Cape May

United States · North America

Cape May

North America's most famous migration hotspot on a funnel-shaped peninsula.

Photo: Smallbones · CC0
Best months
Sep, Oct
Days needed
3–5
Difficulty
Easy
Nearest airport
Philadelphia (PHL)

When to go

  1. JanJanuary: Poor or no data
  2. FebFebruary: Poor or no data
  3. MarMarch: Poor or no data
  4. AprApril: Poor or no data
  5. MayMay: Good
  6. JunJune: Poor or no data
  7. JulJuly: Poor or no data
  8. AugAugust: Poor or no data
  9. SepSeptember: Best
  10. OctOctober: Best
  11. NovNovember: Good
  12. DecDecember: Poor or no data

BestGoodFair

Red Knots feed in nearby Delaware Bay in May.

Why go

Cape May, sometimes referred to as Cape May City, is a city and seaside resort located at the southern tip of Cape May Peninsula in Cape May County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Located on the Atlantic Ocean near the mouth of the Delaware Bay, it is one of the country's oldest vacation resort destinations. The city, and all of Cape May County, is part of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area, and is part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. It is the southernmost municipality in New Jersey, and is part of the South Jersey region of the state.
As of the 2020 United States census, the city's resident population was 2,768, a decrease of 839 (−23.3%) from the 2010 census count of 3,607, which in turn reflected a decline of 427 (−10.6%) from the 4,034 counted in the 2000 census.

Background from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Target birds

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