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Cape May is at a crossroads for bird migration. Every spring and fall, thousands of migrating birds pass through the area. Subsequently, birders from all over the world have flocked to Cape May to witness the migrations.
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each May. The World Series, as well as other birding festivals, such as the Cape May Fall Weekend, bring hundreds of people to the Cape May area, who enjoy its rich avifauna and support the local economy.
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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.
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in the 1990s, showing the impact of ecotourism dollars on Cape May and several other tourist areas with wildlife refuges. The
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has a Cape May Court House address but is in Dennis Township, outside of the CMCH census-designated place.
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Former Cape May Bird Observatory Director Paul Kerlinger published landmark studies on
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honored his work with a special citation by then director Molly Beattie.
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in the central part of Cape May County, and the Northwood Center in
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was also a Cape May birder. Sibley wrote his classic field guide,
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Trailside Nature & Science Center - Watchung Reservation
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Formerly Whitesboro and Burleigh were in a single CDP,
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