Experience Nature at the Shore

11/11/2018

Well, it’s that time of year that business slows down. We are off to North Carolina for a little while to help with the clean up of Hurricane Florence. On our second day in the Wilmington area we were very lucky to find this adult Franklin’s Gull! It appears to be the 2nd or 3rd Ebird record for New Hanover county!

04/11/2018

A fun filled weekend with many good birds for our 2 day tour. 14 marbled godwits, Eurasian wigeon, canvasback, cave swallow, barred owl and more. With strong south wind all day Friday and Saturday, we still tallied 105 species.

25/10/2018

What a day for a tour! An incredible fall out of migrants this morning, fore-fronted by an influx of sparrows and Eastern Phoebes. We saw hundreds of sparrows, dozens of Purple Finches, Phoebes and Kinglets and had flyover Pine Siskins. To top it all off, we had a fly over EVENING GROSBEAK!!! I felt truly fortunate to be able to join our group of 2 and share the experience with them.

Tom Baxter.

24/10/2018

Some photos from a recent trip onboard Birding By Boat on the Osprey

20/10/2018

There has been some awesome birding around town in recent days. Some photos to share from Friday morning.

09/10/2018

Today we had beautiful weather and great bird participation on a privately guided walking tour of Nummy Island and Stone Harbor Point.

40 species of birds seen and lots of fun was had! A few unexpected sightings were that of an American Pipit and a couple of juvenile White-crowned Sparrows. The best shows were probably put on by the sandpipers though, they are hard to beat with close range high definition views through the scope.

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49081528

08/10/2018

Today was the first ever kayak tour on Fishing Creek Marsh. Fishing Creek Marsh is a specialty kayak trail that is a rare fresh water marsh located in Cape May County. Although bird abundance is often lower here, we normally encounter some hard-to-get species and today did not disappoint. We had a Sora a cooperative and close Solitary Sandpiper and two Wood Ducks. Early morning outings produce good numbers of Sora and Virginia rails at this time of year.

Full ebird list:
https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49049503

07/10/2018

Multiples of all 3 expected Ammodramus sparrows today at Nummy Island!

Atlantic Sub species of Nelson's Sparrow
Atlantic Seaside Sparrows
Saltmarsh Sparrows

26/09/2018

This past weeks rain brought out the Marbled Salamander migration. Some amazing nights have been experienced recently on our tours. Some photos to show case it

22/09/2018

Today we had an awesome private birding by kayak tour at Nummy Island! We saw 5!!! Marbled Godwits, and over 50 of both Black-bellied Plovers and Red Knots, and 4 Brown Pelicans, all with excellent scope views! Please visit NatureAtTheShore.com!

20/09/2018

Although not the greatest pictures, we had another exciting uncommon bird sighting this morning, a male Wilson’s Warbler. Often warblers are up high in trees and difficult to identify because you can only see the underside. Wilson’s Warblers look an awful lot like yellow warblers but they are black under the tail whereas Yellow Warblers are yellow throughout from the throat to the tip of the tail. In addition the side angle photos show the darker wing coverts that Wilson’s show as compared to Yellow Warbler that has black primaries but mostly yellow coverts.

17/09/2018

A beautiful Philadelphia Vireo was seen on our walk this morning at the Cape May Point State Park. In spite of its name, only a few of these are seen each year in Cape May, so this was a special bird to find on an otherwise slow morning for songbird migration.

14/09/2018

Pectoral Sandpipers from Cape May County

14/09/2018

A wood frog from a recent night out at Belleplain State Forest

22/08/2018

This morning on 8/22 we had another Nummy Island birding by kayak tour with excellent results! Our party of 2 had a private tour out to the sandbars behind Stone Harbor Point where we got amazing views of 12 species of sandpipers. The highlight was a Marbled Godwit! A full list can of bird sightings from the morning can be seen here- https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48003538

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The wind caused a small amount of splashing waves, and we thought better of bringing cameras today. Here are Marbled Godwits from a previous year pictured below!

