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Birding spot · Cape May County, New Jersey

Birding at Fishing Creek: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Fishing Creek are American Herring Gull (94%), Great Black-backed Gull (86%), and Ring-billed Gull (80%). It is busiest in fall, when 51 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late April (56 species). 123 species have been reported here across 999 complete checklists from 365 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 34 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsJan 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsJan 15-21: 28 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJan 22-31: 31 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsFeb 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsFeb 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsFeb 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsFeb 22-28: 42 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsMar 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMar 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsMar 15-21: 43 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsMar 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsApr 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsApr 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsApr 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsApr 22-30: 56 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMay 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsMay 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsMay 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsJun 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJun 15-21: 39 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsJun 22-30: 44 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Jul 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Aug 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Sep 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Sep 22-30: low data (7 checklists)Oct 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Oct 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Oct 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Oct 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Nov 1-7: low data (7 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (3 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Dec 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 14 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. 1American Herring Gull94%
  2. 2Great Black-backed Gull86%
  3. 3Ring-billed Gull80%
  4. 4Sanderling58%
  5. 5Forster's Tern57%
  6. 6Dunlin56%
  7. 7Bonaparte's Gull49%
  8. 8Laughing Gull48%
  9. 9Rock Pigeon43%
  10. 10Black-bellied Plover39%
  11. 11House Sparrow37%
  12. 12Mallard36%
  13. 13European Starling31%
  14. 14Black Scoter27%
  15. 15Bald Eagle26%

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 35 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull97%
  2. American Herring Gull96%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull88%
  4. Dunlin82%
  5. Sanderling70%

Spring 46 species

  1. American Herring Gull93%
  2. Great Black-backed Gull84%
  3. Ring-billed Gull81%
  4. Laughing Gull68%
  5. Dunlin62%

Summer 48 species

  1. Laughing Gull98%
  2. American Herring Gull92%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull89%
  4. House Sparrow77%
  5. Forster's Tern67%

Fall 51 species

  1. American Herring Gull90%
  2. Great Black-backed Gull81%
  3. Ring-billed Gull73%
  4. Forster's Tern69%
  5. Royal Tern68%

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.