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The Cape May Bird Observatory, as part of the New Jersey Audubon Society, also helps to organize the World Series of Birding each May. The World Series, as well as other birding festivals, such as the Cape May Fall Weekend, bring hundreds of people to the Cape May area, who enjoy its rich avifauna and support the local economy.
Cape May National Wildlife Refuge provides critical habitat to a wide variety of migratory birds and other wildlife. It supports 317 bird species, 42 mammal species, 55 reptile and amphibian species, and numerous fish, shellfish and other invertebrates.
Pete Dunne, director of the Cape May Bird Observatory, on the Cape May Hawkwatch platform. Hawkwatchers usually use binoculars, spotting scopes, and cameras to aid in the identification of flying raptors. Unlike other forms of birding, auditory cues are rare, for many raptors do not vocalize in flight.
The Cape Fear Observatory is a nonprofit established in 2020 to monitor birds in their habitats in the Cape Fear, research those species and educate the community about their impacts here.
Here is a list of the largest National Wildlife Refuges in the United States.It includes all that are larger than 50,000 acres (200 km 2), but excludes those in U.S. territories (also officially in the system).
Cape May Point State Park is a 244 acres (0.99 km 2) state park located in Lower Township, New Jersey, [2] with a Cape May Point postal address. [3] The park offers walking, hiking and nature trails as well as beaches, an exhibit gallery, a ranger office and is the site of the Cape May Light . [ 4 ]
The Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary (16.5 acres), also known as the Hartshorn Arboretum, is an arboretum and bird sanctuary located at 324 Forest Drive South, in the Short Hills section of Millburn, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. Its trails are open to the public from dawn to dusk without charge.
Dunne on the Cape May Hawkwatch platform during the 2009 migration season Pete Dunne (born September 16, 1951) [ 1 ] is an American author who writes about natural history and birding . He is also the founder of the World Series of Birding , as well as the former director of the Cape May Bird Observatory , Birding Ambassador for the New Jersey ...