14/08/2018

We have been having some awesome birding by kayak events lately! Our favorite spots lately have been the Cape Island Creek kayak tour that departs from the Miss Chris Marina in Cape May, the Nummy Island Birding by Kayak tour behind Stone Harbor Point, and the Delaware Bay sunset tours. Check out some of our recent sightings and photos from the tours!

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28/07/2018

The season for Western Sandpipers is here on the Jersey shore! We would love to share some identification skills and beautiful bird sightings like this with you! Please visit the company website and consider booking a tour!

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Western Sandpiper (left) Sanderling (right)

25/07/2018

The season for shorebird migration is here! Come join Tom for a tour and find some great shorebird diversity and amazing close views in high definition!

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14/07/2018

We offer many private nature tour services. Choose what suits:
*2 hr, 4hr or all day private tours for birdwatching and nature observation
*all inclusive overnight camping with guided nature tours, food and camp fires
*kayaking tours at many locations around South Jersey
*have something specific in mind? Let us know!

As always, thanks for spreading the word.

Some pictures from recent days to keep you all satisfied

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14/07/2018

Tom will now be leading private kayak nature tours. Call today to make a reservation or inquire for more information!

https://natureattheshore.com/guided-tours/

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04/07/2018

Some fun sightings from recent days

02/07/2018

If you have not seen our exclusive offer on our new all inclusive private tour camping adventures you do not want to miss out! Please do yourself and Tom a favor by checking out the website. Thank you!

https://natureattheshore.com/birds-and-wildlife/

What’s all inclusive mean?

Our goal is to make it so that the only thing you need to do is pack a few personal items that can fit inside of a single backpack and a single duffel bag. We aim to provide a comfortable and authentic camping experience and will supply many things to help create that feeling including:

tents
air mattresses
pillows
blankets
sleeping bags
camp chairs
firewood
s'mores for evening fire ring time
cooking supplies (coleman stove, skewers, tongs)
plates
silverwear
trash bags
toiletries
citronella candles
radios for each person
Tom will have a personal handheld GPS unit
first aid kit
BREAKFAST -

eggs, bagels, fruit, oatmeal, granola bars

LUNCH -

deli meat sandwiches (rolls, ham/salami/turkey, cheese, diced onion, mustard, vinegar, lettuce, tomato, pickles)

peanut butter and jelly sandwich

SNACKS -

***Will be carried by Tom on all hikes

trail mix
goldfish crackers
pretzels
lay's original potato chips
fresh cheese block
dry meats
DINNER MUST BE DISCUSSED AT LEAST 24 HOURS BEFORE THE ADVENTURE-

Included in the price of your stay will be a campfire dinner prepared by Tom as well as 1 meal up to $15 per person for both the first day and last day road trip. You may feel free to participate in cooking if you are into that as well. Tom's personal go to is shrimp foil packs with asparagus, zucchini, squash, corn and chapoltle seasoning with lime or lemon juice. He can alternatively do burgers, hotdogs and or shish kabob chicken with potatoes and vegetables.

Private Eco Tours, Nature Tours, Bird Watching, Cape May.

02/07/2018

We are proud to announce that we will be offering our first all inclusive 3 day 2 night camping adventure to the Delaware Water Gap at an amazing value! The date will be July 11-13. We will only be offering this as a private single party tour with a maximum of 3 participants this time, but will be offering similar tours in the near future with higher capacity.

Please visit our website for more details or call Tom now for general inquiries and bookings -
609-553-9203

https://natureattheshore.com/worthington-state-forest/

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What is all inclusive?

