Located just steps from the pristine shores, our hotel offers easy access to Cape May's renowned birding locations. The Cape May Bird Observatory's Northwood Center, for instance, hosts regular events such as "Birding Cape May Point," where participants can explore diverse habitats including beaches, dunes, ponds, forests, and marshes.
Discover Cape May with our birding package! Includes a Bird & Butterfly Map, local hot spot maps, Cape May Birding 101 guide, binoculars, a NJ Birding Field Guide, and a field list of Cape May County birds for your adventure.
Fall in Cape May is well known for one of North America’s most impressive migration events, the perfect opportunity for birders to cross off unique species from their bird bucket list. Drawing thousands of raptors, songbirds, seabirds, and shorebirds through the peninsula each day, autumn offers birders exceptional opportunities to observe high diversity, strong migration volume, and species that are harder to spot elsewhere. You can spot some these species from early September until mid-November, with peak season being mid-September until mid-October.
See if you can spot these beauties this fall season:
Cape May's birding calendar is rich with events tailored for both novice and seasoned birders. Notable upcoming events include:
Birding Cape May Point: Join naturalists for two hours of birding around Cape May Point State Park, exploring its diverse habitats.
Winter Birding in Cape May: Experience the unique birdlife that winters in Cape May during this special event.
Cape May’s unique location at the southern tip of New Jersey makes it one of the best birding locations in North America. As a vital stopover for migratory birds, the area offers an ever-changing array of species throughout the seasons. Must-visit birding locations include:
As birds return north to their breeding grounds in spring, you’ll spot everything from vibrant warblers and orioles to shorebirds and hawks. It’s a great time to catch fresh plumage, active behaviors, and a wide variety of species moving through—perfect for birders looking to build their life list or sharpen their ID skills. You can catch a glimpse of these springtime birds between early February to late June, with peak season occuring in May.
Here are some notable species you might catch a glimpse of this season:
Not sure which season suites your travel needs? There are plenty different species of birds that you can catch migrating in both spring and fall! These birds appear reliably and make multiple passes through the region during both major migration seasons, providing many great photo opportunities and identification practice for birders of any level.
Here are some birds you can spot year-round:
