Meetings of the Washington Crossing Audubon Society are held on the third Monday of each month from September to May campus of the Pennington School. The campus is on Delaware Avenue between Route 31 and Main Street in Pennington; enter from Delaware Avenue between brick lamp posts (across the street from tennis courts), proceed a short distance to an intersection, and turn right into the parking area. Parking is free. The walkway to Stainton Hall is evident at the end of the parking lot. (View Detailed Map)

Cape May, at the southern tip of New Jersey, is one of the most famous and most visited birdwatching destinations in all of North America, visited by over 100,000 birders annually. It can be counted among the top birding areas and attractions in the world. "Birds and Birding at Cape May" is a program based on the Suttons' landmark book of the same name and is the in-depth result of their efforts over many years documenting and protecting the migration and the hometown that they so love. Their program will share the storied history of birds and birding at Cape May - a place where bird studies in the Americas in part began.

Clay and Pat will share the rich history of Cape May birding - from those early days until the emergent exciting discoveries of today. Expect a walk through time as they share images over the past 30 years and earlier, a journey that offers a unique perspective of both "Old Cape May" and the opportunities available today. Expect also a walk through the seasons, detailing major phenomena like the autumn raptor migration, the internationally-known spring shorebird gatherings, as well as the waterfowl, seabird, wader, owl, and songbird possibilities throughout the changing seasons.

Pat Sutton was for 21 years the Program Director at the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. Prior to that, she was the Park Naturalist at Cape May Point State Park. Pat is a founding board member of the North American Butterfly Association. Clay is a life-long resident of Cape May, where he has worked as an Environmental Planner, Environmental Program Administrator, Vice-President of an environmental consulting firm specializing in threatened and endangered species, and for the past decade as a self-employed environmental consultant, naturalist and field biologist. Clay is a co-author, with Pete Dunne and David Sibley, of the classic Hawks in Flight and Clay and Pat together have co-authored How to Spot Butterflies, How to Spot Hawks & Eagles, and How to Spot an Owl.

Copies of Birds and Birding at Cape May as well as other books by the Suttons will be available for purchase and signing at the program; you may also bring copies you already own to be signed.

	If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact either of the following: Regarding WCAS - contact@washcrossingaudubon.org Regarding web pages - webmaster@washcrossingaudubon.org

Last revision: Thursday, April 23, 2009