Autumn Weekend and THE Bird Show | Cape May Bird Observatory Cape May New Jersey

Day programs and boat trips are still available. You can still register by phone UNTIL

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22 by calling CMBO at 609-861-0700 or 609-884-2736.

Friday, Oct 23 & Saturday, Oct 24, register in person at the NJ Audubon desk in the lobby

of the the Grand Hotel.

Field Trips: Numerous field trips are offered throughout the weekend. Enjoy friendly, easy-paced birding to Cape May's birding hotspots led by North America's finest naturalists. Weekend bird checklist can tally close to 200 species.

Workshops & Programs: Indoor and outdoor sessions geared for the beginner to the advanced birder on field identification, beginning and intermediate birding, digiscoping, hawk watching, seabird watching, digiscoping, choosing binoculars & scopes, specialty workshops, and more.

Optics Corner: The Grand Hotel will be filled with binoculars, spotting scopes, and accessories for hands-on demonstrations and sales. Representatives from the Cape May Bird Observatory, Kowa, Leica, Nikon, Swarovski, and Zeiss will be available throughout the weekend to help with all your optic needs.

Migratory Watches: Join veteran watchers as they conduct counts at prime locations to watch migratory passerines, raptors, and seabirds.

Mini Pelagic aboard the Cape May Lewes Ferry:* A half-day round trip excursion across the Delaware Bay in search of gannets, loons, scoters, jaegers, interesting gulls and the possibility of petrels or shearwaters. Additional cost and registration required.

Salt Marsh Eco Tour:* Explore Cape May's coastal waters aboard The Osprey with naturalist Captain David Githens. Combine birding, the ecology of the tideline, the scenic harbor, Cape May history, and fun! Excellent views of many species unique to the salt marsh, including Osprey, herons, oystercatchers, egrets, various shorebirds, and possibly rails. Additional cost and registration required.

Cruising Cape Island Creek:* Kayak along Cape Island Creek with an experienced naturalist for up close looks at wildlife and marine life. Single and double kayaks provided for a fun, safe adventure. No experience needed. Additional cost and registration required; space limited. Discount for "bring your own" kayakers.

Pedaling Ponderlodge:* Bring your own bicycle (thin tires not recommended) and helmet and enjoy an easy paced bird and bicycle ride through the Villas Wildlife Management Area (formerly Ponderlodge Golf Course) on paved paths winding through former fairways. No additional cost but registration required; space is limited.

Special Evening Programs

featuring

Scott Weidensaul

and

David Sibley

Nationally Known Field Trip Leaders and Celebrated Speakers
Pete Dunne, Don Freiday, Mark Garland, Kevin Karlson, Kevin McGowan, Michael O'Brien, Clay & Pat Sutton, François Vuilleumier, Louise Zemaitis, and more.

Friday Evening - Annual Meeting New Jersey Audubon Society

Report from Thomas J. Gilmore, President

Scott Weidensaul

Friday Evening Speaker - Scott Weidensaul

Of A Feather: A (Brief) History of American Birding

Join naturalist and reknown author Scott Weidensaul as he traces the unpredictable history of bird study in America.

Saturday Evening Booksigning & Reception

Join noted authors and special guests, David Sibley and Scott Weidensaul, along with Pete Dunne, Laura Jacobs, Kevin Karlson, Kevin McGowan, Michael O’Brien, Clay and Pat Sutton, François Vuilleumier, Louise Zemaitis and others for a reception and booksigning.

Saturday Evening Speaker - David Sibley

Trees, Birds & Birders

David's program will focus on the connections between trees, birds, and birders and the creation of his newest book, The Sibley Guide to Trees.

A Special Treat with our Special Guests

Scott Weidensaul & David Sibley

See nature through the eyes of birding’s best - author, artist, ornithologist, naturalist, and conservationist, our special guests - Scott Weidensaul and David Sibley. Take a nature walk with Scott on Saturday, or join David on a private boat trip on Sunday. These trips are SOLD OUT. Admission tickets with meeting time and place will be mailed with weekend registration packet.

Click here to download Autumn Weekend Registration (PDF version)Preregistration is required for any event throughout the weekend. Individual activities are not available. Print and mail the form with your payment. Registration deadline is October 5, 2009.

EXTEND YOUR STAY IN A SPECIAL WAY !

Weekend Workshop Extensions

You’ve made the journey to Cape May, why not take advantage of it and sign up for one of our speciality Cape May School of Birding workshops? Come early and learn about all the raptors you’ll be seeing over the weekend; or stay over and experience what the locals like to call “Wild Card Week” - when anything can, and often does, happen. Visit www.BirdCapeMay.org and click on School of Birding for full description. ?Special registration required. Meals, lodging and transportation are the responsibility of the participant and not included in the workshop price. Instructions and recommended materials provided in advance.

