Join us May 16-19, 2024 for a birding experience you do not want to miss!

National Geographic listed Cape May, NJ as one of ten World's Best Destinations for Bird Watching.

The unique combination of diverse habitats within a condensed area attracts an amazing variety of songbirds and shorebirds to the area every spring and fall.

Witnessing Spring Migration in Cape May is something every birder should experience!

Schedule:

May 16, 2024

5:00pm - 8:00pm - Thursday Kick-Off Party

May 17, 2024

4:30am - 9:30am - Friday Bus Trip-Morning Chorus in Belleplain: A Must-Hear Experience

5:30am - 9:30am - Friday Shorebird Express Jitney Trip

6:30am - 9:30am - Friday Leader's Choice Trolley Trip with Kathy and Roger

6:30am - 9:00am - Friday Songbirds in Belleplain State Forest - NBE (Car Pool)

7:00am - 9:00am - Friday Birding Cape May Point

7:00am - 9:00am - Friday Cox Hall Creek WMA

7:00am - 9:00am - Friday Higbee Beach WMA - NBE

7:00am - 9:00am - Friday Rea Farm ("The Beanery") - NBE

10:00am - 12:30pm - Fridayam -  Osprey Back Bay Birding Boat Trip - NBE

10:00am - 11:30am - Friday EZ Birding at Cape May Point State Park - NBE

10:00am - 11:00am - Friday Hot Tips for New Birders with Adehl Schwaderer - NBE

10:00am - 11:30am - Friday TNC's Garrett Family Preserve - NBE

10:00am - 11:30am - Friday TNC's South Cape May Meadows - Focus on Beach Nesting Birds

11:15am - 12:15pm - Friday Shorebird ID for New Birders with Dale Rosselet - NBE

1:00pm - 2:45pm - Friday Kayaking for Birds on the Back Bay! (1 Attendee in a SINGLE kayak)

1:00pm - 2:45pm - Friday Kayaking for Birds on the Back Bay! (2 Attendees in a DOUBLE kayak)

1:00pm - 2:00pm - Friday PART I: Bird Photography Course with Phil Witt and Friends

1:30pm - 3:30pm - Friday Birds and Bivalves on the Bay

1:30pm - 3:30pm - Friday Birds and Habitat at Northwood - NBE

1:30pm - 4:00pm - Fridaypm -  Osprey Back Bay Birding Boat Trip - NBE

1:30pm - 3:30pm - Friday Stone Harbor and Surroundings

1:30pm - 3:30pm - Friday TNC's South Cape May Meadows - NBE

2:00pm - 4:00pm - Friday Heron Rookery Viewing Site - NBE

2:00pm - 4:00pm - Friday Revolution Rail

2:30pm - 3:30pm - Friday Eastern Screech Owl Companion with Author Jim Wright

4:00pm - 6:00pm - Friday Horseshoe Crab and Shorebird Viewing at Reed's Beach & Cook's Beach - NBE

6:00pm - 8:30pm - Friday Sunset Cruise - Osprey Back Bay Birding Boat Trip - NBE

8:00pm - 9:30pm - Friday Zeiss DTI Night Birding

May 18, 2024

4:30am - 9:30am - Saturday Bus Trip-Morning Chorus in Belleplain: A Must-Hear Experience

5:30am - 9:00am - Saturday Shorebird Express Jitney Trip

6:00am - 8:30am - Saturday Part II: Phil Witt and Friends Photography shoot at The Rookery

6:30am - 9:30am - Saturday Leader's Choice Trolley Trip with Brett Ewald

6:30am - 9:00am - Saturday Songbirds in Belleplain State Forest - NBE (Car Pool)

7:00am - 9:00am - Saturday Birding Cape May Point

7:00am - 9:00am - Saturday Cox Hall Creek WMA

7:00am - 9:00am - Saturday Higbee Beach WMA- NBE

7:00am - 9:00am - Saturday Rea Farm ("The Beanery") - NBE

10:00am - 11:30am - Saturday EZ Birding at Cape May Point State Park - NBE

10:00am - 12:30pm - Saturdayam -  Osprey Back Bay Birding Boat Trip - NBE

10:00am - 11:30am - Saturday Birds and Trees at Belleplain State Forest

10:00am - 11:30am - Saturday Heislerville WMA

10:00am - 11:30am - Saturday TNC's Garrett Family Preserve - NBE

10:00am - 11:30am - Saturday TNC's South Cape May Meadows - NBE

1:00pm - 2:45pm - Saturday Kayaking for Birds on the Back Bay! (1 Attendee in a SINGLE kayak)

1:00pm - 2:45pm - Saturday Kayaking for Birds on the Back Bay! (2 Attendees in a DOUBLE kayak)

1:00pm - 2:00pm - Saturday Kevin Karlson's Shorebirds of Cape May, A Casual Workshop

1:00pm - 4:00pm - Saturday Taste of the Bayshore Trolley Trip

1:30pm - 3:30pm - Saturday Birds & Habitat at Northwood - NBE

1:30pm - 3:30pm - Saturday Birds and Bivalves on the Bay

1:30pm - 4:00pm - Saturdaypm - Osprey Back Bay Birding Boat Trip - NBE

1:30pm - 3:30pm - Saturdaypm - Stone Harbor and Surroundings

1:30pm - 3:30pm - Saturday TNC's South Cape May Meadows - NBE

1:30pm - 3:00pm - Saturday Top Ten Plants for Wildlife Gardening

2:00pm - 4:00pm - Saturday Heron Rookery Viewing Site - NBE

2:00pm - 4:00pm - Saturday Revolution Rail

2:30pm - 4:00pm - Saturday Kevin T. Karlson's Warbler Identification

5:00pm - 7:30pm - Saturday Keynote Performance: Consonance Collective & Catered Appetizer Social

8:00pm - 9:30pm - Saturday Owl Prowl with ZEISS DTI and Jim Wright

May 19, 2024

6:30am - 9:30am - Sunday Leader's Choice Trolley Trip with Dave and Lynn Pollard

6:30am - 9:00am - Sunday Songbirds in Belleplain State Forest - NBE (Car Pool)

7:00am - 9:00am - Sunday Bayshore Bird and Birding with Kevin Karlson & Friends

7:00am - 9:00am - Sunday Birding Cape May Point

7:00am - 9:00am - Sunday Heislerville Wildlife Management Area

7:00am - 9:00am - Sunday Higbee Beach WMA - NBE

10:00am - 11:30am - Sunday - Cape May Point State Park - East Shelter

10:00am - 11:30am - Sunday - Rea Farm ("The Beanery") - NBE

10:00am - 11:30am - Sunday TNC's South Cape May Meadows - NBE

10:00am - 12:30pm - Sundayam -  Osprey Back Bay Birding Boat Trip - NBE

1:30pm - 4:00pm - Sundaypm -  Osprey Back Bay Birding Boat Trip - NBE

1:30pm - 3:30pm - Sunday TNC's South Cape May Meadows - NBE

2:00pm - 5:00pm - Sunday 3-hour "Trip to the Rips" for Pelagic Birding

2:00pm - 5:00pm - Sunday Birding "BRIG": Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge

Date: May 16-19, 2024

Location: Cape May Convention Hall

714 Beach Avenue Cape May, NJ 08204

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