Birding spot · Cape May County, New Jersey
Birding at Cape May Point State Park (Sunset Beach): What You'll See Each Week In November, the birds most often reported at Cape May Point State Park (Sunset Beach) are American Herring Gull (86%), Double-crested Cormorant (82%), and Great Black-backed Gull (82%). It is busiest in spring, when 47 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid May (60 species). 185 species have been reported here across 2,113 complete checklists from 1,077 birders.
Species by week 0 20 40 60 Jan 1-7: 24 species on 5%+ of 80 checklists Jan 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 38 checklists Jan 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 38 checklists Jan 22-31: 34 species on 5%+ of 35 checklists Feb 1-7: 30 species on 5%+ of 19 checklists Feb 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 36 checklists Feb 15-21: 24 species on 5%+ of 31 checklists Feb 22-28: 23 species on 5%+ of 28 checklists Mar 1-7: 35 species on 5%+ of 28 checklists Mar 8-14: 24 species on 5%+ of 43 checklists Mar 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 43 checklists Mar 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 72 checklists Apr 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 42 checklists Apr 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 39 checklists Apr 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 31 checklists Apr 22-30: 31 species on 5%+ of 32 checklists May 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 64 checklists May 8-14: 53 species on 5%+ of 84 checklists May 15-21: 60 species on 5%+ of 117 checklists May 22-31: 46 species on 5%+ of 93 checklists Jun 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 32 checklists Jun 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 25 checklists Jun 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 34 checklists Jun 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 34 checklists Jul 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 16 checklists Jul 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 20 checklists Jul 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 18 checklists Jul 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 29 checklists Aug 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 25 checklists Aug 8-14: 37 species on 5%+ of 39 checklists Aug 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 35 checklists Aug 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 37 checklists Sep 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 33 checklists Sep 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 43 checklists Sep 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 45 checklists Sep 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 110 checklists Oct 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 82 checklists Oct 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 97 checklists Oct 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 85 checklists Oct 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 69 checklists Nov 1-7: 27 species on 5%+ of 28 checklists Nov 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 22 checklists Nov 15-21: 59 species on 5%+ of 19 checklists Nov 22-30: 29 species on 5%+ of 25 checklists Dec 1-7: 19 species on 5%+ of 21 checklists Dec 8-14: 27 species on 5%+ of 21 checklists Dec 15-21: 45 species on 5%+ of 35 checklists Dec 22-31: 23 species on 5%+ of 41 checklists Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 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 American Herring Gull 86% 2 Double-crested Cormorant 82% 3 Great Black-backed Gull 82% 4 Black Scoter 69% 5 Surf Scoter 50% 6 Northern Gannet 45% 7 Ring-billed Gull 44% 8 Sanderling 23% 9 Red-throated Loon 20% 10 Laughing Gull 18% 11 Turkey Vulture 17% 12 Bonaparte's Gull 16% 13 Northern Mockingbird 16% 14 Bald Eagle 15% 15 American Crow 14% 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 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 .
American Herring Gull86%
Double-crested Cormorant82%
Great Black-backed Gull82%
Black Scoter69%
Surf Scoter50%
Northern Gannet45%
Ring-billed Gull44%
Sanderling23%
Red-throated Loon20%
Laughing Gull18%
Turkey Vulture17%
Bonaparte's Gull16%
Northern Mockingbird16%
Bald Eagle15%
American Crow14%