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Cape May Bird Observatory
Nature gives to every time and season 
some beauties of its own.  
     Charles Dickens

Our Mission is to understand and instill appreciation of the needs of resident and migrating birds so that human ambitions do not undermine them.

We have 2 locations in beautiful Cape May County for our members and visitors.  We look forward to welcoming you.

Northwood Center
701 East Lake Drive
Cape May Point, NJ 08212
609-884-2736
E-mail:  cmbo1@njaudubon.org

 Center for Research and Education
600 Route 47 North
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
609-861-0700
E-mail:  cmbo2@njaudubon.org

For your convenience, listed below is the schedule for our Northwood Center and for the Center for Research and Education. 

Month

Northwood Center

Center for Research & Education

January

Open Friday & Saturday, 9:30 am-4:30 pm

Open every day, 9:30 am-4:30 pm

February

Open Friday thru Monday, 9:30 am-4:30 pm
Closed 2/18 & 2/25

Open Tuesday thru Saturday, 9:30 am-4:30 pm
Closed Sundays & Mondays, and 2/27 & 2/28

March

Open Friday thru Monday, 9:30 am-4:30 pm
Closed 3/25 thru 3/31

Open Tuesday thru Saturday, 9:30 am-4:30 pm
Closed Sundays & Mondays
Closed 3/25 thru 3/31

April

Open Wednesday thru Monday, 9:30 am-4:30 pm
Closed on Tuesdays

Open Tuesday thru Saturday, 9:30 am-4:30 pm
Closed on Sundays & Mondays

May

Open every day, 9:30 am-4:30 pm

Open Tuesday thru Saturday, 9:30 am-4:30 pm
Closed on Sundays & Mondays

June

Open every day, 9:30 am-4:30 pm
Closed 6/17 thru 6/23

Closed

July

Open every day, 9:30 am-4:30 pm

Closed

August

Open every day, 9:30 am-4:30 pm

Closed

September

Open every day, 9:30 am-4:30 pm

Closed

October

Open every day, 9:30 am-4:30 pm

Closed

November

To be determined

To be determined

December

To be determined

To be determined

 
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