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Birding spot · Cape May County, New Jersey

Birding at Higbee Beach Wildlife Management Area (east): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Higbee Beach Wildlife Management Area (east) are American Robin (74%), Turkey Vulture (73%), and Carolina Wren (68%). It is busiest in fall, when 87 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in mid October (95 species). 199 species have been reported here across 995 complete checklists from 506 birders.

Species by week

020406080100Jan 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJan 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Jan 15-21: 51 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJan 22-31: 53 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsFeb 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (7 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (9 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Apr 15-21: 68 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 22-30: 59 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsMay 1-7: 88 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsMay 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 54 checklistsMay 15-21: 92 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsMay 22-31: 92 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (2 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (3 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Aug 22-31: low data (8 checklists)Sep 1-7: 64 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsSep 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsSep 15-21: 65 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsOct 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsOct 8-14: 89 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsOct 15-21: 95 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsOct 22-31: 78 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsNov 1-7: 66 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsNov 8-14: 59 species on 5%+ of 79 checklistsNov 15-21: 73 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsNov 22-30: 68 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsDec 1-7: 63 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsDec 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsDec 15-21: 76 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsDec 22-31: low data (5 checklists)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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 Robin74%
  2. 2Turkey Vulture73%
  3. 3Carolina Wren68%
  4. 4Song Sparrow68%
  5. 5White-throated Sparrow62%
  6. 6American Crow60%
  7. 7Northern Mockingbird56%
  8. 8Northern Cardinal51%
  9. 9Eastern Bluebird50%
  10. 10Mourning Dove49%
  11. 11Red-bellied Woodpecker48%
  12. 12Northern Flicker47%
  13. 13Black Vulture46%
  14. 14Blue Jay46%
  15. 15Red-tailed Hawk45%

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 61 species

  1. Carolina Wren79%
  2. American Robin77%
  3. Northern Cardinal77%
  4. White-throated Sparrow76%
  5. Song Sparrow74%

Spring 81 species

  1. Northern Cardinal74%
  2. Carolina Wren72%
  3. Red-winged Blackbird65%
  4. Field Sparrow62%
  5. Turkey Vulture59%

Summer 74 species

  1. Carolina Wren89%
  2. Laughing Gull76%
  3. Northern Cardinal76%
  4. Indigo Bunting74%
  5. Mourning Dove74%

Fall 87 species

  1. Carolina Wren76%
  2. Turkey Vulture69%
  3. Northern Cardinal64%
  4. Blue Jay63%
  5. American Crow63%

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.