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Birding spot · Cape May County, New Jersey

Birding at Cape May Point State Park (southwest): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Cape May Point State Park (southwest) are Sharp-shinned Hawk (69%), Mute Swan (54%), and Mallard (53%). It is busiest in fall, when 84 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early September (95 species). 291 species have been reported here across 9,860 complete checklists from 3,582 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 61 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsJan 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsJan 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJan 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Feb 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsFeb 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsFeb 22-28: 71 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMar 1-7: 51 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsMar 8-14: 65 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMar 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 22-31: 54 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsApr 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsApr 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsApr 15-21: 67 species on 5%+ of 64 checklistsApr 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsMay 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 105 checklistsMay 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 202 checklistsMay 15-21: 63 species on 5%+ of 184 checklistsMay 22-31: 66 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsJun 1-7: 60 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJun 8-14: 52 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJun 15-21: 58 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJun 22-30: 67 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJul 1-7: 54 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 8-14: 63 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJul 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJul 22-31: 80 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsAug 1-7: 77 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsAug 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsAug 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsAug 22-31: 86 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsSep 1-7: 95 species on 5%+ of 397 checklistsSep 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 483 checklistsSep 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 635 checklistsSep 22-30: 77 species on 5%+ of 1047 checklistsOct 1-7: 67 species on 5%+ of 972 checklistsOct 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 1158 checklistsOct 15-21: 83 species on 5%+ of 1176 checklistsOct 22-31: 88 species on 5%+ of 878 checklistsNov 1-7: 82 species on 5%+ of 328 checklistsNov 8-14: 83 species on 5%+ of 331 checklistsNov 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 318 checklistsNov 22-30: 84 species on 5%+ of 279 checklistsDec 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 61 checklistsDec 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsDec 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsDec 22-31: 63 species on 5%+ of 54 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. 1Sharp-shinned Hawk69%
  2. 2Mute Swan54%
  3. 3Mallard53%
  4. 4Gadwall51%
  5. 5American Wigeon49%
  6. 6Cooper's Hawk49%
  7. 7Turkey Vulture48%
  8. 8Yellow-rumped Warbler48%
  9. 9Northern Harrier47%
  10. 10Northern Shoveler46%
  11. 11Canada Goose45%
  12. 12Northern Pintail44%
  13. 13Red-tailed Hawk44%
  14. 14Great Blue Heron39%
  15. 15American Coot38%

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 64 species

  1. Mallard84%
  2. Mute Swan79%
  3. Gadwall77%
  4. Canada Goose75%
  5. American Wigeon63%

Spring 70 species

  1. Mute Swan88%
  2. Purple Martin68%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird62%
  4. Laughing Gull55%
  5. Mallard54%

Summer 71 species

  1. Mute Swan87%
  2. Laughing Gull78%
  3. Purple Martin71%
  4. Mallard59%
  5. Northern Mockingbird53%

Fall 84 species

  1. Mute Swan67%
  2. Sharp-shinned Hawk61%
  3. Mallard59%
  4. Osprey59%
  5. Cooper's Hawk56%

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.