Birding in Cape May, NJ during the Fall Migration

This past week, members of my birding club and I spent a few days in Cape May during the Fall Migration. The numerous cars in the State Park parking lot from states all over the country were witness to the fact that we were not there alone.  The weather was perfect, and apparently, the birds agreed. This was evident at the early morning flyovers at Higbee.  I've never seen more than one Northern Flicker at a time before. One morning the trees next to Higbee field were full of them.                                                                                                                     

 I was surprised that these pictures of the Cooper's Hawk (above) and the Sharp-shinned Hawk (below) came out this clear with the birds flying so high over head.

Warblers were beginning to go to the Magic Tree, along with a Sapsucker and this little Downy.

What a surprise when we received a message that a Rufous Hummingbird was just around the corner. We arrived within minutes, along with quite a few other birders. We had to wait for a while for this young bird to return to the feeder, but the wait was well worth it.

This Sparrow was near the boardwalk that goes behind the Hawk Watch, back to the Bird Blind.

I would have liked to stay longer, especially since messages keep coming on my phone about interesting new sightings. I can hear that another message has come in. Hmmm....