Northern Gannet Migration in Progress - Audubon Cape May Bird Count 687

[Donkees]

Audubon Cape May Springwatch Bird Count Northern Gannet 687
March 7 Counting period: 06:23 - 12:23

The geographic features that make Cape May Point a beautiful location (an extensive peninsula surrounded by the ocean and a large bay) also provide a mix of bird migration flyways and stopover habitat in spring – truly a crossroads of migration unlike any other on the East Coast – from scoters and other seabirds feeding in the Delaware Bay or following the coast to breeding grounds to songbirds, shorebirds, raptors and others on a more direct northward path to the Point after crossing the open bay. The Cape May Springwatch, NJ Audubon Cape May Bird Observatory’s newest long-term seasonal research project, is positioned perfectly to capture the diversity and quantity of this bird migration phenomenon, involving over 100 species and 100,000+ individuals.

Osprey traveling behind the Gannets ...

[ShazzieB]

1. That was hypnotic to watch!

I presume there must have been lots of yummy fish in those waters! I hope everyone was able to get a good meal out of it.

[Donkees]

2. These birds are following the fish migration and diving for herring

Gannets Plunge into the Sea

[Donkees]

3. Today's Audubon Cape May Springwatch Bird Count - Northern Gannet 2743

[Donkees]

4. Today's Northern Gannet count - 1444