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Midnight. I am sleeping, but the hardcore Big Sitters are already at the hawk watch platform at Cape May Point State Park. 7 am. I arrive at the platform and watch the sun rise: The day begins with many familiar … Continue reading →

She lurks. She hunts. She flies. She’s STILL THERE. Have you seen her? On September 19th, the Brown Booby disguised herself as a lowly Cormorant: Who me? Yes you, Brown Booby….we see you. You don’t fool us: Readying herself for … Continue reading →

I went down to Cape May with one goal: And I saw her. The amazing Brown Booby was such a treat to see. Bob and Dave from The Osprey boat got us so close to her. I have the whole … Continue reading →

Simon and I decided to go for it! And we were not disappointed, getting awesome looks at the bird for over an hour. Click on this photo, which will bring you to the full album. I blew up about 10 … Continue reading →

It was hot and humid, but Cape May still produced! I had a nice morning walk with Chuck and Mary Jane (volunteers with CMBO). There was a great Purple Martin spectacle in the parking lot: A Black Tern flew over … Continue reading →

What a surprise waking up this morning to 10 poults and 2 adult Wild Turkeys under the feeders, having a feast! I suppose the family from last year decided this was a good place to hang around for food and … Continue reading →

On July 2 & 3, Bob and I went out on his sister’s boat in East Hampton. It’s a gorgeous 58-foot yacht. We anchored over at Shelter Island for about 4 hours, where I watched at least one pair of … Continue reading →

I’ve been waiting for this! Boyd and Betty the Robins had a successful nest. Here are photos of the baby. It was stretching its wings and flying very short distances (two to three feet) on the tree trunk. Boyd was bringing … Continue reading →

Today I had four green visitors at the feeders. I cracked open the back door and took some pictures: Before I opened the door, I had taken some from inside while they were at the bird bath: The Monk Parakeets … Continue reading →

I struck out on the Curlew Sandpiper that was reported yesterday (it was not present while we were there, at least), but it was still great to see many shorebirds on the mud flats, including Semipalmated Sandpipers, some Dunlin, Semipalmated … Continue reading →