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Birding spot · Cape May County, New Jersey

Birding at North Wildwood Beach: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at North Wildwood Beach are Great Black-backed Gull (88%), American Herring Gull (79%), and American Oystercatcher (72%). It is busiest in spring, when 46 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early November (68 species). 136 species have been reported here across 899 complete checklists from 431 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 78 checklistsJan 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsJan 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsJan 22-31: 47 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsFeb 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsFeb 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsFeb 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsFeb 22-28: 27 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsMar 1-7: 26 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsMar 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Mar 22-31: 41 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsApr 1-7: low data (3 checklists)Apr 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (3 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (5 checklists)May 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsMay 15-21: low data (9 checklists)May 22-31: low data (5 checklists)Jun 1-7: low data (5 checklists)Jun 8-14: low data (3 checklists)Jun 15-21: low data (1 checklists)Jun 22-30: low data (2 checklists)Jul 1-7: low data (1 checklists)Jul 8-14: low data (4 checklists)Jul 15-21: 33 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 22-31: low data (4 checklists)Aug 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Aug 8-14: 44 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Aug 22-31: 45 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsSep 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Sep 8-14: low data (9 checklists)Sep 15-21: 47 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsSep 22-30: 29 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsOct 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsOct 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsOct 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsNov 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsNov 8-14: 50 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsNov 15-21: low data (7 checklists)Nov 22-30: 51 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsDec 1-7: low data (8 checklists)Dec 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 19 checklistsDec 15-21: 56 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsDec 22-31: 42 species on 5%+ of 39 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. 1Great Black-backed Gull88%
  2. 2American Herring Gull79%
  3. 3American Oystercatcher72%
  4. 4Double-crested Cormorant68%
  5. 5Ring-billed Gull68%
  6. 6Sanderling67%
  7. 7Black-bellied Plover65%
  8. 8Dunlin58%
  9. 9Brant54%
  10. 10Forster's Tern53%
  11. 11Common Loon49%
  12. 12Black Scoter46%
  13. 13Marbled Godwit46%
  14. 14Northern Gannet44%
  15. 15Surf Scoter42%

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 39 species

  1. American Herring Gull92%
  2. Great Black-backed Gull87%
  3. Common Loon82%
  4. Long-tailed Duck69%
  5. Ring-billed Gull69%

Spring 46 species

  1. American Herring Gull75%
  2. Great Black-backed Gull71%
  3. American Oystercatcher64%
  4. Common Loon55%
  5. Brant48%

Summer 42 species

  1. Laughing Gull93%
  2. Great Black-backed Gull78%
  3. American Herring Gull77%
  4. American Oystercatcher75%
  5. Common Tern67%

Fall 46 species

  1. Great Black-backed Gull89%
  2. American Herring Gull83%
  3. American Oystercatcher79%
  4. Royal Tern74%
  5. Sanderling74%

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.