During the spring and summer of 2020, the first White Ibis were found nested in New Jersey near Cape May (photo by Paul Konrad).

An exciting marker in the northward expansion of the nesting range of White Ibis along the Atlantic Coast of the United States took place in New Jersey last summer. For the first time, these pioneering wading birds nested at the Ocean City Welcome Center near Cape May. The activity was covered via blog by Tom Johnson and Doug Gochfeld, who were on the scene to document the progress of this months-long nesting event. They were assisted by Conservationist Kashi Davis, who helped to provide context about the changing marsh island ecosystem on the Jersey Shore.

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