Wednesday & Thursday, Oct 21 & 22
Hawks in Flight with Pete Dunne
With 15 raptor species, this workshop is held during the peak time for raptor diversity.
Cost: $95/day per person (member) • $115/day per person (non-member)

Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, Oct 26, 27 & 28
Cape May with Everything On It with Mark Garland
This is the time the local birders wait for - the week that starts the season for vagrants in Cape May including buteos, Golden Eagle, and large seabird flights.
Cost: $85/day per person (member) • $95/day per person (non-member)

NJ Audubon fosters environmental awareness, a conservation ethic, and promotes the preservation of NJ's valuable natural habitats. Founded in 1897, NJAS is an independent, privately supported, not-for-profit, membership organization. New Jersey Audubon is not affiliated with National Audubon.

This is a PRELIMINARY schedule and subject to change.

Event organizers reserve the right to cancel or substitute activities when necessary. Events run rain or shine except where noted. All transportation is the responsibility of the participant.

A registration packet with tickets, daily admission passes, the weekend schedule, and map will be mailed to registered participants prior to the event. No admission to any event or program without Daily Admission Pass. Field trips, programs, and workshops are included as part of registration and do not require separate registration except where noted▲ . Individual events are not available.

Suitable for mobility impaired.

Friday, October 23

7:30 - 9:30 AM	Field Trip	Cape May Point
7:30 - 9:30 AM	Field Trip	Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge
7:30 - 9:30 AM	Field Trip	Rea Farm
7:30 - 9:30 AM	Field Trip	Higbee Beach
8 - 8:30 AM	Field Trip	Morning Flight
8 AM - 4 PM	Migratory Watch	Cape May Hawk Watch
8 AM - 4 PM	Migratory Watch	Avalon Seawatch
9 - 11:30 AM	Field Trip	Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge
9 - 11 AM	Field Trip	Jakes Landing
9:30 - 10:30 AM	Workshop	Hawk Identification
10 - 11 AM	Workshop	How to Choose & Use Optics (Kowa)
10 - 11:30 AM	Workshop	Backyard Habitat with Pat Sutton
10 AM - Noon	Field Trip	Cape May Point
10 AM - Noon	Field Trip	Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge
10 AM - Noon	Field Trip	Rea Farm
10 AM - Noon	Field Trip	Higbee Beach
11 - 11:45 AM	Demonstration	Hawk Banding (weather permitting)
11 AM - Noon	Field Workshop	Hawk Identification
11 AM - 3:30 PM	Optics Corner	CMBO, Leica, Kowa, Nikon, Swarovski, Zeiss
12:30 - 1:30 PM	Workshop	Introduction to Digiscoping (Swarovski) Just Added !
1 - 2 PM	Program	Monarchs - Their Cape May Migration with Louise Zemaitis
1 - 2:30 PM	Field Workshop	How to Use Optics in the Field (Kowa)
1 - 2:30 PM	Workshop	Shorebirds/Birding by Impression with Kevin Karlson
1 - 2:30 PM	Workshop	Sparrow Identification with Michael O’Brien
1 - 3 PM	Field Trip	Stone Harbor
1 - 3 PM	Boat Trip ▲	Kayaking Cape Island Creek (rent or bring your own)
1 - 3:30 PM	Boat Trip ▲	Salt Marsh Back Bay Eco-Tour
1:30 - 2:30 PM	Field Workshop	Seabird Identification (weather permitting)
1:30 - 3:30 PM	Field Trip	Cape May Point
1:30 - 3:30 PM	Field Trip	Rea Farm
2 - 2:45 PM	Program	Kingfisher - Poems & Stories by Stephen Ingraham
2 - 4 PM	Field Trip	Villas Wildlife Management Area
2 - 4 PM	Field Workshop	Introduction to Digiscoping (Swarovski) Just Added !
2:30 - 3:15 PM	Demonstration	Monarch Tagging (weather permitting)
2:30 - 3:30 PM	Program	Discover New Jersey’s Pine Barrens with Rick Radis
3 - 4 PM	Program	Birding in Costa Rica with Mark Garland
4 - 4:45 PM	Program	The Art of Pishing with Pete Dunne
5 - 6 PM	Social	Cash Bar

