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Birding spot · Cape May County, New Jersey

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

In November, the birds most often reported at Higbee Beach Wildlife Management Area (northwest) are Carolina Wren (79%), Northern Cardinal (68%), and Gray Catbird (66%). It is busiest in fall, when 103 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early August (104 species). 204 species have been reported here across 887 complete checklists from 559 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Jan 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Jan 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Jan 22-31: low data (0 checklists)Feb 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Feb 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Feb 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Feb 22-28: low data (0 checklists)Mar 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Mar 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Mar 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Mar 22-31: low data (1 checklists)Apr 1-7: low data (2 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (2 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (8 checklists)May 1-7: 84 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 8-14: low data (7 checklists)May 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsMay 22-31: low data (6 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (1 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (1 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Jul 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jul 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Aug 1-7: 104 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 8-14: low data (6 checklists)Aug 15-21: low data (5 checklists)Aug 22-31: 104 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 1-7: 71 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsSep 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsSep 15-21: 88 species on 5%+ of 104 checklistsSep 22-30: 91 species on 5%+ of 136 checklistsOct 1-7: 87 species on 5%+ of 113 checklistsOct 8-14: 86 species on 5%+ of 123 checklistsOct 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 99 checklistsOct 22-31: 70 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsNov 1-7: low data (6 checklists)Nov 8-14: low data (5 checklists)Nov 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Nov 22-30: low data (2 checklists)Dec 1-7: low data (0 checklists)Dec 8-14: low data (0 checklists)Dec 15-21: low data (0 checklists)Dec 22-31: low data (2 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. 1Carolina Wren79%
  2. 2Northern Cardinal68%
  3. 3Gray Catbird66%
  4. 4Osprey62%
  5. 5Laughing Gull56%
  6. 6American Herring Gull52%
  7. 7Northern Flicker52%
  8. 8Carolina Chickadee51%
  9. 9Great Black-backed Gull51%
  10. 10Double-crested Cormorant50%
  11. 11Mourning Dove45%
  12. 12Red-winged Blackbird43%
  13. 13Bald Eagle41%
  14. 14American Crow41%
  15. 15American Redstart40%

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 0 species

    Spring 66 species

    1. Northern Cardinal80%
    2. Laughing Gull79%
    3. Prairie Warbler67%
    4. Carolina Wren61%
    5. Osprey57%

    Summer 93 species

    1. Laughing Gull90%
    2. Carolina Wren88%
    3. Osprey84%
    4. Northern Cardinal83%
    5. Mourning Dove77%

    Fall 103 species

    1. Carolina Wren80%
    2. Gray Catbird71%
    3. Northern Cardinal65%
    4. Osprey60%
    5. Northern Flicker59%

    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.