Cape May Bird Observatory
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The Cape May Bird Observatory was founded in 1975 in Cape May, New Jersey, United States. The purpose of the bird observatory is to do research, conservation,education and recreational birding activities. The current director is Peter Dunne, a well-known birding author.
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[edit] Bird migration
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.
[edit] Ecotourism
Former Cape May Bird Observatory Director Paul Kerlinger published landmark studies on ecotourism in the 1990s, showing the impact of ecotourism dollars on Cape May and several other tourist areas with wildlife refuges. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service honored his work with a special citation by then director Molly Beattie.
[edit] 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.
No doubt the most notable former Cape May birder is author David Allen Sibley. Sibley wrote his classic field guide, The Sibley Guide to Birds, while he was living and birding in Cape May Point.