Saturday, October 24

7:30 - 9:30 AM	Field Trip	Cape May Point
7:30 - 9:30 AM	Field Trip	Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge
7:30 - 9:30 AM	Field Trip	Rea Farm
7:30 - 9:30 AM	Field Trip	Higbee Beach
8 - 8:30 AM	Field Trip	Morning Flight
8 - 9 AM	Workshop	Beginning Birding with Mark Garland
8 - 10 AM	Special Field Trip▲	Scott Weidensaul (Limit 25) FULLY BOOKED
8 AM - 4 PM	Migratory Watch	Cape May Hawk Watch
8 AM - 4 PM	Migratory Watch	Avalon Seawatch
8:30 AM - 3 PM	Optics Corner	CMBO, Leica, Kowa, Nikon, Swarovski, Zeiss
9 - 10 AM	Workshop	Hawk Identification
9 - 11 AM	Field Workshop	Digiscoping - Comprehensive Session (Leica)
9 - 11 AM	Field Workshop	Sparrow Identification with Michael O’Brien
9:30 - 11:30 AM	Field Workshop	Beginning Birding with Mark Garland
10 AM - Noon	Field Trip	Digiscoping Field Techniques(Swarovski)
10 AM - Noon	Field Trip	Cape May Point
10 AM - Noon	Field Trip	Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge
10 AM - Noon	Field Trip	Rea Farm
10 AM - Noon	Field Trip	Higbee Beach
10 AM - 12:30 PM	Boat Trip ▲	Salt Marsh Back Bay Eco-Tour
10:30 - 11:30 AM	Program	NY’s 2nd Breeding Bird Atlas with Kevin McGowan
10:30 - 11:30 AM	Field Workshop	Hawk Identification
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Program	NJ Reptiles & Amphibians - Meet & Touch Local Wildlife with Cape May Point State Park
10:30 - 11:30	Field Workshop	Hawk Identification
10:30 AM - 2:30 PM	Boat Trip ▲	Poor Man’s Pelagic Cape May to Lewes
11 - 11:45 AM	Demonstration	Hawk Banding
1 - 1:45 PM	Program	The Uncommon American Crow with Kevin McGowan
1 - 2:30 PM	Workshop	Intermediate Birding with Vince Elia
1 - 2:30 PM	Documentary	Opposable Chums - The Guts and Glory of World Series of Birding with film maker, Jason Kessler
1 - 2:30 PM	Program	Birds and Birding Cape May with Clay & Pat Sutton
1 - 3 PM	Field Workshop	Shorebirds/Birding by Impression with Kevin Karlson
1 - 3 PM	Field Trip	Cape May Point
1 - 3 PM	Boat Trip ▲	Kayaking Cape Island Creek (rent or bring your own)
1:30 - 2:30 PM	Field Workshop	Seabird Identification (weather permitting)
1:30 - 3:30 PM	Field Trip	Rea Farm
1:30 - 4 PM	Boat Trip ▲	Salt Marsh Back Bay Eco-Tour FULLY BOOKED
2 - 4 PM	Field Trip	Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge
2 - 2:45 PM	Program	Birds & Beans: Simple Ways to Save Migratory Birds with Scott Weidensaul
2:30 - 3:15 PM	Demonstration	Monarch Tagging
3 - 3:45 PM	Program	Are Species of Birds Real? with François Vuilleumier
3 - 4 PM	Program	The Well-Dressed Birder with Don Freiday
5 - 6 PM	Booksigning	Meet the Authors and Artists
5 - 6 PM	Social	Cash Bar

Sunday, October 25

7:30 - 9:30 AM	Field Trip	Cape May Point
7:30 - 9:30 AM	Field Trip	Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge
7:30 - 9:30 AM	Field Trip	Rea Farm
7:30 - 9:30 AM	Field Trip	Higbee Beach
8 - 8:30 AM	Field Trip	Morning Flight
8 AM - 4 PM	Migratory Watch	Cape May Hawk Watch
8 AM - 4 PM	Migratory Watch	Avalon Seawatch
8:30 AM - 2:30 PM	Optics Corner	CMBO, Leica, Kowa, Nikon, Swarovski, Zeiss
9 - 10 AM	Workshop	Hawk Identification
9 - 11:30 AM	Special Boat Trip▲	David Sibley FULLY BOOKED
9 - 11:30 AM	Field Trip	Pine Barrens of Belleplain State Forest with Rick Radis
10 AM - Noon	Field Trip	Experience Life on the EDG (Nikon)
10 AM - Noon	Field Trip	Cape May Point
10 AM - Noon	Field Trip	Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge
10 AM - Noon	Field Trip	Rea Farm
10 AM - Noon	Field Trip	Digiscoping Field Techniques(Swarovski)
10 AM - Noon	Field Trip	Higbee Beach
10:30 - 11:15 AM	Demonstration	Hawk Banding (weather permitting)
10:30 - 11:30 PM	Field Workshop	Hawk Identification
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Field Trip▲	Pedaling Ponderlodge (bring your own bike)
1 - 1:45 PM	Program	Monarchs - Their Cape May Migration with Louise Zemaitis
1 - 3 PM	Field Trip	Cape May Point
1 - 3 PM	Field Trip	Jakes Landing
1:00 - 3:30 PM	Boat Trip ▲	Salt Marsh Back Bay Eco-Tour
1:30 - 2:30 PM	Field Workshop	Seabird Identification (weather permitting)
1:30 - 3:30 PM	Field Trip	Rea Farm
2 - 2:45 PM	Demonstration	Monarch Tagging (weather permitting)
2 - 4:30 PM	Field Trip	Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge

For those of you staying over. . .

Monday, October 25

7:30 - 9:30 AM	Field Trip	Monday Morning Meadows Birding with Pete Dunne
10 AM - 12:30 PM	Boat Trip ▲	Salt Marsh Back Bay Eco-Tour

For more information, please send an email to CMBO Events or call 609-884-2736.