#Cape may bird observatory series

His supernatural birding senses are not just the product of growing up in New York City’s world class community of naturalists and a fall season as an educator in Cape May, but also thanks to his years conducting fieldwork across North America, the Neotropics, and China. New to the team this year is Jacob Drucker. While his eyes and ears are finely tuned to every chip and seep note, his mind is always aware of his own status and distribution on the route during game day. Tom was born on Cape May big days (24-hour bird races) and will bring incomparable experience in route planning and execution, in addition to his razor sharp birding skills. The steadfast Tom Reed is returning for his third consecutive race. Doug has extensive experience working for both Cape May Bird Observatory and the hosts of the flyway, The International Birding and Research Center in Eilat, and has one victorious COTF race under his belt, so we know he’s going to be a critical part of the strategic plan leading up to and during the event. Returning for his third race in four years is Brooklyn, New York’s very own Doug Gochfeld.

This year the Dippers are a streamlined roster of three representatives. Our 2018 team is new, but our goal is the same as ever: to raise as much money for bird conservation as possible between now and March (and, if we get to experience a ton of the species of birds that we’re trying to protect, then all the better!). Participating in Champions of the Flyway allows us another opportunity to have a meaningful impact in bird conservation abroad.

#Cape may bird observatory series

Thirty Three years ago, we began the World Series of Birding, and have raised over nine million dollars for conservation around the world since. CMBO’s mission is to connect people to nature, and steward the nature of today for the people of tomorrow.

New Jersey Audubon’s Cape May Bird Observatory fits into the Champions of the Flyway as naturally as a Steppe Buzzard rises on thermals over the Negev Desert.