{"id":1179,"date":"2007-02-13T00:49:00","date_gmt":"2007-02-13T00:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/?p=1179"},"modified":"2014-10-01T03:35:57","modified_gmt":"2014-10-01T03:35:57","slug":"what-is-it-about-cape-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/?p=1179","title":{"rendered":"What is it about Cape May?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>A few of us (Susan<\/a>, Lynne<\/a>, Pam<\/a>, and Mary<\/a>) are trying to put together a plan to visit Cape May together this fall for NJ Audubon’s Bird Show (link to last year’s weekend<\/a>). I think I’ve been appointed the official tour guide because I’m local. The pressure of that has me a little nervous; I love Cape May, but do I really know it well enough to show off all that it has to offer? No, not really. I have my favorite spots and favorite times of year to visit, but probably those aren’t the best times or places to see birds – which is what people visiting Cape May from afar will want to see. They’ll want to experience the spectacle that Cape May is known for.<\/span>
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I don’t think that the best of Cape May can be experienced in any one season – each has its own unique experience to offer. While I can jump in the car on a late May day to see shorebirds on the Delaware Bayshore or migrating monarchs in late September – what does it offer in late October\/early November that will give a sense of what it is that makes Cape May so special?<\/span>
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Recently there’s been a discussion on NJ Birds about the top places to bird in NJ. I’ve been pleased to see the discussion turn more to the merits of some of the top bird-related experiences one might have in NJ, rather than relating it to any one particular place in the state. Considering the vagaries of weather and migration, I would agree that it’s difficult to limit the discussion to a particular time or place. <\/span>
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In an effort to further entice you guys (or maybe some others who might like to join us) I’m including a list from the NJ Birds discussion of some *experiences* that we might witness in Cape May in the late Fall. I’d like to see those of you that know Cape May as well or better to add to the list. Maybe we can come up with a top ten list of sorts?<\/span>
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