Cape May birding

We birded Cape May this past weekend and it was good but I felt like the beach traffic slowed us down a great deal. Now I know what to expect and might avoid the busiest holiday of the summer.

At the nearby Meadows we caught up to many Mute Swan. I found it interesting how domesticated they seemed. They weren't scared of us at all. They started hissing as we walked by reminding us this is their home.

Laughing Gull in fall plumage near the beach entrance at the Meadows.

At Edwin B. Forsythe NWR the Forster's Tern put on quite the show of spectacular dives and aerial maneuvers.

This is definitely a great place for birding but not so much for bird photography. Most birds are very far away and a scope is definitely needed here.

We lucked out and caught up to the Roseate Spoonbill that has been hanging out with the Egrets this week.

The shorebirding here was good and a few Black Skimmers thrown into the mix really made a good show.