Straddling the Cape May-Cumberland border, Belleplain State Forest encompasses 21,000 acres of Pinelands with opportunities for hiking, biking, bird watching, canoeing and exploring. The Stone Harbor Bird Sanctuary is a 21.5 acre preserve with three public access paths. The 200-acre South Cape May Meadows preserve between Cape May and Cape May Point State Park is a birder’s paradise with trails that skirt the Atlantic Ocean.
#CAPE MAY BIRD OBSERVATORY SERIES#
The NJ Audubon Society’s Cape May Bird Observatory is located in Cape May Point and plays host to the annual World Series of Birding. The Spring migration phenomenon includes more than 100 species of songbirds, shorebirds, raptors and others on a northward path after crossing the open waters of the Delaware Bay.Īmong the early arrivers recorded so far by the Audubon Society’s 2021 Cape May Springwatch are Wood Ducks, American Oystercatchers, Killdeer, Piping Plovers, Black Scoters, Northern Gannetts and Pine Warblers.Ĭape May Point is one of the premier places with marked, easy-to-follow trails to help even the novice birder spot ducks, swans, osprey and other shore birds and wildlife along the way. Perfectly situated along the Atlantic Flyway, the region is ranked among the greatest eco-tourist destinations in the world.Įarly Spring starts the migration of birds along the Delaware Bay, and the crowds of winged visitors grow through May when millions of Ruddy Terns and Red Knots come to feast on horseshoe crab eggs along the bay beaches.
With its peninsular geography, westerly winds and diverse habitats, the Jersey Cape creates a hospitable environment for birds to rest, feed and gather strength before continuing their migration.
As trees blossom and flowers begin to bloom, the Jersey Cape invites you fly on in for a visit and enjoy the world-renowned Spring bird migration!
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