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Donkees

(32,437 posts)
Thu Mar 7, 2024, 01:29 PM Mar 2024

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




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 ...



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Northern Gannet Migration in Progress - Audubon Cape May Bird Count 687 (Original Post) Donkees Mar 2024 OP
That was hypnotic to watch! ShazzieB Mar 2024 #1
These birds are following the fish migration and diving for herring Donkees Mar 2024 #2
Today's Audubon Cape May Springwatch Bird Count - Northern Gannet 2743 Donkees Mar 2024 #3
Today's Northern Gannet count - 1444 Donkees Mar 2024 #4

ShazzieB

(18,924 posts)
1. That was hypnotic to watch!
Thu Mar 7, 2024, 05:15 PM
Mar 2024

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

(32,437 posts)
2. These birds are following the fish migration and diving for herring
Thu Mar 7, 2024, 06:18 PM
Mar 2024

Gannets Plunge into the Sea
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