What is Cape May Bird Observatory?
The '''Cape May Bird Observatory''' was founded in 1975 in [[Cape May, New Jersey|Cape May]], [[New Jersey]], [[United States]]. The purpose of the Cape May Bird Observatory is to do [[research]], [[wikt:encourage|encourage]] [[Habitat conservation|conservation]], and create [[education]]al and [[recreation]]al [[bird]]ing [[wikt:activity|activities]]. It has two separate centers: the Center for Research and Education in Cape May Court House in the central part of Cape May County, and the Northwood Center in Cape May Point. The current [[Board of directors|director]] is [[Pete Dunne]], a well-known birding [[author]]. ==Bird migration== Cape May is a great place for bird migration. Every spring and fall, [[thousand]]s of [[migration|migrating]] birds pass through the area. Birders from all over the world have come to Cape May to see the migrations. ==Cape May authors== The Cape May area is home to many birding authors, including Dunne, Kerlinger, Pat and Clay Sutton, Michael O'Brien, Richard Crossley and Kevin Karlson. The most [[wikt:notable|notable]] former Cape May birder is author [[David Allen Sibley]]. Sibley wrote the field guide ''[[The Sibley Guide to Birds]]''. He wrote it while he was living and birding in Cape May Point. ==Other websites== *[http://www.birdcapemay.org Cape May Bird Observatory]{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{US-stub}} [[Category:Organizations based in New Jersey]] [[Category:1975 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:1970s establishments in New Jersey]]