Our goal is to make it so that the only thing you need to do is pack a few personal items that can fit inside of a single backpack and a single duffel bag. We aim to provide a comfortable and authentic camping experience and will supply many things to help create that feeling including:

tents
air mattresses
pillows
blankets
sleeping bags
camp chairs
firewood
s'mores for evening fire ring time
cooking supplies (coleman stove, skewers, tongs)
plates
silverwear
trash bags
toiletries
citronella candles
radios for each person
Tom will have a personal handheld GPS unit
first aid kit

Breakfast -
*eggs, bagels, fruit, oatmeal, granola bars

lunch -
*deli meat sandwiches (rolls, ham/salami/turkey, cheese, diced onion, mustard, vinegar, lettuce, tomato, pickles)
*peanut butter and jelly sandwich
Snacks -
***Will be carried by Tom on all hikes
trail mix
goldfish crackers
pretzels
lay's original potato chips
fresh cheese block
dry meats

Dinner Must be discussed at least 24 hours before the adventure-

Included in the price of your stay will be a campfire dinner prepared by Tom as well as 1 meal up to $15 per person for both the first day and last day road trip. You may feel free to participate in cooking if you are into that as well. Tom's personal go to is shrimp foil packs with asparagus, zucchini, squash, corn and chapoltle seasoning with lime or lemon juice. He can alternatively do burgers, hotdogs and or shish kabob chicken with potatoes and vegetables.

For the best deal in town, you will pay $350 per person. Please call today to sign up for this exclusive offer!

Private Eco Tours, Nature Tours, Bird Watching, Cape May.

28/06/2018

28/06/2018

28/06/2018

Today, while scouting for a private tour booking tomorrow morning, a Swainsons warbler was discovered at Higbees Beach WMA. There are very few records of this species in New Jersey in the summer breeding season. For more details please visit this link for a recap of Toms scouting this morning:

https://natureattheshore.com/past-trips/

Please call or email us to book a tour today:
https://natureattheshore.com/book-a-tour/

Private Eco Tours, Nature Tours, Bird Watching, Cape May.

28/06/2018

6/25/2018 - Free opening tour at the Cape May Point State Park - We had a turn out of 4 people, and the wildlife was great! We started off in the lighthouse parking lot next to the hawkwatching platform where we had excellent study of the Purple Martins repeatedly carrying food to their nests. As we were observing, we got lucky and heard a singing Black-billed Cuckoo! It was coming from nearby just around the corner after the first stretch of trail from the parking lot. We decided to see if we could locate it, and unfortunately it was well hidden. Black-billed Cuckoo are typically a rare species of breeding bird in New Jersey with no reports at all from Cape May in the post migration season this year. As we continued, amazingly we heard what was almost certainly another individual Black-billed Cuckoo singing from about a mile away from where the first one was heard. This made for a rather remarkable morning, we had not 1, but 2 singing which indicates that there were probably 2 males on 2 separate breeding territories! This second individual was way beyond the gate and off of the State Park property, so we had no chance of getting a visual on that one. As for the rest of the walk, we had copious numbers of Ospreys and Cardinals, a Pine Warbler and a Green Heron to name a few. Sightings of a few neat damselflies including Familiar Bluet and Citrine Forktail were noted along with the larger dragonflies, Common Whitetails, Blue Dashers and Eastern Pondhawks. Everyone had a great time and enjoyed seeing some personal first time sightings of wildlife! Please join Tom soon and get in on the fun!

26/06/2018

Five-lined Skink. One of south jerseys only lizard species.

24/06/2018

Hello everyone! Help me kick off my new business on Monday by joining me for a special free tour! Meeting at Cape May Point State Park at 8:00-10:00 next to the hawk watching platform in the lighthouse parking lot.

Please visit my website and FB message, call/text or email me if you will be joining. I would like to have an idea of how many people are coming ahead of time. Bring your own camera or binoculars or just bring yourself and get great views through my spotting scope. Hope to see you Monday.

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609-553-9203

24/06/2018

We're proud to announce the grand opening of Experience Nature at the Shore! Like our Page for official updates and exclusive sneak peeks.