Cape May Bird Festival

North America’s oldest bird festival, the New Jersey Audubon’s Cape May Autumn Festival, soars into Cape May Convention Hall Friday, Oct. 24, through Sunday, Oct. 26.

Folks who visit this area, known as North America’s most famous migratory junction, will find a convention center aflutter with birding vendors and exhibitors, live animals, family activities, plus about 200 varieties of birds soaring through the skies of Cape May.

Look for live hawks and owls along with various exhibits. N.J. Audubon’s Nature Center of Cape May will have live animals as well as a variety of interactive nature discovery activities, a scavenger hunt, story time and much more. Vendors will include optics and tour companies, wildlife artists and publishers.

Keynote speakers include naturalist Scott Weidensaul, author of “Living on the Wind” (Pulitzer Prize finalist) and Cape May Bird Observatory’s director, David La Puma, Ph.D. There will also be entertainment by the R. Bruce Reunion Tour. Saturday there will be a young birders event, too, for those age 10 to 17.

Admission is $5 for adults, $2 for children ages 6 to 12, and free for children under age 6. Cape May Convention Hall is located at 714 Beach Ave. For more information, go to BirdCapeMay.org.

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