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Cape May: Advice requested (1 Viewer)

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Would someone who knows Cape May be able to offer some advice?

It looks like I will be in New York for the penultimate weekend of September. I could fit in 3-4 days of birding beforehand, and would really like to do some North American migrant spotting - presumably at Cape May. But I have read that if the weather conditions are not right, then there is not much to see. If the weather conditions were not right for such a short period of time, would the place be pretty much birdless, or is there always some interest there? I'm just a bit concerned about visiting a bird-free zone as I have no flexibility on timing!
 
johnraven said:
Would someone who knows Cape May be able to offer some advice?

It looks like I will be in New York for the penultimate weekend of September. I could fit in 3-4 days of birding beforehand, and would really like to do some North American migrant spotting - presumably at Cape May. But I have read that if the weather conditions are not right, then there is not much to see. If the weather conditions were not right for such a short period of time, would the place be pretty much birdless, or is there always some interest there? I'm just a bit concerned about visiting a bird-free zone as I have no flexibility on timing!
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The New Jersey Audubon Society website has some info.
The link below to the RBA archives will give you some idea of past sightings for your dates.
http://www.njaudubon.org/Tools.Net/Sightings/SightingsArchive.aspx?rt=CapeMay
 
Hi John,

Your other option is to stay in NYC and hit Central Park and Jamaica Bay - both of which are available on public transport. I'm sure you wouldn't be disappointed doing Cape May or staying in NYC - nycbirdreport.com has dates things can be expected to be seen if you click on the 'expectations' 'likely for year' section of each site. Also clicking into the species will give you dates the species have been seen for the last 2 falls.

Luke
 
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