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Cape May, Naturally

The Cape May Bird Observatory is a World Leader in Migratory Bird Research

Jesse Amesbury
Northern Flickers are an expected migrant at the Morning Flight Songbird Count at Higbee Beach WMA.

By Brett Ewald, Director of the Cape May Bird Observatory

Cape May, Naturally is a bi-weekly column about birding that runs in the Herald every other week.

Bird migration is an epic phenomenon that involves billions of individuals each year. In the fall, juvenile birds supplement the adult breeding population heading south to wintering grounds, some as far as Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of South America, creating an avian wave—awe-inspiring movements that overwhelm and capture us with their beauty and abundance. Not to be outdone, spring has its own rewards, captured in newly arriving birds from the south, anxious to return to the breeding grounds.

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