summer 95 species

  1. Laughing Gull97%
  2. Great Black-backed Gull89%
  3. Forster's Tern84%
  4. Common Tern81%
  5. Least Tern79%

Fall 121 species

  1. Great Black-backed Gull84%
  2. American Herring Gull83%
  3. Double-crested Cormorant74%
  4. Royal Tern67%
  5. Laughing Gull66%

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.