Cape May is a world-class place to watch birds. All seasons of the year provide exciting sighting (sorry). The birding activities are coordinated by the Cape May Bird Observatory (CMBO) with its two locations in Cape May Point and Goshen. CMBO provides many structured activities as well as a wealth of information and literature. In addition, CMBO sponsors the Hawk Watch in Cape May Point and the Sea Watch in Avalon.

Here are some of the birds that you can see along the Bayside beaches (in decreasing order of frequency):

Winter

• herring gull
• black-backed gull
• scoter
• double-crested cormorant
• red-throated loon
• red-breasted merganser
• snow goose
• sanderling
• bonaparte gull
• bufflehead
• old squaw

Spring

• laughing gull
• herring gull
• black-backed gull
• sanderling
• warblers
• terns
• red knot
• ruddy turnstone
• egrets
• great blue heron

Summer

• laughing gull
• herring gull
• sanderling
• black-backed gull
• terns
• egrets
• ruddy turnstone
• semi-palmated plover
• black skimmer
• american oystercatcher
• great blue heron
• brown pelican

Fall

• herring gull
• black-backed gull
• sanderling
• terns
• hawks
• double-crested cormorant
• ruddy turnstone
• warblers

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