The Atlantic Flyway is an avian superhighway, offering an unobstructed route from its northern extremes in the Canadian Maritimes to its southern ones in the Gulf of Mexico. The birds traveling it need not navigate over mountains or even hills. But they still need rest stops in their trips north and south along the way, and they find an excellent one on the Migration Mainline at the Cape.
If you need some birding supplies, The Bird House of West Cape May is the place, right across the street from the meadows in the heart of the birding hot spot.
There are few birding locations better known than Cape May, New Jersey, and its fame is due to its migratory fallouts, species diversity, great migratory concentrations, the skill level of the local birding community, and the friendliness local birders accord visitors.Celebrate spring and enjoy a weekend in North America's most famous bird watching destination, Migration Mainline - Cape May, NJ. (May 15-17, 2009). There is something for everyone, from the novice to the seasoned naturalist, during the three days of field trips, variety of boat trips, workshops, and programs offered by the Cape May Bird Observatory.
The Cape May Bird Observatory was founded in 1975 by the New Jersey Audubon Society and is a leader in research, environmental education, bird conservation, and recreational birding activities. The observatory offers numerous field trips, workshops and programs with both indoor and outdoor activities and sessions.
West Cape May is the perfect base camp for Birders, centrally located near Cape May Point State Park and next door to the Cape May Meadows, The Cape May Meadows, owned and managed by The Nature Conservancy, offers great walking and nature viewing in dune, freshwater marsh, ponds, meadow, and beachfront habitats. The Meadows is easily accessed from a parking lot on Sunset Blvd. about half way between West Cape May and Cape May Point. The Meadows is open year-round, 7 days a week, dawn to dusk. Some areas of the beach are closed for shorebird nesting.
