New Jerseywildlife
Where is seasonal wildlife in season in New Jersey now?
No official report has come in for wildlife by season yet this season.
Checked Sep 30.
Your guide to New Jersey
Plan from a town
Frost dates and what's in season nearby
Each place's usual timing in New Jersey
- Forsythe Refuge: Ospreys back on their nest at Osprey Outlook
in spring (March, April, and May)
- Forsythe Refuge: Purple martins return to their colony
in spring (March, April, and May)
- Cape May Refuge: Birds raise and fledge their young
June, July, and August is the time when our feathered families are raised and fledged
- Forsythe Refuge: Birds raise and fledge their young
June, July, and August is the time when our feathered families are raised and fledged
- Cape May Refuge: Monarch butterflies migrate through
in fall (September, October, and November)
- Forsythe Refuge: Monarch butterflies migrate through
in fall (September, October, and November)
- Each place's usual timing from its own source: a peak only where the source names one (not a forecast)
Places by state
New Jersey
- Cape May RefugeIn its usual window
Usually January and December
- Forsythe RefugeIn its usual window
Usually January and December
Official reports
- Sep 30Park ServiceSeasons of wildlife: spring ospreys, summer nesting, the July shorebird departure, August tree swallows and fall monarchsSource (opens U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Cape May NWR: Species in a new tab)
- Sep 30Park ServiceDivisions, trails, the Two Mile Beach seasons, hours, pets and huntingSource (opens U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Cape May NWR: Visit Us in a new tab)
- Sep 28Park ServiceSeasonal calendar: black ducks and Atlantic brant December–February, diving waterfowl, fall arrivals, spring ospreys; black duck and brant profilesSource (opens U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Edwin B. Forsythe NWR: Species (Seasons of Wildlife) in a new tab)
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- Sep 28Park ServiceFees, hours, Visitor Information Center, Wildlife Drive, rules and directions to the Oceanville headquartersSource (opens U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Edwin B. Forsythe NWR: Visit Us in a new tab)
- Sep 28Park ServiceWildlife Drive, Leeds Eco-Trail and the refuge's other trails, with seasons and coordinatesSource (opens U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Edwin B. Forsythe NWR: Trails in a new tab)
Questions people ask
Where can I see wildlife by season in New Jersey?
We track 2 places: Cape May Refuge and Forsythe Refuge.
How do you track wildlife by season?
Each place moves through 4 stages: Season starting, Season under way, Busiest time and Winding down. Every stage we show comes from a dated report with its source, and every forecast lists its sources.