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Birding spot · Cape May County, New Jersey

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Cape May Point State Park are Mallard (90%), Mute Swan (89%), and American Wigeon (86%). It is busiest in fall, when 113 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of September (113 species). 318 species have been reported here across 13,012 complete checklists from 4,670 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 278 checklistsJan 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 158 checklistsJan 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 132 checklistsJan 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 127 checklistsFeb 1-7: 73 species on 5%+ of 101 checklistsFeb 8-14: 82 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsFeb 15-21: 82 species on 5%+ of 117 checklistsFeb 22-28: 79 species on 5%+ of 100 checklistsMar 1-7: 81 species on 5%+ of 122 checklistsMar 8-14: 93 species on 5%+ of 155 checklistsMar 15-21: 84 species on 5%+ of 157 checklistsMar 22-31: 84 species on 5%+ of 231 checklistsApr 1-7: 99 species on 5%+ of 157 checklistsApr 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 186 checklistsApr 15-21: 90 species on 5%+ of 206 checklistsApr 22-30: 88 species on 5%+ of 325 checklistsMay 1-7: 100 species on 5%+ of 420 checklistsMay 8-14: 102 species on 5%+ of 572 checklistsMay 15-21: 94 species on 5%+ of 669 checklistsMay 22-31: 87 species on 5%+ of 413 checklistsJun 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 148 checklistsJun 8-14: 80 species on 5%+ of 135 checklistsJun 15-21: 79 species on 5%+ of 179 checklistsJun 22-30: 78 species on 5%+ of 149 checklistsJul 1-7: 78 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsJul 8-14: 85 species on 5%+ of 120 checklistsJul 15-21: 86 species on 5%+ of 149 checklistsJul 22-31: 88 species on 5%+ of 216 checklistsAug 1-7: 85 species on 5%+ of 146 checklistsAug 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 174 checklistsAug 15-21: 96 species on 5%+ of 184 checklistsAug 22-31: 107 species on 5%+ of 331 checklistsSep 1-7: 112 species on 5%+ of 280 checklistsSep 8-14: 113 species on 5%+ of 373 checklistsSep 15-21: 103 species on 5%+ of 493 checklistsSep 22-30: 102 species on 5%+ of 815 checklistsOct 1-7: 98 species on 5%+ of 710 checklistsOct 8-14: 100 species on 5%+ of 749 checklistsOct 15-21: 97 species on 5%+ of 795 checklistsOct 22-31: 100 species on 5%+ of 628 checklistsNov 1-7: 99 species on 5%+ of 225 checklistsNov 8-14: 97 species on 5%+ of 198 checklistsNov 15-21: 97 species on 5%+ of 163 checklistsNov 22-30: 96 species on 5%+ of 244 checklistsDec 1-7: 91 species on 5%+ of 145 checklistsDec 8-14: 95 species on 5%+ of 129 checklistsDec 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 109 checklistsDec 22-31: 81 species on 5%+ of 202 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. 1Mallard90%
  2. 2Mute Swan89%
  3. 3American Wigeon86%
  4. 4Yellow-rumped Warbler86%
  5. 5Gadwall86%
  6. 6Canada Goose82%
  7. 7Northern Pintail79%
  8. 8Northern Shoveler73%
  9. 9Green-winged Teal68%
  10. 10Carolina Wren66%
  11. 11Turkey Vulture63%
  12. 12Great Blue Heron62%
  13. 13American Coot61%
  14. 14Great Black-backed Gull60%
  15. 15American Herring Gull58%

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 82 species

  1. Mallard88%
  2. Yellow-rumped Warbler84%
  3. Mute Swan83%
  4. Canada Goose82%
  5. Gadwall81%

Spring 103 species

  1. Mute Swan89%
  2. Red-winged Blackbird82%
  3. Carolina Wren81%
  4. Northern Cardinal80%
  5. Mallard74%

Summer 95 species

  1. Laughing Gull88%
  2. Mute Swan87%
  3. Purple Martin79%
  4. Mallard76%
  5. Northern Cardinal76%

Fall 113 species

  1. Mute Swan87%
  2. Mallard84%
  3. Canada Goose67%
  4. Carolina Wren66%
  5. Yellow-rumped Warbler58%

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.