Welcome to the 50th Annual Meeting of the Waterbird Society!
Grand Hotel & Conference Center, Cape May
Three days of:
- Plenary presentations
- Symposia
- Fun and engaging student events to foster networking and professional development
- A welcoming community of passionate scientists and conservationists
The 2026 Waterbird Society’s Annual Meeting will be held in Cape May, New Jersey; a perfect location for the 50th Anniversary Celebration. New Jersey Audubon Society will be the primary host at this fall migration hotspot.
Cape May is a world-renowned birding destination at the mid-point of the Atlantic Flyway. The City of Cape May, “The Nation’s Oldest Seashore Resort,” is located at the southern tip of the Cape May Peninsula in New Jersey. The city is designated the Cape May Historic District, a National Historic Landmark due to its concentration of Victorian buildings. Cape May boasts highly rated beaches, fine dining, lodging and shopping, and birding, of course.
Participants will be within hearty walking distance of many Cape May attractions such as The Nature Conservancy’s South Cape May Meadows, Cape May Point State Park, and grand Victorian homes, with the beach right across the street. They can participate in a dinner cruise, a field trip to Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, several guided bird walks at Cape May hotspots, and/or enjoy visible migration from the Cape May Hawkwatch, just minutes away, or the Avalon Seawatch, about ½ hour up the Garden State Parkway.
Questions?
Contact our Program Coordinator, John Brzorad at John.Brzorad@lr.edu
or Local Committee Chairs, Nellie Tsipoura at nellie@waterbirds.org; Lillian Armstrong at Lillian.armstrong@njaudubon.org