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Birding spot · Cape May County, New Jersey

Birding at Lake Lily (Cape May Point): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Lake Lily (Cape May Point) are Yellow-rumped Warbler (90%), Carolina Wren (81%), and Mourning Dove (78%). It is busiest in spring, when 126 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in the second week of May (124 species). 282 species have been reported here across 1,952 complete checklists from 486 birders.

Species by week

0255075100125Jan 1-7: 97 species on 5%+ of 60 checklistsJan 8-14: 90 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsJan 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJan 22-31: 74 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 1-7: 86 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsFeb 8-14: 87 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsFeb 15-21: 74 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsFeb 22-28: 90 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsMar 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsMar 8-14: 100 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 15-21: 104 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMar 22-31: 82 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsApr 1-7: 95 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsApr 8-14: 92 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 15-21: 94 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsApr 22-30: 105 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsMay 1-7: 123 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsMay 8-14: 124 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsMay 15-21: 114 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsMay 22-31: 104 species on 5%+ of 67 checklistsJun 1-7: 70 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 8-14: 72 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsJun 15-21: 78 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 22-30: 58 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsJul 1-7: 57 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJul 8-14: 75 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsJul 15-21: 72 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJul 22-31: 79 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsAug 1-7: 97 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsAug 8-14: 84 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsAug 15-21: 97 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsAug 22-31: 94 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsSep 1-7: 114 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsSep 8-14: 100 species on 5%+ of 43 checklistsSep 15-21: 99 species on 5%+ of 70 checklistsSep 22-30: 97 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsOct 1-7: 109 species on 5%+ of 123 checklistsOct 8-14: 115 species on 5%+ of 96 checklistsOct 15-21: 117 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsOct 22-31: 120 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsNov 1-7: 99 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsNov 8-14: 101 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsNov 15-21: 114 species on 5%+ of 34 checklistsNov 22-30: 99 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsDec 1-7: 95 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 8-14: 101 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsDec 15-21: 89 species on 5%+ of 51 checklistsDec 22-31: 88 species on 5%+ of 22 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. 1Yellow-rumped Warbler90%
  2. 2Carolina Wren81%
  3. 3Mourning Dove78%
  4. 4White-throated Sparrow77%
  5. 5Carolina Chickadee76%
  6. 6Northern Cardinal73%
  7. 7Northern Mockingbird72%
  8. 8European Starling72%
  9. 9American Robin71%
  10. 10American Goldfinch71%
  11. 11House Finch69%
  12. 12Red-breasted Nuthatch69%
  13. 13Great Black-backed Gull68%
  14. 14American Herring Gull65%
  15. 15Red-winged Blackbird55%

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 89 species

  1. Mourning Dove81%
  2. Northern Cardinal76%
  3. White-throated Sparrow75%
  4. American Robin74%
  5. Carolina Chickadee74%

Spring 126 species

  1. Northern Cardinal89%
  2. Common Grackle88%
  3. American Robin86%
  4. Mourning Dove86%
  5. Carolina Wren83%

Summer 77 species

  1. Laughing Gull91%
  2. Mourning Dove89%
  3. Northern Cardinal85%
  4. Carolina Wren85%
  5. Purple Martin80%

Fall 125 species

  1. Carolina Wren80%
  2. Mourning Dove76%
  3. Carolina Chickadee74%
  4. Northern Mockingbird72%
  5. Northern Cardinal71%

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.